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EIC Podcast: Wall Street; Sarah Palin's email; Web 2.0

On this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk Wall Street, Sarah Palin's email being hacked and the state of Web 2.0. The technology sector took a back seat to Wall Street this week. That's where the drama was. We had meltdowns and bailouts and a...

Tags: Web, Wall Street, Feds, Web 2.0, E-mail, Channel Management, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-19

Mr. Spammer, meet Bubba your new cell mate

With a slew of lawsuits being levied on well known spammers by companies such as Microsoft, the fight is being taken to the next level by the Feds.  The New York Times is reporting on project "Slam Spam" by the Feds.  Slam Spam is designed to go after spammers for being...

Tags: Feds, spammer, SenderID

Blog posts 2004-08-25

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Review: Feds provide a handy window into their IT spending

Review: Feds provide a handy window into their IT spendingInteresting...I'll have to look this over and see how much waste there is. Too bad they don't do this for the "Stimulus Package". We wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Tags: Construction, IT-spending, window

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Political gaming around the Waxman-Markey bill

Nearly every energy and greentech and auto and battery and utility company in America has a stake in the proposed Waxman-Markey bill. So does every taxpayer and the future of any potential agreement with China on global warming could hang in the balance, and...the list of possible effects of...

Tags: Game, Bill, Dems, Regulations, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Review: Feds provide a handy window into their IT spending

The Federal IT Dashboard, a tool that puts the government's technology spending on display, is a handy overview of agency spending that provides a few "did you know" moments. The IT Dashboard is an effort by the U.S. government to be more transparent about spending. And when...

Tags: Agency, Information Technology, Window, IT-spending, IT Dashboard, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Do security and privacy make health IT reform impossible?

Do security and privacy make health IT reform impossible?The first step is to be simple.I just had gall bladder surgery last Wednesday and came fact to fact with IT again.First there was a need to review my information on file - which should be simple as I had a heart...

Tags: Insurance, HEALTHCARE, security, health-IT, privacy

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

FCC reacts, starts looking into carrier-exclusive deal

FCC reacts, starts looking into carrier-exclusive dealConsider thisAt face value it would appear that the devices would be much more expensive if we did away with exclusive carrier / device relationships. 2 Things come to mind though. If a device maker is not in an exclusive deal with just one...

Tags: Smart phones, Federal government, Cellular phones, phone system, carrier, phone, FCC, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

The geography of alternative energy in America

The geography of alternative energy in AmericaRegimeWould you describe the current administration as the current regime?If not, why not?RE: The geography of alternative energy in AmericaEverything seems cool, but for this: If anyone believes he can develop a viable alternative power source and escape the Feds propensity to tax...

Tags: alternative energy

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

News to know: Pre; NetApp; Bartz; Windows 7; Netbooks

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition? Matthew Miller: Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the...

Tags: NetApp Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-04

Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that one

Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that oneThis is the same justice departmentThat just ordered charges dropped against the New Black Panthers for voter intimidation despite police reports and video showing them wandering in uniforms and carrying clubs.This administration just nationalized another auto industry.If you think this...

Tags: tech hiring practice, U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that one

The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether tech titans such as Yahoo, Apple and Google are in cahoots on recruiting and hiring practices. If true, these companies could be in violation of antitrust laws. Good luck finding the paper trail on that one.  In fact, this DOJ...

Tags: Talent, Hiring, Google Inc., Antitrust, U.S. Department Of Justice, Exec, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Bad time to be accused of H-1B visa fraud

Would your firm want this kind of publicity? Be sure and check out the piece in ComputerWorld (May 27, 2009) re: H-1B fraud prosecution. The article by Patrick Thibodeau describes how the U.S. Federal Government is connecting the alleged abuse of the H-1B...

Tags: Job, H-1B Visa, Juror, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Government, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Environmental groups dump on "global warming" bill

A gang of environmental groups are calling the current proposed energy and security act a sham, another government giveaway. The bill has just passed out of the House Committee where debate was held. Here's the crux of some environmnentalists' complaint: "As passed through the Energy and...

Tags: U.S., Permit, Carbon Dioxide, Pollution, Global Warming, Cap And Trade, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Craigslist CEO demands apology

Craigslist CEO demands apologyAnd he desrvers it...NTWe must constantly be vigilant.Whenever a politician or anyone looking to gain power holds up a vile affront to our moral foundation and proposes a means to control or eliminate it, it's just ruse to rid our society of some of its freedoms.No one...

Tags: Craigslist, child pornography

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

How a student fooled the world's media

How a student fooled the world's mediaDid you use Wikipedia as a source on this? You have an error ...The Wikipedia article originally said that Shane Fitzgerald attended "Dublin University", which within Wikipedia redirects to "University of Dublin" ... which as of this edit is where you are showing...

Tags: Wiki, Advertising & Promotion, Wikipedia, media

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

The Bad HR software demo

The Bad HR software demoStrange, but...Some of those search criteria do seem strange, and maybe even discriminatory, but this is nothing compared to the legally allowed racism and sexism in current hiring practices, otherwise known as Affirmative Action. Dayton, Ohio, where I live, was actually sued by the feds,...

Tags: Team management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources

Discussion threads 2009-05-01

Samsung adds full disk encryption to solid state drives

Samsung adds full disk encryption to solid state drivesOnly as good as the trapdoor keys they give to the FedsHow bulletproof is the encryption? Does the manufacturer keep a master key or give it to whatever gov't that asks for it (China, US, whoever).

Tags: disk encryption, solid state disk, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., disk

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

If green is the new black, then 100 MPG is new green

If green is the new black, then 100 MPG is new greenGreat, another $450 million down the sewerYup, let's make sure those Indiana folks vote Dem by showering them with money borrowed from our children and their children. Hey, how about the concept that if an idea makes sense,...

Tags: car, MPG

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

Will a netbook save Apple's Mac business?

Will a netbook save Apple's Mac business?Headline misleading...Can we hold off until the actual figures are released TOMORROW before calling Apple's Mac business "failed"?OK it garners clicks BUT pretty obvious click whoring to me.Most companies wish they had as big a failure as Apple's Mac business. Truth be known they...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Notebooks, OK IT, Apple Inc., Apple Mac business, netbook, Apple Mac

Discussion threads 2009-04-21