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Dec 2010
I first became aware of the Referrer Spam problem after installing and using the WordPress plugin Stat Surfer. One of Stat Surfer’s statistics categories is Top Referrers. I noticed on a business-client’s site they were getting referral traffic from porn sites and other unlikely sites. Looking into why this was happening surfaced what apparently is a widespread abuse by spammers that tie up YOUR site resources and help boost search engine rankings for the spam sites.
There are several ways to address the issue, most are relatively technical, requiring you modify code files, maintain keyword and site block-lists, etc., …
Dec 2010
Eels by James Prosek
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I just finished reading “Eels”. This book is on the order of Rachael Carson’s Silent Spring about the decline (populations are down about 90% in the last 20 years!) of an important but mysterious global species of fish (yes, eels are fish), and the natural history and cultural significance of eels around the world from New Zealand to New England.
Did you know…
- eels are one of the few species that spawn in the ocean (nobody still knows exactly where they do it) and then die,
- the babies work …
Nov 2010
Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley has created a really great presentation for the 2010 Web 2.0 conference here in San Francisco.
If your business, or your clients, use the internet, whether on the desk or on the go, you should read through her analysis of current trends.…
