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Tag: internet
Thoughts on advertising in the modern age
The Verge wrote about “Teens can’t tell the difference between Google ads & search results” which reveals scary figures on lack of advertising awareness.
It made me think about how important it is for us to bring up the next generation with not only an awareness of recognising advertising and the importance of researching facts with multiple independently verified sources, but also not bringing them into the world with an already defined advertising profile against their name.
Bug: Chrome browser constantly requests sign-in
After changing your Google password, Chrome constantly tells you your account sign-in details are out of date, no matter how many times you sign-in again.
Here’s a way to fix this weird Chrome bug.
Why people search for websites they already know exist
it’s amazing how many people search for extremely popular sites when they could just be visiting this site directly. Is there a reason for this behaviour?
“Technology X is destroying our Y”
Whenever you hear someone say this, spare a moment to think about whether they might just be talking shit.
Facebook, Google et al. – here’s how to ask for personal data permission
The Guardian discusses EU proposals which could force companies to ask permission before utilising user data for advertising purposes – here’s the solution.
A lost web
Anil Dash’s recent post, “The web we lost”, is a great round-up of where we came from on the web and some possible failings in the web today.
Piracy, ACTA, and Ewan Morrison
People have been scaremongering on the topic of piracy since the dawn of the cassette tape. Usually I try to ignore but this troll caught me.
Really broad band
Joy of joys! My broadband has been upgraded and is now hammering it down at over 50Mbps and uploading around 15Mbps.
An unexpected speed boost
How about this for a nice surprise in my post this morning: apparently my BT Infinity connection is able to receive a free speed upgrade! Read on and weep at the speeds I’ll be getting!
