Monthly Archives: February 2002
Opt-Ins – When ‘No’ Means ‘Yes’
In this age of increasing privacy awareness and regulation, the message is finally starting to filter through to the snake-oil salesmen that they actually need your permission before they send you junk by email. This is why you’ll more often … Continue reading
Time To Pay The Paupers
I’ll put this as simply as possible – the Internet is going broke, and it’s your fault. You may have noticed the symptoms of late. Your favourite site has recently introduced a paid-for ‘premium’ service and/or become a pigsty of … Continue reading
18-28 February, 2002
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Matt Vartan Steals META Tags
(Yes, I was inspired by the success of Bernard Shifman Is A Moron Spammer – who wouldn’t be?) Last year, I was digging through my search engine results for buymybook and noticed something odd. A site called matcalfox.com was turning … Continue reading
01-15 February, 2002
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