Posts Tagged ‘Internet’
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The End Of Spam
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
On my previous post I talked about the annoyance of spam messages. Unsolicited messages sent primarily as unintelligent and unprofessional mass-marketing efforts of questionable products and services.
Spam, whether it reaches your Email inbox or your WordPress blog, is annoying, can be irritating, and at times it may be wasting your precious time to have to [...] -
Joost, reinventing television
Monday, April 23rd, 2007
Joost is the word on many Internet users’ lips these days. Or at least it is the word on their keyboards as many are enthusiastically searching for more information on the innovative service, and seeking invites to join Joost during the beta-testing period.
But what is Joost exactly? According to the official website it is “TV [...] -
Test your broadband connection speed
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
There seems to be great importance on how fast you can download / upload lately. Online games, multimedia applications, and all kinds of software require that you use a broadband connection. But how fast is your connection really? Are you getting what you payed for? There is a number of tests out there on the [...]
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RSF Lists 13 Internet Enemies
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
International press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Frontiers (RSF), has published their list of countries found to be enemies of the Internet for censoring the free press and even putting cyber-dissidents to prison.
The list of these countries for 2006 includes: Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
Meanwhile, 3 [...] -
Facebook remedies privacy concerns
Friday, September 8th, 2006
The day without Facebook boycott has been called off. One of many protests over the social-networking site’s introduction of a “News Feed” feature, organized by users who claimed it raised privacy concerns.
Now Facebook has decided to add extra privacy settings, allowing users for greater control. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s creator, mentions in this blog post:
“So we [...]
