Last night a security vulnerability was discovered that affects Linux distributions, allowing hackers to potentially execute code to gain control of hardware. It has been named GHOST (CVE-2015-0235) and is a critical glibc vulnerability.
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A/B testing, also known as split testing, is one of the easiest and most efficient ways to improve the emails you send to your customers. This article guides you through the main elements of what to test, why, and how to use the results to increase traffic and sales.
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Every nanosecond, someone disagrees with what someone else has said on the Internet. Most of these people leave an angry response or meme on a comment thread and then promptly forget about it. However, a minority take it much further and use technology to attack websites and other online presences. No host, server, or website is immune to these large scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Here’s how to explain them and what you can do.
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We’ve witnessed a rapid evolution of data storage over the last 50 years – from clunky 1-tonne behemoth machines that would barely store a 5-minute mp3 file in the 1960s to thumbnail-sized micro SD cards with capacities of 512 gigabytes today.
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Over a decade ago, two entrepreneurs started a web hosting company based on two things: their own experiences, and actively using customer feedback to provide people with the products and services they need. This is a legacy that has carried through to the present, and hundreds – if not thousands – of customer suggestions later, we are who we are today. Put simply, we’ll never stop valuing customer feedback, no matter how big or small the suggestion.
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You don’t have to search the web too hard to find a plethora of articles, videos and infographics telling you which colour buttons you should use for a greater click-through rate in your emails, when you should post links on social media for the best response rates, how long your web pages should be, and so on.
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In light of the latest Google updates, more webmasters are getting penalised for having dodgy links. If you own a site, you need to conduct a backlink audit in order to assess the risk your website might be under, even if you’ve not been penalised by the search engine giant. This guide will teach you how to gather, sort and clean up your list of links in just a few steps.
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A new year is a great opportunity to introduce some new fonts into your collection. We’ve handpicked some of the best free fonts from the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 to make sure you top up your set with something a bit different.
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2014 may have been and gone, but we still have one final thing to cover: December’s Website of the Month winner!
It was a particularly difficult month for voting and the numbers changed dramatically throughout, with the winner changing on an almost daily basis..
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We’re still in the first week of a brand new year, so hit the ground running with this simple guide to preparing your website and online accounts for 2015.
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