Spammers’ new commenting trick.
WordPress has a great anti-comment spam plugin askimet. It is quite effective against most spam. But these days I have noticed spammers going in stealth mode. Initially they would just write crap comment usually lot of random character filled with links. It was easy to track. For egs. For the post Chrome is finally in [...]
Brazil loses and Twitter is down
Tournament favourites Brazil have been knocked out by Netherlands 2-1 after being 1-0 up at half-time. Twitter has been flooded by the tweets and it is currently down approximately 10 seconds after the final whistle. I am lucky to be able to tweet just before that. “Netherland wins…in the semis…. sorry Brazil“
How to tell your story impressively to your readers
Writing is an art but with so many people writing there are some points that you should know to gain and keep those readers. Be clear about your idea You must be able to explain your story verbally in few minutes. If you take more time than what is required then it means that you [...]
Gizmodo hacked ?
I saw this while Googling. It shows the meta-data about the site, ie. what is visible to Google and other search engine bots. Either it is a poor SEO or Gizmodo has been hacked.
Why Facebook e-Mail Will be a Disaster
Facebook has plans to launch a webmail like Gmail, yahoo mail, etc codenamed Project Titan according to Michael Arrington of Techcrunch. Facebook can launch email addresses with the use of the usernames/vanity url chosen by its users. Like mine is facebook.com/arunkamath (You can add me as a friend) will be arunkamath@facebook.com. It will be great [...]
Bought two more domains.
I have purchased two more domains TheGizmoBlog.com and ArunKamath.com. I am haven’t started blogging in those as yet due to exams and final year project. However, I am planning to write about latest gizmos in TheGizmoBlog.com and general day to day rants in ArunKamath.com . Both of the above blogs are hosted free at Blogger. [...]
Koreans watch Avatar in 4D
Avatar is a big, big hit. Thanks to the superb visual effects that you can experience in 3D. The Aliens vs Humans fight has be shown in a spectacular fashion that even the harshest critics have forgiven James Cameroon for its predictable plot. Now, according to Variety, Koreans can watch it in 4D !!!! The [...]
How to shorten your URL using Google’s Goo.gl
Google has launched its own url shortening service Goo.gl. However, Google URL Shortener is currently available for Google products and not for broader consumer use. There is, fortunately, a trick to get your blog url shortened using Goo.gl. You must use Feedburner for your feeds. Just go to your Feeds -> Publicize -> Socialize and [...]
How to prevent deterioration of your English language skills due to use of Technology
Technology has been a boon, especially in the field of communication. We can speak to many without much effort. Want to tell your friend what you are doing or what you are feeling, just tweet or do a status update in Facebook and all your friends will come to know about it in a jiffy. [...]
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