Google email Scams Thwarted by Firefox

Firefox can help save you from email scams.

The great thing about open source is the sheer number of people involved in the development. This actually extends beyond the development to its actual use.(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)

email Scams and Internet Scam Check – Pure Identity Theft

An Internet Scam Check on one of the Current email Scams on the Internet

email Scam I received the email below promising to send me 4.2 million dollars in cash and all I have to do is send them some information about myself so they will know who they are sending it to.

Cre8con the Portland Oregon Creative Conference

Portland Creative Conference – Something Everyone Needs to Experience at least Once

Cre8con is an opportunity for attendees to get inside the head of visionaries who are generating original and effective ideas and to be inspired in entirely new ways, viewing their own world with a fresh perspective as a result.

email Scams – I’m Going to be a Millionaire

I’m going to get $17,500,00 that’s seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars

I gather from the email that I had a rich relative that died.
Is this one of the current email scams or is it for real?
Let’s just examine this particular email to find out.

Google AdSense Tip for WordPress Blogs and Your Website

Worth the price of admission tidbit from Matt Cutts’ talk at the WordPress WordCamp San Francisco 2009

I happened across a little known (or used) bit of code that might just make you more money if you use Google AdSense. So I thought I might share it with you.

Boot Your Windows or Linux computer from a USB Flash Drive

USB flash drives can be used for more than just a sneakernet

floppy disk sneakernet Do you remember the old days when we used floppies to transfer data from computer to computer? Now we are using USB flash drives for that purpose. Oh but that little memory stick you are carrying can be much more than that old fashioned sneakernet.
(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)

Google Uses a Bomb for a Logo or is it a Warehouse 13 Reference

When I visited Google this morning they had a new logo, was it a bomb or a reference to Warehouse 13?

It was actually nether. The new logo was a reference to the birthday of Hans Christian Ørsted.

Google Orsted Logo
(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)

The Prognosis is In and for SplashCast it is Terminal

When you Jump from Focus to Focus it can be Harmful to your Company’s Health

SplashCast head stone In an earlier post about SplashCast I discussed the demise of the SplashCast service that I thought was their winner. They had a video hosting service that allowed you to create custom channels for your viewers. You could choose a list of not only your own videos but videos from other users. Their reasoning for abandoning this focus was monetization. They expressed dismay at not being able to figure out a way to make it profitable.
(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)
SplashCast is not only throwing in the towel they are heading for the cemetery.

Communication, Contact Management, and BuDuRu

How important is communication and contact management to your business?

In any business, large or small the importance of communication is the key. You need communications both internally and externally. So just what is the definition of communication?
According to dictionary.com the definition of communication is:

Technorati Blog Claim Update

Technorati is Just Too Busy or Just Too Important to Even Send Me a Real email

As you probably know by now, back in July on the 29th, I tried to claim my blog in Technorati. This has turned out to be a project rather than a simple event. So far I don’t own my own blog and I haven’t placed the code “fcayphqgb7″ necessary to prove that I own my blog on it.
(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)
I even titled a post with the verification number “fcayphqgb7″ and that didn’t even work. The site still tells me they cant find the verification number.

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Heading to Dutch Bros on MLK in Portland for some great coffee. about 1 day ago from Ping.fm
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Having a wonderful birthday lunch with my beautiful wife at Jakes Crawfish, downtown Portland. about 2 days ago from Ping.fm
Finally back at Best Baguette on Powell. Great sandwiches. Yummm*** about 2 days ago from Ping.fm
As Bing and Yahoo! get ready to climb in bed together what effect this will have on SEO. http://www.seopdx.com/blog/?p=5279 about 3 days ago from API
Men In Black is still a really good movie. It doesnt matter how old it is. about 3 days ago from Ping.fm
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Chargers! That was a real whuppin! Saints look good. Chargers not so good! :-( about 5 days ago from TweetDeck
Same goes for a football game :-( @CHRISVOSS about 5 days ago from TweetDeck
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