January 2009
1 post
November 2008
8 posts
Enhancing AdWords / Policing AdWord-based Phishing...
I just came across a Google AdWords Ad was linked to a phishing site. The top-center sponsored link on a “eu change of address form” search was pointing toward an impersonation of the actual USPS Change of Address form. I’d include an active link but I don’t have the referral traffic/trouble -
This wasn’t a random piece of malware I stumbled across in some long...
Firefox - Enhanced Tab Management
I’m a big fan of opening things in new tabs - I find this doing this helps me keep context when reviewing lists of things(say, search results), allows me to “save things I want to read, but can’t right now” and if the process of opening/closing tabs generally seems faster than using the back button a lot (no need to reload pages).
This said, I’m up against a wall...
October 2008
2 posts
TheHill.com - House limits constituent e-mails to... →
“The House is limiting e-mails from the public to prevent its websites from crashing due to the enormous amount of mail being submitted on the financial bailout bill. “
September 2008
8 posts
The Media Equation - Daring to Say Loans Made No... →
Behind the scenes of This American Lifes’ “Giant Pool of Money” episode, which told the backstory of the subprime credit crisis.
The Fred Graver Blog →
Collapsing Dominant →
“The Social Economy
The Social Economy is just beginning to emerge. It represents the convergence of “bottom up” movements including D.I.Y., Commons-Based Peer Production, Social Media, and Localism….
How the 'Net works: an introduction to peering and... →
A good primer on how the internet works
White spaces, angry faces: Inside the battle over... →
Rural Electrification →
“Although nearly 90 percent of urban dwellers had electricity by the 1930s, only ten percent of rural dwellers did. Private utility companies, who supplied electric power to most of the nation’s…
July 2008
4 posts
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