One of the goals of advertisers is to deliver relevant advertising. If the advertising is meaningful to your personal interests, then it significantly increases the probability of success. Advertisers want to enlist the assistance of internet service providers (ISP) in tracking user interests. One objection is that this type of monitoring is an infringement of privacy and security.
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Tracking Internet Users for Targeted Advertising
September 1st, 2008 Catherine Posted in Business, Technology and Science No Comments »
Google Enters the Browser Wars with Chrome
September 1st, 2008 Catherine Posted in Business, Technology and Science No Comments »
Google has become part of the browser wars. It is developing Google Chrome:
“Word surfaced Monday on Google Blogoscoped about a Web “comic book” that introduces Google Chrome, the search giant’s open-source browser project. The comic was created by Scott McCloud, and although not officially announced by Google, it does name several Google developers…”
The Asus Eee 900 May Not Be for School
August 31st, 2008 Catherine Posted in Opinion, Technology and Science No Comments »
I am writing this on an Asus Eee 900. I have had it since Thursday to do a review. I will preface these remarks by saying that I have been a fan of the Asus Eee line. It is a terrific idea, if the little machine is used in the right setting. Unfortunately, this is not a machine for students. Here are three basic reasons why I would not recommend this Asus Eee 900 for academic work:
Jericho Scott and the Pitching Woes of a Nine Year Old
August 28th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Health, Opinion, Personal Skills, Sports, Technology and Science No Comments »
Jericho Scott is nine years old. He’s a pitcher and it seems like he has a good fastball. It is reputed to be about forty miles per hour (40 mph), which might be overpowering to other nine year olds. It has landed this nine year old pitcher in the middle of a legal controversy:
Students and Social Security Numbers
August 28th, 2008 Catherine Posted in How-To, Personal Skills, Technology and Science No Comments »
With the start of the academic year on university and college campuses, it is also the start of a fresh round of identity theft. The educational institutions are a source of data that identity thieves covet. There are several reasons for this. For example,
Hacker Faces Extradiction to the United States
August 28th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Technology and Science, Travel No Comments »
Gary McKinnon is an admitted hacker. He breached U.S. military computers and NASA computers. He has been trying to avoid extradition to the United States:
Bloomberg Published a Steve Jobs Obituary
August 28th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Business, Health, Technology and Science, Travel No Comments »
Steve Jobs is still alive - and may have reason to be a bit annoyed that his death was announced on the Bloomberg newswire: