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Over multiple deployments and 3 years, our form spam killing system has hit and blocked hundreds of junk form submissions with no false alarms and less than a handful of misses while good submissions always get through. We have fine tuned the system and have gathered a lot of data. With this information we are taking spam detection to a new level.

Gemini Web Development is working on a tool to keep annoying spam submissions from being sent from your favorite web form. The most common method to prevent form spam is CAPTCHA. You have no doubt had to enter a series of characters seen in an image to successfully submit a form. No doubt CAPTCHA works, but can frustrate human users as well as spam robots. The more effective images are not readable and may need to be refreshed multiple times by a human user. Simple CAPTCHA images are easy to read, so easy that they have been rendered ineffective by spammers using automatic optical character recognition techniques.  We are working on a different method. All I'm going to say is that has been quite successful to this point.

Does your business have a facebook page? It is easy to get started. Just create a personal facebook page and then you can create as many business or organization pages as you want. There are great applications to add functionality and facebook has a great way to communicate on your page wall. What you post depends on your business. The variations are endless.

Gemini Web Development can help you get started on Facebook, create a profile image, give advice on filling out your profile and put "Like" buttons and badges on your web site. Facebook and social media are here to stay. Your competition may already be there. Don't be left behind.

Gemini Web Development is now offering a sitemap generator for your ASP.NET web site.  It is a simple installation and can be customized to the needs of your site and business.  The sitemap generator will update your site map on a regular basis to include new pages and blog postings.  Special programming can be included to generate accurate 'Priority' and 'Changefreq' tags. The sitemap generator compliments our MiniBlog system to ensure that the search engines find and index all your pages and posts.  We are offering a special installation discount to our hosting customers through the end of November 2010.  Call 210-647-3936 for details.

Do you need a web site with a shopping cart to sell products online?
Gemini Web Development has a complete package for a powerful ecommerce web site. The package includes hosting, email, shared ssl, shopping cart software and free applications for a real merchant account and payment gateway services. Our E-Commerce Package is only $60 per month + setup starting at $120. Call us for details at 210-647-7619.

What if I just need to take online credit card payments?
You can now have a real Payment Gateway and Merchant Account with no monthly statement fees, monthly minimums or account statement fees. Say good-bye to Paypal.

• You can have a flexible payment gateway and a merchant account to take credit card payments on the web with none of the hassles with the "P" service.
• You can take credit card payments and receive more in the bank with an incredible offer. No monthly gateway fees, account or statement fees. All you pay is a per-transaction fee and competitive discount fee. You will make more money and your payments arrive directly into your bank account.

Gemini Web Development can help you get started on Facebook, Blogging and other social media.

• New Web Site Special: We will set up a Facebook and Twitter Account for FREE with any new multiple website contract signed in September.
• Facebook: We can get you started for $30.00. 
• Blogging: We can set up your own blog for as little as $30.00. 
• Twitter: Use Twitter to keep in contact with clients. We can get you started for $20.00.

Call us today at 210-647-3936

Your username and password are the first line of defense against an army of hackers and personal identity thieves.

Some Advice:

1. Use strong passwords, especially where your email address is used as your username. Strong passwords include letters (upper and lower case), numbers and special characters such as [^!#$@%{}].

Passwords with randomly selected characters are even better. I have added a web page to generate random character passwords under the Tools link at gemwebdev.com.

Another technique involves creating an easy-to-remember sentence like: "My dog is named Spot.". Then use the first letter of each word in the sentence to create the password. In this case it would be "mdinS". That isn't the greatest password, but using longer sentences and exchanging numbers for letters with a special character at the end can be used to
create strong memorable strings.

2. Never use "password" as a password. Believe it or not it is a fairly common practice.

3. If you have the ability to choose a username, make the username something that is difficult to guess. This makes it a little more difficult to gain access to an account.

4. Don't use the same username and password on multiple websites, accounts or networks. This is a common, but risky practice. If one is compromised, they all are.

5. Store your various passwords in a password protected application such as Password Corral.

20% Discount Coupon

Sign a contract on any new site development estimate over $2000.00 at regular prices and receive a 20% discount on the new site. That's at least $400 off regular price. Click here.

Offer valid until Oct. 30, 2009.

Gemini Web Development builds custom websites for small businesses built to your specifications. Please either call us at 210 647-3936 or complete our information form. Custom work can be more expensive, but you will have a finished product that is exactly what you want. We also perform updates for existing sites and bill on an as-requested basis. So your web maintenance charges only occur when you request us to make changes. We also can provide a range of web hosting plans to fit your need. New sites start as low as $80 with hosting for $5/month. Visit Gemini Web Development to provide web design, web development and hosting in San Antonio, Texas.