Nov
30
Internet Marketing Report, Internet, Fraud Information, Google, Yahoo
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Bruce Chambers asked:
NO CHARGE, (over $30,000 of gifts)
SEARCH ENGINES(GOOGLE, YAHOO)
LIGHTSIDE
INTERNET INFORMATION
WINDOW LOGO TESTING
SBA GOVERNMENT WARNING
FRAUD, SCAMS
EARN $250,000
NO CHARGE
Never Buy A Single Webmaster Tool Again! Download The FREE Reports, Videos, Content, Graphics And Tools You Ever Need As A Webmaster.
Closes February 28th, so get there today and check it out
www.webmastergiveaway.com/members.php?id=1685
I can’t believe how strong this giveaway is.
Odinn Sorensen’s “Daddys Birthday Giveaway” is
setting new records - both for total members
and for the huge amount of gifts that are free
for the taking.
And right now you can download as much as
$30,000 in Free gifts. (34 pages worth!)
And it’s not the usual type of gifts to say the least …
There is something for everyone, from Adsense to Wordpress.
All sorts of software, templates, scripts, videos, blogging
and money making ideas. Closes March 3, 2009.
www.daddysbirthday.com
SEARCH ENGINES
Google
Check out Googles official guidelines for quality listings. They offer a re-inclusion request option that will give your business an opportunity to appeal if a listing is removed too.
In some other Google-related news that online businesses and business with websites might be interested in, they have Introduced a new Sitemap Generator
WEB PAGE TRANSLATION
This feature is particularly helpful if your search has non-English results. Google offers a facility to auto-martially translate a page for you in English. Currently, Google supports Italian, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese
YAHOO
Last month, Yahoo launched the SearchMonkey gallery where searchers can go and add applications to their Yahoo search. Now, Yahoo is making three of those apps automatic for all users.
The yelp, LinkedIn, and Yahoo Local Searchmonkey apps are now set to ‘default on.’ The three apps have been part of a test Yahoo conducted where they set the app to default on for select users. Yahoo says they saw click-through rates increase as much as 15% as a result. Yahoo has also added a sharing feature with the apps, so you can email results to friends.
SearchMonkey, which allows third party developers to develop applications for Yahoo’s search product,launched last spring.
LIGHTSIDE
Practicing for a spelling bee the teacher asked, “Can anyone spell straight”?
Johnny put up his hand and spelled “straight” correctly.
“Great job Johnny, now do you know what it means”?
Johnny replied, “Yes, without ice”.
INTERNET INFORMATION
False and Misleading Advertising
What’s truthful? The FTC has attempted to deal with this question by establishing the following standards:
The intention to deceive is not what matters. What matters is the perception of the public. The test of whether or not an ad is misleading will be based on the effect on the average or unsophisticated person. Your advertising may also be deemed deceptive through omission or misleading implications. The bottom-line, “just the facts, just the facts.”
One of the better web sites with links in regards to information,
Regulations;
Visiting the USA
Regulations for USA Residents
Travel Alerts, Restricted/Prohibited Goods
International Mail Imports
US Importing Requirements (starting an Importing Business, or
Import for personal use)
Ports of Entry
www.customs.gov
Windows Logo Testing
When you’re installing a new piece of software on your computer, do you ever get an error message that says something about Windows Logo testing? The driver signing feature in Windows XP allows you to make sure that the drivers you are installing for any new program, device, etc. are actually compatible with Windows.
To do this, right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties. Click on the Hardware tab and then the Driver Signing button. You will see a little explanation of the Windows Logo testing at the top as well.
Next, you can choose how you want your computer to notify you about the testing. You can either have your computer ignore it and not notify you at all, you can choose to be warned with a prompt each time this comes into play or you can block it, which will tell your computer to never install an unsigned driver. Once you’ve made your choice, just check the button next to it and then click OK twice. From now on, your computer will obey your Windows Logo testing preferences and that makes everything just so much easier!
SBA GOVERNMENT WARNING
The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a scam alert today to small businesses, warning them not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by the SBA asking for bank account information in order to qualify them for federal tax rebates.
The fraudulent letters were sent out with what appears to be an SBA letterhead to small businesses across the country, advising recipients that they may be eligible for a tax rebate under the Economic Stimulus Act, and that SBA is assessing their eligibility for such a rebate. The letter asks the small business to provide the name of its bank and account number.
These letters have not been sent by or authorized by the SBA, and all small businesses are strongly advised not to respond to them.
FRAUD
Subscriber fraud is simply an offshoot of identity theft.
Someone steals your personal details and opens a cell phone account in your name, racking up huge bills that may land in your mailbox.
Stolen or lost phones
In the wrong hands they can be used to make unauthorized calls — one recent victim faced a $26,000 bill. They can also get your personal and contact details you may have stored in them.
Loss of your phone can be just a prelude for costly identity theft. If you do store personal information, make sure your cell phone is password protected.
Eavesdropping
Remember they can listen in to your calls and download your phone usage records. They can even track your phone to know where you are or where you have been at a particular time. Perfectly legal software can be secretly installed on someone else’s cell phone, then the crook — or concerned person can dial in and snoop.
They can listen to your phone calls, download copies of text messages and numbers dialled, or even just silently activate the phone and use its microphone to monitor any nearby sounds or conversations. Keep your cell phone password protected and don’t leave it laying around where some one can get at it.
Be on the safe side, always switch the phone fully off so it can’t be activated when confidentiality could be compromised.
Never throw away ATM receipts, credit statements, credit cards, or bank statements.
Never give your credit card number over the telephone unless you make the call.
Reconcile your bank account monthly and notify your bank of discrepancies immediately.
Keep a list of telephone numbers to call to report the loss or theft of your wallet, credit cards, etc.
Report unauthorized financial transactions to your bank, credit card Company, and the police as soon as you detect them.
Review a copy of your credit report at least once each year. Notify the credit bureau in writing of any questionable entries and follow through until they are explained or removed.
If your identity has been assumed, ask the credit bureau to print a statement to that effect in your credit report.
If you know of anyone who receives mail from credit card companies or banks in the names of others, report it to local or federal law enforcement authorities.
New Internet Attack Via Parking Tickets!
Here is a new attack that just popped up on the Web. Would you believe… parking tickets? Huh? How does that work?
The crook puts yellow fliers on cars, explaining that the cars had been ticketed for a violation. The flier lists a Web site where pictures of the violation are available.
But to see the pictures, you first have to download a toolbar. If you do, your computer will be infected with a Trojan called Undo, or Modder.
The Trojan throws pop-ups at you, claiming your PC is infected (which, ironically, it is). It urges you to buy the fake antivirus program “Antivirus 360″ to remove the infection.
The crooks are endlessly inventive, so be on guard for anything unusual, peculiar or bizarre. Too bad these guys don’t turn their efforts to more honest endeavours. They could probably make a nice living.
Quick Way To Make $250,ooo
Microsoft, Symantec and other shave put up this money to anyone that can nail the guys behind the Conflicker - Downadu worm. The worm has infected some 10 million PCs so far, and fear is there is more to come. Every day, the worm phones home for instructions to more than 250 servers around the world.
If one day the worm is instructed to download malware, it could create a large problem. Researchers are focusing on this daily update feature, trying to disrupt and thus disable the worm.
Keep all your security programs up to date. Run an antivirus scan every day. Be careful where you surf, and think before you click, please.
USER FRIENDLY
Have you tried to join a freebie giveaway that requires you to have a User account? Really frustrating when you try a dozen names, all taken, even when you try, “this is insane” and find it is taken too.
ADAN
NO CHARGE, (over $30,000 of gifts)
SEARCH ENGINES(GOOGLE, YAHOO)
LIGHTSIDE
INTERNET INFORMATION
WINDOW LOGO TESTING
SBA GOVERNMENT WARNING
FRAUD, SCAMS
EARN $250,000
NO CHARGE
Never Buy A Single Webmaster Tool Again! Download The FREE Reports, Videos, Content, Graphics And Tools You Ever Need As A Webmaster.
Closes February 28th, so get there today and check it out
www.webmastergiveaway.com/members.php?id=1685
I can’t believe how strong this giveaway is.
Odinn Sorensen’s “Daddys Birthday Giveaway” is
setting new records - both for total members
and for the huge amount of gifts that are free
for the taking.
And right now you can download as much as
$30,000 in Free gifts. (34 pages worth!)
And it’s not the usual type of gifts to say the least …
There is something for everyone, from Adsense to Wordpress.
All sorts of software, templates, scripts, videos, blogging
and money making ideas. Closes March 3, 2009.
www.daddysbirthday.com
SEARCH ENGINES
Check out Googles official guidelines for quality listings. They offer a re-inclusion request option that will give your business an opportunity to appeal if a listing is removed too.
In some other Google-related news that online businesses and business with websites might be interested in, they have Introduced a new Sitemap Generator
WEB PAGE TRANSLATION
This feature is particularly helpful if your search has non-English results. Google offers a facility to auto-martially translate a page for you in English. Currently, Google supports Italian, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese
YAHOO
Last month, Yahoo launched the SearchMonkey gallery where searchers can go and add applications to their Yahoo search. Now, Yahoo is making three of those apps automatic for all users.
The yelp, LinkedIn, and Yahoo Local Searchmonkey apps are now set to ‘default on.’ The three apps have been part of a test Yahoo conducted where they set the app to default on for select users. Yahoo says they saw click-through rates increase as much as 15% as a result. Yahoo has also added a sharing feature with the apps, so you can email results to friends.
SearchMonkey, which allows third party developers to develop applications for Yahoo’s search product,launched last spring.
LIGHTSIDE
Practicing for a spelling bee the teacher asked, “Can anyone spell straight”?
Johnny put up his hand and spelled “straight” correctly.
“Great job Johnny, now do you know what it means”?
Johnny replied, “Yes, without ice”.
INTERNET INFORMATION
False and Misleading Advertising
What’s truthful? The FTC has attempted to deal with this question by establishing the following standards:
The intention to deceive is not what matters. What matters is the perception of the public. The test of whether or not an ad is misleading will be based on the effect on the average or unsophisticated person. Your advertising may also be deemed deceptive through omission or misleading implications. The bottom-line, “just the facts, just the facts.”
One of the better web sites with links in regards to information,
Regulations;
Visiting the USA
Regulations for USA Residents
Travel Alerts, Restricted/Prohibited Goods
International Mail Imports
US Importing Requirements (starting an Importing Business, or
Import for personal use)
Ports of Entry
www.customs.gov
Windows Logo Testing
When you’re installing a new piece of software on your computer, do you ever get an error message that says something about Windows Logo testing? The driver signing feature in Windows XP allows you to make sure that the drivers you are installing for any new program, device, etc. are actually compatible with Windows.
To do this, right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties. Click on the Hardware tab and then the Driver Signing button. You will see a little explanation of the Windows Logo testing at the top as well.
Next, you can choose how you want your computer to notify you about the testing. You can either have your computer ignore it and not notify you at all, you can choose to be warned with a prompt each time this comes into play or you can block it, which will tell your computer to never install an unsigned driver. Once you’ve made your choice, just check the button next to it and then click OK twice. From now on, your computer will obey your Windows Logo testing preferences and that makes everything just so much easier!
SBA GOVERNMENT WARNING
The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a scam alert today to small businesses, warning them not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by the SBA asking for bank account information in order to qualify them for federal tax rebates.
The fraudulent letters were sent out with what appears to be an SBA letterhead to small businesses across the country, advising recipients that they may be eligible for a tax rebate under the Economic Stimulus Act, and that SBA is assessing their eligibility for such a rebate. The letter asks the small business to provide the name of its bank and account number.
These letters have not been sent by or authorized by the SBA, and all small businesses are strongly advised not to respond to them.
FRAUD
Subscriber fraud is simply an offshoot of identity theft.
Someone steals your personal details and opens a cell phone account in your name, racking up huge bills that may land in your mailbox.
Stolen or lost phones
In the wrong hands they can be used to make unauthorized calls — one recent victim faced a $26,000 bill. They can also get your personal and contact details you may have stored in them.
Loss of your phone can be just a prelude for costly identity theft. If you do store personal information, make sure your cell phone is password protected.
Eavesdropping
Remember they can listen in to your calls and download your phone usage records. They can even track your phone to know where you are or where you have been at a particular time. Perfectly legal software can be secretly installed on someone else’s cell phone, then the crook — or concerned person can dial in and snoop.
They can listen to your phone calls, download copies of text messages and numbers dialled, or even just silently activate the phone and use its microphone to monitor any nearby sounds or conversations. Keep your cell phone password protected and don’t leave it laying around where some one can get at it.
Be on the safe side, always switch the phone fully off so it can’t be activated when confidentiality could be compromised.
Never throw away ATM receipts, credit statements, credit cards, or bank statements.
Never give your credit card number over the telephone unless you make the call.
Reconcile your bank account monthly and notify your bank of discrepancies immediately.
Keep a list of telephone numbers to call to report the loss or theft of your wallet, credit cards, etc.
Report unauthorized financial transactions to your bank, credit card Company, and the police as soon as you detect them.
Review a copy of your credit report at least once each year. Notify the credit bureau in writing of any questionable entries and follow through until they are explained or removed.
If your identity has been assumed, ask the credit bureau to print a statement to that effect in your credit report.
If you know of anyone who receives mail from credit card companies or banks in the names of others, report it to local or federal law enforcement authorities.
New Internet Attack Via Parking Tickets!
Here is a new attack that just popped up on the Web. Would you believe… parking tickets? Huh? How does that work?
The crook puts yellow fliers on cars, explaining that the cars had been ticketed for a violation. The flier lists a Web site where pictures of the violation are available.
But to see the pictures, you first have to download a toolbar. If you do, your computer will be infected with a Trojan called Undo, or Modder.
The Trojan throws pop-ups at you, claiming your PC is infected (which, ironically, it is). It urges you to buy the fake antivirus program “Antivirus 360″ to remove the infection.
The crooks are endlessly inventive, so be on guard for anything unusual, peculiar or bizarre. Too bad these guys don’t turn their efforts to more honest endeavours. They could probably make a nice living.
Quick Way To Make $250,ooo
Microsoft, Symantec and other shave put up this money to anyone that can nail the guys behind the Conflicker - Downadu worm. The worm has infected some 10 million PCs so far, and fear is there is more to come. Every day, the worm phones home for instructions to more than 250 servers around the world.
If one day the worm is instructed to download malware, it could create a large problem. Researchers are focusing on this daily update feature, trying to disrupt and thus disable the worm.
Keep all your security programs up to date. Run an antivirus scan every day. Be careful where you surf, and think before you click, please.
USER FRIENDLY
Have you tried to join a freebie giveaway that requires you to have a User account? Really frustrating when you try a dozen names, all taken, even when you try, “this is insane” and find it is taken too.
ADAN