BrightLocal a Good Source One of the sources that I have come to trust and appreciate is BrightLocal (BL). They do all things SEO and do it well. Among their services are tools for creating, updating and managing directory citations. Another is curating review sites. Recently they offered their 2017 list of 300+ Industry categorized…
Why we should be asking more ‘stupid’ questions. The ‘smart’ teacher I recently read a vivid illustration of the “stupid question” that needed to be asked. The shy student who dared to raise her hand. The teacher, a cognitive scientist, studies the psychology of understanding. I don’t know about you, but just that job title would…
Almost two years ago Reliable Tech News published an article called, Those Unwanted Phone Calls! While the emphasis there was on steps to take to deal with such calls, behind that focus was a very simple reality: technology makes fraud easy. Sometimes just knowing a little bit about the technology helps to insulate you from…
Why is WiFi sometimes unobtainable? Has anyone else noticed that WiFi coverage at LAX is quite poor? As number 12, they are ranked below the top half of the 20 busiest airports in the country. WiFi at the top three – Denver, Philadelphia, Seattle – is 4-6 times faster! But it’s not just airports. Restaurants…
Doing it wrong without knowing it! American consumerism has produced products and packaging. Products have produced consumer debt and packaging has produced consumer frustration. Have you ever come across a package that is difficult to open and hard to use? I have! But then by accident or by rare intuition, I will either eventually come…
Does news about Russian hackers make you feel less safe? Some expert rules to safeguard your password security. The March 15 DOJ indictment of Russian hackers shows that computer users are not taking routine precautions regarding their password security. That is to say people targeted by the hackers had such poor password security habits that the…
Everyone’s in the cloud, aren’t they? [Check out our initial article on Cloud Computing.] Remind me. What is cloud computing? Google provides a very nice definition: the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. Briefly,…
No need to go to the door to check. Ransomware is still there! I received an email from Yahoo with the subject line, “Help Keep Your Account Secure.” I looked at the actual email address and found it to be Yahoo[at]communications.yahoo.com. That all sounds pretty reasonable, right? Why would I have any hesitation in opening…
Goals for the New Year Have you ever noticed that the gym is always the most crowded in January? Goals are only helpful if they are written and written well. The problem with an unwritten goal is that it gets forgotten – the palest ink is stronger than the greatest memory. But. Not just forgotten,…
Vacation selfies excluded! Good can come out of what seems a very light-hearted practice – taking of selfies. In fact, seven identifiable legitimate business uses that exclude bragging to the office about your cool trip to Paris. Here they are in no particular order because, after all, this is about selfies. 1. Prove your identity…