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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

Additional Resources

EFF sues CIA, DOJ, others over Facebook surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued government agencies for allegedly refusing to release information about how they are using social networks in surveillance and investigations. The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the CIA, the US Department of Defense, Department of Justice and three other government agencies on Tuesday for allegedly refusing...

Tags: Facebook, CIA, Electronic Frontier Foundation, U.S. Department Of Justice, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, security, lawsuit, EFF, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-12-02

fring brings video call viewing to iPhone and two-way video to Nokia

This is great news for Nokia video chattersiPhone users are an ugly lot, better that no one has to look at their faces.RE: fring brings video call viewing to iPhone and two-way video to NokiaThat was the worst video ever. I have no idea what they were trying to...

Tags: Corporate communications, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, iPhone Users, video, 3G, Nokia Corp., Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., video call

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Chinese wallboard gets a dirty bill of health

Chinese wallboard gets dirty bill of health from the feds. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Bill, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-23

GM: not doing well, but going back to the well anyway

Why not?Government Motors is like most of our governments these days, propped up with fake money and phony paper. I am sure the EU can do like we do and just print more money to keep GM afloat for another day. After all, its only paper, right?More paper...

Tags: Vertical industries, Government Motors, General Motors Corp., Opel, government

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

The most successful Web scam ever?

what about the banking scam?the feds always go after the little guy... why is there no investigation in the banking crisis!?Windows BOT Network soon to be CLOUDWindows BOT networks & now the Windows CLOUD BOTnetwork!The wonders never end with 'Wind-ows'!!!;)since when has it been ok to use generic titles for...

Tags: Channel management, successful Web, Web, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Feds: Top e-tailers profit from billion-dollar Web scam

Three companies have generated more than $1.4 billion by "misleading" Web shoppers into signing up for so-called loyalty program memberships, according to a Senate report. Three companies have generated more than $1.4 billion by "misleading" Web shoppers into signing up for so-called loyalty program memberships, according to a Senate...

Tags: Web, Online Retail Company, U.S. Senate, E-business/E-Commerce, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, scam, Greg Sandoval CNET News

News items 2009-11-17

CCHIT going on almost as if nothing happened

Republicans up to no good again.Another buck for doing nothing.CCHIT HappensThats it.We bought a package that was CCHIT certified, one of our requirements.We had plenty of other requirements for an EHR, but they wanted to make sure it was certified by someone else just incase the goverment came up with...

Tags: CCHIT, eHR

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Health reform now in Senate hands

RE: Health reform now in Senate handsThis bill mandates individuals to purchase health care. If they refuse, they get fined or go to jail. Blatantly unconstitutional... when will America say "enough is enough" with these idiots in Washington defecating all over the Constitution? The problem with...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Abortion, cAO, Obamacare, health care, Health Reform, U.S. Senate, abortion

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Microsoft to drop Office Accounting product, services

DumbWhat a dumb move their Accounting software was one of the best products they had.Anyone notice a trend?Dumping Money, dumping Office Accounting, and all at a time when the Feds are increasingly regulating Financial firms. While MS is clearly not a "Financial" Company it looks alot like they are...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Office Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

What should open source do in a car?

Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...

Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Carper option in final Senate health bill

opt outdoes that mean a state can decide, whether or not, their citizens can get national health care?"Let the trolling begin in earnest."?I think you meant:"[i]Let those who disagree with me begin posting.[/i]"No......trolling is posting deliberately inflammatory remarks in order to get responses. You've even admitted you're doing that, because...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Financial Planning, U.S. Senate, health care, insurance, Carper, Lasik

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing

Several million or several hundred million?Several million is nothing. The numbers would need to be in the tens of millions to even be considered a "mistake." And if they're revenue sharing, there has to be revenue 1st before they have to share...bing is lame....and will cause people to leave twitter...

Tags: Twitter Inc., Facebook, Bing, Microsoft Corp., Chicago Cubs

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

What's next after SpamWaves, WavePorn?

That's really bad news.That's really bad news. That tells me they did NOT do anything fundamentally to fix the spam problem.Which we've known is a problem for a long time.Part of re-architecting the way we collaborate [b]should[/b] include solving the spam problem.If we don't solve that problem, we're left with...

Tags: Google Inc., WavePorn, SpamWaves, spam problem

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet

44 major tech companies ask the FCC to be cautioushttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/322375Examples includeCisco Systems, Alcatel-Lucent, Corning, Ericsson, Motorola and NokiaThese companies understand the severe impact on the economy from heavy handed regulations.http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/10/dont-outlaw-successful-business-models-on-the-internet/RE: Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open InternetIt's scary to think that Cox and Comcast might get in uber-trouble from...

Tags: Federal government, FCC, open-Internet, Web

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

News to know: T-Mobile; Cloud computing; Oracle; HP; Apple

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. Andrew Nusca: HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV? HP...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., PC, T-Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Are Mac OS X and Apple servers making inroads with the Feds?

Silly Question comes with silly answer"Are Mac OS X and Apple servers making inroads with the Feds?"No, "the Snow Leopard bug hosed [our] data".No, it didn't."No, "the Snow Leopard bug hosed [our] data"."Snow Leopard just failed to recognise the data. A trip to Terminal can fix that and recover...

Tags: Operating systems, Snow Leopard, Apple Server, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, server, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Are Mac OS X and Apple servers making inroads with the Feds?

A recent article points to traction in the goverment market by a Mac-based surveillance system vendor. Despite the resistance from PC-centric IT managers, the Mac's performance and easy support appears to be winning contracts. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server, Apple Inc., Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Are we acting like silly fuels?

There is a steady flow of news these days about the drawbacks of our energy "system." The bad news seems to flow like...greenhouse gas, or even coal ash during a downpour. America's natural gas reserves are increasing as more and more deposits are found. The catch: fracking...

Tags: Coal Ash, Telecom & Utilities, Wiki, Online Communications, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-06