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How The New General Data Protection Regulation Will Affect Online Businesses

YoungUpstarts

The new regulations replace the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive and the 1998 UK Data Protection Act. Web and computer information, such as location, IP address, cookie data and RFID tags. Although the GDPR applies to European countries, it doesn’t just apply to Europe-based companies. Data Breaches Must Be Formally Reported.

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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

Occam's Razor

Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Yes, from 1995! Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Express did a reverse lookup based on my IP Address, matched that with their stores, then checked their ERP system for inventory and got me the answer. Yes, from 1995! In-stock status.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Ran reports through a IP lawyer, they were all taken or didn’t sound good. Peacock didn’t sound as good but Conure another name for parakeet sounded good and passed the IP/trademark test. In 1995, had it not been for the internet and the task of shortening our company name to a web address, it would never had happened.

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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

This was not so illogical as most companies didn’t even run TCP/IP—they ran proprietary networking protocols such as AppleTalk, Netbios, and SNA. As late as November 1995, Bill Gates wrote a book entitled The Road Ahead in which he predicted that the Information Super Highway would rule the future.

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How to Protect Your Small Business When Advertising Sales and Discounts [Part 2]

Up and Running

follows what is called the EU Data Protection Directive 1995, which sets out seven principles of data collection: Notice: Users should be given notice when their data is being collected. If you have international users, you may also need to comply with E.U. See Also Marketing Is Not Advertising, Emails, and Postcards.

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Why Content Personalization Is Not Web Personalization (and What to Do About It)

ConversionXL

For instance, my IP address would show that I’m from a high-tech company in Boston, so they could offer me relevant case studies from other respected high-tech firms in Boston. Like any new(ish) UX theory, personalization has its limitations, its threats and its drawbacks.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I bought Forevervinyl.com back in 1995 and went online. an international voice over IP company, was sold to Yahoo! It was also unique enough to be awarded a trademark by the USPTO. Thanks to Kevin Namaky, Gurulocity ! #11- 11- Quite simple. Photo Credit: Scott Neuman. I buy and sell records worth thousands of dollars.

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