Last week, ManageEngine announced that they were now offering their help desk software called ServiceDesk Plus completely free with no restrictions. It used to be free for two technicians or as a trial for up to five technicians. Now, the software in the Standard tier is free without limitations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNPp7KZbd8 Much of their website still conveys … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
The eBay success story
After activist stockholder Carl Icahn has been publicly demanding that eBay spin off PayPal, the company has responded with an infographic to show the successes of eBay. The infographic can be seen at full size (PDF) from eBay's blog. It covers growth, shareholder value, strengths, and a fact sheet to translate the presentation. … [Read more...]
Free software Ezvid leverages YouTube’s Content ID copyright protection to create a revenue stream
YouTube has a copyright protection system in place called Content ID. It scans uploaded videos and tries to match if the video contains copyrighted material such as being a TV episode or having copyrighted background music. If copyrighted material is detected, one result may be that YouTube places ads around and within your video. The revenue proceeds from those ads go to the … [Read more...]
Using Google AdSense on a responsive site
Responsive web design has become a fairly popular approach to making websites that look and work well across devices. Desktops, tablets, smartphones and other web-enabled devices have different viewing capabilities and responsive design provides your site with a bit of logic on how content should flow at different sizes. When I first switched 404 Tech Support over to a … [Read more...]
Free ebook: It’s Complicated – The Social Lives of Networked Teens by Danah Boyd
It's Complicated - The Social Lives of Networked Teens by Danah Boyd is a book that seeks to explain the appeal of using the Internet for teens and how they use it. Social media plays a big part but what about privacy, danger, and bullying? It's Complicated is available from booksellers as a hardcover, audio book, and Kindle book. The author wanted to reach as wide an audience … [Read more...]