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Facebook: Of the people but not for or by the people?: It's no wonder the Social Web--the Internet with the concept of people and relationships embedded in the fabric (what Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls the Giant Global Graph)--has become such a controversial topic. It's a kind of spontaneous, greedy gold rush for the social networks to accumulate members, exploit the social...; Tags: Facebook, MoveOn.org, Cory, Social Networking, Channel Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-27
Advocacy groups in war of words over need to investigate Comcast's alleged BitTorrent throttling: Just a little while ago, I received an email from MoveOn.org, with their reaction to a letter that the Hands Off the Internet coalition sent to FCC Chair Kevin Martin on Wednesday, requesting that the regulatory body investigate Comcast's possible throttling of Bit Torrent traffic. First, to...; Tags: FCC, Censorship, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., MoveOn.org, AT&T Corp., Internet, Federal Government, Government, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-11-09
MoveOn.org accuses MySpace of "selective online censorship": MoveOn.org accuses MySpace of "selective online censorship"Which is why myspace currently sux .There's not much one can do there anymore . Sort of like the way AOL use to be . Enclosed !So What?How much money did MoveOn invest to get MySpace to be a profitable entity? Zero, that's how...; Tags: MySpace, MoveOn.org; Discussion threads 2007-05-18
MoveOn.org accuses MySpace of "selective online censorship": I'm not at the Personal Democracy Forum, but I have been receiving regular updates from MoveOn.org about what they believe is selective censorship of some user-generated content from MySpace.A pamphlet was to be distributed by MoveOn.org to an early afternoon panel featuring MoveOn's Executive Director Eli Pariser and MySpace's main...; Tags: Regulatory; Blog posts 2007-05-18
Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTube: Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTubeSeriouslyYou'd think the folks at Viacom would know something about copyright law and fair use. If this isn't protected by parody, nothing is. Wait a minute, isn't that how Colbert gets away with a bunch of his schtick, fair use by way of parody?~A!Lazy,...; Tags: MoveOn.org, Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc., Electronic Frontier Foundation; Discussion threads 2007-03-22

MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is not: MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is notThis reasoning promotes the problem it describesIt occurs to me that at a time when Republicans seem to be questioning traditional Republican beliefs (supporting the Bush administration, not caring for the environment), the feedback of thousands...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Naivety, MoveOn.org, MoveOn, Pulver, petition, Net Neutrality, Internet, Barnes & Noble Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-04-21
MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is not: This week, liberal political and citizens' actions organization MoveOn.org sent a "Save The Internet" petition to its more than three million members. The petition asks MoveOn.org members to beseech their legislators to approve net neutrality legislation. "Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most...; Tags: petition, MoveOn.org; Blog posts 2006-04-21
Spam and scams prompted AOL's fee-based e-mail: Spam and scams prompted AOL's fee-based e-mailbullMoveon.org is a nonprofit organization has a opt-in-only emailing list that will be nuked by this plan. This has nothing to do with spam. It's just an excuse for AOL to ask for more income.Pay me! And I WILL deliver your...; Tags: Cyberthreats, MoveOn.org, America Online Inc., e-mail, spam; Discussion threads 2006-03-01
Moveon.org subscribers exposed: Moveon.org subscribers exposedthis must be why my phone is being tapped nowlolHmmm ..."This is extremely disturbing," said one subscriber, when contacted through e-mail. The subscriber asked that his or her name not be used. "I'm not sure if I should be worried or not, but I am," the person said.Why...; Tags: Spam, leopard, MoveOn.org, MoveOn, Michael Moore; Discussion threads 2004-08-21

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Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice: The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...; Tags: Suite, Apple iWork, Office 2008, NeoOffice, X11, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-18
More iPhone 3G observations: More iPhone 3G observationsThanks for this tip......[i]"An app that toggles 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and even the cellular radio to conserver battery. Bonus points if they add a schedule feature to, for example, turn off all the radios while you sleep then turn them back on when you wake.[/i]I would...; Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G observation, 3G, Apple iPhone 3G, MMS, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
More iPhone 3G observations: After almost a week with the new iPhone 3G I have some additional thoughts that I wanted to share on my experiences: As I previously mentioned, AT&T's 3G coverage is completely non-existent in my area, despite AT&T's coverage viewer claiming that I'm blanketed in 100 percent 3G....; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Open source college revolution?: Open source college revolution?Blackboard NG "Next Generation"Keynote speaker Blackboard CEO Michael Chasen demonstrated the power and direction of Blackboad NG at today's afternoon session of Blackboard World '08 in Las Vegas.TRULY a Next Generation product that makes any institution's 'learning' go everywhere.+ It will now wrap Moodle & Satai.+ Courses...; Tags: Angel Learning, Moodle & Satai, open source; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
How much is a unit of cloud computing?: How much is a unit of cloud computing?It will never be as easy as kwh, but, we do need a way to pay for usage.And it needs to be fine grained. Amazons method is WAY to course.RE: How much is a unit of cloud computing?Phil,We at GoGrid decided on...; Tags: cloud computing, GoGrid, Mosso; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Top US domains in May 2008: Rank Website Market Share 1. www.google.com 5.78% 2. mail.yahoo.com 5.09% 3. www.myspace.com 4.76% 4. www.yahoo.com 4.04% 5. mail.live.com 2.35% 6. www.ebay.com 1.75% 7. search.yahoo.com 1.64% 8. www.msn.com 1.25% 9. www.facebook.com 1.06% ...; Tags: Hitwise, Domain, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Psystar.com offline ...: Psystar.com offline ...It's dead, Jim.Nolo connecte.Psystar sold more than Apple clonesWhat would give Apple the right to terminate their entire web site because of one product they sell? If I object to something on Amazon's site do I have that same right?The Digg EffectntIt's up.I can get to it at...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Psystar.com, Psystar, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Why Flash and Silverlight will save the web: Why Flash and Silverlight will save the webnone issueI thought that parts of flash Flex were open source and parts of silverlight are too. as these platforms evolve, open standards will be tacked on them. SilverLight, my opinion, really needs HTML display support built in so W3 standards...; Tags: Channel management, Quality, Microsoft Silverlight, Web, standards; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?: Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?Comparison to democracy very apt.When I look at the modest level of education, intelligence, and self-centered approach to life of many of my fellow citizens, the fact that I live in a democracy seems scary.But what would we have instead - the fabled...; Tags: Wiki, network, Wikipedia, social networking; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Another Linux hidden gem: Another Linux hidden gemI use apt-get on Ubuntu but there are others.But another system I know that uses RPMs is urpmi on the Mandriva Linux distro. It does a pretty good job or getting dependencies for you and installing them. Might not be identical to apt-get but it certainly does...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Synaptic Package Manager, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
Magic mushrooms to treat cancer anxiety?: Magic mushrooms to treat cancer anxiety?It's probably rightIf the rain gushing down the street is red, green and blue, the bear on your shoulder is feeding you grapes and celestial power pours into your body well south of the northern lights, who the fcuk is worried about their cancer anymore?RE:...; Tags: Magic Mushrooms, cancer anxiety; Discussion threads 2008-07-14