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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled in favor of VoIP companies and against state regulation of their services in Minnesota. Related reference from November 09, 2004: FCC Declares VoIP Service Not Subject to State Regulation.
From Business 2.0, Whither Apple, Google, Blogs, and DVRs From Red Herring, Top Ten Trends for 2005 (via Stephen’s Web) From PC Magazine, Crazy Technology Predictions for 2005 From eWeek, Place Your 2005 IT Bets From WebProNews, 2005: Year Of The Corporate Blog
“CleanSoftware.org is a resource to help Windows users find the best free daily-use software, free from nasties: adware, spyware, harmful/intrusive components, and threats to privacy.” (via Slashdot) Versions of the software included are accompanied by red, yellow and green dots indicating the level of reliability. The Full Software Index (updated at the discretion of the …
The New York Times reports on examples of how blogs are providing readers around with world with real time updates, photos and first person accounts of the earthquake in the Indian Ocean and the resulting tsumanis. Additional sources that are posting updates on the disaster that has impacted 12 countries and claimed over 52,000 lives …
According to the Boston Globe, the CIA is invoking the Glomar response to forestall responding to FOIA requests submitted by advocacy groups for documents and photos related to detainee abuse. the “CIA . . . asserts that it is not able to confirm or deny whether it has any records relating to its purported involvement …
Pandia Search Central (which features as a logo my favorite Leonardo da Vinci portrait, Dama con l’Ermellino) has launched a very useful tool for researchers, Pandia Search Engine Topic Search, powered by Gigablast – “Use this search form to search the best search engine oriented sites, blogs and forums on the Web.” See also the …
Law Libraries Mix Online with Hard Copy to Ease Access, Cut Costs: “”At the heart of much of the federal Judiciary’s work is legal researchthe hunt for precedent, consensus, legislative intent, and other decision-making factors. Federal court librarians can ease that often-daunting task amid today’s technology explosion.”
From the RedSiren press release: “A new survey of computer security professionals reveals that while many of them believe that the time they need to comply with increased government regulations has cut into their ability to secure their computer networks, they also admit that those networks are safer as a result.” Related references: Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, …
“Goebel Group, Inc. a leading integrator of search technology products and services…released the first comprehensive matrix detailing and comparing the status of technologies and other features of the industry’s current and future Desktop Search applications… The matrix includes versions and searchable document types of the industries leading Desktop Search Applications…” (including AOL, Autonomy, Ask Jeeves, …
Fortune.com has an extensive article on the slippery slope effect of relying on the “viral” linking aspect of blogs to promote products, as well as highlighting recent examples of the enormous impact of bloggers’ responses to instances of what they perceive as corporate misdeeds and the marketing of faulty products. Related article from the New …
I am delighted and honored that Dennis Kennedy has chosen beSpacific as the Best Overall Legal Blog for 2004. To be in the company of experts in the legal blogging sphere such as Tom Mighell, Ernest Svenson, Denise Howell, Kevin O’Keefe, Jerry Lawson and Martin Schwimmer is just terrific. I relish spotlighting news, resources and …
The Christian Science Monitor reports on growing concerns about privacy issues related to vehicle event data recorders (EDRs) or “black boxes” (although they are apparently grey in color). Vehicle manufacturers are currently not subject to uniform standards regarding the data this equipment gathers. However, information collected from the EDRs often plays a prominent role in …
