An interesting article on XML.com on about encrypting and decrypting RSS feeds using blowfish and greasemonkey. I don't know too much about crypto, but it sounds like an intriguing idea, although I am not so sure how secure it really is. … [Read more...] about Secure RSS?
Adsense enhanced
More and more bloggers seem to be using Adsense, though I doubt if that many of them are making "big bucks". Google has made even more improvements to the interface recently. You can now see at a glance exactly how much money you've earned in a given period. The interface is much simpler to navigate as well, so you should be able to see which sites are performing better than … [Read more...] about Adsense enhanced
Do we look stupid? Market research gone wrong
Market research is an important exercise. You should know: What people have What people would like to have What people need (not the same as above) What is on offer (in the market) How it is offered There's probably a more scientific way of presenting those ideas, but you should get the general idea. In the hosting market it is not uncommon to contact competitors to seek … [Read more...] about Do we look stupid? Market research gone wrong
How to get banned from directories – anti-seo
Human edited directories take time to manage. If you insist on breaking the rules you will end up being banned. A few things to avoid: Submit the same URL more than once Request link exchanges Spam Argue with the editors I've also made a point of posting some of this over on the new browse.ie forums … [Read more...] about How to get banned from directories – anti-seo
How many installs of WordPress?
According to the Wordpress download counter close to 400,000 downloads have been recorded of the 1.5* release. So how many installs are there? If you take into consideration the number of blogging platforms based on WP or MU the number grows exponentially and this is without even considering the number of hosting providers offering it preinstalled. … [Read more...] about How many installs of WordPress?