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Internet fame is not a business model
I debated whether or not to write this post - not because I wasn't sure if the topic was worthwhile, but because I couldn't write it without giving attention to one of the few people on the internet whom I believe deserves to be ignored.
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A Fumo associate to plead guilty
In another blow to State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo, a computer technician who prosecutors said carried out an electronic cover-up for Fumo has agreed to plead guilty and is expected to testify against his former boss.
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Favre a Panther? Get real
According to Pro Football Talk, Bus Cook, who is Brett Favre's agent, says Favre wants to play for the Carolina Panthers. Unfortunately, the Web site doesn't tell us to whom Cook said this. PFT doesn't quote a reliable source, let alone an unreliable one. This is one more reason to hate the Internet. Let's say, because this is the slowest month of the sports year and we need stuff to put into ...
The State |
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B.C. man arrested in Internet vintage car scam
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP have arrested and charged a man in the British Columbia Interior in connection with a vintage car Internet scam that saw thousands of victims in Sweden and the U.S. defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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By Jennifer Lebovich The Associated Press
MIAMI – Laptop in hand, the men drove down U.S. 1 in Miami, stealing confidential debit and credit card numbers, prosecutors say. It was part of what is believed to be the largest-ever breach of retail network security, reaching from Florida to California to Eastern Europe.
Killeen Daily Herald |
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A Fumo associate to plead guilty
In another blow to State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo, a computer technician who prosecutors said carried out an electronic cover-up for Fumo has agreed to plead guilty and is expected to testify against his former boss.
Philly.com |
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Police catch man with his pants down on Internet
WAKEMAN Thomas Marquis Jr. wasted no time exposing himself.
The Sandusky Register |
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Today in the press
BUILDING BODY LOWERS EXPECTATIONS - The Irish Independent has learnt that the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has revised down its expectations for housing completions in 2009, as weaker building statistics emerge.
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The Opaque Side of Apple
If your computer annoys or amazes you, and you yell at it or congratulate it, you'll be met with silence. But if you direct your feedback to the company that made it, will you have any more of a dialogue?
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EARNINGS ROUNDUP / VERISIGN: Big reorganization leads to larger loss in quarter
VeriSign Inc.'s loss in the most recent quarter widened as the Internet infrastructure company absorbed the costs of a sweeping reorganization. The Mountain View company said Wednesday that it lost $68 million (35 cents per share) for the April-to-June...
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TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)
Cell, online Olympics Forget TV: This summer, Olympic enthusiasts have a variety of choices when it comes to following their favorite athletes. NBC and Microsoft have created nbcolympics.com, a Web site where fans will get live, streaming video as well as...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Small firms vulnerable to ID theft, experts say
Plenty of businesses remain vulnerable to the types of cyberattacks that the federal government exposed Tuesday in its case against 11 suspected identity thieves in five countries, according to analysts and security experts. Although some of those attacks may...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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THE MAN BEHIND THE PHENOM: Michigander crafts Kim's nifty swing
The light flickered on Adam Schriber's computer screen and the image of the golfer moved slowly yet still too fast. Anthony Kim was swinging a golf club. Schriber was breaking down video of his student inside an office where he works with junior golfers at Crystal Mountain resort in Thompsonville.
Detroit Free Press |
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EARNINGS ROUNDUP / VERISIGN: Big reorganization leads to larger loss in quarter
VeriSign Inc.'s loss in the most recent quarter widened as the Internet infrastructure company absorbed the costs of a sweeping reorganization. The Mountain View company said Wednesday that it lost $68 million (35 cents per share) for the April-to-June...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Detroit docs watch with interest
Science and technology have long played a role in diagnosing injuries in athletes. But as Dr. Marnix van Holsbeeck used his computer to watch the U.S. women's soccer team lose to Norway in its opening match of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, at his fingertips was data regarding which players might be more at risk for certain types of injuries than others.
Detroit Free Press |
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Small firms vulnerable to ID theft, experts say
Plenty of businesses remain vulnerable to the types of cyberattacks that the federal government exposed Tuesday in its case against 11 suspected identity thieves in five countries, according to analysts and security experts. Although some of those attacks may...
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Computer tech involved in Fumo corruption case expected to plead guilty
A former computer technician charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice in state Sen. Vince Fumo's federal corruption case has agreed to plead guilty.
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Microsoft reportedly plans $20 billion stock buyback
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, whose failed bid for Yahoo Inc. helped drive the stock down 17 percent since February, is about to make it up to shareholders with a buyback of as much as $20 billion, according to a top-rated software analyst.
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Cyber-crime fighters ho-hum over arrests
LAS VEGAS - Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity-theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment-card numbers might not seriously dent the underworld in which such crimes occur.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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AOL: A Thorn on Time Warner's Side?
Time Warner this week reported weaker quarterly results, with earnings falling by 26 percent.
The Epoch Times |
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Sharpen your ... laptops?
Hand sanitizer. USB flash drive. Magenta Sharpie. Clean socks. Quick -- what do they have in common?
The Morning News |
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Tropical storm expected to become hurricane by Tuesday
KTRK Channel 13’s chief meteorologist, Tim Heller, is reporting in his web blog, Tropical Storm Edouard’s wind speeds could be near hurricane strength when it hits landfall along the Galveston coast tomorrow morning, Tuesday, Aug. 5.
The Potpourri |
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SureWest goes after Web site critic
A simmering conflict between Sure-West Communications and some of its shareholders has heated up with the launching of a Web site critical of the Roseville-based company. Computer programmer and SureWest stockholder Kim Berry has riled company officials with his critical Web site.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Easing our download overload
Mike Eisenberg eagerly surfs the biggest waves of change. I called him because I've been seeing a renewed burst of questions about the ongoing...
Seattle Times |
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Hacking Ring Nabbed By US Authorities
Slatterz writes "The members of a hacking ring responsible for stealing more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from retail organizations in the US have been caught and charged. The case before the US Department of Justice is believed to be the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted. The criminals allegedly obtained bank details by hacking into the retailers' computer ...
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