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Category Archives: The Web
Who’s Who in Scams Aimed at Artists
Creatives are frequent targets of scammers who use the promise of publicity and attention as bait to take your money and/or your work while giving little or nothing of value in return. The insidious part of these scams is that … Continue reading
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Instagram: A Deck Stacked Against You
If you haven’t heard that Instagram is a scam dominated by automated software ("bots"), fake users and fake "likes" you must be pretty new to the internet. But just in case you aren’t up to speed, here are a few … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Galleries, Photography, scam, The Web
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Lorum Ipsum in ROT-13
You’ll frequently read posts in ClientsFromHell.net (and if you’re not a regular visitor there you should become one*) about clients misunderstanding, and reacting badly to, standard “Lorum Ipsum” placeholder text. The solution? Use Lorum Ipsum “encrypted” with ROT-13 (a very … Continue reading
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Camerapixio.com: The Worst Photoshop Tutorial on the Web
When I first saw it on Facebook I was sure it was a parody. A joke. But no, it’s intended to be real: Camerapixo.com: 10-Step Processing Technique. To save you the trouble of examining that link I’ll warn you that … Continue reading
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Defeat Clickbait Headlines Using this One Weird Trick
Here’s the one weird trick… You didn’t actually click on the link did you? Oh for the love of all that is holy and pure, please tell me you didn’t click on the link…
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Copyright: How to Tell if You Should Post a Photo on the Internet
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Gag Orders in Wedding Photo Contracts?
Here’s an interesting article on what, if it catches on, could be a disturbing trend in wedding photography: A contract clause (buried in the fine print, naturally) that prohibits the customer from posting negative reviews. (You can read the story … Continue reading
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QR Codes: Don’t Put Them on Your Web Site!
Stop it, people! Stop putting QR codes on web sites! QR codes are those now-ubiquitous 2-dimensional barcodes that appear in magazines, advertising posters, etc. like the example shown at right. Yes, I know I am, in fact, "Putting a QR … Continue reading
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Harry Potter and the Caller ID Cloak
Imagine what the world would be like if Harry Potter’s Invisibility Cloak was real. For anyone who isn’t familiar with the Harry Potter books (does such a person exist?), the Invisibility Cloak is, quite simply, a cloak that makes its … Continue reading
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Why Would Anyone Advertise on Facebook?
I’m convinced: Advertising on Facebook is useless. Part of the attraction, supposedly, for advertising on Facebook is that they know so much about all their users – through various, sometimes ethically-questionable means – that your advertising will be precisely targeted … Continue reading →