I'm a big fan of the Africanis dog and also run a Facebook page. It's all about awareness around the Africanis, #AdoptDontShop, Animal Rescue and more, all for a good cause. The more upset I was seeing a fake Africanis page on Facebook, trying to scam people for their good intention. Even the Africanis url is redirecting to some money-making scheme.

Having to use Ctrl+Click to open links in an email can be annoying, as it requires two hands. But for some people, having to perform this action can be a serious obstacle, where all unnecessary physical motions are an extra burden. How to turn off Ctrl+Click for following links in Outlook By default Ctrl+Click is the shortcut to open a hyperlink in Outlook.

A 404 error means "Page not found" and indicates a broken link. It's a disruption to the user experience and therefore often considered as "This is awkward". However, I agree with Meetup here: "But maybe not as awkward as when you go in for a high five and they go in for a fist bump." Don't display an annoying 404 Page Not Found error…

Here I'm presented with no other option but to 'Accept' the use of cookies. The GDPR clearly states that with cookie settings the withdrawal must be as easy as giving consent. You might think that linking to the California Privacy Rights Notice exempts this website from complying with the GDPR. The GDPR applies to EU citizens, not EU organisations…

I like LinkedIn, because it's a network of professionals. Accordingly, I expect content that is relevant to professionals. I'm coming to terms with the decline of quality and the invasion of clickbait. But I'm shocked to see that LinkedIn actively advertises games, disguised in 'Notifications'. Furthermore, the worst FOMO triggers are being used: Stating a big number of others justifies conforming to the new norm.

A great example of a simple Cookie Notice: 2 sentence quick explanation why and what happens to collected data. 2 equally designed easy to see and select options to choose from. Just as easy to 'Decline'. #Good #Practice #Tip brought to you by Yours * TrulyJuly *. Learn more Content Marketing tips by following Content Coach on Facebook.

Realising you have been hacked is a terrible moment. While your brain is spinning with all the what-ifs, it's hard to concentrate on the next steps. But it's important to act quickly to prevent the hackers from causing more harm. The more important it is to feel supported along the way. However, Google offers really no support at all when trying to recover a hacked Gmail account:

The year 2025 is a pivotal moment in the global pursuit of gender equality and women’s empowerment, as it marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Under the banner of UN Women’s global campaign to mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, “For ALL Women and Girls”, this year’s International Women’s Day is a rallying cry to take action in three key areas:

Read an Ebook Week happens annually in the first full week of March, running from March 2nd to the 8th this year. Read an Ebook Week is a week-long celebration of ebooks and the readers who love them. For the one week only, publishers and authors offer thousands of original ebooks for free and at deep discounts to encourage book lovers around the globe to give ebooks a try.

So Meta is going the same way as X by simply ditching Fact-Checking. Get the bigger picture about the consequences as John Oliver takes a deep dive on Facebook & Content Moderation: John Oliver goes as far as providing instructions how to make yourself a bit less valuable to Meta in protest: JohnOliverWantsYourRatErotica.com. Facebook is not good for you.

On January 7, 2025 Meta made the announcement that they are ending their third party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model. With this, they follow a similar community-driven content moderation program launched by X (formerly Twitter) in 2021 that became widespread on X in 2023. This, despite research showing how the ‘community notes’ model –which combines automation with the…

Cycling home battling strong winds, a surreal picture awaited me in the CBD: Table Mountain on fire. At no point did I feel worried, the Cape Town fires raging on Devil's Peak in 2021 were far more scary. And indeed, the next morning the Table Mountain inferno was ‘largely contained’. However, there are warnings that Cape Town is not immune to a Los Angeles type fire disaster…

Happy Valentine's Day! Be My #Valentine 🙂 Me thinks of You ♥ Me is in LOVE #Strawberry #Delivery ♥ #Sweet as #Chocolate ♥ Me #loves You 🙂 Follow Rats Make Great Pets on Facebook and Instagram. #RattieTip brought to you by #YoursTrulyJuly.

As I'm checking out social media automation tools, I'm surprised to see: CoSchedule still uses the Twitter logo on their page: Normally I'd say this is why you need to do an audit of your website and proofread your content. But I wonder if this is a mistake? Or do some secretly wish the good old days back when Twitter was still Twitter? How do you feel about this? Miss little Larry the Bird?

SpaceX, Starlink's parent company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has withdrawn its planned participation in regulatory hearings led by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA).   An ICASA spokesperson said SpaceX notified the regulator on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, that it would no longer participate in oral presentations taking place this week.  The notice was issued hours after SpaceX representatives missed their scheduled presentation that morning.

The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) and the nearly 2 000 guests attending the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to support local designers. SONA is an event where President Cyril Ramaphosa provides updates on the government’s programmes and sets the agenda for the new financial year.

Make the pledge and receive a FREE story! Nal’ibali, the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, is providing a free story for children to celebrate World Read Aloud Day (WRAD). This WRAD's special story 'What is that?' is written by Baeletsi Tsatsi and illustrated by Rico. The story is available in all 11 official South African languages: Baeletsi Tsatsi is a storyteller, writer, story coach…

What if someone has successfully hacked your account and has taken it over? You can try and get it back through Account Recovery. Just that a clever hacker will change your recovery email and recovery phone. In this case, it's essential to offer to contact Support. Not only for the account recovery, but also to prevent hijacked accounts from creating more harm through phishing or scamming.

I don't believe in horoscopes, but they're fun to read, right. Any reflection about oneself or the year ahead is helpful and if a Chinese zodiac can spur it on, why not. So what does the year of the Wood Snake hold for us? Turns out, very different things according to very different media: The Economic Times predicts: The Year of the Snake encourages growth, new beginnings and the shedding of bad energy…

SIM Swap Scams are on the rise, but there's something you can do to prevent it in the first place: How to prevent SIM swapping: Request a Number Lock or Port Freeze from your mobile network provider and lock the account to your current SIM. Once a number is locked, it cannot be ported to another SIM. That means should you want to move your phone number over to another SIM, you will need to first remove the lock, usually with a PIN number or by physically walking into the store.

In the tradition of Happy #20SHINETEEN,  Happy #20Plenty,  Happy #20PlentyNew and Happy #20PlentyMore, let’s continue with a rhyme that inspires to achieve it all: Happy #20PlentyThrive! &nbs…

In the tradition of Happy #20SHINETEEN,  Happy #20Plenty,  Happy #20PlentyNew and Happy #20PlentyMore, let's continue with a rhyme that inspires to achieve it all: Happy #20PlentyThrive! Wishing you a fantastic New Year 2025 with #20PlentyMoreForAll!

As usual, Google launches the dark mode feature so late for its apps, that it can only be announced as ‘finally’:    Google FINALLY releases Dark Mode for Google Calendar web clien…

When you are linking out of your domain to an external site, it can be a good idea to implement a redirect notice: For security reasons, when you can’t take responsibility for t…