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10 Rules for Corporate Blogs and Wikis, by Nick Wreden. This article offers concise insights that can easily be implemented in leveraging blogs for marketing. In addition, there is a link to an excellent presentation (pdf, 52 pages), Making sense of weblogs in the intranet, which provides numerous screen shots of KM applications at Lucent.
S.B. 604, the Maryland Spam Deterrent Deterrence Act, passed the Maryland legislature late Monday night, and awaits signature by Gov. Ehrlich. Penalties include a term of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to a $10,000.
As reported today by the WSJ, as well as via AP, privacy concerns raised in the U.S. and abroad about Google’s new Gmail, still in beta, have resulted in the company considering alowing users to opt-in/opt-out of being served targeted ads, currently a component of the free email service. Update on this issue from April …
PIP Data Memo: The rise of wireless connectivity and our latest findings: From the memo’s highlights: “17% of Internet users have logged on using a wireless device….73% of U.S. adults say they use a computer at work, at school, at home, or some other place. This is the highest reading ever found by the Pew …
“Rep. Waxman urges the Justice Department to disclose publicly information provided to the Committee in a classified FBI briefing on the departure of members of Osama bin Laden’s family and the Saudi royal family following the September 11, 2001, attacks.” [Link] April 12, 2004 letter to Attorney General Ashcroft, pdf.
According to the Washington Post, Prof. Lessig will be online tomorrow to discuss his new book. Questions may be submitted prior to and during this “discussion.” Transcript, Copyright in the Digital Age, April 14, 2004.
Staff Statement No. 9: Law Enforcement, Counterterrorism, and Intelligence Collection in the United States Prior to 9/11 (pdf, 12 pages) From the report’s Conclusion: “On September 11, 2001, the FBI was limited in several areas critical to an effective, preventive counterterrorism strategy. Those working counterterrorism matters did so despite limited intelligence collection and strategic analysis …
Threats and Responses in 2001, Staff Statement No. 10. See also submitted testimony from today’s hearing: Louis J. Freeh, Former Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Janet Reno, Former Attorney General of the United States; Thomas J. Pickard, Former Acting Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Ambassador J. Cofer Black, Former Director, Counterterrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency; …
California State Senator Sen. Liz Figueroa (a strong privacy advocate) issued a press release on April 9 in which she quoted from a letter she sent to Google opposing the plan for Gmail to scan user email content to use as a profiling mechanism for advertising. She stated, “I cannot urge you strongly enough to …
Presidential Advisers’ Testimony Before Congressional Committees: A Brief Overview “Congress has a constitutionally rooted right of access to the information it needs to perform its Article I legislative and oversight functions. Generally, a congressional committee with jurisdiction over the subject matter, which is conducting an authorized investigation for legislative or oversight purposes, has a right …
From the press release: “The Corporate Governance Task Force of the National Cyber Security Partnership (NCSP) today released a management framework and call to action to industry, non-profits and educational institutions, challenging them to integrate effective information security governance (ISG) programs into their corporate governance processes.” See the April 1, 2004 Task Force Report, Improving …
From attorney, blogger and author Robert J. Ambrogi. “These were the sites I prepared for the 2004 ABA TechShow panel 60 Sites in 60 Minutes. Not all these sites were shown during the presentation.” Thanks to Bob, Burgess Allison, Jeffrey M. Flax and Mark Tamminga for having included my webzine, my blog and this time …
