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eBay CEO: 'We're Not Amazon'
Battered eBay tries to placate shareholders by distancing itself from its healthy -- and growing -- rival.
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Technorati tag(s): ecommerce
posted at: 12:00am on 30-Apr-2009
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How to Convert a Physical PC into a Virtual One
Networking guru Ron Pacchiano demonstrates the value in going virtual and offers a step-by-step conversion guide.
 
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Technorati tag(s): small business
posted at: 12:00am on 30-Apr-2009
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Facebook Users Targeted In New Phishing Attacks
This afternoon, Facebook users began receiving emails appearing to be from Facebook carrying an invitation from a friend. Following the link though, takes the recipient to a phishing site.
Reports say the scam has been spreading quickly primarily because it all looks very legitimate. The email itself spoofs Facebook and features the name of the recipient’s actual friend, who appears to have sent them a message.
The body of the message itself says simply “Hello” in the subject line and provides a link that redirects to fbaction.net. That site spoofs Facebook’s login page, prompting users to enter their user name and password.
A short time later, users discover they’ve lost access to their Facebook account because hackers have changed the password and taken over. Once the hijack is complete, everybody on the victim’s friend list gets spammed as well and the process starts all over.
In a statement, Facebook says it has blocked the domain from being shared on the site, removing referring content, and resetting passwords of senders so attackers can no longer access Facebook accounts. In addition the company says they’ve asked Markmonitor to blacklist the domain and they’ve reached out to ISPs for information to file a civil suit or criminal case.
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Technorati tag(s): online marketing
posted at: 12:00am on 30-Apr-2009
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Rockland parent shows 1Q profit growth
ROCKLAND, Mass. – Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Co., today posted a first-quarter profit of $6.39 million, an increase of 1.27 percent from the year-ago $6.31 million, on revenue that increased 9.26 percent to …
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Technorati tag(s): Rhode Island, Providence, New England
posted at: 12:00am on 30-Apr-2009
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iPhone Shopping Assistant Courtesy of Google
Google's iPhone and Android Product Search apps come out as new research indicates smartphone users are ready to bargain-hunt.
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Technorati tag(s): ecommerce
posted at: 12:00am on 29-Apr-2009
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Suddenly Unemployed? Tap Your Inner Entrepreneur
The recession may swell the ranks of the unemployed, but it costs less than ever to equip a business. We lay out a host of affordable tools you can use to build your own home-based empire.
 
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Technorati tag(s): small business
posted at: 12:00am on 29-Apr-2009
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Google Has Digg on the Brain
Google has released a gadget called What's Popular for iGoogle. You may draw some connections between it and a certain site called Digg, and some are speculating that it is even an indication of a broader plan from Google to creep into Digg territory. What would a Google-owned version of Digg mean to you? Tell us.
Google says the What's Popular gadget uses algorithms to find interesting content from a combination of user submissions and trends in aggregated user activity across a variety of Google services, like YouTube and Google Reader.
Users can rate items that they like or dislike by clicking the ratings buttons next to each item. The gadget then looks at what users liked and disliked to adjust the ranking of items.
Users can directly submit URLs, and if they become popular, they can rise to the top of the list. You can associate your Google user name with your submissions, and edit titles and descriptions. You can also keep track of what you have submitted in the "My Adds" section. Yep, that sounds about like Digg.
What Happens if Google Launches it's Own Digg? (What do you think?)
Well, you know how marketers are always struggling to get their content to reach the front page of Digg. And obviously they look for any way possible to get better results in Google, so it's hard to imagine a Digg-like Google service not being constantly spammed. I would guess that with a Digg like site, you would have Digg-like problems as well .
Let's not get ahead of ourselves though. For one, this is only a gadget right now, and there is no indication that getting your content ranked in it will have any effect whatsoever in getting your content ranked in Google itself. But if Google turned this into a full-fledged site, would it be out of the realm of possibility for popular content to appear in Google's universal search results, similar to say, YouTube, which actually has been known to improve search engine rankings? There's also the social media leads to links scenario.
There has long been chatter about "what if Google bought Digg?"
"If you can’t beat them (or don’t feel like putting out the cash to acquire them), then join them," Loren Baker at Search Engine Journal comments about the service.
It is certainly interesting to think about Google running its own version of Digg while seemingly getting more social all around. Recently they have added the ability for Google profiles to be linked to vanity URLs, and have them show up in search results. Friend Connect of course is out there, and a number of other social functions are already residing within your Google account.
Google's whole foray into social media is quite fascinating to me as it unfolds almost from the inside out without many people realizing it is happening. If you ask me, Google already has a leg or two up on other social networks too as it holds the largest brand on the web, and obviously search market share, and searches begin a lot of web sessions, not even taking into consideration the number of people who use Google as their homepage.
Do you think Google will take the What's Popular gadget concept and turn it into a Digg-like site? Share your thoughts with WebProNews readers.
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Technorati tag(s): online marketing
posted at: 12:00am on 29-Apr-2009
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GTECH revenue continues to grow in 1Q
PROVIDENCE — Bucking the worldwide economic crisis, lottery and gaming giant GTECH Corp. and its Italy-based parent company, Lottomatica S.p.A., today reported strong first-quarter results.
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Technorati tag(s): Rhode Island, Providence, New England
posted at: 12:00am on 29-Apr-2009
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NiftyClicks: Domain Search, SeatGuru, Free Advice
Andrew Lock tracks down and shares more practical Web sites to help you “get more done and have more fun.”
 
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Technorati tag(s): small business
posted at: 12:01am on 28-Apr-2009
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New SBA deal helps Warren landmark
WARREN – Thanks to the federal economic stimulus package, the U.S. Small Business Administration in Rhode Island and Coastway Credit Union, Jamiel’s Shoe World is the first small business loan granted in Rhode Island under terms established by …
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Technorati tag(s): Rhode Island, Providence, New England
posted at: 12:01am on 28-Apr-2009
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Form Select Value Set
This cool function allows users to set the value of a select tag without having to know its position in the list.
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Technorati tag(s): javascript, programming, scripting
posted at: 3:17pm on 26-Apr-2009
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Review: Gateway UC7807 Notebook
Gateway's first 13.3-inch notebook is neither a desktop replacement, nor an ultralight, but it has everything you need for on-the-go productivity.
 
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Technorati tag(s): small business
posted at: 3:17pm on 26-Apr-2009
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Bucking Recession, Amazon Profits Jump 24%
UPDATED: E-commerce juggernaut tops analysts' expectations with another healthy quarter.
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Technorati tag(s): ecommerce
posted at: 3:17pm on 26-Apr-2009
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The Slow Checkmate Of Internet Control
The specious arguments made and overly harsh penalties sought by the copyright (Big Media) industry would be comically absurd if systemic corruption didn’t immediately transform them into tragedies.
The Pirate Bay trial is the latest example. The Swedish judge swiftly laying down prison time along with multimillion-dollar fines against four Pirate Bay operators, running a service essentially the same as Google’s, was outed shortly after the verdict as a copyright industry puppet.
Many awaited the logic of the Pirate Bay’s prosecutors. What kind of argument would support high fines and jail time for “assisting copyright infringement”? Would that logic apply to the makers of VCRs, DVD recorders, and MP3 players? Mix tapes? People who lend books to others? The entire Internet?
Well, yes, to the entire Internet question. The entire Internet is the problem. Just think of the multitudes of people now who didn’t have access to one another previously. But going after individuals proved very unpopular, so bigger targets were necessary to instill the proper fear. Pirate Bay is perfect for that, and Sweden apparently doesn’t offer protection to website operators from third party content, the way the Communications Decency Act in the US does.
Yes, the good ole US of A, the shining city on the hill, the land of the free, the home of the DMCA takedown notice. This type of government favor can’t be bought there, right? Um, right?
The White House finally, after initial objections, declassified ACTA, an international copyright treaty, a matter of national security only those with highest security clearances and entertainment companies could be previously privy to. It mirrors the call made by an RIAA-backed international report calling for harsher penalties on infringers and ISP/government policing of the Internet. Why was it a matter of national security? Because the report linked pirating to counterfeit gangs contributing to terrorism, the sex trade, and Asian knife-fights.
Sadly, I’m not kidding.
What about a study showing that those who download music illegally also buy ten times as much music than those who never download illegally? Likely you’ll never see that study quoted by the one industry not financially strapped during the economic downturn. Likely you’ll never see it quoted by Vice President Joe Biden, either, who knows where Democratic campaign coffers are buttered, and whose biggest donors from his Senate days included law firms and entertainment companies.
Biden suddenly became a copyright champion in the Senate in 2002, and continued to push for stricter laws favoring copyright holders until his selection as Barack Obama’s running mate. Obama had been very quiet on the issue until about that same time, when he added a vote to the unanimous Senate to increase copyright penalties just before the election, and reversing himself on FISA (which grants increased Internet policing) while he was at it.
It’s unclear which is ultimately behind the appointment of five top RIAA lawyers to the Department of Justice. This copyright realm is traditionally more Biden’s, but of course the President signs off on these nominations. The new RIAA Gang of Five at the DOJ were instrumental in some famous cases. The guys suing grandmas for supposedly downloading hip hop songs? Yep, these guys. The guys pushing for ISP customer information without subpoenas? Right again. The guys presiding over the mistrial of Jammie Thomas? You got it. The guys who shut down Grokster? Right again. The guys pushing for hundreds of thousands of dollars per infringement? It goes on and on.
What chance you think the CDA and fair use have now?
Meanwhile, Biden is assuring the MPAA they’ll be just thrilled with Obama’s choice for the new “copyright czar.” Also meanwhile, the administration agrees with the previous administration that both phone companies and the government should be immune from lawsuits over spying on citizens. Obviously the network policing goal is one shared by the government, Internet providers, and by the entertainment industry.
So good luck in calling those dogs off.
What we’re seeing here is the slow checkmate of Internet control, a seizure by government and industry. The Cybersecurity Act of 2009, ACTA, FISA, and the sudden death of Net Neutrality in committee is all part of an enormous money and power grab that very much excludes citizens and businesses benefiting from the “Wild West” of competition on the Internet.
The champion many thought they had in Google becomes a tinier David to one enormous Goliath, and that may be why we’ve seen sudden sheepishness from the company in its dealings with the AP, the AAP, and other copyright muscle-flexers. Though it may be too big a fight for even Google, it seems the company is going to have to start swinging sometime, because first it’s the Pirate Bay, then it’s them, and then it’s the rest of us on the Internet.
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Technorati tag(s): online marketing
posted at: 3:17pm on 26-Apr-2009
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Workers increasingly go it alone
The recession is leading more people to strike out on their own in consulting, freelancing and contract work – particularly older, more seasoned workers who have found it difficult to land similar to those they were forced to leave.
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Technorati tag(s): Rhode Island, Providence, New England
posted at: 3:17pm on 26-Apr-2009
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