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EIC podcast: AOL and Bebo; Yahoo talks; Spitzer and IT; Semantic Web

In this week's EIC squared Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of News.com, and I touch on AOL's plans for Bebo and whether it can the portal can monetize the social network. Meanwhile, Yahoo is holding informal talks with Microsoft. Why is this happening? Oh yeah the clock is ticking on Yahoo...

Tags: Bebo, America Online Inc., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Eliot Spitzer, Semantic Web, Portals, Podcasts, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-13

News to know: Excel patches; Firefox benchmarks; Spitzer and IT; YouTube; HDTV

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: How an information system helped nail Eliot Spitzer and a prostitution ring. Michael Krigsman: Eliot Spitzer's software nightmare Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flaws David Morgenstern: Microsoft updates Mac Office 2008, 2004 George...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Information Technology, Patch Management, YouTube Inc., HDTV, Eliot Spitzer, Vista SP1 Microsoft, Virtualization, Social Networking, Linux, Microsoft Excel, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-12

Eliot Spitzer's software nightmare

Eliot Spitzer's software nightmareThe irony is......Spitzer was most noted for his investigation and prosecution of financial crimes. I have to think that this is a tool that Spitzer's office employed themselves.Who Cares?ReallyRE: Eliot Spitzer's software nightmareSince when is it illegal to transfer money to yourself?RE: Eliot Spitzer's software nightmareare...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software nightmare, Eliot Spitzer, Spitzer, software

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Eliot Spitzer's software nightmare

New York State's governor, Eliot Spitzer, got caught in a prostitution probe largely because of financial reporting rules emphasized in the post 9/11 era. As described by Larry Dignan: [W]hat really snared Spitzer was a money laundering investigation that was flagged ...

Tags: Software, Bank, Financial, Business, Money, Eliot Spitzer, New York State, Launderer, Malefactor, Financial Services, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-03-11

How an information system helped nail Eliot Spitzer and a prostitution ring

How an information system helped nail Eliot Spitzer and a prostitution ringbig brother is watching usIf a governor was watched for suspicious terrorist activities just imagine those with weird names and no fame being checked every day, or worse, detained at undisclosed facilities.The REALLY interesting IT angle on thisI found...

Tags: Strategy, prostitution, hooker, Eliot Spitzer, information system

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

How an information system helped nail Eliot Spitzer and a prostitution ring

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's prostitute scandal is all the big news here in New York, but the lesser known tale is how an information system--the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--played a role in his downfall. On the surface, Spitzer's downfall is a New York...

Tags: Bank, Information System, Transaction, Financial, FBI, Data, Institution, Internal Revenue Service, Technology, Eliot Spitzer, Wall Street, FinCEN, CTR, Federal Government, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-11

Democratic state AGs speak up for net neutrality

New York has entered the net neutrality fray, and California may be following quickly behind. NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sent a letter to US Senators, urging the passage of a net neutrality amendment introduced by Sens. Olympia Snowe and Byron Dorgan, News. com reports. The move marks the...

Tags: Net Neutrality

Blog posts 2006-06-26

Eliot Spitzer's office files against Scumware company

Eliot Spitzer's office files against Scumware companyNothing like a touch of fire & brimstone"Yeah, Direct Revenue is not the Ebola of the Internet. It is the Anthrax of the Internet."Love it ;)By the way, nice to see you stop by at Revenews. I nearly said hi at the ASC event...

Tags: INTERNET, Scumware company, office file, Eliot Spitzer

Discussion threads 2006-04-05

Eliot Spitzer's office files against Scumware company

As Suzi Turner and Greg Keizer have blogged, Eliot Spitzer's office has file an "affirmation" and a "petition" against the owners and executives of Direct Revenue. Take a moment to read the 75 and 26 page documents and you will be sickened and entertained at the depths to...

Tags: Ebola, Direct-Revenue, Direct, Direct Revenue

Blog posts 2006-04-04

Feds probe online music pricing

Justice Department opens an investigation into online music pricing at the world's major music labels, sources say. The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into online music pricing at the world's major music labels, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. The Justice Department...

Tags: Online Music, U.S. Department Of Justice, Pricing Strategy, Eliot Spitzer, Online Music Pricing, Music Label, Pricing, Marketing Research, Digital Media, Digital Music, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Reuters, Music

News items 2006-03-02

New York focuses antitrust probe of record labels

State Attorney General sends music companies new round of subpoenas in investigation of online-music pricing. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has sent record labels a new round of subpoenas in his investigation of online-music pricing, music industry sources said Tuesday. The second inquiry, following...

Tags: Subpoena, Antitrust, Pricing Strategy, Eliot Spitzer, Pricing, Marketing Research, Corporate Law, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Marketing, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, John Borland, Technology News

News items 2006-02-14

New York AG blasts Sony

Apparently Sony isn't moving quickly enough in its recall of DRM rootkit infected CDs. Eliot Spitzer is breathing fire down Sony's collective necks. BetaNews says:Things continue to get worse for Sony BMG following the discovery of a rootkit in its CD copy-protection software that degrades PC performance and puts...

Tags: Spitzer, Sony Corp.

Blog posts 2005-11-29

Additional Resources

Craigslist sues South Carolina AG, who backs off sort of; Download the complaint

Craigslist sues South Carolina AG, who backs off sort of; Download the complaintGood for themIf a crime is committed, by all means Craigslist should cooperate with the authorities as any good business would. But Craigslist is not in the business of crime stopping nor are they obliged to cater to...

Tags: Professional development, Craigslist, South Carolina AG, SC AG

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Q: 'Why did you write adware?' A: 'I was broke'

In one of today's most fascinating reads, philosecurity interviews Matt Knox, a talented Ruby instructor and coder who once wrote and designed adware for Direct Revenue, a company sued by then-New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer in 2006 for allegedly stealthily installing adware on millions of computers. ...

Tags: Adware, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-14

The Toybox in 2008: A retrospective

It's been an incredible year. This blog was launched, ZDNet Reviews was overhauled, and a whole lot of news 'n' reviews came through The Toybox pipeline. And through it all, you readers were here with us. Here's a recap of the best stories: January:...

Tags: ASUS, Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., T-Mobile, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Blu-ray, ZDNet Reviews, CES 2008, Josh, Andrew, Firefox 3 Beta 5, Flip Mino Camcorder, MSI, BlackBerry Storm, Barack Obama, CES 2009, Handhelds, Hd Dvd, Hardware, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-19

I'm not against Windows; Unix just works better

I'm biased in favor of Unix and against Windows - everybody knows that except me; my perception is that I like things that work and Unix works better. Potential client: "Look, you've got a rep and we're concerned you're just going to recommend Solaris on SPARC -...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., PC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Beer Money, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Processors, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-03-26

Big storage is watching you

Kudos to Larry Dignan for an informative post on the system that caught NY governor Eliot Spitzer canoodling with a prostitute. Modern information technology enables 24 hour surveillance of every citizen. Should we care? Of course not. Every citizen is a potential terrorist. You want to...

Tags: Database, President, Surveillance, Information Technology, Storage, Personal Responsibility, GPS, Government, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-03-12

The perfect hotel room strip

Okay, apologies for the headline - thought I might get some of you looking for the latest Eliot Spitzer news. And I also want to acknowledge that with one more post about surge protectors, I think I run the risk of turning this into a surge protector-themed blog (and how...

Tags: MP3 Player, Strip, USB, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-03-11

States go it alone in health care reform

California and New York are both trying to cut their states' health care costs, and their stories provide a cautionary tale in the national debate. In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to push through a grand compromise on reform, but it was finally killed by both parties...

Tags: Medicaid, Media, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-18

Should Mozilla go public? In a word: No.

Should Mozilla go public? In a word: No.Being open source is better than being publicBeing open source is just a different form of being public. It is just a matter of who you want calling the shots - the developers, or the accountants. I think the developers will...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2008-01-03