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Searching Google by image (aka how to find stolen images)
Dragging an image across my desktop today, I accidentally stumbled upon an amazing Google search feature that I never knew about. Google’s image search allows you to search for a particular image across the web, which could help you identify the source of an image or help you find websites that have “borrowed” your imagery. Their image search is not just looking for matching file names either, but is actually using image... Continue Reading
Beginning this week, Google is adding a new signal to the 200+ factors that make up their search algorithm: the number of copyright complaints a site receives.
With the new change, sites that receive a large volume of copyright removal notices will be pushed lower in the search rankings, although at this point Google has not mentioned any plans to remove sites completely from their results.
Google has long been under fire from media groups around the globe who claim that Google facilitates piracy... Continue Reading
The domain name for your biggest competitor is about to expire, and you have already placed a back order to purchase it. Do you get to keep it?
Most likely not. At the end of 2004 ICANN, the nonprofit global organization that sets domain policies, added a grace period after a domain expires when the owner can still choose to renew the domain. So when the domain expires, the website and related email addresses will stop working, but the owner will still have a few days to renew. Even if the owner... Continue Reading
In our last blog about privacy policy creation we mentioned that in some cases a privacy policy is a legal requirement for a website. The following list mentions some of the cases where a privacy policy is required by law. This list is not comprehensive. If you have any questions about your own privacy policy requirements you should consult with a lawyer.
If you are collecting personal information from any California residents, California state law requires you to post a privacy policy.
If you process... Continue Reading
Is a privacy policy really necessary for my website?
When building a website, privacy policy creation seems to intimidate website owners more than any other step of the process. The bad news is that it is necessary. The good news is that it’s pretty easy once you understand what it needs to say.
What is a privacy policy?
A privacy policy is a disclaimer placed on your website to tell your website users how you are going to handle their personal information. There are some circumstances where... Continue Reading
