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- 18% of Obama supporters likely to sign an online petition
- Among those who go online, Obama supporters are more likely to sign an online petition (18% have done so, compared with 11% of McCain supporters), sign up to receive emails from the candidates or campaigns (17% vs. 8%), contribute money online (13% vs. 5%), to post their own political commentary...
- Tags: petition, volunteer, e-mail, online communications, nb
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- 18% of Obama supporters likely to sign an online petition
- Among those who go online, Obama supporters are more likely to sign an online petition (18% have done so, compared with 11% of McCain supporters), sign up to receive emails from the candidates or campaigns (17% vs. 8%), contribute money online (13% vs. 5%), to post their own political commentary...
- Tags: petition, volunteer, e-mail, online communications, nb
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- FCC starts inquiry into Comcast P2P blocking
- After months of newspaper reports, customer complaints and numerous petitions, the FCC has initiated an inquiry into Comcast's throttling of P2P traffic. Comcast has until Jan. 25 to respond in writing to some questions from the FCC. And on Monday the agency opened the public comment period on a petition...
- Tags: FCC, Petition, Comcast Corp., P2P, Vuze Petition, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Frontline asks FCC to reconsider auction rules
- Following Verizon's lawsuit against the FCC trying to block the open access rules for next year's spectrum auction, Frontline Wireless LLC filed a petition for the FCC to reconsider its rules that shut out small bidders. In addition, AT&T is looking for relief from a rule that requires some spectrum...
- Tags: FCC, Petition, Spectrum, Federal Government, Government, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-09-26
- Dear Apple: Where is the MagSafe auto adapter?
- Dear Apple: Where is the MagSafe auto adapter?Mister Jason D. O'Grady I hear your plight , but you must understandthat Apple has been really busy lately with the iPhone and Leopard . I understand also that Apple should have licensed the MagSafe auto adapter , but they are in the...
- Tags: energy loss, MagSafe, inverter, adapter, Apple Inc., petition
- Discussion threads 2007-06-20
- Microsoft criticized for Open XML petition
- Microsoft criticized for Open XML petitionMicrosoft criticized for Open XML petitionThis guy is not making any sense. He's upset that Microsoft is making a standard too. I thought free software was all about standards and competition and free choice and how its a good thing but now that...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Word, Word processors, Microsoft Office, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., petition, Open XML
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- MI is the most wired state government in US
- Michigan took first place in a survey of the most digitally advanced state governments conducted by the Center for Digital Government. The Digital State Survey examines best practices, policies and progress made by state governments in their use of digital technologies. And the winners are: 1st...
- Tags: petition, state government
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
- Anti-SOA 2.0 petition nears 400
- At last count, the online petition against the "SOA 2.0" moniker, posted by Macehiter Ward-Dutton, had reached 398 signatures. (Update June 30: Just crossed the 400 mark!) Just a week ago, last time I reported on it, it had passed the 100 mark. At that time, Oracle dug in its...
- Tags: petition, SOA
- Blog posts 2006-06-29
- MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is not
- MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is notThis reasoning promotes the problem it describesIt occurs to me that at a time when Republicans seem to be questioning traditional Republican beliefs (supporting the Bush administration, not caring for the environment), the feedback of thousands...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Naivety, MoveOn.org, MoveOn, Pulver, petition, Net Neutrality, Internet, Barnes & Noble Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-21
- MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is not
- This week, liberal political and citizens' actions organization MoveOn.org sent a "Save The Internet" petition to its more than three million members. The petition asks MoveOn.org members to beseech their legislators to approve net neutrality legislation. "Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most...
- Tags: petition, MoveOn.org
- Blog posts 2006-04-21
- Verizon exemption could make businesses pay
- Verizon exemption could make businesses payThe money quote"But Verizon argues that being freed of these regulations will actually lead to more competitive pricing and allow it more flexibility in serving customers."Translation:But Verizon argues that being freed of these regulations will actually lead to the ability to fix prices at arbitrarily...
- Tags: Federal government, Broadband Internet, POTScos, Verizon DSL, Verizon Communications Inc., FCC, petition
- Discussion threads 2006-03-22
- Electronic Petitions Enhance Public Influence and Participation in Democratic Process
- The Scottish Parliament in partnership with the International Teledemocracy Centre at Napier University has implemented an electronic petitioning system using Microsoft Active Server Pages and structured around a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database. The e-Petitioner system is open to any citizen or organisation to raise an e-petition and a discussion...
- Tags: Petition, Microsoft Corp., e-Petitioner System, Business Structures, Databases, Scripting Languages, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development
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- Give 'em the cash, forget fuel efficiency
- The chorus of disagreement in Washington over a measly 25-billion dollars is something to behold. For the record that's less than 4% of the money that's been earmarked by the federal government to save the banks, insurance companies, the mortgage mills and other big-spenders on Wall Street and their...
- Tags: Detroit, Cash, Mortgages, Insurance, Federal Government, Finance, Capital Structures, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Preemption case went before Supremes today
- Preemption case went before Supremes todayI have to wonder...Suppose the SCOTUS rules that manufacturers aren't liable because the FDA gave the product their blessing.By extension then, could auto manufacturers be liability free once their auto are approved by the applicable agencies (NTSB and/or NHTSA)? Would airplane manufacturers be liability free...
- Tags: Litigation, Supreme, Preemption case
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- FireWire-to-USB cable, Windows-only for now
- FireWire-to-USB cable, Windows-only for nowAs soon as there's a Mac version...Apple will buy one, reverse engineer it, put an apple logo on it, charge triple the price for it and sue Pixela for "intellectual property infringment" over the drivers that Pixela developes. Just like they did in the 80's with...
- Tags: Ethernet, Network technology, Pixela, FireWire-to-USB, Windows Only, cable, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Can you leave your laptop behind?
- Can you leave your laptop behind?The elephant in the carry-on[i]However, I am not sure that the minor savings in weight is worth the compromises you need to make a mobile phone work for you.[/i]It's not the weight, it's the chance of having it confiscated going through Security. Or, if...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Nokia Corp., Nokia N95, job
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Google: Evil or just overworked?
- Google: Evil or just overworked?Evil.When a company...ANY company...has the size and reach of Google, sooner or later bad things will come out of it. Egos always get in the way.M$, the original AT&T, etc. And Apple is fast approaching the point of careless regard for its customers as well.neither Google...
- Tags: Web browsers, Google Browser, Google Inc., Evil
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Broadcasters fume as FCC moves forward on white spaces
- Broadcasters fume as FCC moves forward on white spacesFCC prejudice taints yet another rulemaking processRead the story at http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2008/07/01/10135/?nc=1 for background on how FCC malfeasance in rulemaking matters--in this case, ignoring findings of fact in the impact on wireless communications of broadband over power lines--can be fought and beaten. A...
- Tags: Federal government, FCC
- Discussion threads 2008-10-17
- A call to arms for radio fans: Pandora needs you now
- When I spoke to Pandora founder Tim Westergren last week he told me that there would be a time when the Internet radio site would need to issue a call to arms to its listeners -- that time is now. Westergren sent a pleading message to his...
- Tags: Internet Radio, Radio, U.S. Senate, Broadcaster, Pandora, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- Larry Page calls white space tests "rigged"
- Google, along with several other companies including Microsoft, have been hoping the FCC will make available TV white space frequencies for wireless broadband purposes. Unfortunately, there are several organizations trying to shut down those efforts. Those that feel threatened by the prospect of this coming to...
- Tags: Microphone, Larry Page, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
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