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Internet consultant Scott Hendison writes about technology, primarily search related.
Scott gets sites found on the internet, and he helps businesses with POS point of sale software & support, webhosting, website design, and HIPAA compliance. Sear
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Domain Service Notice | Scam
There seems to be a new scam going around, that’s a new twist on an old game. The old scams set out to steal your domain names under the banner of Liberty names of America“ or “Domain Registry of America“ and the way th...
Twitter Phishing – NOT rofl
Did you get a twitter message that says this? rofl – this you on here? – Then that’s followed by a link to see a video, but is appears as if you’re suddenly logged out of Twitter? Don’t be fooled and DON’T log ...
Beware of Yahoo Search Marketing – Phishing
In light of recent news about Microsoft and Yahoo search, I almost fell for this bogus e-mail, which is a phishing expedition for usernames and passwords. The fact that I’ve been advertising an affiliate offer heavily in Yahoo Sponsored Search ...
Domain Theft in Portland
In the fall of 2008, a Portland Oregon small business owner found a local developer, and told him that she’d like to have her website redone, and she wanted some search visibility. Her current site was old, not showing in the results, and she&...
You Need Better Passwords Right Now
A dozen years ago or so, I had one password that I used for everything, and it wasn’t until some bad experiences that I understood the wisdom of having stronger passwords. That said, to this day, I have some very simple passwords for literally...
Peak Studios - Boulder, Colorado - Actually Harming Clients
Peak Studios is a “search marketing firm” in Colorado that deserves special recognition for being incredibly stupid. Apparently, they’ve decided to leave fake negative reviews on my local business profile in Google, and they’...
Virus in a Wordpress Post
I was at a friends home a couple of weeks ago, and he was complaining about a virus on his computer. Try as he might, he could not get rid of this virus. I total look and thought I was able to remove it, but he said that the next day it came back. U...
How I Control My Windows Performance
There is nothing worse than computer problems, and there’s nothing better than free software to prevent them in the first place. One of my favorite utilities of all time has just updated to their 2008 version, and the company owner has provided...
Why I Hate Itunes / Apple Music Store
Here’s what I went through on Christmas Day, just to get songs we legally purchased through Itunes to play on my kids new MP3 players… I will never spend another dollar with Itunes after what I went through. Tell me again why anyone would...
Trojan Marketing Subverts Google Ads
Virus Marketing - When I ran a computer store in the late 90’s, a lot of people would bring in computers with viruses and spyware to be removed, and they would usually ask us what the “point” was in these acts of cyber vandalism. Ot...
Is Your Website Harmful to Others?
Google has the ability to Mark your search listings with a warning to users if they think you are doing something wrong, or trying to download spyware onto people’s computer when they visit. You may not even know they’re doing it until yo...
