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Twitter and Plurk – What parents should know

August 19, 2008

You probably know about social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook and blogging services like Blogger.com and WordPress but have you heard of microblogging? Services like Twitter and Plurk let people post very short messages […]

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Twittering away to stay relevent in tech world

August 18, 2008

by Larry Magid Reposted from San Jose Mercury News In 1968, pop artist Andy Warhol promised that “in the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” Forty years later, his prediction is sort of […]

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How hackers likely attacked Georgian websites

August 12, 2008

Georgian government websites have been under attack, making it difficult or impossible for users to access several sites – including that of the country’s president. The attacks, according to the New York Times, started “weeks […]

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Thoughts on the John Edwards “Affair”

August 11, 2008

I’ve been thinking about John Edwards’ predicament and realize that what bothers me is neither the affair nor the fact that he lied about it but his comment to ABC’s Bob Woodruff that he did […]

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Painful as slander may be, don’t turn service providers into speech police

August 11, 2008

When Congress voted for the Communications Decency Act of 1996, most members thought it was just about pornography, says U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren. But one section of CDA had much broader implications, the San Jose […]

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August 10, 2008

Is Kate a web addict?

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Feds indict credit card thieves: How can you protect yourself

August 5, 2008

As you may have heard, the Justice Department, on Tuesday, indicted 11 people for hacking into nine major U.S. retailers networks which resulted in the theft of 40 million credit and debit card numbers. If […]

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New Smart phones innovate but don’t imitate

August 4, 2008

A lot has been written about how Apple added support for Microsoft Exchange to help the iPhone better compete against BlackBerry and Windows Mobile in corporate environments. But the reverse is also true. BlackBerry maker […]

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Internet DNS Flaw — What you need to know

July 31, 2008

You may have heard about the security flaw that affects the entire Internet. It’s actually a problem with the software behind just about all domain name servers – DNS for short. A domain name server […]

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After a week in high-tech hell, a walk feels good

July 28, 2008

My editor at the Mercury News has a right to be angry at me because my column is late. But I have an excuse. The very technology I write about is the source of my […]

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