The GoDaddy outage on 9/10/2012 impacted millions of website and e-mailboxes. It last about 4 to 6 hours and by around 7PM EDT services began to come back online. The Twitter-sphere was on fire with rumors that the hacker group Anonymous was behind this outage. However, Twitter accounts associated with Anonymous say they are not to blame. And in the past Anonymous takes … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Outage – Lessons Learnerd
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Browser Wars
Google Chrome has passed Internet Explorer (IE) to become the world's most popular Web browser. Chrome's share of the market rose to 32.8%, while Internet Explorer's share of the market dropped to 31.9%. Mozilla's Firefox is the third most popular browser with just more than a 25% of the market. Why is the web browser important? With the shift in focus toward the … [Read more...] about Browser Wars
Websites from Hell
No one wants a website from hell. One of the best ways to make sure you do not have a website from hell is to look at ones that are. There are a lot of roadkill websites out there. And just like slowing down to look at a bad accident, it’s hard to resit looking at painful websites. Here are just a few that will hurt your eyes, cause a migraine, or invoke an epileptic … [Read more...] about Websites from Hell
Once Again Big Government Tries to Destroy the Internet – STOP SOPA and PIPA!
Once again big government is trying to destroy the Internet. The toxic combination of big business and big government are at it again in to strangle online freedom of speech, crush innovation, and kill American jobs! What are SOPA and PIPA? SOPA – Stop Online Privacy Act (US House) PIPA – Protect IP Act (US Senate) While these proposed laws may sound good, THEY ARE … [Read more...] about Once Again Big Government Tries to Destroy the Internet – STOP SOPA and PIPA!
Internet Man by Meir Wilson
The “Internet Man” is Meri Wilson’s updated version of her 70’s suggestion novelty, “Telephone Man”. With terms like “hard drive” and “RAM” it was easy to make double entendres. And Meri’s giggles just add to the fun. http://youtu.be/xBCwBCQOnmk It was sad to see that Meri Wilson is no longer with us. She died in 2002, at the age of 53, after she lost control of her car … [Read more...] about Internet Man by Meir Wilson
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