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Google Is Tracking You More – You Can’t Opt Out? You Can

Google announced yesterday that they’ll be changing how they track users across all of their different sites, including YouTube, Gmail, and the big G’s search engine. There is some concern from various places (including the Washington Post)  that this is tracking that can’t be opted out of, but the truth is, you still have that [...]

January 18th Blackout – SOPA, PIPA, What’s It All Mean?

If you haven’t heard yet, some major, major sites are taking action to protest two major acts that are being run through congress. SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) in the House and PIPA (Protect IP Act) in the Senate are both set up to change the internet in a huge way if they pass. Essentially [...]

Google Drops Windows From Their Offices

That’s right, Google has taken a step to not allow any employees to use Microsoft Windows on their office computers.

Using htaccess Against Spam and Spammy Comments

There are different ways to handle spammy comments. Some are more technical (and fun) than others.

SEO Black Hat Techniques Are Changing

Black Hat SEOs are starting to use social media as well as other methods to spread their malware through the web.

iPad Announcement Prompting Black Hat SEO and Malware Attacks

Looking for iPad info can prompt malware infections for some unaware searchers. Be cautious about the latest black hat SEO attacks.

Brittany Murphy and… SEO?

Be wary of pages who use news events such as the report on Brittany Murphy to lure you to pages that can infect you with malware.

Facebook’s New Privacy Settings

Is info in your Facebook account visible to the public? Find out how to check, and how to change it if you need to.

Personalized Google Results for Searches

Does Google keep track of you and personalize search results? Yes. But there are ways around it.

Black-Hat SEO and Malware on Google

There are some malware attacks spread through SEO that have been found.