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Google Apps WHOIS error reveals hundreds of thousands of domain owners’ personal details

Mar13
by on March 13, 2015 at 9:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, domains, Google, Google Apps, Insider, registrations, WHOIS

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The names, contact addresses, email info and phone numbers of 282,867 Google Apps domain owners have been exposed thanks to a WHOIS error, according to Cisco. The company’s Talos security research team has published an advisory note on the problem which began in mid-2013 and has been unmasking the details of people who opted for WHOIS privacy protection ever since. The researchers found that admins were affected after they renewed their private WHOIS domain registration data. They studied 309,925 domains registered through Google’s partner registrar eNom and discovered that 94 percent were affected. A fix has now been issued to…

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The best tools & resources for your content promotion

Mar13
by on March 13, 2015 at 8:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Roundups, Social Media

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This article first appeared on Mention. A recent study shows that 86 percent of all B2B marketers use content marketing strategies to gain exposure and ultimately generate revenue, but only 38 percent believe they are effective at it. Testing a few different tools and strategies allows you to figure out what works best for your organization. I’ve been lucky enough to try a lot of different tools. Below are some of my favorite content promotion tools and resources that can help get you off on the right foot. 5 best content promotion tools There are a number of tools you…

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Twitter’s building a second-screen experience for TV shows

Mar13
by on March 13, 2015 at 8:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, tv

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Twitter is experimenting with TV Timelines, a new way to surface tweets and media related to TV shows on air, reports Mashable. The feature, which is still being tested in Twitter’s iPhone app with a limited number of users, becomes available when you use a hashtag for some TV shows. Currently, American Idol, The Big Bang Theory, @Midnight and The Blacklist are participating in the social network’s experiment. Once you’ve accepted the invitation to try TV Timelines for a certain show, the interface will display tweets, videos, GIFs and photos. Three columns — Highlights, Media and All — organize all…

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