Just ready a story relating to Yahoo on All Things Digital today and noticed they do a really nice job of explaining their use of tracking cookies. I’m impressed with the visual treatment and the fact that they’re very upfront with this information. Of course you’ll only see this message once (or whenever you clear all your browser cookies), but it’s a big improvement over most sites.
Fiddler is an extremely useful tool for debugging any web traffic on Windows environments. While originally designed for use with Internet Explorer, it’s very easy to use Fiddler along with any web browser on a Windows system.
The changing landscape in mobile device and browser market share has been a hot topic in the news lately. Looking at recent visitor stats for Cantoni.mobi (my mobile website links collection), I noticed some interesting trends in mobile browser share.
Today I was confirming a reservation with Holiday Inn Express and found a unique anti-pattern on their login dialog: instead of including a check box for “remember me”, they have one for the opposite meaning: “do not remember me”. So much for following well-known conventions on the internet!
Having a result on Spoke when searching for your name is a drag. In addition to their reputation for being spammy and intrusive, the data listed is often inaccurate or out of date. To remove your profile from such public searches, their FAQ provides the clue.