CAPTCHA is a spam protection method used on forms that displays images with distorted text that the user must decipher in order to submit the form. The reCAPTCHA MailHide project makes protecting your email address from spambots and email address harvesting systems an easy task – and the service is free. (more…)

These broadband statistics are a little old I guess, but interesting nonetheless. According to a recent report, the total number of broadband connections globally reached over a quarter of a billion by the end of 2006. (more…)

Take note as Google’s gradual rollout of universal search is big news – some great features for Joe Surfer and possibly some major ramifications for those of us running sites and battling for good rankings. (more…)

The mature age market (55+) are about to bypass the 35-44 year old demographic in the UK as the age group most prevalent online. (more…)

For TTB readers who only view my blog, post summaries via my RSS feed or aren’t subscribed to my email newsletter – you’ve probably missed out on seeing some some articles I’ve published in recent over the last couple of months – here’s a summary just for you! (more…)

Announced just a few hours ago, MySpace states it is implementing redirects on links that users add to the social network. (more…)

David Sifry, founder and CEO of Technorati, has published his latest blog statistics fest, expanding from the usual “State of the Blogosphere” reports into “State of the Live web”, covering social media including blogs video, photos, audio and more. (more…)

Just when we’re all catching our breath in relation to Web 2.0, some are making serious forays into what’s being labeled as Web 3.0 (more…)

A colleague just sent me a couple of links to what at first appeared to be an offer from Google for FREE in-home wireless broadband service. (more…)

Starting in May this year, Yahoo! will be offering their email users unlimited storage. (more…)