Speaking of passwords, I thought it would be fun to share this little bit of trivia: last year TechCrunch amused everyone by publishing the list of 370 words banned by Twitter for use as a password.
You can actually find them yourself by checking the source code on Twitter’s sign up page if you are so adventurous. (Go to Twitter’s sign up page here and do a search in their source code for ‘twttr.BANNED_PASSWORDS’).
We found them all on Business Insider’s website and you can view the entire list here.
Some are obvious: repetitive numbers “111111″ or “123456″, or names like “amanda” or “einstein” all of which violate the rules laid out in the prior post, Finding the Right Password.
Others are fairly amusing, for example you can’t use “twitter” as your Twitter password. Nor can you use “computer” or varying progressions of “password”, “password1″, “password12″, well….you get the point.
Other banned words are curious: you can’t use “turtle” as a password, but apparently “whale” would be acceptable (if it was available).
You probably already know to check the WordPress main site at http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/. You can search there for new themes or check for themes using any criteria you want, such as color, number of columns, width or almost anything you want.
But you may want to do more than that. Here are a few sites I always check when a client calls wanting a new website.
Most of these should be free (check the fine print) and some may work better or smoother than others, but if nothing else they can give you some ideas of what is out there and what we can do to create your smashing new website!
Posted by admin | Posted in Social Media | Posted on 27-09-2009
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This video and accompanying statistics are all from Socialnomics.
I have not found a better way to describe the power of the Social Media phenomenon and so I have included it here. Please visit their site with any feedback, questions or additions as they say they want to:
Keep your feedback/questions/challenges coming as it will collectively make video #2 that much better – you know leverage this whole “social” thing.
Statistics from the Video are following: (sources listed below by corresponding #) (continued in post…)
The influence and power of today’s Social Media cannot be overestimated. The Social Media phenomenon is indeed here to stay. It will grow and change and morph with popular trending topics and media campaigns, but that is why it has such staying power: precisely because it will adapt to the ever-changing market currents.
Consumers now have more freedom than ever to pursue their interests online. They surf the web, shop and compare the value and cost of products. They connect with each other through Social Media outlets to make important business decisions as well as casual recreational pursuits. In current economic times, why wouldn’t you want to use these free marketing tools to your best advantage?
