1938media Names 100 Companies In TechCrunch ‘Payola’

Tom Foremski | February 22nd

Loren Feldman, the publisher of 1938Media, a New York city based web site, has published the names of the companies that were the subject of 100 posts written by former TechCrunch writer Daniel Brusilovsky. [

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Pennsylvania School Spying Somehow Getting a Pass in the Media

Jeff Nolan | February 22nd

The Pennsylvania case shows how even well-intentioned plans can go awry if officials fail to understand the technology and its potential consequences, privacy experts said. Compromising images from inside a student’s bedroom

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Cloud Security, In Dollars, Ron Paul, Coming Transparency

James Watters | February 22nd

@GeorgeReese did something pretty cool today. He dared to ask how much a traditional security approaches were really worth vs. a cloud based approach. Yes, the discussion was short on heavy details--but it put a very pointed...»

New Blog Monetization Strategy: Report Your Sploggers to the SIAA for $1 Million!

Tom Foremski | February 19th

Wow. This looks like easy money. The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) "the principal trade association for the software and content industries" is offering rewards of $500 to $1 million, to any whistleblowers that report

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Microsoft’s Overlooked Innovation

Stephen Foskett | February 19th

It's fun to bash Microsoft. It's easy, too, with Apple solidly conquering the high end of the PC and mobile markets and Google's command of the Internet. But how fair are these articles skewering Microsoft, such

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Is Windows Mobile 7 a Mistake?

Anthony Farrior | February 19th

Sounds like Microsoft has serious iPhone envy. We all knew they were going to integrate the Zune into it. The Xbox features are a plus, but how about the dedication to form factor? For Microsoft to

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No Matthew, The Proper Response is RTFM! [Google Buzz Privacy]

Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins | February 19th

The tech press has worked itself into a frenzy over recent comments from Eric Schmidt at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress. According to numerous sources, Schmidt told attendees that "[t]here was a lot of confusion when

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Companies’ Irrational Fear of Social Media

Tom Foremski | February 18th

Irving Wladawsky-Berger has put together a good review of several studies and reports concerning business use of social networks:

Why are so many companies reluctant to embrace social networking?  One of the articles

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Austin IRS Attack: Thoughts and Discussion

Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins | February 18th

I’ve spent the last hour or two reading up on the various accounts of what happened in Austin today, as well as connecting with various SiliconANGLE members in the area to get their thoughts and checking...»

Bang Bang: Cisco Dumps HP As Certified Partner HP Returns Fire With Deal with Qlogic

John Furrier | February 18th

Update: Immediately following my report Cisco put out an official statement on the terminating their relationship with HP.  Reason:  conflicting visions. I got confirmation today from someone inside Cisco that an internal memo went out announcing that Cisco...»