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Facebook reaches safety plan with states: Facebook has joined MySpace and inked a deal with 49 state attorneys general on a safety plan. Texas was the lone holdout. News.com's Caroline McCarthy reports: "We've agreed with 49 states and the District of Columbia to set up principles around Internet safety," Facebook...; Tags: Facebook, Agreement, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Harassment, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
65% of women watch less television due to writers’ strike: 65% of women 25-44 years say they will watch less television and 16.5% turn the TV off, according to Burst Media. 39.6% expect to use the internet more for entertainment purposes if their favorite TV shows are shown only in reruns. 25.6% of respondents say they will probably watch more...; Tags: Women, Entertainment, Gender And Diversity, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Human Resources, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Supple (exe): Play as Arin Costello, a young associate editor at Supple - the magazine for Single Urban Professional women. Get ahead at work, have a fling, and shop for the latest fashions. And in this first episode, it's up to you to help Arin get the coveted Style Editor position. Can...; Tags: GameFools, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-04-29
41% of young Americans prefer site that makes recommendations: Fully 41% of those age 18-24, the prime demographic for the social web, say they’re most likely to return to a site that makes recommendations, according to Guidance and Synovate. Only 29% of those 55-64 say so. Women are far more likely to be influenced by a welcome greeting -...; Tags: Recommendation, Gender And Diversity, Channel Management, Human Resources, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-27
Spin patrol: Curious timing on AOL's 'we're growing like gangbusters' announcement: AOL on Friday touted its traffic gains in March as reported by Comscore, but it is a curious announcement given that the company is a pawn in the Yahoo-Microsoft scrum and Time Warner earnings are due next week. Sure, AOL has a redesign (Techmeme) and a content...; Tags: America Online Inc., Gender And Diversity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-25

Metal Madness Screensaver (zip): Screensaver with 8 digital paintings of sexy women in metallic lingerie, swimsuits, and Sci-Fi clothing. These digital paintings are displayed in a slideshow format with more than 200 transition effects. General sounds of thunder and lightning are also included. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Menehune Project, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-04-25
Shoe Buy (gadget): Find athletic, casual, and dress shoes for men, women, and kids. We also carry handbags, luggage, accessories, and outdoor and active apparel from top brands such as Bass, Hush Puppies, Reebok, adidas, Timberland, Stride Rite, Sperry Top-Sider, Rockport, Bostonian, Aerosoles, Dr. Martens, Skechers, Crocs, Jansport, Naturalizer, New Balance, Keds and...; Tags: Shoe, Sidebar Gadgets, Gender And Diversity, Branding, Human Resources, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-04-16
How good is the DASH diet?: Pretty good. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The idea was that by eating only a little meat, a little dairy, and mostly plants, you could cut your risk for heart attack or stroke. You'll remember the DASH diet from that lovely...; Tags: Blood Pressure, Pyramid, Gender And Diversity, Healthcare, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Are trolls missing a couple of things?: Trolls are the anonymous conversation killers of the online world. Yet I think they do provide something valuable: an insight into the human condition. In 2006, when AOL released the search terms of its users, it revealed a cornucopia of fascinating insights into people's inner lives: ...; Tags: Insight, Troll, Trolls, Gender And Diversity, Blogging, Productivity, Human Resources, Internet, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-04-06
Women's attractiveness judged by software: According to Haaretz, an Israeli team of computer scientists has developed a software that ranks facial attractiveness of women. Instead of identifying basic facial characteristics, this software has been designed to make aesthetic judgments -- after training. The lead researcher said this program 'constitutes a substantial advance in the development...; Tags: Software, Face, Symmetry, Researcher, Women, Image, Computer, Haaretz, Gender And Diversity, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Human Resources, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-31
What Yahoo could bring to Microsoft: Some media sense: Yahoo launched Shine, a fashion and beauty site targeted at women, and the move illustrates one of the biggest assets the portal could bring to Microsoft--some media sense and the ability to target demographics. In fact, if Yahoo really wants Microsoft to raise its bid perhaps it...; Tags: Women, Yahoo! Inc., Media, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Finance, Gender And Diversity, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Ovulation-Predict (msi): Ovulation-Predict is specially designed for those women who are practicing Natural Birth Control Method (also known as Fertility Awareness Method). The program works as a calendar which records and processes your the most important fertility signs: basal (waking) temperature, cervical fluid, and cervix position (can be optional). This version is...; Tags: Ovulation-Predict, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-03-24
How to try 4,000 makeup products online: Two researchers of the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have used their skills in computer graphics to build a new free service on the web named Taaz. According to the computer scientists, Taaz is 'derived from the Hindi word Taaza, meaning fresh,...; Tags: Women, Vision, Image, Computer, Makeup Product, Taaz, Taaz.com, Productivity, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-22
Tennis Predictor (exe): With the help of advanced algorithms based on neural networks this revolutionary software will predict Tennis match results with great accuracy. Incredibly simple to use. 100% automatic, no need to enter any data. Gives you the best recommendations for ATP(men) and WTA(women) games. Database with 10 years of Tennis statistical...; Tags: NeuralBet, Gender And Diversity, Engineering, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-03-19
CanSec West '08 - Pwn2Own contest rules announced: The Pwn2Own contest rules were announced recently for CanSecWest '08 coming up next week. Unfortuantely, or fortunately (depending on how you look at it), I won't be able to join in the fun as I will be presenting at Black Hat Europe next week, although...; Tags: Competition, Apple MacBook, Patch Management, Patches, Notebooks, Gender And Diversity, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Veodia ups the video ante: Veodia, a two year old, venture backed narrowcast video play has taken a further step forward in helping proliferate its technology with the release of a Flash based widget that uses the MPEG-4/h.264 standard. The widget allows organizations to distribute channel based content direct into individual websites or to MPEG-4...; Tags: Video, Service, Veodia, Widget, Corporate Communications, Harassment, Pricing, Web Site Development, Marketing, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Internet, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-03-18
McCain: Are Tech Empresses the Ticket?: Retiring eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman now joins ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina on John McCain's campaign and fund-raising trail. Hmm. Former and Soon-to-be former Empresses of Multi-Billion dollar dot-coms and powerful computer industry giants -- are we seeing a pattern here? Is it possible that we could we be seeing...; Tags: Meg Whitman, Industry, John McCain, CEO, Gender And Diversity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Human Resources, Investment, Finance, Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-03-16
Meg and Carly go to work for McCain: Two high-profile women who were drummed out of their Silicon Valley companies are playing a central role in John McCain's campaign, according to the Mercury News. Meg Whitman, forced out as eBay CEO, has been tapped as national co-chair for McCain. She had been a big fundraiser...; Tags: John McCain, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-14
Internet personalities: looking at three political sites: There are things I know I'm not supposed to do, but do anyway. You should never, for example, rely on your first impressions of a person, but I'm guilty of this all the time. Although my wife denies it, I do change my mind if the facts warrant and, in...; Tags: Web, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Web Site, Site, Impression, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Gender And Diversity, Channel Management, Internet, Human Resources, Marketing, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Non-Profit Agency Consolidates Servers and Increases Performance by 300%: The 138 employees of the social service agency Cincinnati Union Bethel provide support and education programs that assist urban women, children, families, and communities in Cincinnati, Ohio. The organization needed a solution that would allow them to use more of the inexpensive thin clients to access network applications from off-site...; Tags: Performance, Agency, Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Advertising & Promotion, Gender And Diversity, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Marketing, Human Resources; Case studies 2008-03-12