by Mark | May 11, 2014 | Social Media Tools, Web Tools
Here’s a quick post that reveals some of the web tools that I use on a reasonably regular basis, all in the name of making the life of a Digital Media professional that much easier. Suggestion: don’t reveal these to your boss. Just wave your hand vaguely and blame your amazing skills on internet magic. downforeveryoneorjustme.com supportdetails.com Bitly (get stats on any Bitly link) IFTTT Pushbullet Or scroll through...
by Mark | Mar 7, 2014 | SEO, Web
Today the new layout for Google search results started displaying in one of my the Google Chrome profiles (others still display the old format). It’s a big change and feels quite different to use. Two of the more obvious changes are that the listing titles are no longer underlined – perhaps a nod towards the fact that more and more modern websites simply display links in another colour rather...
by Mark | Nov 17, 2013 | Web
I recently moved from TelstraClear’s (now Vodafone) cable broadband network to Telecom’s Ultra Broadband. Fibre isn’t available in my suburb yet (Eastern Christchurch – go figure) so I’m on their VDSL option. I’d joined Telstra back in March of 2010. I had just moved from the Telecom network where I was getting 1.43Mb/s download speed and was stoked to be getting 10.21Mb/s with Telstra. More recently I had been...
by Mark | Oct 2, 2013 | Maps & Directories
Verifying your claim to any form of business listing online can be a royal pain in the ass. From postcards sent to physical addresses that don’t accept mail and aren’t redirected to PO Boxes, to receptionists that answer automated verification phone calls and hang-up, think that it’s some form of weird Web 2.0 practical joke that only geeks will get. The phone call verifications are usually the best –...
by Mark | Aug 30, 2013 | Web
I was at a friend’s place recently (hi Doug) reading his copy of “Teach Yourself Computers, The Internet, and Windows 98”. It’s an early overview of the Internet and it’s pretty funny how much things have changed, and how other things have stayed the same. Here are some highlights. Still waiting for the “… but don’t do this” There are many documents on the Web, describing everything from causing...
by Mark | Aug 21, 2013 | Maps & Directories, Online Advertising, Web
An article in The New Zealand Herald by Viamoana Tapaleao – this one – features a New Zealand directory service by the name of ‘Google Directory’. This web-based directory service, with no legal association with Google themselves, lists thousands of New Zealand businesses by category and provides a number of online advertising packages that range from $595 to a huge $14,995. According to the article, a number of businesses...
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