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LastDropofInk Mobile Site Launched
Well its about time I re-launched the mobile version, after all 10-20% of the traffic here during the week days can come from mobile devices. Yesterday I altered one of the standard themes, wrote a customised mobile site and after testing on numerous devices, its been launched. Its been set up so that if you’re on a mobile decide (other than an iPad) that you’ll be redirected to the heavily … [Full Article >> ]
Quickly Dealing with Website Spam Bots
If you look in the image to the right, one of the community based sites I’m involved with was seeing a higher than normal user count for this time of the morning, which probably meant that it was being attacked by users or most likely spam bots. Looking through the IP addresses, there was a common theme the IP ranges 180.76.6.* and 180.76.5.* which are located in China (we have no users in … [Full Article >> ]
What if the prices for everything were the same?
This whole price parity issue with Amazon over the past few days as got me thinking. What if the prices for everything were the same? Now that’s an interesting question… Lets imagine for a few minutes what would happen if we were say all governed by a communist government worldwide and one of the parts of the establishment was that for all products, the prices had to be the same. I mean everything, from … [Full Article >> ]
SOPA & ACTA Explained in Video
There are two agreements being kicked around presently, the first is “Stop Online Piracy Act” or SOPA and we’ve seen a lot of news coverage for this, however the second ”The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement” or ACTA and has caused riots over in Poland. While I agree with the general idea of both of them, what they actually imply is far too reaching for my liking (and a lot of others apparently, including Matt … [Full Article >> ]
The Top 10 (or so) LastDropofInk Articles of 2011
In this article I recall my top 10 favourite and most notable articles of 2011 and provide a reflection on each of them. 2011 saw myself and the LastDropofInk site go through some major changes, the site got a complete redesign in August and that dead mosquito was finally laid to rest and a new shiny design was put into place. This also saw me step into the world of video … [Full Article >> ]
Ted.com Massive-scale online collaboration
I rarely watch “normal” television now and when I do it tends to be more factual rather than soap (as they drive me up the wall). Ted.com has been a fabulous resource of viewing material. As such I would like to share a recent video from the site, that took and 10 second task and made it epically useful. I’m not going to say any more as it’ll spoil the presentation:
Why I am Envious of a Cocaine Addict
To explain this properly I need to share a short story with you. I am fully aware that this article is controversial by its very nature, if you read it in full, you’ll understand how on earth I could possible come to the conclusion I came to. Friday Drinks To set the scene its Friday and I’m out for an evening drinking with some friends, we’ve met up at one of … [Full Article >> ]
eBay Sales Count/History Does Impact Sales
In this article I’d like to share an observation to my own buying habits and it actually surprised me afterwards once I had analysed my own buying activity and spotted something I had glazed over in the past when purchasing from eBay. Picking Processes Apart My online buying experiences are far from the norm, typically I analyse each & every step, work out what processes are being actioned and how they appear to the user. Its an annoying habit I have, … [Full Article >> ]
White Hat, Black Hat,The Plain Obvious, Interpretation & Application
I’d like to talk about white hat & black hat in this article and what the differences are between them. Also the differences between interpretation & application and why one is pointless without the other. This article is also written with only two people in mind, if makes no sense to you, then I do apologise, it will to them. Black Hat This is a term used to refer to person’s that uses unethical activities to … [Full Article >> ]
The Problem With Being an Entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur isn’t really all its cracked up to be. This is caused by an inherently different view on the outside world. That sometimes rubs up against the norm. The Way The World Appears Entrepreneur’s look at the world much differently than the many. This has come up in most of the conversations I had on Friday. One insight I thought was a brilliant example. While sat in the queue at … [Full Article >> ]
This Weeks To-Do List
I’m here writing out what my “to-do list” is for the week and thought I share parts of it with you. Reading I need to make a serious dent in a book I have been slowly reading over the past few weeks, its called “On Competition” by Michael Porter. I’m now only 75 or so pages in and what is covered is best described as ‘epic’. I’ve never looked at competitive advantages … [Full Article >> ]
I Am Failing At… Email!
Email, Email, Email, Email, Email, Email, Email, Email!!! Time to rewrite the book on email usage for me and this completely down to me failing badly at answering email in a sensible amount of time. Ironically you probably have the reverse of this problem and are addicted to answering email in nano-seconds. Failure is OK, but not recognising it and then not doing anything about is insanity. Quick Background One … [Full Article >> ]
Your Invitation to ‘Connect’ with Matt
I do not run a ‘product’ based company. Doing so would cloud the line between consultant and competitor. As such I am able to uniquely leverage 10 years of experience over two software providers. that of many past & present clients, to adapt, mould processes and drive results to suit your unique business requirements. There are a number of online channels out there that are all aimed at keeping people … [Full Article >> ]
