How I got my website back. After I realized that my website was hacked I had to fix it. I decided on the following course of action: Identify the problem Identify all instances of the problem Fix all instances of the problem Make sure it doesn’t happen again SIDE NOTE: Before I did anything I […]
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My Website Was Hacked
I’m glad nobody reads my blog. That was the first thing I thought of when I realized my website had been hacked. I’m glad nobody reads my blog so nobody will get their computer infected with a virus. SIDE NOTE: My site is now safe. If you are reading this you are safe. This is […]
Should I Be Using Twitter?
You could substitute the last word in that question with any new social media application. Should I be using LinkedIn? Should I be using Facebook? Should I be using (insert the next shiny new object here)? While the service may change, the essence of the question remains the same. Companies, small businesses and individuals alike […]
Why Amazon Prime is Amazing
Wednesday morning around 8:15am I ordered two books from Amazon.com. On Thursday afternoon at 1:11pm, they were delivered to my doorstep. The cost? $17.81 for book number one, $16.47 for book number two and $0.00 for shipping. A total of $34.28 for two hardcover books, hand delivered to my door not 29 hours after I […]
Rules of Participation
Part of my responsibilities as marketing and communications coordinator for our e-commerce website GasStations.com is the creation and distribution of a monthly newsletter. Forecasting a need for some content in the newsletter, one month I reached out to industry experts on my list with a call for articles. The offer was simple: you write an […]