Working at a web hosting company gives you not only an interesting insight into common problems that ISP’s experience, but also at the user’s end as well. One of those is image file sizes. (more…)

The Johnson Box, named after direct marketer Frank Johnson, is a tool you can use to help grab the attention of your newsletter readers. (more…)

A little – well very – off topic, but an important anniversary to remember IMHO. 5 years ago, the first bombs of the US led invasion rained down on Baghdad – a so-called “shock and awe” exercise. A quick victory was expected, but it became more of a “mock the flawed” war. But it really hasn’t been a laughing matter. (more…)

Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that even though a recession began looming late last year, ecommerce was alive and well. (more…)

It appears that China now has the largest online population in the world after having reportedly bypassed the USA recently. (more…)

Selling your own ad space can be a really time consuming and complex exercise. In a move that’s sure to set the fur and feathers flying in the ad server world; Google Ad Manager will give publishers a trusted name behind ad management and ad sales – and it will be for the most part free. (more…)

If you’re running a web services business; a status site can save your clients (and you) a ton of stress and frustration. (more…)

Wow, seems a friend of mine has put contract out on me and if I don’t pay the hired gun 15k, the hit will go ahead. Here’s an example of a scam asssassination email I received a couple of days ago. (more…)

In this increasingly online world, we’re consuming an incredible amount of media. I had quite a shock after checking some stats on how many sites I visit each day. (more…)

zzzzzz… zzzzz… huh? What’s that? Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 has been released? Last week? How the heck I missed that I have no idea. (more…)