Entries posted in September, 2008

The vagueness of “about us” pages

Jokob Nielsen concludes that the usability of website “about us” pages has actually decreased over the last five years, asserting that many organisations prefer to spin weasel words and marketing bullshit instead of offering an honest and concise summary of what they actually do.   More »

Spam still thriving

Here’s a scary statistic.  More »

Still partying like it’s 1999

Q: Who gives you a clear picture of what’s going on in the business community by helping you instantly visualize and understand the relationships that drive decisions and create opportunities? A: Marketvisual do, that’s who! But only if you use IE, running on Windows.  More »

Spamming the search engines with deliberate typos

With so many websites competing for the same keywords, it’s possible to attract some visitors by deliberately spelling keywords badly. While this will make you look pretty silly in most peoples eyes, the minority who can’t spell may still get to your website via a search engine.  More »

Is your router’s UPNP still enabled?

We’ve known for several years that almost all internet routers which support universal plug and play have some nasty security issues, including the one you probably use at home.  More »