If you ever click on links to view YouTube movies, beware of the latest trick by hackers.

If you are sent an email asking you to go to YouTube to see a movie, be careful. You may be sent to a web page that looks just like YouTube, which tells you to click on a link to install some upgraded software before you can view the movie.

The page is a fake, and if you click on the upgrade link you’ll get something nasty installed onto your computer.

If you’re aware, you’ll see that the address in the browser bar is not a normal YouTube address.

Be careful. The criminals out there are getting more and more devious. And internet users seem to be getting more and more careless.

I have received several emails (supposedly from Network Solutions) today telling me that my domain name has expired, together with some garbage about logging in to claim some money from resale and transfer of the domain name..

THIS IS  A FAKE. Do NOT click on the link and provide any login details.

If you do, you could end up losing control of any domains that you have registered at Network Solutions. (more…)

LO,
Pretty well anything can be promoted successfully on the internet if you are creative about it.

Even if it’s unsexy and boring.

Exhibit 1: Blendtec
Consider the problem faced by Tom Dickson, founder of Blendtec.
He makes home blenders. Hardly an exciting item.
Here’s what he did to promote blender sales for his ailing company.
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You’ve probably heard about VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) recently.
This is a technology where you use your broadband Internet connection to make phone calls, instead of your normal phone system. (more…)