Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam.....

Ever wondered where all that spam in your inbox comes from? The penis enlargement pills, viagra and claims to enhance your sexual performance. Ever wondered whether anyone responds to spam? If so, ever wondered who responds and whether anyone buys this junk?

An interesting article on the BBC website gives a good insight into this. And you will be surprised when you read it.

Read the full article here.

Do small firms really need a website?

An interesting fact from the Federation of Small Businesses - no more than half of Britain's small to medium-sized businesses have a web presence.

This article, published on the BBC's website argues that a presence in cyberspace will become increasingly essential, even for small businesses who appear to be doing OK at present without a website.

The article cites the case of Wiggly Wigglers, a local Herefordshire-based company who established a website in 1995 and started trading online in 1999. The firm's turnover has grown from £6000 in 1995 to £2.5M today with customers from all over Western Europe largely due to its presence in cyberspace.

Read the full article here....

Email Spoofing

"I found out from returned "undelivered" email that those address does not exist in my lists--in the first place, I have never sent them".

Does this sound familiar?

If so then you have been a victim of "Email Spoofing".

These deceptive emails are called "Spoof Emails" because they fake the appearance of a popular Web site or company in an attempt to commit identity theft. Also known as "hoax" or "phishing" emails, this practice is occurring more and more frequently throughout the online world.

To find out more about email spoofing and the potential effects of it on you read this article from Deb Shinder.

Search Engine Optimised or Search Engine Friendly

The term "Search Engine Optimisation" tends to get used indiscriminately these days. Many web developers will say they have optimised a site when all they've done is to add a few keywords to the content and meta tags. What they've actually done is make the site search engine friendly.

So what does "Search Engine Optimisation" really mean?

A recent article on the Search Engine Watch website neatly describes the difference between "Search Engine Optimised" and "Search Engine Friendly".

Read the article here....

St Michaels's Hospice - Hereford

Since entering my 60’s (yes my 60’s), I have taken on a new lease of life, Fitness has become my main hobby and to celebrate this new era I am taking part in a local Half marathon in deepest Herefordshire on the 20th March 2007. This half marathon is special to the area as all the money raised will be donated towards the local Hospice.

I met my sponsor down in Herefordshire 18 months ago. Sue Gardner is a fitness instructor who makes exercise fun and easy for all levels, she is passionate about getting anyone to enjoy exercise within the constraints of their lifestyle through classes, personal training or training from home.

Her company Fit for Life UK has encouraged 25 runners to take part in this run. Most of us have never taken part before. This I think is an achievement and through her expertise and encouragement we are all going to give it a go for charity - a charity that hopefully none of us will have to use.

So I am asking you to dip your hands into your pocket and donate as I will be running, or walking, or a bit of both. Please look online at www.fitforlifeuk.co.uk and meet this fun woman. You can donate online there or at www.justgiving.com/fitforlife.

As a collective group we hope to raise £10,000 so anything no matter how small would be gratefully received.

Mike Brogan

Day 10 Solutions Has Moved

Day 10 has now moved development to a new office near Leominster in Herefordshire. Mike Brogan, Director says that "This move will allow us to take advantage of lower costs which will allow us to keep our prices at levels that SME's can afford".

Whilst all development will be done in the new office, Day 10 will still retain a local office in Basingstoke to service clients in the Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire area.

The new address is The Studio, Leysters, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0HT. Tel: 0845 071 2223.

Google Product to Help Retailers

Google is set to roll out an online service for retailers to promote their products. In thime this is likely to have a major impact on the online retailing business.

Article here on the BBC website.