I have a love/hate relationship with spam and phishing emails. It’s usually the latter but sometimes an attempt by a phisher is so pathetic, it makes me laugh. Like this one I received today. (more…)

A pre-sales conversation via email can be particularly challenging as there’s so many additional threats relating to mixing up the message and confusing a potential target. (more…)

Blogging isn’t such a popular activity with teenagers and young adults nowadays and Twitter even less so according to a recent survey. (more…)

Back in 2008, I wrote about an emerging technique called neurologically optimal advertising. 2 years later, it’s still being developed and is now more widely known as neuromarketing. (more…)

I have a policy - to never participate in unsolicited telephone surveys. Usually all they have to do is say “survey” and I politely say “no thanks” and hang up before they can respond.

I broke this rule recently without even realizing it; purely because of the company involved. Or was it that company? (more…)

It’s quite amazing what will trigger some spam filters and send your communication to email hell. (more…)

Many online merchants have company news pages, but sometimes they can work against a business rather than for it. (more…)

I thought my last post somewhat relating to the Apple iPad would be the only one for the week as new gadgets aren’t my core interest, but this issue is pretty important. (more…)

The Apple buzz machine has excelled once again. If any other company had released the iPad, would the coverage have been the same? (more…)

The Great Australian Internet Blackout is currently under way - a protest against looming censorship of what comes down the tubes of the Interwebs in the Land Down Under. (more…)