How Referral Marketing Can Benefit Web Hosts
Even if the niche of web hosts are fully loaded with a lot of companies they are still one of the easiest to promote because you could write your own…
Geek Ethicist: YUCK! Maybe Not
“Dear Ethicist– A couple of months ago I was sitting in a waiting room, flipping through magazines when I found an article that said smartphones (and tablets!) have more germs…
Geek Ethicist: Love’s Liars Online
“Dear Ethicist– What’s wrong with “sculpting” the truth on online dating sites? Women get breast implants, which is essentially false advertising (or “falsies advertising”) but men fall for that. So…
Geek Ethicist: Murphy’s Law of Email
“Dear Ethicist– I recently received a long, personal email from a complete stranger. The email was not addressed to me, so I can only guess that they misspelled the email…
Geek Ethicist: Stealing Ethically
“Dear Ethicist– I am an artist and a graphic designer. Lately I’ve been thinking about “derivative works,” mostly due to the press surrounding Shepard Fairey’s Obama photo and the recent…
Geek Ethicist: Friend your Spouse?
“Dear Ethicist– Perhaps this is a question for the Internet Miss Manners, but I have yet to find her. So I’m asking you. Here’s my question: Should spouses be friends…
The Dawning of the Age of Etsy
“I spent the morning reorganizing my board on pinterest. I feel like I really accomplished something.” Those are the words of the social media customer, your next customer. These are…
Indiegogo or Kickstarter: Crowdfunding Part 2
Indiegogo, Charity, Art, Revenge… “Artevengity?” My first exposure to charitable crowdfunding was Matthew Inman’s (the Oatmeal) campaign to finance his counter attack to a $20,000 lawsuit from FunnyJunk using the…
Geek Ethicist: Harm and Fortune
“Dear Ethicist: I was asked a couple of years ago if I could help a company who had some profitable apps for a prominent social network. They needed to bill…
Geek Ethicist: Apples and Classes
“Dear Ethicist– I have been an enthusiastic Apple customer for over a decade now. I use Apple products in my work and have been very satisfied with their performance, design…
“Dear Ethicist, I have a new business and I need someone to host my website. A close friend just started a web hosting business and wants me to use her…
Controversial SOPA and its Siblings PIPA and OPEN
Advertising, commerce, and networking – it all happens online. However, the Stop Online Piracy Act, referred to as SOPA, is a US bill that is looking to fight the internet’s…