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William Gibson heads for 'Spook Country': William Gibson heads for 'Spook Country'A point blank review of Spook Country by William GibsonA point blank review of Spook Country by William GibsonPosted in Uncategorized by chrisbradley on the October 4th, 2007Let’s get started on the best note possible. William Gibson stated yesterday in the California Literary Review that...; Tags: marketing research, spook country, milgrim, william gibson, tito, gibson; Discussion threads 2007-10-04

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75.8% of UK iPhone users are males: Country Total Mobile Market Smartphones iPhone Male Female Male Female Male Female EU3 50.6% 49.4% 69.4% 30.6% 72.3% 27.7% France 49.2% 50.8% 70.9% 29.1% 67.3% 32.7% Germany 53.7% 46.3% 69.9% 30.1% 71.2% 28.8% UK 48.7% 51.3% 68.2% 31.8% 75.8%...; Tags: apple iphone, male, comscore networks inc., advertising & promotion, marketing, nb; Blog posts 2008-08-06
China’s online population to grow to 375 mln users in 2012: China passed the United States in 2007 to become the country with the largest number of Internet users. China’s online population is forecast to grow from 275 mln users in 2008 to 375 mln users in 2012. Worldwide spending on Internet advertising will total $65.2 bln in 2008, which is...; Tags: china, internet advertising, internet, nb; Blog posts 2008-08-06
An apology to the Vietnam vets out there: An apology to the Vietnam vets out thereWhat?*roflhao trying not to wet himself* oh jesus!... i mean... oh my goodness (no offense intended to all those right side of the fence, sandle wearing, western, monotheists out there!).i mean for the love of mary!! political correctness is far far far far...; Tags: vietnam vet, vietnam war; Discussion threads 2008-08-06
Google has Olympic fever: Since Google is spending a lot of time and money making sure they are the number one search engine in every country, or at least trying to, it's no surprise that Google has been looking at the Olympics as a huge opportunity that can't be missed. According...; Tags: international olympic committee, google inc., microsoft silverlight, youtube inc., web site development, web technology, internet, garett rogers; Blog posts 2008-08-05

Vizio VP322: Mostly on the strength of aggressive pricing, Vizio in the last several years has taken the flat-panel HDTV market--both LCD and plasma--by storm, rocketing past better-known brands and becoming one of the best-selling names in the country. The company has also introduced some unique products, among them the VP322, which...; Tags: monitors & displays, tvs, color temperature, vizio vp322, vizio, plasma, lcd, vp422, hdtv; Product reviews 2008-08-05
Indictments in huge hacking & theft case: A federal grand jury returned indictments today on 11 defendants in one of the largest hacking and online theft cases ever. The Department of Justice charged 11 individuals from around the world with stealing 40 million credit and debit card numbers, cracking the networks of nine retailers and stealing an...; Tags: belarus, hacking, debit card, ukraine, debit card number, unauthorized access device, identity theft, financial services, security, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-08-05
LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.It hasn't been that long ago...my company got rid of its last Green screen based network in favor of a fancy Windows based network at several of our branch offices. Guess what. We didn't pick up one iota of productivity gain. We...; Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, loverock davidson, now is, linuxworld, linux; Discussion threads 2008-08-05
LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.: If there was one solid message to come from the opening keynotes at LinuxWorld in San Francisco, it is this: Now is the time. Illustrated through the lenses of two large, mainstream industries â€“ financial services and health care â€“ the first two presenters talked about ways...; Tags: hospital, health care, linux, healthcare, vertical industries, benefits, operating systems, software, enterprise software, human resources, sam diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-05
How a lack of insurance kills: How a lack of insurance killsNot everyone can get insuranceAnd not everyone can afford it when they can be accepted.The insurance companies focus on excluding people that might have an existing condition cuts out a large group of people. My wife is a good example - she had breast...; Tags: financial planning, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, insurance; Discussion threads 2008-08-05
Going to the Beijing Olympics? Leave your gadgets at home or take steps to protect your privacy!: Going to the Beijing Olympics? Leave your gadgets at home or take steps to protect your privacy!RE: Going to the Beijing Olympics? Leave your gadgets at home or take steps to protect your privacy!I'd rather not go then do any of the tedious steps mentioned. Not that they weren't useful...; Tags: government, security, beijing olympics, privacy; Discussion threads 2008-08-04
S. Korea moves to tighten the Net: S. Korea moves to tighten the NetSince when is the Internet "autonomous"?"The regulations violate the autonomy of the Internet ..."Where did anyone ever get the ridiculous idea that the Internet is "autonomous"? It is communications technology, nothing more. We have laws against defamation, false information, etc., in other...; Tags: government, internet, voice opinion; Discussion threads 2008-08-04
Would you give the Feds your computers?: Would you give the Feds your computers?knee-jerkI completely agree. It's nice to see some sane responses, rather than knee-jerk reactions only.Why should a government entity require a warrant?Why should the library have any desire or need to protect it's users' privacy? I'd bet they have signs at the computer...; Tags: productivity, real estate, advertising & promotion, warrant, computer; Discussion threads 2008-08-04
S. Korea moves to tighten the Net: Even as China is being roundly criticized for restricting Internet access even for Western journalists during the Olympics, another Asian country is moving to restrict the net. Reuters reports that South Korea is starting to make moves to restrain the Net, as well. The mass access to the Internet,...; Tags: media, south korea, internet, government, advertising & promotion, vertical industries, marketing, enterprise software, software, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-08-04
Fixing McCain's techno-ignorance: The New York Times' Mark Leibovich takes note of the tittering twitters over John McCain's recent admission that he's not exactly tech-savvy. "Not only did John McCain not invent the Internet, he can barely use it," he sniggers. McCain's argument, as Cynthia Brumfield summarizes, is that as...; Tags: john mccain, leibovich, e-mail, web site development, scanners, online communications, internet, hardware, peripherals, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-08-03
Saving RomneyCare, an annual political circus: Saving RomneyCare, an annual political circusActually we did come up with a solutionLimit the power of the government. When they aren't involved, there's no point in bribing them.The real problem here is the American people who are like you: thinking that the State actually SHOULD be involved in providing health...; Tags: vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, health care, government, insurance; Discussion threads 2008-08-02
DHS searching laptops at border: DHS searching laptops at borderAnybody who doesn't want their rights trifled with......should either forward ship their laptop to the destination or carry one of [url=http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/321957-321957-64295-321838-3660143-3660785.html]these[/url]No data. No worries.RE: DHS searching laptops at border"Show me your laptop or iPOd and I'd better be satisfied or it's getting confiscated!"That sounds a...; Tags: notebooks, laptop computer, u.s. department of homeland security; Discussion threads 2008-08-02
FCC slams Comcast but too little too late?: FCC slams Comcast but too little too late?dose this mean the FCC will go after satellite internet providers to?I live out in the country so no DSL, Cable or Fiber. Just Slow dail-up and satellite rip off. With Sat. I have two chooses I can pay about $60 month for...; Tags: federal government, network technology, fcc, comcast corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-01
Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?": Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"What is the maintanance cost, and backup planshould a storm or fire destroy the structure?It's all about feeling goodThere are people who think logically, and people who think emotionally. Logically, solar is still a losing technology when factoring in all costs...; Tags: taxes, free trade, tax; Discussion threads 2008-08-01
Tech 'tips' for Beijing visitors: It looks like foreign tourists are avoiding Beijing in droves. China originally expected 1.5 million visitors. Now that's down to 450,000. Still, that's nearly 450,000 journalists coming to town. Everyone's a reporter now, thanks to tiny electronics and the Web. Even tourists should regard themselves as such....; Tags: china, journalist, beijing, video, corporate communications, marketing, tom steinert-threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-07-31