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Home appliances at European electronics show
by Larry Magid At the IFA show in Berlin the big story is “white goods” – the fact that the show, for the first time in its 84 year history is mixing home appliances along […]
Month: August 2008
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Twitter and Plurk – What parents should know
You probably know about social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook and blogging services like Blogger.com and WordPress but have you heard of microblogging? Services like Twitter and Plurk let people post very short messages […]
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Twittering away to stay relevent in tech world
by Larry Magid Reposted from San Jose Mercury News In 1968, pop artist Andy Warhol promised that “in the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” Forty years later, his prediction is sort of […]
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How hackers likely attacked Georgian websites
Georgian government websites have been under attack, making it difficult or impossible for users to access several sites – including that of the country’s president. The attacks, according to the New York Times, started “weeks […]
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Thoughts on the John Edwards “Affair”
I’ve been thinking about John Edwards’ predicament and realize that what bothers me is neither the affair nor the fact that he lied about it but his comment to ABC’s Bob Woodruff that he did […]
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Painful as slander may be, don’t turn service providers into speech police
When Congress voted for the Communications Decency Act of 1996, most members thought it was just about pornography, says U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren. But one section of CDA had much broader implications, the San Jose […]
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Feds indict credit card thieves: How can you protect yourself
As you may have heard, the Justice Department, on Tuesday, indicted 11 people for hacking into nine major U.S. retailers networks which resulted in the theft of 40 million credit and debit card numbers. If […]
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New Smart phones innovate but don’t imitate
A lot has been written about how Apple added support for Microsoft Exchange to help the iPhone better compete against BlackBerry and Windows Mobile in corporate environments. But the reverse is also true. BlackBerry maker […]