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- 12 spam research projects that WON'T make a difference
- 12 spam research projects that WON'T make a differenceWell might as well get this out of the way now...Non_Zealot hasn't shown up yet but I'm sure he will, so here's a pre-emptive strike: Snicker, smirk, sneer, sputter, spew, spit, spasm... :DThere's no easy way... to do a hard...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, spam, Jerry Davis, spammer
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
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- Asustek to offer touch-panel Eee PCs?
- While the Web swoons over news of Apple's latest $800 market entry, Asustek is planning to launch touchscreen Eee PCs in the first quarter of 2009, which the company expects will help drive sales further, according to Samson Hu, general manager of Eee PC business at Asustek, by way of...
- Tags: AsusTek Computer, Keyboards, Notebooks, Sales Strategy, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Processors, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Security, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Yahoo-AOL: An integration nightmare on deck
- The Yahoo and AOL merger talks are proceeding at pace and now the bigwigs are conducting due diligence. In other words, a deal is quite possible, but the integration work is going to be ugly. Boomtown's Kara Swisher reports: Now, sources tell me, the circle of...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Boomtown, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Yahoo: What happens if Google deal doesn't go through?
- Yahoo's search advertising deal with Google, which is expected to increase the company's ability to monetize its Web pages, has been delayed to give the Department of Justice more time to evaluate it. This Google-Yahoo partnership has raised hackles from Microsoft as well as others, but the larger question is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- California governor: Silicon Valley should go to Germany
- After more than a hundred years of talk about the Pacific Rim economic opportunities for California, Silicon Valley and other California businesses are firmly focused on the west rather than the east. But Thursday morning California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at Intel's HQ in the heart of Silicon Valley...
- Tags: California, CeBit, Transportation, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Semantic Technology's place in the enterprise; key, but low-key ?
- Last week saw over 200 researchers, advocates, implementors and practitioners of Semantic Technology descend upon the delightful Austrian capital for the second European Semantic Technology Conference ESTC. Smaller than the more established Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose and nestling uncomfortably close both spatially and temporally to...
- Tags: European Commission, Verizon Communications Inc., Technology, Conference, Semantic Web, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Was RIM's Wall Street beating unjustified?
- Shares of Research In Motion got hammered to the tune of more than 27 percent to close the week - this despite a quarterly earnings report yesterday that included a 72 percent jump in profit from a year ago. That just goes to show that, especially in the quick-growth, suddenly-crowded...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- Thomas case reveals obscene penalties for P2P downloaders
- <Update>Further note from Ray Beckerman from Recording Industry v The People on the issue of whether MediaSentry's downloading would suffice for the distribution charge see Investigator Downloading section below: "There still has to be sale or other transfer of ownership, or rental, lease, or lending. And the dissemination has to...
- Tags: Distribution, P2P, RIAA, Verdict, Judge, Investigator Downloading, Thomas, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy Thomas
- The $222,000 verdict against Jammy Thomas for copyright infringement by P2P is no more. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis dismissed the verdict PDF, saying it was based on the faulty "making available" theory of distribution. Thomas will face a new trial, in which the RIAA will have to prove...
- Tags: Distribution, P2P, RIAA, Verdict, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- The kids like Vista
- While the reviews are mixed from teachers as I finish up the rollout of new Vista-running PCs, the reviews from students are almost universally positive. Maybe it's their fascination with shiny objects (most people will agree that Vista is, at least, pretty), but I think it says a lot...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Web Browser, Kid, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Microsoft's "Phase 2" ad campaign - No mention of Vista anywhere
- Microsoft's "Phase 2" ad campaign - No mention of Vista anywhereMy guess is......they're touting the Microsoft and Windows brands, not a particular product.Carl RapsonRE: Microsoft'sOh boy, I'm sure these ads will be just as over analyzed and picked apart in every minute detail like the first two. The point...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), advertisement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Adrian, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Microsoft: I'm a PC and I've been made into a stereotype
- Microsoft: I'm a PC and I've been made into a stereotypeOf course you don't get itYou're not the target audience.Carl RapsonI wouldn't expect you to get itYou're a Mac user... You have to have an IQ at least this high GEDDIT!It's actually quite nice to see MS taking the high...
- Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Microsoft: I'm a PC and I've been made into a stereotype
- After Microsoft unceremoniously canceled their unfunny ad campaign featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld shopping for shoes and being regular people, they've launched phase 2 of the US$300 million dollar campaign. The new ads (YouTube links 1, 2, 3) are designed to show that PC users are...
- Tags: Stereotype, PC, Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- News to know: IE vs Chrome; Microsoft's TV pack; Oracle; Pandora CEO
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'? Larry Dignan: Google: Chrome likely to land on Mac before Linux Ed Bott: TV...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft TV, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., TV, E-mail, Open Source, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Hey, Microsoft. About those ads... Yeah, like that.
- I used to be a PC. But I'm pretty much a Mac guy now - not that there's anything wrong with that. (Sorry - just a little tribute to Jerry.) What a cool club of nerds and jocks and teachers and models and artists...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Advertisement, Commercial, PC, Club, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Images: Evolution of Microsoft's latest ad push
- Campaign that debuted with TV spots featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates has shifted its focus from strange self-deprecating humor to taking on Apple. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Advertisement, Humor, Microsoft Corp., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-09-18
- Has IBM Figured Out The Art Of The Sale Better Than Bill & Jerry?
- So the broadcast video ads with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld for Microsoft are over for now. Maybe you're among those who disliked the ads because they never answered the simplest of fundamentals of an a: What are these guys selling? So traipse...
- Tags: Video Advertisement, Advertisement, Video, IBM Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- Microsoft pressed SHIFT-DEL on epic fail Gates/Seinfeld ads
- Microsoft pressed SHIFT-DEL on epic fail Gates/Seinfeld adsTwo old farts pushing an outdated OS, that's a winner...I can't believe Microsoft thought this was a good marketing strategy by bringing one old comedian and one old nerd to brand to an upcoming generation of computer users and buyers. These commercials were...
- Tags: Microsoft AD, Microsoft Corp., advertisement, Gates/Seinfeld, Gates/Seinfeld ad, Shift-Del
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- Microsoft LifeCam Show
- The LifeCam Show is a vast improvement over Microsoft's previous laptop Webcam effort, the underwhelming LifeCam VX-7000. Most significantly, the image quality is improved, which Microsoft attributes to the cam's new sensor, firmware tweaks, and software optimization. The LifeCam Show also offers more versatile mounting options, and the bundled LifeCam...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, Microsoft Corp., LifeCam Show, camera, LifeCam VX-7000, image quality, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-09-17
- Microsoft pulls the plug on Gates-Seinfeld ads; Campaign's next phase set to begin
- Microsoft is pulling the plug on the team of Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates as the TV spokesmen trying to reinvent the image of Windows. The official word from Redmond is that the company had always planned to pull the plug on the two when the $300 million ad campaign...
- Tags: Advertisement, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., NYT, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
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