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Free Speech on the Web: Murky Rules, Personal Agendas
Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative. Say it on the Internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed. Companies in charge of seemingly public spaces online wipe out content that's controversial but otherwise legal.
E-Commerce Times |
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Menon in Kabul to ensure safety of India's assets
Amid threats of fresh attacks on Indian assets in Afghanistan following the deadly suicide bombing at its embassy, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon arrived in Kabul on Sunday to discuss ways to revamp security to thwart designs of the Taliban and its mentor Inter Services Intelligence.
rediff.com |
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Computer the champ at poker tournament
WASHINGTON — Human pride took a hit 11 years ago when IBM's Big Blue computer beat world chess champion Gary Kasparov. Now it's poker players' turn to be humiliated by a machine.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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New 60GB Xbox 360 announced
Microsoft announces a new 60GB Xbox 360 to be available at retail in August for $349. This announcement also makes the price-cut of the 20GB Xbox 360 Pro official. Microsoft today dropped the price of its 20GB Xbox 360 console in the U.S. and Canada t...
I4U |
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Enjoy Gaming as a Child? Here's Why You Should Make a Career of It
(ARA) - As a kid did you spend all your spare time at the arcade, or playing games on your home computer? If so, your experience as a gamer could end up paying off big. There's a growing need in this country for people with the kinds of skills you have.
Richfield Reaper |
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Yahoo rejects Microsoft-Icahn proposal
Yahoo Inc has rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft Corporation and billionaire investor Carl Icahn for a restructuring of the global internet giant, saying the deal was not in the "best interest" of stockholders.
Business Standard India |
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Yahoo Quickly Rejects New Microsoft-Icahn Search Acquisition Offer
It didn’t take that long for the Yahoo Board to renounce the new proposal made by Microsoft and Carl Icahn to acquire Yahoo’s search business last Friday. Yesterday, Yahoo issued a statement citing four reasons for rejecting the new proposal: 1. Yahoo!’s existing business plus its recently signed commercial agreement with Google has superior financial value [...]
Search Engine Journal |
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LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Troop support meeting ... Board meets Monday ... Organizational meeting ... Board meets ... The Pit is open ... Software upgrade OK’d ... Refund to be issued ... Contract approved ... Playground equipment ... Position to be examined ... Ordinance passed ... Purchases approved ... Golden Nugget wins Rib-Off contest ... Man arrested ... Rezoning approved ... Ordinance amended ... Gun, computer ...
The Daily Telegram |
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by AdamW (3.32) on Tue 27th Nov 2007 22:51 UTC
While I agree with most of what you're saying there, there are a couple issues. 1. Why not just say it here. We're reading comments and posting, not running all over the internet chasing down each other's blogs.
OS News |
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Yahoo again spurns a Microsoft takeover offer
Yahoo's decision is another broadside between the company and Microsoft, two months after the software giant withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover offer.
International Herald Tribune |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 23rd Mar 2006 23:28 UTC, submitted by anonymous
On his blog, Mike Harsh of Microsoft writes that the support of WPF/E on the Macintosh platform will not be limited to a JavaScript engine: "WPF/E supports programmability through JavaScript for tight browser integration.
New Mobile Computing |
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MIKE WENDLAND: iPhone 3G network coverage limited
The new Apple 3G phone works super fast on the AT&T 3G network. That's the good news. The bad news is that network is limited in coverage. And the 3G phone seems to eat up the battery a lot faster than the old one.
Detroit Free Press |
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Now you can rat out your rotten neighbors online
Time was, if you were thinking of buying a house, you’d do a little homework and maybe take a walk around the neighborhood in the evening, when people were home, to see what the atmosphere is really like.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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GOP to Long Thompson: Keep donor list current
INDIANAPOLIS – Republicans last week pushed Democratic governor hopeful Jill Long Thompson to post her campaign donations online for public viewing as contributions come in – a la GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Privacy advocates take issue with cable, phone companies' targeted ads
Cable and phone companies say their growth increasingly depends on being able to deliver targeted advertising to their Internet and TV customers, but criticism from
New London Day |
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Post a comment
Surfing the Internet recently, I learned a new word that adequately describes me. This one, for a change, is fit for a family newspaper and is accurate, unlike the reference a disgruntled news source once used in a phone interview.
Salina Journal |
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Business calendar
Summit Computer Training Services offers the following classes at 4714 Parnell Ave. Call Sarah Geist at 466-6414 or go to www.summitcts.com for pricing or to register.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Yahoo spurns Microsoft again as bad blood boils
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Emirates Computers bags 'Supplier Of The Year' award from Dubai International Airport
Emirates Computers announced that it has won the 'Supplier of the year' award for the year 2007 from Dubai International Airport.
AME Info |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 13th May 2006 22:03 UTC
Apple's security update train rumbled into the station late May 11 with fixes for a whopping 43 Mac OS X and QuickTime vulnerabilities . The company's Security Update 2006-003 patches 31 flaws in the Mac OS X, most of them serious enough to cause 'arbitrary code execution attacks'.
New Mobile Computing |
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Battling online bullies
Pushing to make cyberbullying a criminal offence is a good start in dealing with a problem that's terrorizing students in the classroom and in the home, a city police expert said yesterday.
Calgary Sun |
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Hotel survey shows changes in services
NEW YORK – Fewer hotels are offering free breakfasts, more are charging for late cancellations, and more are offering free in-room wireless Internet access. Ironically, though, the more you pay for your room, the less likely you are to get free Wi-Fi.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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NAVY DEDICATES NEW SUB SIMULATOR
Groton - The Navy dedicated its first Fleet Interactive Display Equipment Training Simulator of a Los Angeles-class submarine's nuclear propulsion plant July 1 at
New London Day |
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Facebook needs to remove ‘trash’ apps, says analyst
MANILA, Philippines -- Facebook may need to keep tighter rein of available social networking applications or else turn off users in the long-run, according to analyst Ovum.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Network Management System Engineer
We are looking for an accomplished Network Management System Engineer / Systems Administrator with proven experience of customer support. Previous exposure to IP networks & systems is considered highly advantageous.
Cellular-News.com |
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