Archive for the ‘General’ Category

The problem with Silicon Valley

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

It is unfortunate that I am employed in the high-tech sector because I have to hear about Silicon Valley on a daily basis. The main issue is that the people and companies housed in the area that has become synonymous with high-tech innovation are really, really stupid. The problem with ...

Google streetviews gone wrong

Monday, January 28th, 2008

A brilliant take on where Google's (and others') detailed mapping of our cities may lead too. And you thought that Google's motto was to do no evil! Big brother is watching baby. It won't be long before Google starts offering a money making program for blackmailing unsuspecting suckers who are ...

The holiday traffic blues

Monday, December 24th, 2007

The holidays are great because we get to spend time with our family and friends enjoying our time away from work. For webmasters, the holiday period is a nightmare because often it is associated with a sharp drop in website traffic and, of course, revenues. Lower traffic during the holiday period ...

Microsoft to invest on Facebook

Monday, September 24th, 2007

According to this news article, Microsoft is negotiating with Facebook, one of the largest and fastest growing online social networking websites, to purchase a monority share in the tune of $300-500 million. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal said the world's largest software company sought to buy a stake ...

Digital Point and Auction Ads hacked?

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

Curiously, this morning both Digital Point Forums and Auction Ads have been down returning DB errors. Could it be a coincidence that both are down at the same time or have the two sites been hacked? Could it be a denial of service attack to both? I would think that ...