WEBMASTER ADVICE
Practical information for website owners and businesses.
Someone asked, “I’m starting a business and registered the name, but the “.com” isn’t available. What is the best way to handle this? .net or .org or .biz or whatever?” There are hundreds of domain extensions now–anything from .website to .dentist. I still recommend the .com, even if you have to lengthen it a bit […]
More and more frequently, people are searching Google for images, downloading them, and using them for personal or commercial use. Be careful–before using these images, remember the copyright law. Copyright protection attaches to a work the moment it is fixed in tangible form, whether on paper, canvas, or computer file. While registration of the copyright […]
As the saying goes, data lives forever. As a reminder, when you post an image on Facebook, it no longer belongs to you. The National Security Agency’s reliance on facial recognition technology has grown as it has used new software to exploit images in emails, text messages, social media, videoconferences and other communications. N.S.A. Collecting […]
Leo Laporte, the Tech Guy, was asked if it’s alright to download software from the internet library, Archive.org. The founder of the Internet Archive maintains it’s a library, and libraries don’t have to worry about copyright. At any rate, the software industry is ignoring this for now, and it’s a great historical snapshot of the […]
If you’re an online marketer and accept credit cards, should you care about PCI DSS?YES. You’re responsible for fulfilling the requirements, EVEN if you’re a small business that processes few transactions. Penalties can be huge if you’re not in compliance.The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of requirements created to […]
This site offers free legal forms. While you might still need to consult a professional for certain issues, this may be a good starting point in developing your own legal contracts or agreements.