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15 Top Blog Marketing Tips
1. Place all your feeds on the following website and the directories listed on this page - http://www.rss-feeds-directory.com/blog_lists.html
2. For fast inclusion into yahoo, get yourself a "my yahoo" page - http://my.yahoo.com/ and place...
How To Write An Effective FAQ Page
Websites that have multiple pages usually have a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)page. There are several good reasons why you should have one. 1) An FAQ clears out any confusion your prospect might have about buying product. Remember, a confused...
SOBIG.F Virus Promises "I'll Be Back"
On 21 August 2003 Symantec Security Response upgraded the W32.SOBIG.F threat to a category 4.
It is the sixth version of this worm.
SOBIG.F follows a computer worm known as "Blaster," or "MSBlaster," which infected at least 500,000...
Take a role of a fisherman in the game!
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Take a role of a fisherman in the game "Crazy Fishing"
October 26, 2005
For Immediate Release
Take a role of a fisherman in the game "Crazy Fishing". The ocean swarms with various underwater creatures, including small fish and...
Wildfire
No, we're not talking about the wildfires in the western part of the U.S., or not even something that can harm your computer. Some times you will get an E-mail with a virus warning like the one that recently circulated on the web about the "A Card...
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Responding to Internet Hackers
Internet hackers strike inadequately protected computers. Even having a firewall may not be enough. These unwelcome trespassers break into computers with the intent to disrupt, steal information, cause damage, and profit from these activities. Data mining should be illegal everywhere. Those who leave unwanted advertising in the form of pop-ups and pop-unders aren’t much better.
A growing Internet security industry has resulted from the need to keep computers free of external junk. Hacking gets more prevalent and vicious with each passing day. Perhaps it’s happened to someone you know. Well, it’s happened to me. When my computer was invaded by a multinational ISP – on I don’t use and never will use – I was horrified. Then my e-mail account was hijacked. After getting the feelings of anger and vulnerability under control, I filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, and contacted my Congressman to see what could legally be done to stop the offenders.
The long and short of it is – not much. In this
case, the best offense is a strong defense. Download a strong firewall, along with effective ad ware and spy ware deterrents. Report all spam, and never ever respond to it. That only encourages the spammers to send more. After all, if it wasn’t profitable, they wouldn’t send it.
Since I write a lot of articles, I’ve found that using a service to distribute them seems to protect against excessive e-mail abuse. While I do receive some spam, it isn’t much – perhaps eight or ten messages a day. Some writers I know receive thousands of unwanted messages daily.
I can’t say that being hijacked was a good experience, but it did teach me a valuable lesson about securing my computer. I’m now much more aware of what can and will happen if I don’t take the appropriate steps to block it.
About the Author
Rosalyn Bronstein, for more than 20 years an author and consultant, has been an advisor to numerous multinational corporations and international organizations. She can be contacted at families@ntouch4.info
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