Friday, May 27, 2011

Today's Links and My Two Bits....

“Insider data theft costs Bank of America $10 million”
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217071/Insider_data_theft_costs_Bank_of_America_10_million

The Hello Bar
http://mashable.com/2011/05/26/hello-bar-pro/

The new chain gang: Chinese prisoners forced to play for virtual goods”
http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/26/the-new-chain-gang-chinese-prisoners-forced-to-play-for-virtual-goods/

Wikipedia a World Cultural Repository?”
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/is-wikipedia-a-world-cultural-repository/239274/

“New U.S. Bill Requires ISPs to Keep 18-months Records”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/228708/new_us_bill_requires_isps_to_keep_18months_records.html

“A rapidly moving mirror that turns virtual photons into real ones is the first experimental evidence of the dynamical Casimir effect”
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26813/?p1=Blogs

Comcast looks to move beyond the traditional TV model and use IP to deliver HD content.
http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/news-hub-comcast-looks-to-expand-beyond-the-tv-2011-05-25/D50CFE45-1565-4C55-BBDB-6764C825A68C#!D50CFE45-1565-4C55-BBDB-6764C825A68C
Now that’s interesting. I’m all for experimenting with new tech if it might mean a better viewing experience for me down the road. Then again it would be nice if Comcast invested in fiber for the consumer.

“A Japanese Company You’ve Never Heard Of Releases a 52-inch Glasses-Free 3D TV”
http://news.dice.com/2011/05/25/a-japanese-company-youve-never-heard-of-releases-a-52-inch-glasses-free-3d-tv/
For $20,000...........

Amazon Tablet: Why it’s a Big Deal”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/228523/amazon_tablet_why_its_a_big_deal.html#tk.nl_tex_h_cbintro

Ways to dominate search results with video”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29092.asp

Overlooked best practices for email design”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29170.asp

“It's hip to be a geek -- but it can hurt your career”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/it-jobs/its-hip-be-geek-it-can-hurt-your-career-201?page=0,0&source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-26

“Retransmission fees to double by 2017”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/retransmission-fees-double-2017-says-snl-kagan/2011-05-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
And the cost will get passed onto the consumer who in turn will complain that the price of basic cable is to high. This will in turn make the consumer want to flee basic cable even more and seek alternative entertainment options. Thus the fewer viewers of TV the less channels and cable companies can charge for commericals. The beginning of a vicious cycle and the possible end to the cable company as we know.

Can You Trust Your Data to Google Wallet?”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228801/can_you_trust_your_data_to_google_wallet.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl
Then again there’s nothing safer than cold hard cash. Then the only thing you might loose is a few bucks rather than your identity.

Gmail to Display Context Data About Contacts in Inbox”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228842/gmail_to_display_context_data_about_contacts_in_inbox.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

PayPal, EBay Sue Google Over Mobile Payments Secrets”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228822/paypal_ebay_sue_google_over_mobile_payments_secrets.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl
I see there’s one class in society doing well in this economy. The corporate lawyer. These companies have each other in court so often its like a week doesn’t go by when some major IT company is suing the other guy. And investors wonder where the profits go..........to pay for all the lawyers!

“Lessons from Sony's PlayStation Network Downtime”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/228835/lessons_from_sonys_playstation_network_downtime.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“The hard truth of metered license pricing in the cloud”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/the-hard-truth-metered-license-pricing-in-the-cloud-301?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-27

“Wi-Fi Direct Coming on Strong, Broadcom Says”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/228704/wifi_direct_coming_on_strong_broadcom_says.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

What could you do with a 64GB MicroSD card?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/what-could-you-do-with-a-64gb-microsd-card/25051?tag=nl.e539

As IT offshoring hub, Mexico is all grown up”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/as-it-offshoring-hub-mexico-is-all-grown-up/49528?tag=nl.e539

Memory encryption breakthrough claimed by NC State researchers”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/052711-nc-state-encryption.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-05-27

Russian company cracks iOS 4 hardware encryption”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/052511-russian-company-cracks-ios-4.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-05-26
Why is it the the Russians are the one’s cracking through encryption hardware? The scary thing here is that they must be really good hackers.

Five Things to Consider If You’re Not Finding a Job”
http://news.dice.com/2011/05/27/five-things-to-consider-if-youre-not-finding-a-job/

Your Resume’s Key is a Strong Career Summary”
http://news.dice.com/2011/05/26/the-key-question-to-answer-in-your-resume/


Surfs up!.........................................Eric

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