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Full story: Adding to the first line of blog spam defence
Yesterday, I installed an addition to the first line of defence against comment and trackback spam that Akismet is so successful at. That addition is reCAPTCHA, a plugin for WordPress (with versions for other platforms), that adds a step to commenting – one that’s increasingly common on other platforms, too – which requires you to […]
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Full story: Unblocking the net for employees
One thing I’ve got to know well over the years about my podcasting partner Shel Holtz is his passionate views about internal communication, intranets and all manner of technology as it relates to organizations and communication. So it comes as no surprise to me to see that today Shel launched StopBlocking.org, a campaign intended to […]
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Full story: The iPhone is coming
Much of the speculation during the past week or so is now confirmed – O2 has done the deal with Apple to be the exclusive distributor of the iPhone in the UK. Going on sale on November 9 at various contract and pricing options (iPhone prices start from £269), the timing is perfect for Christmas. […]
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Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #276: September 17, 2007
Content summary: Report on new UK business blogging survey; upcoming FIR interview with Forrester Research analysts; the crayon brouhaha; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; IDC survey: bosses warm up to social networking on company time; missing Madeleine: the McCanns up the communication stakes, gain influential support for legal fund; Ogilvy PR’s blogger outreach code […]
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Full story: Maybe too late for Northern Rock
What end is in sight for Northern Rock, the beleaguered financial institution whose customers simply don’t believe any reassurance that the bank is not in deep financial trouble? The media is full of reports and images of thousands of people lining up outside offices throughout the UK trying to get their money out. Latest reports […]
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