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Privacy and Data Protection is a Matter of Life and Death ☠️

Published: May 22, 2018; Updated: September 13, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Security

Elizabeth Denham

A data protection failing can threaten everything from a person’s bank account to their life, or, at the very least, cause damage and stress.

Nuisance Calls, Emails and Empty Promises: The Bungling Incompetence of Yell.com ๐Ÿ™‰

Published: December 12, 2017; Updated: September 25, 2024 Filed Under: Legal, Marketing, Sales

Nuisance Calls, Emails and Empty Promises The Bungling Incompetence of Yell

I’ve honestly had it with Yell, or hibu, or whatever their trading name is. This outfit doesn’t understand the meaning of the words “please stop calling me”. Their services are rubbish too.

Google Security Smackdown: Websites Without HTTPS Will Suffer 🔓

Published: May 9, 2017; Updated: September 5, 2023 Filed Under: Software, Web Development

Google Chrome browser security warnings

Following several years of communiquรฉ, Google has pushed the button and decreed all websites must become “secure” and adopt https. If your site visitors use Chrome, pay attention…

Theresa May’s Snoopers’ Charter Gives Unprecedented Legal Surveillance Power to Spooks

Published: July 12, 2016; Updated: April 3, 2018 Filed Under: Internet, Legal

Theresa May's Snooper's Charter

Theresa May is coming for you, big or small, guilty or innocent. She wants to legally hack your internet devices under the Investigatory Powers Bill…

Pssst! 16 Sneaky Snooping Tools for Spying on Competitors

Published: January 12, 2016; Updated: February 18, 2020 Filed Under: Internet, Software

Jesse and Mike in Breaking Bad Stakeout

Take advantage of these free online tools and dig up data on on business competitors. Set up a digital stakeout and discover what your rivals are doing online…

Overwhelmed by Web Design? Use This 10 Step Project Checklist and Stay in Control

Published: November 10, 2015; Updated: February 18, 2020 Filed Under: Design, Web Development

Website Design & Development Checklist

Are you a web design client or consultant? Do you need to track project progress? This website checklist is a coherent action plan for setting priorities and better managing your time…

How to Comply with Google’s EU Cookie Ultimatum 🔧

Published: September 1, 2015; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Video, Web Development

Google Cookie Requirements EU Law

Google have emailed webmasters warning them they must comply with the European Union website visitor cookie user consent policy by 30th September 2015…

What I Learned as a Google Search Engine “Rater” 🔍

Published: July 26, 2015; Updated: October 12, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Miscellaneous

My Experience as a Search Engine Quality Rater-Blog-Post

In 2008 I worked for an Irish technology company contracted by Google to perform search engine testing. Did I learn anything important about SEO?

Simple DIY Excel Customer Management Database ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ

Published: September 30, 2014; Updated: March 5, 2024 Filed Under: Design, Legal, Marketing, Operations

Excel Customer Database

Small Businesses are advised to keep sales/enquiry records in a spreadsheet as part of their customer management activities…

Easy Filing System for Small Biz Receipts

Published: September 9, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Filing, Gadgets, Legal, Software

Receipt Filing System

Check out these low cost easy filing system ideas for small biz receipts and expenses. Tax returns will be hassle free if you stay on top…

Cookies, Privacy and Permission: Is Your Website Legal? 👨‍⚖️

Published: February 25, 2014; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Video, Web Development

Cookies Privacy and Permission Is Your Website Legal

All websites operating in the UK and Europe need to ensure they are complying with EU data protection legislation…

Twitter Mood Predicts Market Trends?

Published: January 21, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

As a small business you may be interested in a piece of research suggesting that Twitter can foresee the general mood of financial markets…

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