Interesting article from News.com that highlights how Ford Motor Company leveraged the technology of Ask Jeeves to analyze, design and implement more effective website features in response to consumer concerns during the Firestone tire recall, and thereafter. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2003
New FTC Study on False Claims and Spam
This new report from the FTC, False Claims in Spam (16 page pdf), states that is the first extensive review of deceptive and unfair practices that appear in unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). The study analyzed 1,000 spam e-mails drawn from a pool of 11,000 such messages, and concluded that at least one form of deception… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Rejects Internet Jurisdiction Case
The Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Healthgrades.com v. Northwest Healthcare Alliance Inc. Continue Reading
The Whereabouts of Iraqi National Library Collection
See In This Library’s Tale, Seeds Of Mistrust and Hope in Iraq, from today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription req’d) that provides new information concerning the whereabouts of much of the collection ransacked from Iraq’s National Library. “Now, a prime chunk of the library is sitting in Sheik Timimi’s mosque in a Baghdad slum, under the… Continue Reading
Recommended Reference Websites
The New York Public Library announced their annual Best of Reference list for 2003, which includes the following websites of note: The Scout Report and Archives; Librarians’ Index to the Internet; Statistical Resources on the Web and Online Newspapers (onlinenewspapers.com & newslink.org). Continue Reading
WIPO Resource on Intellectual Property
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced the availability of a new book, Intellectual Property – A Power Tool for Economic Growth, to coincide with World Intellectual Property Day (April 26, 2003). A 21 page overview of the book is available here in html, and here in pdf. Continue Reading
Super DMCA Bill Passed by Florida House
News that the Florida House of Representatives pushed ahead the vote on pending Super DMCA legislation by one day, and passed H79, Relating to Communications Services, on Thursday, April 24, – YEAS 109 NAYS 0. See my previous posting on this and other Super DMCA legislation here. Continue Reading
More Reaction to File-Sharing Case
The Consumer Electronics Association issued a press release today in support of Friday’s decision in the file sharing case of Grokster and Morpheus. See also, Copyright Battle Now Turns to Other Fronts, from the LA Times (registration req’d), and not surprisingly, Kazaa applauds P2P ruling–heads back to court. Also, this Interview With the President of… Continue Reading
Blogs and the Corporate Enterprise
In his article Management by Blog? author Jimmy Guterman indicates that blogs have not yet achieved corporate buy-in, although they may be on the crest of the wave as the next gen app even though big muscle KM systems still have a hold on the spotlight. Continue Reading
Launch of New Univ. of CA Online Catalog
News about the release of the Melvyl-T catalog from the University of California, which “contains more than 23 million records for material held by the libraries of the 10 campuses of the UC system. The database is updated continually as material is ordered, received and cataloged by the libraries.” Continue Reading
HIPAA Blog
Over a year ago, health care attorney Jeff Drummond launched HIPAA Blog, where he posts information and resources on medical privacy issues. This site is well worth a visit for links to related federal and state legislation and regulations, association and government website postings, news stories, and of course, commentary. This link is via UnivAtty. Continue Reading
Photos of the Rebuilding on WTC Site
Via Cryptome, these photos of construction underway at the World Trade Center site in NYC. See also this design proposal, with its almost haunting images, which are the work of architect Daniel Libeskind. Continue Reading
