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

“How to avoid becoming the next Myspace”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29341.asp

“Internet's next evolution: 'a Facebook without Facebook.com'”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/service-oriented/internets-next-evolution-a-facebook-without-facebookcom/7206?tag=nl.e539
Bye,Bye URL we hardly knew you........

“The failing of Android as a tablet platform”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/the-failing-of-android-as-a-tablet-platform/3003?tag=nl.e539

“Why Johnny can't program -- and how that can change”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/why-johnny-cant-program-and-how-can-change-080?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-23

“Have You Changed Your Facebook Privacy Settings Lately (or Ever)?”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230973/have_you_changed_your_facebook_privacy_settings_lately_or_ever.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“How to Stop Hack Attacks In One Easy Step: Whitelisting”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230980/how_to_stop_hack_attacks_in_one_easy_step_whitelisting.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Ukraine Disrupts $72M Conficker Hacking Ring”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230959/ukraine_disrupts_72m_conficker_hacking_ring.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl
Oh I knew it had to be the Ukrainians’ or at least the Russians’.....

“Whamcloud Wants to Make Lustre Easier to Use”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230960/whamcloud_wants_to_make_lustre_easier_to_use.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“FBI takes to Twitter to trumpet Whitey Bulger arrest”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/fbi-takes-twitter-trumpet-whitey-bulger-arres?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-23
They call that news? He was sitting in LALA land for sixteen years, and they couldn't find the guy? I smell conspiracy! Call Congressional hearings I want to know why it took them sixteen years to find the guy, when it took only eleven years for the US military to find Bin Landen!

“Terremark-Verizon cloud service ready to go”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062311-verizon-terremark.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-23

“Startup touting data center fabric that will put a scare into Cisco, Juniper”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062311-infinetics.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-23
Innovate or become like a dinosaur.....

“Feds claim victory over Coreflood botnet”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062311-feds-claim-victory-over-coreflood.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-23

“End of the Internet as We Know It”
http://www.technologyreview.com/web/37859/?p1=A3&a=f

Press Release;
“Boston Ltd® Presents the World’s First Patented Total Liquid Submersion-Cooled Server”
http://www.pr.com/press-release/333775

“How to check data limits on your phone”
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2011-06-24-ask-kim_n.htm
Data Limits?! I’m sick of data limits. I want to live in a world without data limits. Consumers of the world stand up! Tell broadband providers, and cell phone carriers that we don’t want data limits. We pay for the service and we want unlimited data!

“Survey: Cost, scalability are primary drivers for cloud usage”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/survey-cost-scalability-are-primary-drivers-for-cloud-usage/51267

“Mozilla to enterprise customers: "Drop dead"”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/mozilla-to-enterprise-customers-drop-dead/3497?tag=nl.e539

“Microsoft splits up its XAML team: What's the fallout?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-splits-up-its-xaml-team-whats-the-fallout/9807?tag=nl.e539

“15 home energy tech start-ups you should watch”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/green/15-home-energy-tech-start-ups-you-should-watch/17767?tag=nl.e539

“Viacom sues Cablevision over iPad App”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/tv-nowhere-viacom-sues-cablevision-over-ipad-viewing/2011-06-24?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Hear that sound? That’s the sound of more lawyers cashing in on yet another lawsuit. I should’ve become a lawyer.....

Caught on camera a Vizio tablet..
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/vizio-tablet-hands-on-photos/6251758?tag=nl.e589

“Winklevoss Twins Back in Court Against Facebook”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231066/winklevoss_twins_back_in_court_against_facebook.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Who knew this about 'angry online commenters?'”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/who-knew-about-angry-online-commenters

“Hypersonic airliner promises zippy, spacecraft-like flight”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/hypersonic-airliner-promises-zippy-spacecraft

“WordPress warns server admins of Trojans”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062411-wordpress-warns-server-admins-of.html

“Security concerns aside, consumer IT takes over enterprises”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062411-security-concerns-aside-consumer-it.html

“PCI Council says mobile payment apps can meet security standard”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062411-pci-council-says-mobile-payment.html

“Lockdown: How would you handle emergency network operations?”
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/062311-andreas.html

“An English NSTIC (NSTUK?)”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/dir/2011/062711id1.html

“Net neutrality goes Dutch”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062311-net-neutrality-dutch.html

“Nefsis offers video and collaboration in the cloud”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2011/062711convergence1.html

“Outsourcing: How to Avoid Contract Disputes”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062311-outsourcing-how-to-avoid-contract.html

“Orlando tries out 600 Chromebooks”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062411-orlando-tries-out-600.html


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