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More lame spam as blog comments

Robert Weiner

At their best, these are way more entertaining than email spam -- lots of creative English, garbled syntax, and mixed metaphors ("gladsome to mature this website," "earmarks of the army has recruited on boob tube," "Lossing albatross is benificial," "your current article causes me completely happy"). Thanks For Share Robert L. Great write-up!

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. Perhaps|Maybe} you {could|can} write next articles referring to this article.

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Creating Strong Passwords

Robert Weiner

NTEN's blog discusses the details of the break-in and lessons we should learn from it. More recently, Slate.com published an article called Fix Your Terrible, Insecure Passwords in Five Minutes with general password tips and a clever algorithm for developing strong passwords. Photo: Paul Linton.

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Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader

Robert Weiner

I just wrote a guest blog post for NTEN on the topic of moving from an accidental techie role to a leadership role. My article is meant for those who want to stop being accidental and move into a technology leadership role. Last July, Holly Ross wrote that it was time to retire the phrase "accidental techie". part of what they do.

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Separating Personal and Professional Lives on Social Media

Robert Weiner

Andrew Heller discussed the risks of oversharing in his NTEN blog post Social Media and Privacy: Best Practices for Managing Your Personal and Professional Identities. " His article and the comments provide some suggestions about how to separate the two. His basic advice: "Be Prepared. Be mindful of your online presence.

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Optimize Your Web Pages

Robert Weiner

The Chronicle of Philanthropy published a brief article (subscription required) describing how the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program used Website Optimizer to determine which of three versions of a web page was most effective in persuading people to sign up for information. Go forth and test! read more.

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Making the Case for Advancement Services

Robert Weiner

In his blog post on evaluating fundraising programs, Measuring Success The Buffett Way , Jason McNeil asks What measures might Warren Buffett use to evaluate development effectiveness? Among other things, TARP found that: Twice as many people are told about a bad experience as are told about a good one.

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