Sep 27, 2011 | bruceb, business, Google, Outlook, web_services
If all goes well, Mad Mimi is going to take over the mailing list for subscribers to Bruceb News. Here’s the story that led me to the odd logo on the left. If you send an email message to more than 25 people, most of them won’t receive it. The message will be filtered...
Sep 18, 2011 | business, law, security
There is a fascinating and informative series of articles by a lawyer and former federal prosecutor about his efforts to unearth information about a scammer who sent a phony “invoice” to his firm. It’s a well-known and simple scam – send something that looks like an...
Sep 8, 2011 | broadband, business
If you live anywhere in the U.S. other than a big city, you likely have one choice – and only one choice – for broadband service. If you live in a rural area, there is a good chance that you cannot get broadband service of any kind. Dane Jasper, founder and CEO of...
Aug 11, 2011 | business, IE
[Addendum 08/13: after a day of harsh criticism, LinkedIn yanked the photos and names from their ads. There is still a checkmark that you might want to uncheck but it doesn’t feel as invasive any more.] When web companies look at you, they don’t see people, they see...
Aug 10, 2011 | business, domains, Internet, web_services
I have a story about web hosting. When you visit brucebnews.com, all the pages pop into place instantly. Do a search or click on a link and you’ll see the result right away. That’s what you expect from a web site, right? Until last week, that’s not what you got from...
Jul 28, 2011 | business, Facebook, Google, Google+, law
The rules for online marketing change every day. Something simple, like having a web site that ranks high in Google’s search results, is turning into something barely comprehensible as search results become more individual, influenced by each person’s search history...
