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The Web Week in Review

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:50:00 UT

Few things are certain in today's crazy world but the weekend is one of them. So without further ado, here's this week's The Web Week in Review.

ClickForensics - click fraud rate steady, botnet click fraud up

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:45:00 UT

ClickForensics, a company that sells "traffic quality management" solutions, released data about PPC click fraud rates in the third quarter last month.

The results are generated by the company's Click Fraud Index, which collects data from over 4,500 advertisers and agencies.

Site review: Figleaves redesign

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:30:00 UT

Online lingerie retailer Figleaves.com recently launched a revamped�version of its website, aiming for�more of a�high quality look and feel.��

I've taken a look to see how it compares...

Halfords improves e-commerce offering

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:37:00 UT

A few months ago, I�looked at�Halfords' e-commerce site from a user experience perspective, and found it lacking in some areas.

A bit of tweaking has happened since, so it's only fair to comment on the improvements that have been made...

CAPTCHA tools

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:45:00 UT

If you run a website that lets users submit any information (either to you, to other users or as part of a registration process), you've probably had to deal with spam and related issues.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:59:00 UT

For some reason, the news that interested me the most dealt primarily with two words: music and Google.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 UT

Admittedly it was difficult to pay attention to all of the news in the technology industry his week - the news in the financial markets more than overshadowed it.

This week's Web Week in Review has to touch on the financial crisis but there were other tech-only stories that did manage to make it onto my radar.

Should your business deploy Google Chrome?

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT

With Google's new Chrome browser gaining lots of attention, it's inevitable that some businesses will ask whether Chrome is a suitable replacement for their browsers they currently have deployed.

Google claims that Chrome is faster and more secure than Internet Explorer and Firefox,�while E-consultancy's own Graham Charlton gave it a test drive and came away with favorable impressions.

But is Chrome ready for deployment at your business? Let's take a look at the considerations.

Google turns 10

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 07:30:00 UT

This weekend, Google celebrated its 10th birthday.

In September 1998, armed with $100,000 in seed money, Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page began a journey that a decade later has seen the development of a $150bn company that employs more than 20,000 people.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT

While the launch of Google's Chrome web browser took up many of the headlines this week in the world of technology (and I had to include one story on the launch here), there was other interesting news.

Ning blocks popular widget provider, leaves users in the dark

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:50:00 UT

Ning, the social networking startup co-founded by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, gives individuals and companies the ability to build their own social networks using the company's hosted platform.

Funded to the tune of over $100m on a half a billion valuation, Ning has been the subject of a considerable amount of hype.

Q&A: ABN Amro's Popke Rein Munniksma on virtual worlds

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:33:00 UT

As head of 3D experience at ABN Amro, Popke Rein Munniksma is experimenting with virtual worlds as an opportunity to promote the bank�s brand and cut the costs of internal meetings.

Here, we ask him about ABN Amro�s virtual world investments beyond the much-maligned Second Life, the challenges of gaining internal acceptance within his organisation and how he sees 3G technology being used within the firm�s existing websites.

5 wireless network security tips

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:45:00 UT

As my fellow E-consultancy blogger Drama 2.0 discussed earlier this week, the theft of more than 40mn credit and debit card numbers was due to insecure wireless networks.

If you run a wireless network at home or in the office, the same sort of security breach could easily occur if you are not taking advantage of your wireless router's security features.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:05:00 UT

What caught Drama 2.0's attention this week?�Find out before you leave for the weekend in the latest installment of The Web Week in Review.

Massive credit card heist shows pitfalls of wireless technology

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:50:00 UT

In what is being called possibly "the largest federal hacking and identity theft case ever," United States authorities�recently charged 11 people with stealing more than 41m credit and debit card numbers from popular retailers such as Barnes & Noble, TJMax, OfficeMax and Boston Market.

Web app security basics - filtering input and escaping output

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT

If you have a web application, there are basic security best practices that should have been implemented when�it was built.

In this post, I'll discuss two of the most important - filtering input and escaping output. It's so easy to do, yet so many web developers don't do it.

When third-party code takes your site down

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 07:45:00 UT

Some very popular websites learned the hard way this past weekend that placing third-party code in your website's pages is a liability.

Data backups - a practical overview

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 07:45:00 UT

Chances are that if you've worked with computers long enough, you've had the unfortunate experience of losing all of your data due to some sort of malfunction or failure.

Do you need insurance?

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:45:00 UT

If you are an independent contractor or run an online business, you may never have considered the need to obtain an insurance policy that covers your business activities.

Using Secure FTP

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:40:00 UT

If you run a website, you're almost certainly familiar with FTP, the file transfer protocol that enables you to upload files to the server that hosts your website.