Posts tagged Internet
Need to Rate Everything? Rate Your Church!
22 years ago
by David van Sunder
in Business
Let's go church shopping!
People are obsessed with rating products and services online. If you can never get enough and want to extend your ratings to churches, I found an article on ReadWriteWeb about a new site called ChurchRater.com that is dedicated to rating and reviewing churches. When I saw the site I immediately thought: landmine. Many people take religion very seriously because it is a defining part of their lives. And after looking through the site a bit, I could see that some people did feel quite strongly about certain churches and about the mission of the site itself. So, I wondered whose idea the site was. (more…)
Social Networks for Authenticating Corporate Sites? Forget About It!
22 years ago
by David van Sunder
in Business
It's a great tool. But is it the right tool for the job?
Increasingly, web sites are allowing people to login using one of their existing social networking accounts. And for good reason. It makes life easier for users. Instead of having to signup for a new account and remember what login and password they used for a site, users can login using their account at Twitter, Facebook or another service. That can overcome the reluctance that a potential user might have to create an account at a site. The user will just use their login to whatever service is allowed by the site and boom! The site has another user that they might not otherwise have had.
Sounds great. Maybe we should use these social networking accounts to login everywhere. Why not use our Twitter or Facebook login to access our work accounts, too? At least that’s what a guest author on ReadWriteWeb suggested.
While I think enabling those types of logins on a customer facing site is great because of how it makes things easier on users, it’s not a good idea when dealing with corporate accounts and employees. (more…)
Want Ultra High Speed Broadband? Google Wants to Supply It.
42 years ago
by David van Sunder
in Technology
Our motto for ISPs: Don't be slow.
I have to say that I’m pretty excited by Google’s announcement that they are going to build and test a few fiber networks around the United States that would provide internet access at up to 1 gigabit/sec. That’s in comparison to the U.S.’s pathetic 3.9 megabit/sec average. That’s over 250 times faster! That’s even 20 times faster than Verizon’s FiOS, which as far as I know is the fastest service in the nation that is currently available to consumers. (more…)
Put Those Trolls On a Diet
12 years ago
by David van Sunder
in Business
Another troll? How many are there? Photo by Imamon via Flickr
We’ve all been there at one point or another. You pour your heart and soul into a product, article, podcast, etc and set it free for everyone to enjoy. Then you check back later and see that someone has made a comment. And that comment seems to be the harshest, most critical comment ever. Worse yet, it’s not even true. Not wanting anyone to see such a ridiculous comment go unanswered, you swing into action!
Whoa now! Hold on there for just a moment. I know when your business or personal brand is being criticized, it’s hard to hold back. Most people’s first instinct is to either defend themselves or their product by addressing the commenter’s concerns or to dispute the commenter’s claims. While those feel like the right ways to handle the situation, either one of those strategies could backfire in a big way. So, if you see a negative comment somewhere, whether it be on your blog, Yelp, Twitter or even as a review on someone else’s blog, don’t immediately jump in to handle the situation.
Do They Have A Point?
Before you do anything, you should assess the situation. (more…)