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Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster: Delightfully communist

Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster: Delightfully communistWhy?Why should Craigslist force ads on people when there are more than enough ads in the world already. Justifying it by saying it could be given to charity is stupid - let people donate to the charities they like rather than have someone else...

Tags: eBay Inc., Anarchy, Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist, Communist, Communism, communist, capitalist, capitalism

Discussion threads 2006-12-07

Does open source need ethical guidelines?

Does open source need ethical guidelines?Typical socialist poison pillLeave it to Europe...NetiquetteIt could be a useful endeavor - I will assume that the rules will be common sense. Of course, the morals-based thinkers (MBTI "J" types) will not understand, and not see the problem with "violating" the rules . ....

Tags: Development tools, Anarchy, ethical guideline, OSS, socialist

Discussion threads 2005-04-05

Additional Resources

What happens when the "cloud" starts to precipitate? A hard rain's agonna fall . . .

What happens when the "cloud" starts to precipitate? A hard rain's agonna fall . . .SLAI think it's important to know the Service Level Agreement when such crisis occur. Legal action might deter such problem from recurringFor those who want to implement and control their own cloud computing, you can...

Tags: Service level management, Stikipad

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

$236m judgment against spammer couple

$236m judgment against spammer coupleSadly, it's pointlessSadly, in reality such a judgment is pointless.Let them pay it in jail time$236m is a fair bill to run up. I say let them paying it back in jail time.Let's even be generous and say 1 day in jail will reduce the bill...

Tags: Spam, Email Ads, e-mail, spammer, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Bill O'Reilly's web site hacked, attackers release personal details of users

Bill O'Reilly's web site hacked, attackers release personal details of userssmalkl little people who hack and use the same escuseTypical idiot cop :)Wow...Way to stereotype. Lemme guess - you're ex-military, with a crew cut, nasty cigar and a stick up your arse? Does that sound fair? What? That doesn't describe...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, SECURITY, Bill O'Reilly, attacker, Web site, Web

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?

Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?So what are you advocating, anarchy?So, are you advocating anarchy where there are absolutely no constraints on moral, ethical, fair and legal behaviour?I am so sick of people who say that it's OK for a person to do something illegal, let alone it...

Tags: Blogging, SECURITY, Koman, blogger, mentality, Palin

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Foiled by Facebook? Mangled by mailing lists? Employers do take note

Foiled by Facebook? Mangled by mailing lists? Employers do take noteEven Bad PR is Good PRUnless the person reading your posts is Sister Mary Elephant, he will be well aware that flames, craziness and just over all anarchy are part of Usenet, S.N. and other textual novelties.I would rather a...

Tags: mailing list, Facebook

Discussion threads 2008-09-14

Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love

Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough loveTough love indeedI had a similar experience with "Amanda" that bled/blended with the whole hacker debate and ended in a congruent way to your interaction. The strange thing was that I wasn't even talking about the hacker ethic at all, but rather...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Amanda Chapel, Strumpette

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Report: MySpace turning News Corp. stock toxic; advertisers shy of UGC

Report: MySpace turning News Corp. stock toxic; advertisers shy of UGCMyspacedidnt know advertisers are shying away from the anarchy of User-Generated Content UGC.interesting. kodyhttp://dude56112.wordpress.com/

Tags: UGC, advertiser, MySpace, News Corp., stock

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

Report: MySpace turning News Corp. stock toxic; advertisers shy of UGC

While I don't normally comment on matters relating to Wall Street here on The Social Web, a Bloomberg article published today raises a number issues relating to News Corp.'s attempts to extract profit from MySpace. After Fox Interactive Media FIM, the company division that runs MySpace, said...

Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Stock, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Branding, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear

Blog posts 2008-04-21

The poverty of enterprise 2.0 and social media

The poverty of enterprise 2.0 and social mediaMaybe the root problem is......The seemingly total inability to spell or proof read? This blog is unreadable on its face apart from the blather of whatever the argument might be -- "argingerging," "ligs anogs," "chaineasinleasing hhuge," "Onoblem. Onlat can retrocan." Is this insider...

Tags: poverty, social media, Enterprise 2.0, collaboration, incoherence, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Microsoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circle

Microsoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circleMicrosoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circleThere is no denying that Microsoft is in the right here. Yahoo screwed itself by making a deal with the devil. I hope the authorities hit Google very hard because of this.RE: Microsoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circlethis is relay bad,...

Tags: Corporate law, SECURITY, Microsoft-Yahoo-Google, vicious antitrust, antitrust, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-09

ISP turns over hundreds of email accounts to FBI

ISP turns over hundreds of email accounts to FBIThe Constitution was lost due to a technical glitchI suppose some day soon, we will be told that we no longer have any rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. They will have been lost due to a "technical glitch". I...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Federal government, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, FBI, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

Good mobs vs. bad mobs

It reads like science fiction, but it asks a key cyberpunk' question. (Sorry, the movie's still not out.) The answer will determine the future course for both open source and the Internet. Can smart mobs of "good guys" beat smart mobs of "bad guys?" As...

Tags: ScanSafe, Mob, Web Site Development, Rootkits, Web Technology, Linux, Channel Management, Security, Open Source, Internet, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-21

The governmental-communications complex: net neutrality now!

The governmental-communications complex: net neutrality now!Finally!!Somebody makes a decent case that makes sense in the way the bulk of the population thinks of net neutrality. No wallowing in discussions of QOS or network architecture.Giuliani, is that you?[i]In the wake of 9/11 the government requested massive communications monitoring without legal...

Tags: DSL, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp., cable, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

Microsoft confirms PDF attacks, urges caution

Microsoft confirms PDF attacks, urges cautionOh no, say it isn't sounderlying flaw--in the Windows operating system--is still not fixed.No news here. Everyone knows the Windows OS has more holes then a chunk of Swiss cheese. Redmonds need to dump all the old code, give the middle finger to...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft confirms PDF, Microsoft confirms PDF attack, Adobe PDF, legacy user, Microsoft Confirms, flaw, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2007-10-26

Facebook vs LinkedIn (round three)

Last week, TechCrunch reported that Facebook is rolling out more updates to it API (the hooks provided for third-party developers to create applications for the Facebook platform) which could help the social networking site compete even more directly with LinkedIn, and other "professional" social networks. As well as allowing users...

Tags: Facebook, Application, Network, LinkedIn, Problem, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear

Blog posts 2007-10-15

Cyber crime is *not* bigger than illegal drug trade

How many times is this meme going to circle the globe? It is as bad as the modem tax or the business card boy. Now the newly annointed CEO of McAfee has picked up on the idea that cyber crime exceeds the world wide drug trade. This is just...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Industry, Security Industry, Security, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2007-09-19

Should we be teaching people how to blog?

Should we be teaching people how to blog?No such thing as bloggingIt is writing and online column. Nothing more, usually much less. I really wish someone would explain to me the difference between an online column and a blog, particularly since most "blogs" are disjointed, where each post is actually...

Tags: blogging, blog, online column

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

Something uncomfortable about DEFCON's treatment of Dateline NBC reporter

I don't know about you but after watching the video and reading the reports (George Ou, Techmeme, Threat Level) about DEFCON's outing of Dateline NBC producer Michelle Madigan, I came away with an uncomfortable feeling that it was rather childish, over-the-top and unnecessary.For starters, there's the irony of underground hackers...

Tags: Hacking, TV, Reporter, Hacker, Conference, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-08-06