Privacy and data tracking have become critical issues for many websites. Laws like GDPR and CCPA, which regulate data tracking and user privacy, have changed, affecting businesses and organizations of all sizes. If you’ve received notices about compliance with these or similar laws, now is a good time to make changes. If you haven’t, it’s a good idea to be…
Technology continues to evolve, and the digital marketing landscape continues to evolve with it. New developments have made digital marketing more competitive than ever, but also given businesses more opportunities to get ahead. Those who are able to capitalize on these opportunities with both caution and agility will see the biggest benefits. Let’s take a look at the digital marketing…
If you used the internet at all in the last ten years, you almost certainly noticed the appearance of “cookie banners;” popups on websites across the internet asking for your permission to use tracking cookies. Website owners, managers, and businesses might’ve also received unsettling messages about liability and compliance with rules like CCPA and GDPR. What’s going on here? What…
A few years ago, you probably noticed that the sites you regularly visited were suddenly asking for your permission to use tracking cookies. These notices became known as “cookie banners” or “cookie pop-ups,” and many users found them annoying, and weren’t sure of their purpose. After seeing these pop-ups, you may have heard about Europe’s GDPR and the US State…
Every month, hackers, spammers, and phishers get more sophisticated and come up with even more believable scams. There is no doubt you already receive tons of unsolicited email spam that is either easily detectable or removed by spam filters. However, recent phishing scams are becoming more sophisticated, and more difficult to detect. False Photography Phishing Scams There are a lot…
A few months back I implemented a method of organizing personal tasks I had to complete around the home using a Bullet Journal. This started with purchasing a regular notebook, listing tasks and events for each month, assigning each task to a week, then adding each task to a specific day. I could see on all the tasks I had…
If you’re not careful, the communication tools you use every day might be exposing sensitive information about yourself, your business, or your customers, to some nefarious characters. Hackers and identity thieves are real, and many of them use some form of “digital snooping” to collect the information they need to do their damage. Usernames, passwords, account numbers, and other kinds…
Here is a tip that can make your day-to-day job easier and also your work results more accurate and predictable. Make checklists for your common work tasks. You can start with a general checklist of how to approach your workday or your week, to very specific checklists on how to perform a specific task at the office. Checklists can be…
Here at Web Ascender, we spend a LOT of time at our desks designing and developing awesome digital products for our clients. However, all that sitting and typing can take a toll on your body in the form of a repetitive strain injury (RSI). If your wrists, forearms, elbows or neck have ever felt sore after a marathon computing session,…