Archive for December, 2007
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
I received an email from our attorneys this past week soliciting comments on the new FTC policy proposing increased visibility for consumers regarding behavioral advertising.
The FTC is proposing a whole host of things regarding consumer control, length of data retention, adherence to privacy policies, and use of sensitive data usage. ...
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Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
I have been diligently posting for a few days now, and earlier today I received a notice that a new had registered with the email address of adolfodaine77@gmail.com.
Wondering if this was someone that I knew professionally, I first went to Rapleaf to determine which friend had registered. You ...
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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
I bought my wife a MacBook today at one of the Apple stores in the DC area. The purchase and experience wasn't extraordinary (especially given the holiday crowds), but the computer is.
My first Apple was an Apple II+ without lower case, only 48 KB since I couldn't afford the ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
It is that time of year when companies complete performance evaluations and use phrases like "Bob's communication skills both internally and externally were timely professional..." and "Bob aligns himself with the company culture and displays....".
Those discussions naturally evolve into salary discussions and ultimately negotiations. Negotiations, as I understand ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
One of my friends sent me a link the other day to Cequint - a company that has built their value proposition around delivering real-time "City-ID" information to a mobile device. I find it amazing that this company exists, let alone that they have received some significant funding ...
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