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Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 4)

internet and governmentI'm glad I read this, it was interesting. Not as informative as it might have been - I would have liked to see some actual cases and decisions cited - but it raised interesting issues. However, what really struck me is that this article needs a good copy...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, Part 4, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 4)

Justice systems around the world have been turned upside down over the past several years because of the Internet. The basic sets of laws, often founded on a nation's constitution, are being used in ways that forefathers never anticipated or envisioned. by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Internet, Government, Vertical Industries, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 3)

This is the main reason why I don't trust the governmentTo have all of this information: they could create a database of 'political malcontents' which I would honestly fit into and get businesses and others to discriminate against them by not hiring them and giving them other troubles.The politicians really...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 3)

From 1959 to 1975, the era of demonstration Vietnam War was to protest on the lawns and parks of universities and public venues. The Kent State shootings by National Guard troops in May of 1970 were not the first demonstration against government by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Demonstration, Government, Vertical Industries, Internet, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 2)

It's been suggested in many articles that President Obama won the U.S. election in 2008 because his campaign used Twitter, Facebook and other social media effectively over the course of the campaign that spanned two years. But this new instant social media clearly it works both ways. by Doug...

Tags: Internet, Campaign, Social Media, Government, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?

The Kleptocrats that feel entitled to your money...worry that us mushrooms now have other uncontrollable sources for the "truth" and won't eat the horse compost fed to them by the monopolistic crony Main-stream Media.RE: Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?There are two things tyrants and bureaucrats...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, retraction, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?

The answer is, maybe both. The Internet has plunged government institutions into a very steep learning curve, creating new frontiers that many bureaucrats believe help how they run the country. by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Internet, Government, Vertical Industries, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Internet continues to lose its founding network partners

I would like to see...I would like to see more competition on the hardware side. I completely understand that costs are a huge factor limiting competition but companies that own monopolies on the actual network infrastructure have little incentive to upgrade or enhance user experience with out major competition. Ideally...

Tags: network, Internet, Net2, satellite, network partner, government

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

JDAFTS 20091111001 (Windows)

JDAFTS, which stands for Jones Dykstra & Associates Forensic Tool Suite, includes case data management applications that extend beyond the capabilities of currently-available forensic software applications. JDAFTS is designed for computer forensics, corporate, government, and law enforcement investigators as well as universities. Easy to use, the tool suite allows forensics...

Tags: Web Browser, Jones Dykstra & Associates, JDAFTS 20091111001, Data Management, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Web Browsers, Government, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Internet, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Net Neutrality: You own the Internet - make sure it becomes Law

how to get from there to herewhile net neutrality makes a lot of sense to most people, how can we make sure that it becomes law. Our open source government democracy is decidedly NOT neutral, and the same interests that would take away our rights on the internet, are the...

Tags: Net Neutrality, Internet, government

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Vehicle Values Provider Saves $100,000 With Easy-to-Manage Software-Plus-Services

Kelley Blue Book is a premier provider of vehicle pricing information to consumers, automotive dealers, governments, and the finance and insurance industries. The company developed its information-rich, high-traffic Web site using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and supports it with two hosted data centers. In an effort to reduce hosting...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Kelley Blue Book, Web Site Development, Insurance, Data Centers, Financial Planning, Government, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Marketing

Case studies 2009-11-01

MI5, an ISP lawsuit and an e-petition: More opposition to piracy cut-off plans

A major ISP, TalkTalk, the police, and even MI5 and MI6 are opposing the UK file-sharing cut-off plans laid out by the government. Will the policy fall? by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Lawsuit, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Government, Piracy, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-10-30

Government in action: 1.3M mobile plans; Mexico's Internet tax; England's crime map

Mobile plans for everyone with 1.3 million options; Mexico's new Internet tax will be 3 percent; and the U.K. has a new web site map showing were every crime has occurred for the last 3 years. by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Mobile, Internet Tax, Government, Mexico, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Net Neutrality: Why the Internet will never be free. For anything. So get used to it

Call it Net Neutrality if you want, but it doesn't exist, nor is it required when you already have antitrust, regulatory and other local and state, and international law in place. Choice, innovation and open access are the principles in a free enterprise competitive market, not the halls of government....

Tags: Internet, Net Neutrality, Government, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Global cyberwar: Installed in your PC at home, the office and government

Personal Accountabilityas long as people can think and act as though their conduct on the internet is shrouded in anonomity.Until each of us takes full responsibility for what we do and operates with the knowledge that our 'unique' verifiable identities can be obtained readily, the carnage will continue and broaden.A...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Vertical industries, government, computer, PC-At Home, Internet, car

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet

The Internet's big guns have signed their names to a letter of support for a continued open Internet, sending it to the FCC this morning, just days before the agency is slated to vote on network neutrality rules. The letter is actually from the Open Internet Coalition,...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Web, Net Neutrality, Internet, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Invitations coming soon to Google Voice

In the midst of the battle with AT&T over Google Voice, Google is forging ahead without spending any time worrying about what the FCC might decide after their investigation. If you are a user of Google Voice, you will begin finding invitations in...

Tags: Google Inc., Voice, Federal Government, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Telecommunications, Government, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-10-13

News to know: Oracle; Sidekick; Win7 party; Google; Yahoo Hack day

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. Jason Hiner: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize Scott McNealy names Sun's top 10 tech...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Internet, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Government, Management

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Merkel slams Google Books scanning

Reuters reports that German Chancellor Andrea Merkel took the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair to criticize Google's book scanning operation and the the Google Books deal. The German government has a clear position: copyrights have to be protected in the Internet," Merkel said, adding there are "considerable dangers"...

Tags: Google Inc., Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-10-11

Retraction: Yahoo and Iran

Overnight one of our bloggers, Richard Koman, reported that Yahoo handed over user names to the Iranian government. We're retracting the blog post. Here's what went wrong. First, the post was based on a single source who had a clear agenda. That source wasn't properly filtered and...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Blogging, Government, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-09