Occupy Occupy

Published on 17 Nov 2011 at 4:59 pm. Comments Off on Occupy Occupy.
Filed under rant,Social Media.

You’ve heard the word “Occupy” a lot lately thanks to the Occupy Wall Street movement. That word seems to have been taken over by the Web, and it’s just doesn’t make sense.

Tweeting, Facebooking, and Google Plus-ing all day. Can deal with changes to Facebook's user interface. Knows how to relax. Very tired of Internet memes that have run their course. I am the 1%Since the OWS movement started I have seen the word occupy used, mostly on Twitter, in front of anything anybody doesn’t like. Examples:

  • #OccupHTML5 – First used after HTML5 editor Ian “Hixie” Hickson decided that the dropped it from the spec. Literally millions of sites have been built using the element already, and Google even supports it in their Rich Snippets Tool, so people were angry. The movement won out, and the element has been re-added to the spec.
  • #OccupyGoogleReader – People who don’t like the new interface to Google Reader. I honestly expect to see this the time any website changes their interface.
  • #OccupyFlash and #OccupyHTML – The former has become a movement to rid the Web of (more…)

How to Evaluate a Web Developer’s Work in Regards to Search Engine Optimization

Published on 27 Oct 2011 at 4:30 pm. 1 Comment.
Filed under Google,Search Engine Optimization.

When you are paying a Web marketing team thousands of dollars for the development of a new feature for your website, it is remarkably easy to get caught up in details such as the web design of the application or the functionality. These are things that a layman can evaluate on their own, but how do you judge the web development’s effect on your ranking in search engines? (more…)

How To Create Easy To Remember Secure Passwords

Published on 13 Oct 2011 at 5:13 pm. Comments Off on How To Create Easy To Remember Secure Passwords.
Filed under writing.

Conventional wisdom states that a good password should be difficult to figure out by hackers or people that know you. People often accomplish this by creating a password that mixes case, and substitutes letters with numbers and symbols. This really isn’t very helpful, and many people take to the habit of writing down their password and sticking it to their monitor, which defeats the purpose in having a secure password. So what should you do? (more…)

Infosuicide

Published on 6 Oct 2011 at 3:55 pm. Comments Off on Infosuicide.
Filed under Social Media.

Infosuicide is the process of completely killing all references to your online presence. It is usually done by an individual seeking to regain a sense of privacy, or by family members of an individual shutting things down after the passing of a loved one. But is it really possible? (more…)