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Did you know: Vonage got booted by better business bureau last year? Here's their rap sheet

Did you know: Vonage got booted by Better Business Bureau last year? Here's their rap sheetWho cares.The BBB is a racket designed to extort money from businesses. They don't give a crap about consumers or businesses. The only thing the BBB is out for is the BBB.RE: Did you know:...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Blogging, Vonage Holdings Corp., Better Business Bureau, rap sheet

Discussion threads 2008-01-06

Did you know: Vonage got booted by better business bureau last year? Here's their rap sheet

I know this is old news, but since the act I alluded to in this post's headline flew under the radar when it went down, I thought I would make another reference to it. And lest you wonder why I am posting "old news," the citations and...

Tags: Better Business Bureau, Vonage Holdings Corp., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-01-06

BBB Bar (widget)

BBB Bar displays links in a little vertical bar. Features: Customizable colors; Customizable transparency for several parts; Drag and drop shortcuts onto the bar; Drag and Drop sites and links right onto the bar; Nice little Mouseover effect; Expand/Colapse the bar. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Bar, Better Business Bureau

Software downloads 2007-07-25

Kodak leaves Better Business behind

Kodak leaves Better Business behindBBB is a racketThey make money by extorting it from companies. The only way for a company to get a complaint against a company removed is to join the BBB and pay it's membership dues.

Tags: BETTER BUSINESS, Better Business Bureau, Eastman Kodak Co.

Discussion threads 2007-03-27

GM: 'Stand by. We're about to spam you.'

GM: 'Stand by. We're about to spam you.'Companies...Unfortunately, large corporations should take care of their customers better than they do. This is a case where the company wants their way and doesn't want to fess up to their problems.... *sigh*The real disturbing part of this case is the fact...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, General Motors Corp., Better Business Bureau, Toyota Motor Corp., Vibe

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

GM: 'Stand by. We're about to spam you.'

This showed up in my inbox today and after youve had a chance to look at it, Ill tell you why its really disturbing. First, GM has correctly identified me as a GM customer. We own a GMC Yukon and a Pontiac Vibe. The former, were very happy with. The...

Tags: General, Security, Web technology, General Motors Corp.

Blog posts 2007-01-29

VW Jettas: Official auto of the digerati?

VW Jettas: Official auto of the digerati?OK, OT, but gotta ask...What's wrong with the Vibe? I had actually been thinking about buying one.My first car was a Jetta...had it until two years ago.Love my JettaI feel very good about my Jetta choice:from - www.hybridcars.comLink - http://www.hybridcars.com/hybrid-versus-diesel.htmlDiesel suffers from an...

Tags: VW, General Motors Corp., Better Business Bureau, arbitration, gasoline vehicle

Discussion threads 2006-06-07

Electromagnetic Fields (GSM 1800) Do Not Alter BBB Permeability in Vitro in Models With High Barrier Tightness

This authors previously reported on the influence of electromagnetic fields according to the GSM-1800 standard (Global System for Mobile Communications; 1.8 MHz) increasing the sucrose permeation across the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) in vitro. The cell culture model used in the previous study comprised rat astrocytes in co-culture with Porcine Brain...

Tags: Barrier, Better Business Bureau, GSM

White papers 2005-11-04

I checked consumer complaint sites for Vonage posts; guess what I found

I spent part of this weekend on some consumer-complaint Web sites, tracking incident reports of "converged home" customer service issues.Although my reason for doing this involved a broader scope of technologies than just IP telephony, I'd like to share some of the VoIP-related complaints I managed to dig up.First, tho,...

Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp.

Blog posts 2005-04-24

GuruNet launches new search service

GuruNet launches new search serviceFrom Search to Answers—A Strategy for SuccessBuilding and Serving from its own “AAA: Selected, Categorized, Annotated, Tagged, Multiple Sources of Information” and accessing it through its own “BBB: Hierarchical and Hyper-Linked Master Table of Contents of AAA” in response to a “CCC: Well Formulated Query” is...

Tags: SEARCH, GuruNet Corp., Better Business Bureau, AAA, search technology

Discussion threads 2005-01-04

In 2003 better business bureau received 1710 complaints on rebate fulfillment

Nationwide, the Better Business Bureau received 1,710 complaints about rebates in 2003, up from 974 in 2002 and 964 in 2001. Since 1998, the FTC has policed about a dozen instances of companies not redeeming rebates as quickly as promised.

Tags: Better Business Bureau

Blog posts 2004-12-08

In 2003 better business bureau received 1710 complaints on rebate fulfillment

Nationwide, the Better Business Bureau received 1,710 complaints about rebates in 2003, up from 974 in 2002 and 964 in 2001. Since 1998, the FTC has policed about a dozen instances of companies not redeeming rebates as quickly as promised.

Tags: Better Business Bureau

Blog posts 2004-12-07

Additional Resources

More on RIM's moat: Launches BlackBerry Bold; App developer fund

Business people can be hip too. That appears to be the message from Research in Motion and its motives behind its new BlackBerry Bold smartphone. There's definitely a hint of some iPhone envy here, but the device isn't a direct competitor. From the statement (Matthew Miller's take,...

Tags: Developer, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Smart Phones, B2C, Handhelds, B2B, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-12

The application interface problem

I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...

Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-05-12

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief To catch a thief ... the high-tech way. Somone broke into Kait Dupalga's apartment and stole TVs, iPods, a set of car rims – and Kate's Mac laptop. The big break in the case came when a friend of...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mr., Friend, Photograph, Computer, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-11

Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?

Obviously, Microsoft has a significant interest in making sure that users of the new breed of netbooks and MIDs hitting the market don't get too comfortable using Linux. Many manufacturers have taken to installing various flavors of Linux on these devices to minimize footprint, improve performance, and reduce costs...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Corp., ULPC, Negroponte, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-11

Microsoft's Hailstorm reappearing in the cloud?

"What is this Windows Live Mesh? It's a way to synchronize files." Joel Spolsky -- in classic Joel Spolsky style -- takes on Microsoft (but Google is also on his "radar") to task for fueling a round of hype around the whole notion of Cloud Computing....

Tags: Hype, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-05-11

Informatica is on the block say senior sources

I have heard from two senior sources in the software industry that Informatica [INFA] is on the block and it has approached Oracle [ORCL]. I don't know what the possible acquisition price would be or any further details. Informatica's share price closed at $16.45 on Friday May 9. It's...

Tags: Informatica, Oracle Corp., Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-05-11

Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day?

What is event processing and how could it make a difference? Here is one example of where it could take us: Scientists are talking about the possibility of an in-body network that could detect heart attacks or diabetic collapses and alert emergency services. A typical company deals...

Tags: Event, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-05-11

VCs put big sums into SaaS

VCs put big sums into SaaSWhat else would software investors invest in?We still see high VC/investor interest FWIW. At the end of the day, if you are a VC in the software (esp. business software) vertical, what is there better to invest in than SaaS?RE: VCs put big sums...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, big sum

Discussion threads 2008-05-09