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Welcome Sam Diaz: I'm pleased to announce that ZDNet has added another contributor to Between the Lines. Sam Diaz is our new senior editor based in San Francisco. Sam has been a technology and business blogger, reporter and editor at the Washington Post, San Jose Mercury News and Fresno Bee...; Tags: San Francisco, Sam Diaz, Sam, Corporate Governance, Blogging, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-15
ZoomInfo offers evidence of 'controlled circulation' advertising benefit now emerging on the web: Get ready for new "controlled circulation" models on the web, ones that target you based not on your preferences for music or soft drinks -- but on what you consume in your occupation. Think of it as B2B social networking. [Update: LinkedIn is tacking furiously in this direction.] ...; Tags: Goods, Web, Advertisement, Benefit, Seller, Buyer, ZoomInfo, Channel Management, B2B, Marketing, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-12-07
Death 2.0: The recent and unexpected passing of my grandmother (she was the only 98-year-old I've known who could, and did, blindside hundreds with her death) opened my eyes to the fact that death in 2007 has become an online, interactive experience. The mortuary partnered with MeM.com to provide an "Everlasting...; Tags: Death, Denise Howell; Blog posts 2007-11-14
Today's Debate: Are genetic tests a threat?: The start-up 23andme, whose best-known board member is Esther Dyson (right, from their web site), has an interesting goal. They want your genome. The company wants to build a database of genomes and offer "private, secured" access to it. Jesse Reynolds of the Center for Genetics and Society writes...; Tags: Genome, Esther Dyson, Biotechnology, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-10-02
MySpace finds 29,000 sex offenders on the site: Ever since MySpace relented to law enforcement to provide information on registered sex offenders who have posted profiles, everyone has wanted to know: How many perverts are busily chatting away to fellow MySpace users? The answer, it turns out, is shockingly high.MySpace.com has found more than 29,000 registered sex offenders...; Tags: Law enforcement; Blog posts 2007-07-25

YouTube lights up with questions for candidates: Can the wacky, populist world of YouTube really influence the presidential debates? Soliciting 30-second video questions, CNN is pawing through more than 1,479 submissions - on subjects ranging from the serious to the absurd - to present at the Democratic and Republican debates,reports the San Jose Mercury News.Only four dozen...; Tags: Elections; Blog posts 2007-07-19
Anatomy of an Internet scam: Through persistence and tech savvy, a tenacious San Jose detective has uncovered a Internet crime ring that sheds light on how these criminals carry out their digital thievery, reports the San Jose Mercury News.In just five months, Detective Mike Niehoff uncovered a massive Internet fraud ring that used Craigslist, eBay...; Tags: Law enforcement; Blog posts 2007-07-09
Open spectrum can close the broadband gap: The San Jose Mercury News (reg. req.) admits the U.S. now has a "broadband gap."That is, citizens of other countries can get more Internet bits for less money than can Americans. The group to the left, partly financed by the EU, is trying to increase wireless service in Europe. Its...; Tags: business models, General, Government, Infrastructure, Internet, mass market, politics, telecom, wireless; Blog posts 2007-05-09
Nancy Heinen to take the fall in Apple options scandal: If you watched last nights episode of 24, you know that when it comes to any scandal, someones got to take the fall.At Apple, CEO Steve Jobs has managed to clear himself in the options backdating debacle, but former general counsel Nancy Heinen does not appear to be so lucky....; Tags: Legal; Blog posts 2007-04-24
Report: Jobs in clear of SEC options backdating probe of Apple: The Securities and Exchange Commission is going to bring its first legal action in the Apple options backdating probe, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The bottom line: The SEC is targeting Nancy Heinen, Apples former general counsel. Former...; Tags: General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-23
CA sold personal info for $6 a pop: Most people know that private companies sell personal information over the Web just a few hundred dollars, but who would have guessed that the state of California was in the ID sales business, too? And undercutting the private operators to boot. The San Jose Mercury News reports that...; Tags: Identity theft, Social Security, Web site development, Computer Associates International Inc., Debra Bowen, Web; Blog posts 2007-03-26
NBC, MySpace partner up to compete with YouTube: The titans of the Internet will face off this summer when NBC Universal and News Corp. partner up to launch a new video-sharing site to compete with Googles YouTube, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Free videos will be available on AOL, MSN, MySpace and Yahoo, shortly after...; Tags: YouTube Inc., video, partnership, NBC, MySpace; Blog posts 2007-03-26
Doing Silicon Valley wireless right: Government and technology leaders are engaged in a cutting edge experiment in building a massive wireless network across the entire Silicon Valley. Covering 1,500 square miles and serving 2.4 million people, the Joint Venture Wireless Project would be the largest public Wi-Fi network in the world. But how do...; Tags: Government technology, Municipal broadband; Blog posts 2007-03-07
Sorry, Bit Torrent-these legit content deals of yours are like farts in a blizzard: Borderline vulgar term meaning little impact. OK, so BitTorrents new Digital Entertainment Network has 5,000 titles, including first run films such as Little MissSunshine, An Inconvenient Truth, Superman Returns, and Poseidon. Its good to know that such mainstream studios such as 20th CenturyFox, Lions Gate, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures,...; Tags: General; Blog posts 2007-02-26
DAs blogging - just a bad idea, or actionable?: Blogging offers a powerful tool for getting ones message out there, for providing transparency on the inner workings of government and for speaking directly to the public. But its obviously not always appropriate for government to blog - especially on sites the public pays for. Several California prosecutors are blogging,...; Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Law enforcement, Blogs; Blog posts 2007-02-26
CA crime lab backed up six months on DNA testing: It takes some six months to get DNA results in California because the crime labs are so backlogged, the San Jose Mercury News reports. ``This is an issue where people are remaining in custody who shouldnt be, and people who should be in custody are out on the...; Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement; Blog posts 2007-02-22
Cisco asks Apple to respond to "iPhone" suit today: Cisco Systems has given Apple until today to respond to a trademark lawsuit filed in January over their use of the word "iPhone" as the name for a new mobile phone planned for release in June. According to the San Jose Mercury News Sarah Jane Tribble federal court documents reveal...; Tags: Luggage, iPhone; Blog posts 2007-02-15
Educators address America's crisis in math performance: American school children lag far behind many other countries when it comes to math skills - a very worrisome trend to educators. That was the main topic of discussion recently at a forum of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, reports the San Jose Mercury News. A panel of...; Tags: Policy, Education Technology; Blog posts 2006-11-09
Schwarzenegger exploiting microtargeting of voters: The new catch phrase in politics is pithily stated by Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's deputy political director Josh Ginsburg: ``It's not where they live, it's how they live.'' He's referring to the political version of database marketing. It's well-known that George W. Bush's 2004 campaign used consumer data...; Tags: voter, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Blog posts 2006-10-26
High-tech solution to CA's road woes?: The San Jose Mercury News takes a doubting look at claims that high-tech can solve the state's highway woes. The woes are substantial - indeed, overwhelming. California has the most congested urban interstates in the nation and ranks high among states with the most crumbling federal roads. Each...; Tags: Computer Associates International Inc.; Blog posts 2006-09-05