Saturday, December 5, 2015

Netiquette IQ Post Of The Day - A Search Engine for the Internet’s Dirty Secrets

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A Search Engine for the Internet’s Dirty Secrets
Google is helping to power a new search engine built on a daily scan of the whole Internet.
By Tom Simonite on December 4, 2015 the technologyreview.com
A map showing the approximate location of some industrial control systems connected to the Internet, found using the search engine Censys.
Early this week the Austrian security company SEC Consult found that more than three million routers, modems, and other devices are vulnerable to being hijacked over the Internet. Instead of giving each device a unique encryption key to secure its communications, manufacturers including Cisco and General Electric had lazily used a much smaller number of security keys over and over again.
That security screwup was discovered with the help of Censys, a search engine aimed at helping security researchers find the Internet’s dirty little secrets by tracking all the devices hooked up to it. Launched in October by researchers at the University of Michigan, it is likely to produce many more hair-raising findings. Google is providing infrastructure to power the search engine, which is free to use.

“We’re trying to maintain a complete database of everything on the Internet,” says Zakir Durumeric, the University of Michigan researcher who leads the open-source project.
Censys searches data harvested by software called ZMap that Durumeric developed with Michigan colleagues. Every day Censys is updated with a fresh set of data collected after ZMap “pings” more than four billion of the numerical IP addresses allocated to devices connected to the Internet. Grabbing a fresh set of that data takes only hours.
The data that comes back can identify what kind of device responded, as well as details about its software, such as whether it uses encryption and how it is configured. Searching on Censys for software or configuration details associated with a new security flaw can reveal how widespread it is, what devices suffer from it, who they are operated by, and even their approximate location.
Steve Manzuik, director of security research at Duo Security, says that Censys should help make the Internet more secure. His researchers used the tool in their investigation of a major security flaw on computers sold by Dell revealed last week.
Dell had to apologize and rush out remediation tools after Duo showed that the company was putting rogue security certificates on its computers that could be used to remotely eavesdrop on a person’s encrypted Web traffic, for example to intercept passwords. Duo used Censys to find that a Kentucky water plant’s control system was affected, and the Department of Homeland Security stepped in.
Censys was born after Durumeric and colleagues found themselves deluged with requests to run scans to help measure new problems. This March they helped with the response to a major encryption flaw affecting some five million websites including those of Apple, Google, and the FBI (see “Probing the Whole Internet for Weak Spots”).

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Special Bulletin - My just released book

"You're Hired. Super Charge our Email Skills in 60 Minutes! (And Get That Job...) 

is now on sales at Amazon.com 

Great Reasons for Purchasing Netiquette IQ
·         Get more email opens.  Improve 100% or more.
·         Receive more responses, interviews, appointments, prospects and sales.
·         Be better understood.
·         Eliminate indecision.
·         Avoid being spammed 100% or more.
·         Have recipient finish reading your email content. 
·         Save time by reducing questions.
·         Increase your level of clarity.
·         Improve you time management with your email.
·        Have quick access to a wealth of relevant email information.
Enjoy most of what you need for email in a single book.

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Another Special Announcement - Tune in to my upcoming radio interview, Sunday, December 6th at 8 a.m. on Rider University's station, www.1077thebronc.com               I will be discussing my recent book, above on "Your Career Is Calling", hosted by Wanda Ellett.   

In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:

 www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County, NJ.


I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems, a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email, network management software, security products and professional services.  Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.

Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology marketplace.Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.
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Netiquette IQ Technical Term Of The Day - Dynamic Pricing



from whatis.com
Dynamic pricing, also called real-time pricing, is an approach to setting the cost for a product or service that is highly flexible. The goal of dynamic pricing is to allow a company that sells goods or services over the Internet to adjust prices on-the-fly in response to market demands.
Changes are controlled by pricing bots, which are software agents that gather data and use algorithms to adjust pricing according to business rules. 


Typically, the business rules take into account such things as the time of day, day of the week, level of demand and competitor pricing.With the advent of big data and big data analytics, business rules can be crafted to adjust prices for specific customers based on criteria such as the customer's zip code, how often the customer has made purchases in the past and how much the customer typically spends. By collecting and analyzing customer data, a vendor can more accurately predict what price a customer is willing to pay and adjust prices accordingly.
======================================================For a great email parody, view the following link:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTgYHHKs0Zw
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==============================================

Special Bulletin - My just released book

"You're Hired. Super Charge our Email Skills in 60 Minutes! (And Get That Job...) 

is now on sales at Amazon.com 

Great Reasons for Purchasing Netiquette IQ
·         Get more email opens.  Improve 100% or more.
·         Receive more responses, interviews, appointments, prospects and sales.
·         Be better understood.
·         Eliminate indecision.
·         Avoid being spammed 100% or more.
·         Have recipient finish reading your email content. 
·         Save time by reducing questions.
·         Increase your level of clarity.
·         Improve you time management with your email.
·        Have quick access to a wealth of relevant email information.
Enjoy most of what you need for email in a single book.

 =================================

**Important note** - contact our company for very powerful solutions for IP
 management (IPv4 and IPv6, security, firewall and APT solutions:
www.tabularosa.net
==================================================

Another Special Announcement - Tune in to my upcoming radio interview, Sunday, December 6th at 8 a.m. on Rider University's station, www.1077thebronc.com               I will be discussing my recent book, above on "Your Career Is Calling", hosted by Wanda Ellett.   

In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:

 www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County, NJ.


I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems, a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email, network management software, security products and professional services.  Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.

Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology marketplace.Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.
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Friday, December 4, 2015

Netiquette IQ Blog Of 12/4/2015 - How To Send A Direct Message On Twitter



From socialquant.com
Proper Etiquette 101: How To Send A Direct Message On Twitter
If you look at them at all, chances are that you’ve noticed that Twitter removed the 140-character limit on its direct message feature recently (August 12 to be exact).
The change was made, according to Twitter, to make the “private side of Twitter even more powerful and fun.”
It was definitely a welcome change for many.
I mean, have you ever successfully had a REAL conversation with someone over DM WITHOUT having to send multiple messages because you hit a wall at 140 characters?
Unfortunately, if you give some people an inch they’ll take a mile.
I had a recent conversation with someone and noticed that the messages, sent about one a day, were being BURIED by the many messages that said something to the effect of, “Thank you for following me. For more information about ME…
I’ve always found these messages to be frustrating, but she pointed out that they seem to be worse now that the character limit has been expanded (and we were forced to take our conversation to email, instead).

The question is: is it even okay to send direct messages?
What about automated direct messages?
Are they completely off limits, now?
Keep reading to learn the proper etiquette for how to send a direct message on Twitter.
DON’T send DMs that push your own agenda.
This is really what it comes down to, at the end of the day.
If all you’re doing is thanking people and then going straight to pushing your own agenda like telling them to check out your website, then you’re wasting your time because all you will do is annoy people (including me) and instead of getting more Twitter followers, you’ll actually begin to see you follower growth shrink.
DO use DMs for private customer service issues.
Twitter is a great place to go for customer service, and now that companies can opt in to receive DMs from anyone (even people they aren’t following), it’s even easier to communicate with customers.
Now that DMs can be longer than 140 characters, it may often be easier to describe an issue in a DM rather than a tweet, especially if it’s something the customer wants to address privately.
Holding these conversations over DM also keeps the entire conversation in one place, which makes it easier for everyone.
DON’T send people links that they don’t ask for.
This is somewhat similar to my first “don’t”, in that you shouldn’t be pushing your own agenda by sending people links to your other social media sites or your website unless they ask for it.
It also means that you shouldn’t invite someone to communicate with you on another platform like Facebook (unless you find yourself in a position like I did where your DMs are being buried; then they’ll likely understand).
DO use auto DMs WISELY.
I’m probably going to go to Twitter jail for just typing those words.
However, I have to tell you that I’ve had a lot of success with using DMs to start conversations.
The key is that you either need to be providing value or sending something that is curiosity driven to get a conversation going.
It needs to be all about building relationships.
Currently I’m using an auto DM that thanks people for connecting with me and asks if they’re using social media for business or pleasure. And it works!
I get a large amount of Twitter engagement within DMs and BUILD RELATIONSHIPS there.
That said, if you are using auto DMs to push your own agenda then I completely agree with the many marketers who are vehemently opposed to using them.
However, if you leverage direct messages strategically, they do work and you should give them a try.
Final Thoughts
If you are sending any kind of DM (automated or otherwise) that doesn’t contain value, then stop immediately. This is not the way to sell on Twitter.
However, if you are interested in using them strategically as a means of building relationships with people online, even influencers who might miss your tweets, they can be a great option.
Just make sure that you give value first and that you put your own agenda on the back burner.
Are you using any kind of automated DM?
What do you feel is the proper etiquette on how to send a direct message on Twitter?


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For a great email parody, view the following link:
=======================================================
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTgYHHKs0Zw
scoop_post=bcaa0440-2548-11e5-c1bd-90b11c3d2b20&__scoop_topic=2455618



==============================================

Special Bulletin - My just released book

"You're Hired. Super Charge our Email Skills in 60 Minutes! (And Get That Job...) 

is now on sales at Amazon.com 

Great Reasons for Purchasing Netiquette IQ
·         Get more email opens.  Improve 100% or more.
·         Receive more responses, interviews, appointments, prospects and sales.
·         Be better understood.
·         Eliminate indecision.
·         Avoid being spammed 100% or more.
·         Have recipient finish reading your email content. 
·         Save time by reducing questions.
·         Increase your level of clarity.
·         Improve you time management with your email.
·        Have quick access to a wealth of relevant email information.
Enjoy most of what you need for email in a single book.

 =================================

**Important note** - contact our company for very powerful solutions for IP
 management (IPv4 and IPv6, security, firewall and APT solutions:
www.tabularosa.net
==================================================

Another Special Announcement - Tune in to my upcoming radio interview, Sunday, December 6th at 8 a.m. on Rider University's station, www.1077thebronc.com               I will be discussing my recent book, above on "Your Career Is Calling", hosted by Wanda Ellett.   

In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:

 www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County, NJ.


I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems, a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email, network management software, security products and professional services.  Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.

Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology marketplace.Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.
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