Noted author Umberto Eco delivered a speech on 10/11/03 at the Library of Alexandria on the future of books in which he stated:
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Daily Archives: November 10, 2003
Bashing Corporations on the Web Often Results in Silence
Companies largely ignore Web sites lambasting them: Many corporations choose to ignore criticism of their products and/or services on websites created to give voice to dissatisfied customers, whose comments in turn may or may not have merit. Continue Reading
Gov’t Portal Provides Benefits Data from 48 States
From FCW.com: The Labor Department today launched a new version of GovBenefits.gov that includes information on benefits programs in 20 states, taking another step toward making the Web portal a truly governmentwide source for citizens. Continue Reading
Blogs as a Library Marketing Tool
Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library’s Services, by Darlene Fichter: “Librarians have had to learn how to do a lot with just a little in order to promote awareness of their programs and services. They have seized the opportunities to market libraries in the real world via traditional media: newspapers, corporate… Continue Reading
Free Database of Spam Sources Assists ISPs and IT Managers
Spammers Can Run but They Can’t Hide: “…the nerve center of Spamhaus, controlling servers on five continents…[is] its database [of] dossiers on the 200 most prolific spammers and the addresses of the 8,000 computers they use to inundate people with ads. Spamhaus makes the list available to Internet service providers, which use the information to… Continue Reading
Hearing on Computer Viruses
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee held a hearing on November 6 entitled, Computer Viruses: The Disease, the Detection, and the Prescription for Protection: Prepared testimony from – Richard D. Pethia, Director, CERT Coordination Center; Ken Silva, Vice President, VeriSign Inc.; John W. Thompson, Chairman & CEO, Symantec Corporation. Continue Reading
9-11 Commission Votes to Issue Subpoenas for Military Docs
From the Commission’s November 7 press release: “The Commission has encountered some serious delays in obtaining needed documents from the Department of Defense (DoD). We are especially dismayed by problems in the production of the records of activities of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and certain Air Force commands on September 11, 2001.… Continue Reading
DVD Copying Software Not Exempt from DMCA
Last year I posted about 321 Studios’ DVD copying software, and the company is once again back in the news with regard to the recent Library of Congress ruling granting limited digital copyright exemptions. The company’s request for an exemption for its class of works under the DMCA was denied. Continue Reading
Lawsuits Put Major Dent in Music File Sharing
“More than a million households deleted all the digital music files they had saved on their PCs in August, according to new information released by The NPD Group. NPD credits the ongoing RIAA anti-piracy campaign and related media attention as having had a measurable effect on the actions of many consumers in regard to the… Continue Reading
