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Obama benefits from the Net's election power: Obama benefits from the Net's election powerObama loves Pooh!He's a man filled with and surrounded by hate, but hey, he loves Pooh bear. Obama for pres!; Tags: Obama benefit, Pooh, Obama; Discussion threads 2008-06-18

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It's not easy being green--Optimizing eco-friendly packaging: Early adopter brands have further differentiated their products and won consumer affinity by adopting green strategies in their brands and packaging. But risks are many says Affinnova's Steve Lamoureux. Commentary--On every progressive brand manager’s short list is a sustainability initiative. In just a few short...; Tags: Risk, Brand, Standard Quantitative Approach, Branding, Marketing, Steve Lamoureux, Affinnova, Special to ZDNet, Steve Lamoureux, Affinnova, Special to ZDNet, green, packaging; News items 2008-10-15
The final debate: Don't expect Obama and McCain to spar over net neutrality: When John McCain and Barack Obama take the stage tonight for the final debate before the election, I expect to hear plenty about the economy, domestic issues and foreign policy. What I don't expect to hear about is net neutrality, wireless spectrum or broadband. In tech circles,...; Tags: Wired Inc., Broadband, John McCain, Net Neutrality, Barack Obama, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-15
News to know: Gartner, Firefox 3.1, Apple notebook event, Intel: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Gartner: Top 10 technologies to watch over the next three years Larry Dignan: IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers ...; Tags: Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Apple MacBook, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Notebook Event, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Vroom! Was that an Obama billboard?: Vroom! Was that an Obama billboard?Get your filth out of my face.I don't care who the ad is for. Get the politics out of the game. I didn't pay $60 for that stupid game just to have some slimeball of a politician shove his ugly mug in my...; Tags: Games, VROOM, Obama, game; Discussion threads 2008-10-14

McCain to YouTube: Respect fair use (at least for pols): YouTube's speedy response to DMCA take-down notices has been the subject of lawsuits â€“ notably Stephanie Lenz, who with the EFF sued when YouTube deleted her video of her kid rockin' out to a Prince song. Now John McCain has a problem with YouTube take-downs. In a...; Tags: YouTube Inc., John McCain, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Vroom! Was that an Obama billboard?: So you made up your mind ages ago about the Presidential election and have moved on? Thought you'd check out on the horse race, name calling, innuendo and financial meltdown by kicking back with a little Xbox? Forget about it. Barack Obama has...; Tags: Advertisement, Barack Obama, Games, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Child predators apparently don't use Gmail: A few years ago, a piece of popular legislation made its way past Illinois lawmakers (including Barack Obama, who voted in favor of it, as well as teacher unions, public health officials, etc.) offering comprehensive education to school children that, among other things, would have taught them to identify and...; Tags: Education, Google Gmail, Sex Offender, Safety Education, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-10-14
IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers: Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...; Tags: Device, Information Technology, Gesture, ROI, Programmer, Programming, Wireless, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Development Tools, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Obama appears on in-game Xbox 360 advertisement: Obama appears on in-game Xbox 360 advertisementAre you kidding me???Is there no end to that man's hubris?? I have to see his deceitful, lying, marxist mug on every news channel...and now in XBox in-game ads?? Time to send Baraq *Hussein* Obama back to Indonesia...or Kenya...or whatever country seeded...; Tags: Games, advertisement, game, Obama, game advertising, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Obama appears on in-game Xbox 360 advertisement: See this screenshot of Xbox 360 racing game Burnout Paradise? What sticks out to you? That's right -- Barack Obama is urging gamers to vote for change from the comfort of the game they're playing. According to Talking Points Memo and GigaOm, advertisers...; Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Obama, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Poll: Best personal finance software?: A little while ago, before the massive recession threw everyone into the depths of their portfolios, I thought it would be prudent to graduate tracking my expenses from pen and paper to software. My parents have dabbled with Quicken, and I wasn't really impressed with Microsoft Money....; Tags: Software, Quicken, Personal Finance, Mint, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Microsoft pushes idea of "Apple tax": Microsoft pushes idea of "Apple tax"upgrade tax?all the mac laptops are upgradable in terms of ram and hard disk. what else do you need to upgrade on a laptop?I think MS should push for Apple salesThe first piece of software that gets installed on a Mac is Windows and at...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Apple Inc., tax, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Google will appeal German copyright decision: In a decision that directly conflicts with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' interpretation (Perfect10 v. Google, PDF), a German court has ruled that Google's display of a thumbnail image of a photographer's work violates his copyright. "It doesn't matter that thumbnails are much smaller...; Tags: Google Inc., Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emails: Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emailsAnother Fishing Expedition ....... funded by the taxpayer and brought about by partisan politics. I suspect the rumors and the interest will subside shortly after the election.RE: Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emailsIf there was anything criminal in those messages, the Dems...; Tags: Palin, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail, Yahoo Email; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcement: Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcementEclipseRyan - I guess the point with the Eclipse stuff is to appeal to Java developers who don't want to step out of Eclipse to do RIA development, much the same approach Adobe took with Flex.RE: Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcementHey Ryan,I totally agree...; Tags: Java development tools, .NET, Middleware, Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Systems Inc., Eclipse; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Gartner: The Net killed media; Financial services, healthcare next: The Internet has killed the basic economics of the media industry and healthcare and the financial services industry may be next. That's the message from one of Gartner's so-called "maverick" presentations where analysts go out on a limb. Mark Stahlman and Michael McGuire did the presentation at...; Tags: Financial Service, Media, Industry, Gartner Inc., Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-10-14
CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-over: CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-overMy perception of CEOsMy perception of CEOs:1. Company makes a profit, CEO gets a pay raise and a bonus.2. Company loses money, CEO fires people and still gets a pay raise and a bonus.3. Company files for bankruptcy, CEO gets a severance package for...; Tags: do-over, meltdown, bank, Marxism, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-10-13
Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.: Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.So if the task gets sold to ONE bidder......what company is big enough to "connect" the entire country? And wouldn't that be creating a monopoly? Or wouldn't a monopoly exist, because the system is free?If it is free, where is the financial...; Tags: Taxes, Wireless LANs, Free trade, WIRELESS, Internet, tax, Wi-Fi; Discussion threads 2008-10-13
The candidates on tech: Wired has the obligatory candidates-on-tech piece today. They look at five key tech issues â€“ broadband, H1B, green tech, net neutrality and spectrum â€“ although TechPresident notes the list is not comprehensive and conceivably is biased towards Obama. Here's the breakdown. Broadband. McCain: D....; Tags: Industry, Broadband, John McCain, Net Neutrality, Spectrum, Obama, H-1B, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-13