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The 30 Most Popular Passwords Stolen From LinkedIn [INFOGRAPHIC] Think your password is unique and clever?

A new inforgraphic from security firm Rapid7 has revealed the top passwords stolen from this week's LinkedIn security breach. There are hundreds of duplicates and patterns associated with the compromised log-in information. "Link" was the number one hacked password, according to Rapid7. But many other LinkedIn users also picked passwords — "work" and "job" for example — that were associated with the career site's content.

Religion was also a popular password topic — "god," "angel" and "jesus" also made the top 15. SEE ALSO: How to Check If Your LinkedIn Password Was Stolen Earlier this week, rumors circulated that 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords were subject to a security breach. The breach comes on the heels of news that LinkedIn’s iOS app potentially violates user privacy by sending detailed calendar entries to its servers. For a full look, check out the infographic below. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, PashaIgnatov. The 50 Best Chrome Web Store Apps. How to Use QR Codes for Better Conversion Rates. From building loyalty and generating sales to capturing customer feedback and boosting local SEO, check out the ways 2D barcodes like QR code and Microsoft Tag can improve conversion rates and help achieve your business goals.

Mobile Barcodes 101 QR codes are a 2D barcodes that resemble square-like mazes. The content encoded in these barcodes can be revealed with a smartphone using a QR code reader mobile app. QR codes can store 133 times more data than a UPC (1D barcode) including letters and numbers which enables storage of various content – hyperlinks, maps, phone numbers, email, and more. Smartphones are able to interpret the appropriate mobile app (i.e. contacts, YouTube, maps, etc.) for rendering barcode content which can uniquely equate to useful time savings for users. Although the technology is still new to North America, mobile barcode scanning was up over 4,500 percent comparing Q1 2010 to Q1 2011. Golden Rules of Mobile Barcode Usage: Conversion Optimization 101 1. 2. Optimising QR Codes for hotels. Bar codes are not new technology, but they can be an incredibly effective way of bringing the real world to your website.

Published: 03 Oct 2011 With a little careful planning, you can create a QR campaign that will enhance your guests’ experiences, improve your search engine ranking and make you stand out above your competition. Mike Supple, Sr. Social Media Manager, Milestone Internet Marketing explains how hotels can optimise QR Codes (the article first appeared as a posting on Milestone Insights): What are QR codes? Simply put, QR (Quick Response) codes are two-dimensional barcodes. Can be read very quickly by a variety of devicesCan store large amounts of data in a small codeThe encoded information can store many different types of dataUp to 30% of the data can be corrupted while leaving the code readable (i.e. you can take a significant amount of artistic license with your code and still have it function)

10 New Web Tools to Make Life Easier. Google lists billions of websites, but it’s often hard to know which ones are useful to you as a small business owner—some are nothing but front-ends to spambots, others have been around for so long the operators forgot they even registered the domain.

These brand new sites and Web services will help you do everything from create a custom profile for your company on Facebook to connect with top lawyers who will bid for your business. Sorry, none of them will run your business for you—yet. 1. vSites You may already have a corporate website, but vFlyer vSites lets you create a branded page for something you sell. The idea is to create a one-off site that will compliment your main site and promote one particular service, product, or brand. New this year, vSites provides custom templates for Craigslist and other services so you can create a “virtual flyer.” 2. 3. 4. What is a QR Code? - Qurify QR Codes. Hierarchy of Internet Needs. 10 New Web Tools to Make Life Easier.