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Facebook, Visa choose sides on Wikileaks
by
John Moe
Dec 7, 2010
Facebook says that at this point it will not take down a Wikileaks page on its site. The fan page has nearly a million followers/friends/likers...
Décor My Eyes guy arrested
by
John Moe
Dec 7, 2010
Vitaly Borker runs/ran this website for eyeglasses and the scam he ran was all about search engine optimization. He'd give terrible service, rip...
Deep geek diving in Android 3.2
by
John Moe
Dec 6, 2010
CNET does some good unpacking of what's new and different about the new version of Android. Me, I'm fixated on the nickname "Gingerbread" because I...
Google's eBookstore is Loiterer-Friendly
Dec 6, 2010
With the rumored Chrome OS announcement potentially happening tomorrow, Google added more oomph to their week by also launching their ebookstore,...
Amazon launches DNS service
by
John Moe
Dec 6, 2010
Okay, so this is some geek chow but it's interesting to follow for those interested in where Amazon is going. They've introduced Domain Name...
"No one is cutting the cable cord," says cable network whose existence depends on no one cutting the cable cord
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John Moe
Dec 6, 2010
ESPN says it dug through Neilsen data and found that only .26 percent of cable customers have canceled in the last three months in favor of going...
Today's phrase to freak you out: history sniffing
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John Moe
Dec 6, 2010
Lawsuits are being brought as dozens of websites are found to have been engaged in the practice of "history sniffing". This is when you visit a...
For public good, not for profit.
Commercials soon to get quieter
by
John Moe
Dec 3, 2010
The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or the CALM Act has been passed through Congress and now is just waiting for a signature from...
Google Cloud Picker
by
John Moe
Dec 3, 2010
Weird name. May not stick. This is Google's impending cloud-based storage system, the name and some screen shots being pushed online accidentally....
Apple's point-of-sale system is at Old Navy
by
John Moe
Dec 2, 2010
If you've ever bought something at an Apple retail store, you may have seen the little credit card swipers that employees carry around. You don't...