Changing PCI Compliance Standards for eComm Retailers: What You Need to Know
Need to Know As of April 1, 2024, the PCI DSS 4.0 standards have become best practices for processing credit card transactions, with 51 new…
In a Bad Situation? Language Matters
Many of you will likely be familiar with the United Airlines mistake. I'm not going to get into what happened -- and lord knows that there have been…
Window-Eyes' Shutting Causes Challenges, Changes for Users
Last week marked the end of a long-standing text-to-speech engine, Window-Eyes. More than two decades after its creation, this commercial screen…
To Use Image Links, or Not to Use Image Links...
Successful websites have a logical navigation that allows users to quickly and easily find the information they are looking for. Usability, design and…
Are You Ready to Drink the 'LBS' Kool Aid?
So I finally signed up for Foursquare! On January 21st, Foursquare FINALLY introduced its Blackberry application. Previously it was not available in…
A Brand New You? Not Necessarily
You are what you are. And while there are no quick fixes to building a personal brand, you can quickly lay a solid foundation for successfully…
Changing the Landscape ...
Last week, 100,000 users were given access to the much anticipated Google Wave. Google Wave is an online tool for communication and collaboration. A…
The Five Ps to Put Higher Ed Enrollment on a Pathway to Success
With over a decade of experience, with over 50 post-secondary institutions, Northern knows the five key things you need to focus on to attract…
Defining Consent (Both Expressed and Implied) -- Canada's Anti-Spam Laws Simplified and Demystified
At the core of Canada's anti-Spam laws, which come into effect July 1, 2014, is the word "consent." Essentially, as we discussed yesterday in our…