http://blog.red-dog.com A place where web design meets SEO and networking. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:22:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The "Tiger Woods Accident" is one of the most requested search terms on the web at the moment. And that has given a fresh opportunity for cyber criminals and malware marketers, according to security software vendor Symantec. "From an IT security point of view this unfortunate incident is just another ... http://blog.red-dog.com/tiger-woods-accident-search-results-may-be-harmful/ Five whole years ago, a study was published on American eating habits by USC-Berkeley Professor Gladys Block. She found that sweets, sodas and alcohol make up nearly 25% of the calorie intake of the average American. She also found that we're only eating half as many vegetables as what is recommended ... http://blog.red-dog.com/keeping-it-fresh/ Faced with a high vacancy rate, the people running New York's tallest building* had to find a new hook to lure tenants. When your currency is one of the seven wonders of the modern world*, you need to think hard about what it would take to turn the fortunes around. ... http://blog.red-dog.com/a-beacon-for-us-all-the-empire-state-building-goes-green/ Two-thirds of all Americans are fat. I didn't make that up. That's what "F as in Fat 2009" - a report just published today - tells us. And by "fat" they don't mean an extra few pounds. They mean overweight. And obese. And it's everyone. Men. Women. Children. And it's not just here or ... http://blog.red-dog.com/why-are-we-so-fat/ My brother asked the question on Facebook. Why isn't anyone talking about the $134 billion found in a suitcase? I didn't know anything about it, so I googled it and found that 5 days ago, two 50-something men were stopped by customs officers on a train in Italy on their way ... http://blog.red-dog.com/134-billion/ DotMobi (.mobi) is a top level domain which been around since 2006. But its popularity is finally growing -- by leaps and bounds. Not only are software publishers like Symantec jumping on to the bandwagon with their mobile site for the Norton brand (norton.mobi) but radio stations like NPR, newspapers like the ... http://blog.red-dog.com/the-dawning-of-the-mobi-age/ Since April 11th, she's had over 65 million views on YouTube for a single 4 minute performance, making it one of the most popular videos ever posted. Susan Boyle, a 47 year-old frumpy spinster, had told her mother, who died two years ago, that she would do "something" with her ... http://blog.red-dog.com/the-susan-boyle-phenomenon/ I don't watch a lot of TV. But I do watch House. I don't have a medical background, but find the problems that House's team solves to be interesting and, at times, magical. We like how Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie) is such a difficult character and wonder how his ... http://blog.red-dog.com/house-crosses-the-line-with-kutners-death/ If you're thinkin' that it's baseball, well you'd better think again. In America, shopping is THE national sport and this past weekend, I learned a bit more about how this national sport is played. I went to Macy's for their President's Day sale. Macy's was trying to clear out their previously ... http://blog.red-dog.com/fixing-america-return-policies-that-make-sense/ After living in Europe for nearly 20 years you get used to doing things on your own. You pump your own gas, you pack your own bags at the grocery store AND take them out to the car AND load them in as well. It's different in America. You get ... http://blog.red-dog.com/a-world-with-too-much-customer-service/