I was asked by a client today what the significance of of the Open Directory Project (DMOZ) is. Imagine if you will the early days of the Internet where trusted web sites linked out to other web sites that they trusted. In effect this way the only way that one could surf the Internet and discover more exciting and free content. Then along came DMOZ who established a directory that listed web sites categorised by interest, region and country. DMOZ in one way is a relic of the Internet in … [Read more...] about Who remembers DMOZ?
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A Valuable Lesson for This Winona Chiropractic Center (and Brett)
I can empathise with Brett Terpstra, a web designer who waited almost four years for money owed to him for a web design job that he completed for a Winona, Canada, chiropractic firm. In desperation he changed the web site as below, the image went viral and loads of controversy erupted around his actions. Brett should have done what he has now and just taken the site down - see http://winonachiropractic.com/. In the interim the chirpractor that Brett had a beef with opened another practise … [Read more...] about A Valuable Lesson for This Winona Chiropractic Center (and Brett)
