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MySpace Getting Rid of Spammers
With the expanding invasion of spam messages in the internet, MySpace has taken its most recent in a series of steps to combat exploitation on its web site. Accordingly, Scott Richter of Colorado has lately been ordered to give a total of US$6 million as damages and legal fee for spamming a great number of […]
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25Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
Gates Retires as Microsoft’s Leader
It was announced in 2006 that Bill Gates had plans to go part-time as a board chairman so that he could spend more of his time guiding his global health charity, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Consequently, this Friday marks the last day of his full-time tenure as the leader of the software giant […]
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18Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
Amazon.com Suffers Further Outages
After the company experienced outages and performance problems in North America, Amazon.com crashed yet again blocking seven out of ten customers from accessing Amazon’s homepage. However, users who did access the homepage had to endure slower access and download speeds. Amazon users usually download in seven seconds or less, but during the temporary suspension […]
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11Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
China Leader with a Page on Facebook
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, also known as “Grandpa Wen”, has joined the online social networking world through a page on Facebook having over 13,000 supporters.
The page seems to have been put up recently but it’s not clear whether Wen made it himself; perhaps another government official or someone not related to the prime minister. […]
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3Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
Windows 7 with Multitouch Interface
Perhaps an interesting but unsurprising move, Microsoft plans to add multitouch interface to Windows 7 which will be released late 2009. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the iPhone-like touchscreen feature at The Wall Street Journal’s “D: All Things Digital” forum. A demonstration showed that the multitouch technology can process not just a mere touch but […]
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29May2008 | vdr | 1 comment | Continued
Microsoft and Yahoo Still Trying To Work Things Out
It’s been four months since Yahoo constantly rejected Microsoft’s offer of surrogating while the software maker announced that the battle is not worth it. Microsoft Chief Steve Ballmer corroborated to offer $33 a share but Yahoo was embracing at least $37 a share or more than $5 billion that Microsoft was willing to spend, as […]
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23May2008 | vdr | 1 comment | Continued
Tarnished Silverlight
Microsoft recently released a plug-in for a web browser called Silverlight and codenamed Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere while its development was still underway. The program offers support for fully loaded internet applications such as audio and video playback, vector graphics, and animation.
It could supply a graphics system in a retained mode and could actually integrate […]
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21May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
Facebook and MySpace Troubles
The MVP Sports Media Training developed the program, YouDiligence, which was intended for the athletic departments of colleges who are alarmed with the possibility that their student-athletes may be involved with activities that happen online. YouDiligence is described by the promotional materials of MVP as the pioneering product created to assist the athletic department of […]
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15May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
Michael Arrington’s Enterprise
Michael Arrington
J. Michael Arrington was born on March 13, 1970 in Orange, California. His growing up years was spent in both California and Surrey, England. He started college at UC Berkeley but later transferred to Claremont McKenna College located in Los Angeles. From there he earned his degree in Economics in 1992 and proceeded straight […]
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4May2008 | vdr | 5 comments | Continued