Product names are tricky, there's no doubt about it. If you're not going to use a meaningless string of characters such as "X77-P73" then you've got your work cut out for you because it's hard to find a good name that isn't already taken by some other company. Even internal project names have to be researched, checked that they are OK to use and vetted by lawyers for liability.
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Even star athletes are responsible for what they write online
Bruins goalie Tim Thomas is living in a fantasy world
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Fri, 02/10/12 - 10:12am.
Two thoughts about hockey players and the human head:
A goaltender whose play has been extraordinary is said to be "standing on his head."
And, a goaltender who believes his Facebook posts are nobody's business but his own can be said to be not using his head. Read more
BBC shines light on 'RIP troll'
Video offers insight into the mindset of an unspeakably cruel individual
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Wed, 02/08/12 - 11:05am.
"Don't feed the trolls" is standard -- and generally sound -- advice for Internet users. Read more
Again with the financial-planning perk, this time Zuck
Facebook IPO filing reveals $90,850 perk
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Thu, 02/02/12 - 5:02pm.
As the press continues digging through documents associated with Facebook's filing for an initial public stock offering, one number in particular caught my eye: Facebook the company doled out $90,850 last year to founder Mark Zuckerberg so that Zuckerberg could acquire professional financial and estate planning services. Read more
NASA launches multi-player Facebook game
NASA looks to test players’ knowldedge of space program
Submitted by Layer 8 on Mon, 01/30/12 - 12:51pm.
NASA said today it had launched what it called its first multi-player online game to test players' knowledge of all manner of space-related activities. Read more
Facebook IPO filing seen coming as early as next week
Suspended trading adds to speculation that long-anticipated public offering is near
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Fri, 01/27/12 - 2:04pm.
News reports are reverberating around the Internet at the moment indicating that Facebook's filing for a long-anticipated initial public stock offering could come as early as next week.
FBI seeking help to monitor social media
Document spells out goals and requirements for monitoring program
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Wed, 01/25/12 - 4:50pm.
So the FBI is in the market for a technology partner that will allow it to monitor social networks?
You mean they're not doing this already?
Federal judges wary of Facebook, Twitter, Google+ impact on juries
Study looks at social media impact on federal judges, juries
Submitted by Layer 8 on Wed, 01/25/12 - 9:51am.
The impact of social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Google+ and others on federal juries is a concern that judges are frequently taking steps to curb.
According to a study 94% of the 508 federal judges who responded said they have specifically barred jurors from any case-connected use of social media. The Federal Judicial Center was asked by a committee of the policy-making Judicial Conference of the United States to survey all 952 federal judges, of whom 53% responded on the issue. Read more
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A tablet for under a Benjamin?
By Mark Gibbs on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 9:52am.
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Reading up on SOPA can both clarify and muddy the waters
Dueling experts and pundits continue to slug it out
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Wed, 01/11/12 - 5:31pm.
Having spent a good chunk of the afternoon hopscotching from SOPA-related news story to blog post to social-media forum and back again, I'm thinking it might be worthwhile to point to a handful of the more notable stops. Read more
Dear automakers: No, thanks ... and another thing
Isn't there enough mayhem on the road already?
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Tue, 01/10/12 - 8:28am.
I awaken today to this increasingly familiar story about "smart cars" - you know, your always-connected office/home-entertainment center on wheels -- written from the Consumer Electronics Show by the Boston Globe: Read more
Access to Social Networking Sites Increases the Risk of APTs
Security professionals try to address this but young workers often find loopholes
Submitted by joltsik on Thu, 12/15/11 - 11:03am.
If you are reading this blog, you should also peruse Jim Duffy’s blog about the security behavior of young adults. Jim highlights a Cisco research study that reveals the callous indifference young people have for workplace IT and security policies. Read more
India's censors have asked the impossible of Facebook, Google
And yet they’re about to ask again
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Mon, 12/05/11 - 12:09pm.
How exactly does a representative of an American company tell a government official from a foreign country that he must be out of his mind?
Diplomatically, one would presume. Read more
Maybe you can trash your boss online after all
Still not recommended, but 1935 law may provide some protections
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Fri, 12/02/11 - 1:38pm.
The Wall Street Journal has a must-read story this morning that undercuts the conventional wisdom that a non-union employee who gets fired for trashing his or her employer online has no legal recourse. Read more
Facebook under privacy watch for 20 years, Zuckerberg: 'we've made a bunch of mistakes'
Facebook settled with the FTC over privacy deception violations. Zuckerberg: 'We've made a bunch of mistakes.'
Submitted by Ms. Smith on Tue, 11/29/11 - 3:29pm.
Facebook settled with the FTC over "charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public." Jon Leibowitz, Chairman of the FTC said, "Facebook is obligated to keep the promises about privacy that it makes to its hundreds of millions of users. Facebook's innovation does not have to come at the expense of consumer privacy. The FTC action will ensure it will not." Read more
Facebook takes credit for shrinking degrees of separation between people around the world
Studies with University of Milan show 6 degrees of separation now down to 4.74
Submitted by Alpha Doggs on Tue, 11/22/11 - 8:48am.
Citing what it calls the largest social networking studies ever, Facebook says the common notion of six degrees of separation between people knowing other people has become outdated. Read more
Google, Facebook part of FTC facial recognition technology assessment
FTC holding a workshop to examine facial recognition privacy, security concerns
Submitted by Layer 8 on Mon, 11/21/11 - 3:30pm.
The Federal Trade Commission has set the lineup for its workshop next month that will examine the privacy and security impact of facial recognition technology. Read more
Half of adults believe social media sites hurt young people?
That's the conclusion of a recent survey by Poll Position
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Wed, 11/16/11 - 6:31am.
If the results of a recent telephone survey are to be taken at face value - a reasonably big if, in my opinion - roughly half of American adults believe Facebook and its ilk are harmful to the social development of today's young people. Read more
It's Time To Child-Proof Our Networks
Non-IT workers' poor security skills make organizations vulnerable to attack
Submitted by joltsik on Tue, 11/15/11 - 12:29pm.
As the old security cliche goes, "people are the weakest link in the security chain." ESG tested this theory in its recently-published research report, "U.S. Advanced Persistent Threat Analysis."
http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2011/11/apt/?utm_source=Homepage&...
According to the security professionals surveyed for this report, non-IT employees' security skills remain poor:
* 49% of respondents rated their organization's non-IT employees general security knowledge as "fair" or "poor." Read more
'Net heavyweights unite to oppose flawed anti-piracy bills
Google, Facebook and Twitter warn Protect IP Act, SOPA will stifle innovation
Submitted by Paul McNamara on Tue, 11/15/11 - 11:44am.
Google, Facebook and Twitter may be fierce competitors, but they stand united this morning in opposition to a pair of bills before Congress that are designed to deter online piracy but would also shackle website operators and service providers with policing burdens so onerous as to endanger innovation. Read more
Steve Jobs' advice to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
The advice Steve Jobs gave Mark Zuckerberg
Submitted by Yoni Heisler on Tue, 11/08/11 - 11:25am.
Facebook and Apple have had their share of spats over the years. You might remember Steve Jobs' explanation as to why there was no Facebook integration in Ping, noting that Facebook was demanding terms Apple deemed too burdensome. More recently, Apple reportedly tried to build system level support for Facebook into iOS 5. Once again, though, the two companies were unable to reach a mutually acceptable agreement, prompting Apple to approach Twitter instead. Read more
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