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Twitter – Verified or not?

9th March 2012 by Mike Rawlins

Every now and then I come across a Twitter user who puts a ✔ after their user name or uses the words Verified Account in their profile. They do this to add an air of legitimacy to the account, to make them more plausible. I have seen an increase in … [Read more...] about Twitter – Verified or not?

Filed Under: Advice and Guidance, Blog, Quick Tips Tagged With: mike rawlins, Safety, Security, twitter, Verified, verified accounts

Don't get caught out by .com domain scams

30th August 2011 by Mike Rawlins

If you have a .com domain for your hyperlocal site you may find that you get an E-mail like the one below around about the same time as the domain registration needs to be renewed, telling you that you need to submit a payment for you 'search engine … [Read more...] about Don't get caught out by .com domain scams

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: .com, credit card payments, domain renewal, domains, registration, renewal, Scams, Security, spoof

Quick password security tip for your WordPress blog

1st August 2011 by Mike Rawlins

A quick security related post for your wordpress blogs. I'm going to tell you about the importance of  having a secure password *yawn* and also the benefits of having a different username. Passwords Always use strong passwords on your wordpress … [Read more...] about Quick password security tip for your WordPress blog

Filed Under: Advice and Guidance, Featured, Quick Tips, Wordpress Guides and Tips Tagged With: passwords, Security, selfhosted, wordpress, wordpress.com

Twitter Spam

18th July 2011 by Mike Rawlins

There seems to have been an increase in Twitter spam over the past week, with people sending out tweets like 'Is this you in this photo [link]' or 'I'm sure this is you in this video [link]' and 'Want to make between $3000 & $8000 a month click … [Read more...] about Twitter Spam

Filed Under: Advice and Guidance, Blog, Other Tools and Tips, Quick Tips Tagged With: Security, spam, tweets, twitter

WordPress.org Security Advisory

22nd June 2011 by Mike Rawlins

If you have migrated your site from the hosted wordpress.com to self hosted wordpress.org they there is a security warning that you need to be aware of if you use the following plugins [checklist] WPTouch AddThis W3 Total … [Read more...] about WordPress.org Security Advisory

Filed Under: Blog, Wordpress Guides and Tips Tagged With: passwords, plugins, Security, self hosted, selfhosted, updates, wordpress, wordpress.org

Twitter & OAuth

1st September 2010 by Mike Rawlins

More and more of us are using Twitter to communicate or to promote our hyperlocal sites. Until recently (yesterday!) you had to authorise the different applications you use to automagically tweet out about your latest posts with your username & … [Read more...] about Twitter & OAuth

Filed Under: Blog, Other Tools and Tips, Quick Tips Tagged With: applications, Authentication, OAuth, Safety, Security, twitter

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