Microsoft has been talking a lot recently about the latest Windows 10 update titled The Creators Update – which brings about a host of awesome new features and tools. However one little-known update comes in the form of a brand new shortcut which lets you take a screenshot of any part of your screen! You may […]
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Instagram Goes to War on Fake Accounts – Shuts Down Instagress
No social network likes fake accounts. Facebook is constantly purging them from their databases, with 30k of them being deleted just last week. The move was sure to expand to Instagram eventually where bots and third-party providers have been happily offering fake comments, likes, and followers, for a very long time. In-fact, a study from 2015 […]
Facebook Deletes 30,000+ Fake Accounts
Following a recent clean-up effort by Facebook the company has announced that they have identified and removed some 30,000 fake accounts from their networks. I’ve always said that buying fake likes and followers doesn’t really work – and this is the best proof of that. Facebook is constantly adapting their algorithms to enhance their ability […]
Facebook Open Sources Litho – A UI Framework for Android Apps
During this week’s F8 developer conference Facebook announced their plans to open-source Litho – a declarative framework designed to build efficient user interfaces on Android platforms. In-fact this is the very same framework that Facebook uses to build it’s own Android apps – complete with built-in tools to improve scroll performance by 35%. The beauty […]
Infographic: A Guide To Social Media Customer Care
These days customer support via social media is more popular than ever – and if as a business owner you’re still not totally convinced I recommend you read my original article from 2016 about how social media rescued my ongoing relationship with two different brands thanks to social media customer support. As social media customer […]
Google Confirms: Domain Name Age Doesn’t Affect Search Rankings
The SEO community frequently talks about domain name age and debates it’s importance within the Google algorithm. As such it was inevitable that someone would finally ask John Mueller for an official answer, and John responded with his usual detailed reply: “no“. @_newsbulletin @methode no — John ?.o(???)o.? (@JohnMu) April 12, 2017 Check out more SEO […]
Can Facebook Messenger Make Money Via Ads?
Facebook Messenger is making tremendous strides recently as its popularity and use continues to grow. Recent reports show that Messenger holds 1.2 billion monthly active users as of April 2017, up from 1 billion in July 2016, which is an impressive 200 million user growth within a mere 8 month period. Needless to say these are […]
Infographic: Lesser Known Facts About Domain Names, Hosting & The Internet
Did you know that emails have technically been around since 1962? Or that info.cern.ch was the first official website? How about the fact that .zip is one of the fastest growing domain name extensions? Check out the following infographic from the folks over at EverData Datacenters who have compiled some less-than-common facts about domain names, […]
Submit New URLs To Google Straight From The Search Results Page
Remember the days when you would utilize various online services to submit your website to search engines? Thankfully this isn’t really required anymore and in-fact Google has made it easier than ever to submit your URL to them. Simply run a search for “submit to Google“, or anything similar. You will then be be shown a […]
Instagram Makes it Easier for Users to Contact Businesses
Ever since Instagram rolled out business profiles back in 2016 they’ve been steadily improving them to ensure that business owners can truly get the most from their business profiles. The most recent change aims to simplify the process a user goes through to contact a business by placing buttons to Call, Email, or get Directions […]
Comodo Dome Shield Provides Free DNS-Based Online Security for All
Over the years malware threats have steadily risen, with the latest report showing a 132% increase in malvertising from 2015 to 2016. Malicious websites are constantly popping up, and new malware threats are constantly going around and infecting websites. Luckily Comodo is here to help by offering their cloud-based web security platform, Comodo Dome Shield, […]
Top 5 Free SEO Tools For Bootstrapping Small Businesses in 2017
The Internet is an immensely competitive place, and when it comes to Search Engines, the competition can be flat out fierce. Everyone wants to be at the top of Google and other search engines. It’s not an ego thing, it’s all about the cash money. As such, websites and companies are willing to invest huge […]
Yahoo Launches An Online Website Builder
Everyone seems to be rolling out a website builder these days – which makes sense considering how important it is for a small business to have an online presence. Yahoo wasn’t about to be passed by as they rolled out a new website builder themselves. For those of you who don’t know – Yahoo has […]
Twitter Plans To Sell Pre-Roll Ads on Periscope
I recently pointed out that Twitter’s growth is severely behind their competition, both with their user base growth and financially. As such Twitter needs to step things up, and the new plan to help generate some revenue is to start selling pre-roll ads on Periscope videos. Pre-roll ads are shown right before the start of […]
reCaptcha Is Becoming Invisible
Seeing a reCaptcha on a contact form has become pretty standard these days, and while the overall process of passing the captcha is rather harmless – it can still be rather annoying at times. Luckily Google has found a way to make the entire captcha process entirely invisible! Well as invisible as it can get. […]
20% Off Your First Invoice at eUKHost
Save 20% on your first invoice with eUKHost when you use this brand new eUKHost coupon code! Play this one smart and choose an annual billing option to get the most savings. Use coupon code [coupon code=”eUKHOST CLSHARED20″ /] during your checkout process to score the savings! This coupon code remains valid until March 30th, 2017 […]
GoDaddy Launches Business Hosting With Dedicated Resources
GoDaddy has been strongly targeting the small business owner for a while now – and with good reason. Small business owners need websites, and are often the largest buyer of shared hosting. However shared hosting hasn’t always been very fair to business owners, often combining them on the same servers intended for personal blogs and […]
Scam Alert: New Variations of Email-Based Domain Renewal Scams Going Around
Late in 2016 I had first spotted these email-based domain name expiration scams going around, and unfortunately these are making their rounds across the interwebs again, only this time there’s a new variation. Much like the IDNS scam, these scams are also targeting domain name renewals, however these domain name renewal scams focus on sending […]
1 in 5 Websites Still Using Vulnerable SHA-1 SSL Certificates
A new cyber security report from Venafi has revealed that over 21% of all websites are still currently using an insecure SSL certificate. SHA-1 certificates were exposed to be vulnerable for man-in-the-middle attacks, collision attacks, and brute force attacks. Remember Heartbleed? “The results of our most recent analysis are not surprising,” said Kevin Bocek, chief […]
Google Confirms: Quality Blog Comments Signify A Healthy Website
It’s always great to hear a confirmation from Google that helps showcase a positive ranking signal – and Gary Illyes latest tweet essentially gives us just that: DYK quality comments can be a signal of a healthy website? pic.twitter.com/Yugh9AhBWz — Gary Illyes ?( ? )? (@methode) March 10, 2017 Comments on a blog have always […]