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U.S. President Obama Hosts Twitter Town Hall Discussion – July 6th

Administrator — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:53:52 +0000

The White House announced this unprecedented Twitter Town Hall event by a sitting United States President for Thursday July 6, 2011

President Obama will respond verbally to tweets on a live webcast to solicited questions on the micro-blogging site under the hash tag #AskObama.

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Twitter Break-in An Example of Too Much Personal Data Available

Administrator — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:27:18 +0000

A hacker made off with confidential Twitter documents after breaking into an employee's e-mail account, the company's co-founder confirmed July 16th 2009. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, stated that a hacker calling himself Hacker Croll broke into an administrative assistant's e-mail account, then used that to collect information that let him access the employee's Google Apps account. "This attack had nothing to do with any vulnerability in Google Apps, which we continue to use," he said in a blog entry yesterday. "This is more about Twitter being in enough of a spotlight that folks who work here can become targets. What this break-in does reveal very clearly... [...] No related posts.

Medical Professionals Embracing Social Networking – Enhance Patient Care

Administrator — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:01:20 +0000

All of a sudden, social networks are becoming tools for doctors to talk to patients. But it's not idle chatter��this may be part of the future of your health care... [...] No related posts.

Britain’s Data Privacy Violations Has EU Coming After Them

Administrator — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:31:53 +0000

The move is part of a wider push by the EU's executive branch to ensure privacy is not abused by new technologies that electronically tag a consumer's every step. [...] No related posts.

Real Government Data Available Soon Thanks to Obama

Administrator — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:36:07 +0000

The U.S. may be close to making it easier for application developers to tear into government data as early as next month on its new Web site, data.gov. Meanwhile, the Web 2.0 era of data openness will get a boost next week by the availability for download of campaign and lobbying data collected by a private group. [...] No related posts.

Reaching Out to Help Others In Need

Administrator — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:51:29 +0000

Recently I had a conversation with one of my friends about the importance of giving back. It started as a discussion on the economy, and the dismal way it seemed to be going... A day of community service is a great way for you and other many hands to work together across the community to help lift each other up. Even if you don't have an official "Day of Community Service" in your area or in your church, you can still take the time to reach out and help someone in need. During these difficult economic times there is certainly more need. [...] No related posts.

Facebook Infected by Pesky Virus

Administrator — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:47:50 +0000

Facebook’s 120 million users are being targeted by a virus designed to get hold of sensitive information like credit card details.

It can either wait for you to buy something online and just remember the details you type in on your keyboard.

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The Reports of Usenet’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated

Administrator — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:57:28 +0000

Sascha at PCMag writes a charming little piece on the death of Usenet as a method of discourse and its eventual rebirth as a repository for porn, spam, and pirated warez. He recalls the days of “serious conversations” on 8-bit Atari architecture and the rise and fall of net.manners as more and more [...] No related posts.

Yahoo Turns Yelp, Yahoo Local and LinkedIn SearchMonkey Apps On In Search

Administrator — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:55:32 +0000

Yahoo is making a number of changes to its default search experience tonight to add more structured data to results. Yelp, Yahoo Local and LinkedIn SearchMonkey widgets are being added to search results automatically, eliminating the need for users to go into the search gallery and add them manually.

SearchMonkey is a key part [...] No related posts.

One in Five Employers Uses Social Network Sites When Hiring

Administrator — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:54:44 +0000

New study shows that one in five employers use the social networking service to research the information about job candidates.

A survey made by the CareerBuilder.com, an online job site, showed that 22% of 3,169 hiring managers are screening social networking sites to research their future employees. An additional 9 percent said they [...] No related posts.