While I can appreciate that understanding the subtleties of intellectual property law is challenging, getting the basics right isn't that hard. If I produce "work" it is mine. I hold the copyright to it unless I publish it under some form of license that allows sharing - that could be a CC license or a simple "go ahead and (ab)use this content". There is no issue with … [Read more...] about Copyright Cluelessness At Its Worst
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Automatically Generating Rich Snippets For Recipes
I've been blogging on and off about my experiences and progress with dieting over on my diet blog. One of the things that I've also been doing is sharing recipes for the various things I've been eating. In order to display them "sanely" I opted for a Wordpress plugin called "Easy Recipe" mainly for the display. I wasn't as concerned with the rich snippets and microformat … [Read more...] about Automatically Generating Rich Snippets For Recipes
Website Traffic And Hacks
A couple of months ago one of the sites I run was hacked via a nasty hole in a plugin that it was using. It took quite a bit of work to find the source of the issue and resolve it once and for all. Once the hole had been plugged properly the traffic levels returned to normal. But it's only when you have a reasonable amount of data that you can really see how much impact … [Read more...] about Website Traffic And Hacks
Blekko And ScoutJet Revealed
A post on Mashable earlier this evening revealed the launch of a new search engine - Blekko.I've no idea how well Blekko will do, but its method of displaying results is quite novel:But forget the display of the results for a moment. Let's have a quick look at how you search.In Google and most other search engines you simply shove in a keyword (or two) and hit enter.If you're a … [Read more...] about Blekko And ScoutJet Revealed
Carlow Business Directory Now Live
I'd have to be the first one to admit it. I have an annoying habit of registering domains then forgetting about them or simply not having the time / energy to do anything meaningful with them.So I love it when I'm actually able to get something up and running on a domain that is functional and hopefully of some use. Emphasis on hopefully!A few months ago I picked up carlow.biz. … [Read more...] about Carlow Business Directory Now Live