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Linkbait Precognition:Sometimes I have a good feeling about linkbait, and sometimes…

Sometimes I have a good feeling about linkbait, and sometimes… I don’t
Linkbait (noun): Any website content or feature designed specifically to gain attention or encourage others to link to the website. Common link building tactic used in SEO.

Move along now, nothing to see here (well for 12 months anyway)
Wouldn’t [...]

Deep cookie thoughts

Consensual Sets: Does getting consent for cookies have to be all that onerous?

(Update 27th May 2011 – The ICO are giving a 12 months grace period. Various comments seem to confirm the views I set out below – I’ll blog about it in due course)
(Update 22 May 2012 – As the 12 month’s grace period comes to an end I am increasingly concerned that the view explained [...]

Sample Cookie Audit Report

Testers wanted: An audit tool to find out what cookies your site uses

Are you working to get your website compliant for the new EU Cookie Directive? Or just thinking about it?
Find out what cookies your site is using
The first step in achieving compliance with the new directive is to audit your cookies – find out what cookies you are using, and what they are doing.
5 [...]

Scale of Cookie Naughtiness

Google Analytics and the Scale of Cookie Naughtiness

In my quest to get to grips with the EU Cookie Directive I keep coming back to Google Analytics as an example of the dilemmas posed by the directive.
A sliding scale of naughtiness
So there are good and bad cookies, of that there is no doubt.
There are cookies that are 100% necessary for the functioning [...]

got breakfast? [explored #148]

Are you ready for the new cookie directive coming into force in 6 days time?

Are you ready for the new cookie directive coming into force in 6 days time?
Certainly I’m not!
Did you even know that from next Wednesday (25th of May 2011) it will be a legal requirement to get consent from your website visitors to use cookies? Heck, do you even know what cookies are? You wouldn’t be [...]

jack johnson:supposed to be

Online Advertising: An overview presentation for East Lothian Coffee Morning

Coffee mornings don’t always mean jam and Jerusalem. Indeed to those in the Lothians and interested in technology, the phrase “Coffee Morning” means good coffee and geek chat. There are now three coffee mornings in the Lothians. The Edinburgh one is the longest established and is one I try not to miss.

Social Media Podcast

Social Media Podcast: Kiril and Tim join the regulars to talk iPad2, Check-ins etc

Another social media podcast from the Attacat & fatbuzz team: Podcast 33 talks about check-ins, Facebook stories & privacy, advertising spend and the iPad 2 launch.

Official Opening: Scotland’s First Minister to open the Attacat Office

To say we are honoured would be an understatement, however the First Minister has agreed to make our celebrations official.
Tomorrow morning (Wednesday 13th April 2011) at 10am the Rt Hon Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland will be visiting us in our new George Street office in Edinburgh to cut the ribbon and [...]

Google Plus One Button

Spam Proof? Why Google’s +1 will be difficult to abuse

Following the (partial) release of Google’s Plus One button, there has been a lot of chat amongst the SEO community about what impact it may have on rankings. The debate that has interested me is the one around whether it is spamable or not. More of that below.

What is Plus [...]

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