With LLRX.com’s terrific After Hours columnist Kathy Biehl in mind, here is a link to the first annual 2005 Independent Food Festival Awards [via Hot Links], awarded by a jury comprised of food bloggers, with winners in over two dozen categories. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2005
Cherry Pick Your Information Online From a Range of Targeted Search Sites
Looking for quick, easy and direct ways to use search engines, directories and online services to locate local information, sell unwanted items from you home, find bargains and good restaurants, arrange trips, comparison shop and more? Take some time to review these articles from PC World, Smart Searches, Without Google and New Names Shake Up… Continue Reading
Call for Hearings on Info Broker Data Scam
Press release: Leahy Calls For Hearings On Information Brokers That Are Emerging As Private Intelligence Agencies Tuesday, February 22, 2005: “The ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a longtime champion of the publics privacy rights, says ChoicePoint’s sale of personal and financial records of thousands of Americans to con artists is a tripwire that… Continue Reading
Challenges Ahead for ID Theft Victims
ChoicePoint Victims Have Work Ahead, Eternal Vigilance Is Price of Credit Dodging some ID theft not so easy Hacking Attacks Rarely Made Public, Experts Say Continue Reading
GAO Calls for Increased Protection of Children’s Social Security Numbers
Social Security Administration: Actions Needed to Strengthen Processes for Issuing Social Security Numbers to Children GAO-05-115, January 31, 2005, Highlights. “In fiscal year 2004, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued about 4.2 million original Social Security numbers (SSN) and 2 million SSN replacement cards to U.S.-born children. Despite its narrowly intended purpose, today, young children… Continue Reading
Interview Details GM’s Take On Blogs, RSS and Podcasting
From NeOn, An open conversation with Michael Wiley, Director New Media, GM Communications about: “GM FastLane Blog, GM’s experiments with podcasting and GM’s plans for further developments with communication channels like blogs, podcasting and RSS.” “We’re big into getting feedback from our customers, employees and others, taking their comments to become a better company and… Continue Reading
Search Engine Optimized for UK Content
“Welcome to Seekport (beta), the new Internet search engine optimised to meet the needs of users in the UK. Proven technology and a British indexing team ensure high-quality searching with much less spam and far fewer hits from the US.” [via URL Wire] Continue Reading
Historic Cyberspace Library Up for Auction
“On February 23, 2005, Christie’s in New York will sell Jeremy’s Origins of Cyberspace Library. This library on the history of computing, networking, and telecommunications documents the scientific and technological foundations of the Internet. What makes the Origins of Cyberspace so special is that it goes to the very beginning of the developments that led… Continue Reading
Industry Proposal to Score Security Problems
“Leading IT companies including Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Symantec are promoting a rating system that will standardize the measurement of the severity of software vulnerabilities.” [Link] Continue Reading
Smartcard Industry Report Compares Technology With RFID
RFID Tags and Contactless Smart Card Technology: Comparing and Contrasting Applications and Capabilities See also this chart comparing the features and applications of RFID tags and contactless smart cards. Related resources: From the EU: “On January 19th, the Working Party 29 adopted a Working Document on data protection issues related to RFID technology (Working document… Continue Reading
DOJ Reverses Stance on Classification of Congressional Briefings
From the Project on Government Oversight, this press release today: Justice Department Caves In: Allows Publication of Retroactively Classified Information. ” “A hearing scheduled for this morning before U.S. District Judge John D. Bates was abruptly cancelled after the Justice Department gave up and admitted that the information it had retroactively classified could be released… Continue Reading
Survey Reports Corporate Underutilization of Competitive Intelligence
Press release: U.S. Corporations Misuse or Underuse Competitive Intelligence, Outward Insights Survey Shows: “A majority of U.S. based companies that claim to use competitive intelligence (CI) to guide their decision-making processes either don’t use intelligence enough or use it the wrong way. This excludes nearly 30% of companies that don’t even have, or don’t feel… Continue Reading
