October 2012
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Anonymous Statement On Wikileaks →
Anonymous cutting ties with Wikileaks and julian assange? Read the statement for information as to why. My personal favorite line in the statement is the reminder of the groups leaderless status: “Anonymous is a very complex and versatile entity and there will never be any leader that will speak for them all.”
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Anonymous names Amanda Todd's Tormentor →
Anonymous: vigilantes for the greater good or endangering individuals by ignoring the fact that our nation already has a justice system in place? Not to mention an ongoing legal investigation into this specific case.
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Textbook Publisher Pearson Takes Down 1.5 Million... →
“Textbook publisher Pearson set off an unfortunate chain of events with a takedown notice issued aimed at a copy of Beck’s Hoplessness Scale posted by a teacher on one of Edublogs’ websites (You may recall Pearson from such other related copyright nonsense as The $180 Art Book With No Pictures and No Free Textbooks Ever!). The end result? Nearly 1.5 million teacher and student...
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Fed up with your wireless contract? CRTC wants to... →
“The CRTC says it’s asking for help because consumers have said their monthly contracts are confusing and the terms and conditions can vary greatly from one wireless company to another.”
September 2012
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Digital Billboards Might Be Coming Soon to Ottawa →
Are these potential driving distractions necessary in Ottawa, are they actually useful marketing tools, and do the citizens of Ottawa agree that digital billboards should be allowed? These, and many more questions, are worth considering before any such digital marketing tools are legally allowed along Ottawa roadsides.
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Apple Unveils iPhone 5, Finally →
While the phone seems to have a number of intriguing new features, are they enough to convince iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S users to switch over? For now, I’m sticking with the iPhone 4 - at least until my current plan is up. Until then, I’ve got all the hardware, software and Internet speed I need.
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Facebook shares hit new low of $17.58 as bleeding... →
Cnet reports that “the company’s shares have fallen to their lowest point since the stock went public earlier this year for $38 per share.” Could this be a sign that social media profit prospects were overblown? Are we on the edge of another Internet economic bubble bust? Definitely something to consider prior to buying any future Facebook shares.
August 2012
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The downside of new technology - Excellent article... →
Excerpt: “The upside of this new technology is, of course, unrivalled prospects for social interaction and commerce. The widespread availability of cellphones, along with access to primary education and the construction of roads, is a proven driver of economic development. It can also help topple dictators by revealing their dastardly crimes. The downside is a new social and political...
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Facebook Has 44% Fake Followers; Twitter Has 33% →
“Some 44% of people who follow the @Facebook account onTwitter are — well, actually, they aren’t, according to an entertaining new app that checks out how many fakers you have in your following.”
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US war on whistleblowers must end - Assange... →
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New Ustream App Lets You Broadcast Directly to... →
Ustream has always shown great potential as an online tool of information dissemination. It has been used to broadcast social movements, protests, and more generally, citizen journalism. Though the uses for this online broadcasting application far exceed that which I have listed, its value to the general public might increase (or at least become better known) now that a new app is available to...
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Your Deleted Facebook Photos Will Now Be Gone... →
Mashable reports: “Until recently, pictures deleted from Facebook were still accessible by entering the image’s direct URL. So, while the pictures may have disappeared from your profile, or that of whomever had uploaded them, they were still available within Facebook’s server.
The latest change deletes images permanently from Facebook’s servers within a couple of days. Check out the...
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"Trapwire is watching you in Ottawa" →
As many mainstream media sources sweep the controversial Trapwire counter-terrorist surveillance network controversy under the carpet, many Canadians remain unaware of this global ex-CIA run agency program. The system works by connecting a wide-range of privately owned security cameras, collecting and analyzing digital footage in a manner “designed to detect patterns indicative of terrorist...
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Julian Assange 'doing all right' amid Ecuador... →
“The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spent a comfortable night in the Ecuadorean embassy in London after the South American country’s decision to offer him asylum, and is said to be “doing all right”, according to a diplomatic source.”
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WikiLeaks: Julian Assange will take Britain to the... →
“The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will take Britain to the United Nation’s International Court of Justice if it refuses to grant him safe passage to Ecuador, his lawyer said…”
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Ecuador grants WikiLeaks founder asylum →
“He’s won asylum in Ecuador, but Julian Assange is no closer to getting there.
The decision by the South American nation to identify the WikiLeaks founder as a political refugee is a symbolic boost for the embattled ex-hacker…”
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"Facebook shares hit new low on fake account woes" →
Not only will this affect shareholders, marketers now face the ultimate decision as to whether or not they should continue investing in Facebook advertising or move on to other social media platforms. What is a ‘like’ worth when you can’t guarantee it is from an authentic user-account?
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‘Vikileaks’ staffer back with Liberals →
Liberal staffer Adam Carroll, though initially let go for airing details of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews’ divorce on the twitter account Vikileaks, has been rehired by the party leading some to believe the Liberals were behind the twitter account all along.
This hiring choice is clearly controversial as it reflects a general acceptance of his actions on the behalf of the Liberal Party...
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Anonymous hunts down Voldemort for hacking hungry... →
While Anonymous might seem like an organizational handle anyone can take up in the name of hacktivist activities, the group sets clear guidelines as to who they consider on their team and will stop at nothing to destroy anyone who doesn’t meet their standards.
“”Apparently, one of the rules is you don’t hack charity sites, you don’t hack sites of people trying to...
July 2012
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Hacker stealing in-app purchases avoids the long... →
“Apple is closing in on a Russian hacker giving people a way to steal in-app purchases. But while the company has issued take down notices and blocked his server access, he still has found a way to stay in business.”
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How valuable are Facebook 'likes' in advertising?... →
“A BBC investigation suggests companies are wasting large sums of money on adverts to gain “likes” from Facebook members who have no real interest in their products.”
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OS X Mountain Lion - Is Dictation the Future of... →
“Dictation is one of the most straightforward new parts of OS X Mountain Lion—so simple that it’s easy to overlook. All you do is double-tap a button, start talking wherever you’d type, and your computer fills in the words you speak. It’s a stellar replacement for the bulk of casual typing that fills up our conscious hours. And it’s fast!—you truly feel like...
May 2012
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NASA, Air Force, Harvard, Military, ESA Hacked by... →
“A new hacking collective called ‘The Unknowns’ breached 10 high-profile websites including NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Harvard University and the ESA before dumping proof on Pastebin. After the leaks and both NASA and ESA confirmed the hacks, the gray hat group released a message that the hackers were helping to improve the compromised sites’ security.”
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HomeOS: Microsoft Works on Bringing Smart Homes to... →
“HomeOS aims to be a “PC-like abstraction,” where connecting a new light or ceiling fan to the system is as simple as plugging a new mouse into your computer. Users would have an app store for device controls and for finding new devices compatible with their set-ups…”
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Vibe: Private Twitter Alternative Helps ‘Occupy’... →
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The Collapse of Moore’s Law: Physicist Says It’s... →
“Michio Kaku: Years ago, we physicists predicted the end of Moore’s Law that says a computer power doubles every 18 months. But we also, on the other hand, proposed a positive program. Perhaps molecular computers, quantum computers can takeover when silicon power is exhausted. But then the question is, what’s the timeframe? What is a realistic scenario for the next coming years? “
March 2012
6 posts
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Hack or hoax? Jester brags of QR code smartphone... →
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Hackers Discover Government Employees Watch Porn →
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Vatican: Anonymous hacked us again →
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9 Astounding Photoshop Transformations [VIDEOS] →
“With ever-more sophisticated software, media photograph touchups are now commonplace and widely accepted….”
Photoshop is a very unique tool in that it affords a variety of purposes. I’ve practiced photoshop manipulation for beauty, editing photos for models primarily on a freelance basis. What is sad is that usually, these sorts of manipulations are completely...
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American Express Program Offers Discounts for... →
“The program works like this: Cardholders go tosync.americanexpress.com/twitter to sync their card with their Twitter account. Then, when they tweet various “special offer” hashtags (like “#amexcoffee” for instance), couponless savings are loaded onto their cards.”
February 2012
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Could MySpace be looking at a major come back in... →
“Are things looking up for MySpace? First Justin Timberlake invests, and then it announces a MySpace TV partnership with Panasonic. Now it’s claiming 1 million new users in the last 30 days, which adds up to 40,000 new sign-ups daily.”
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Tor's latest project helps Iran get back online... →
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Watch Out Canadians (Specifically Quebecers):... →
“Golfer Phil Mickelson has won a lawsuit against a Canadian Internet provider to obtain the identity of a person who posted online comments that he calls “highly defamatory.”
A Montreal lawyer for the American athlete said Thursday a Quebec Superior Court judge granted a court order Monday to force Quebec-based provider Videotron to release the identity and co-ordinates of the...
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Anonymous Targets Brazilian Banks In Fight Against... →
“Some of Brazil’s biggest banks have been hit by DDoS Attacks, although customer accounts are believed to be unaffected…”
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Anonymous Hackers Protest against Egyptian Police... →
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Hackers release Czech govt ODS members´ personal... →
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'Anonymous' hackers' antiracist campaign goes too... →
“CALGARY — Calgarians whose names have been connected to neo-Nazi and white-supremacist groups are angry that their personal identification has been published on the Internet.”
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#Anonymous intercept #FBI and #ScotlandYard phone... →
January 2012
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Anonymous Message To The Citizens Of Oakland →
Anonymous sends a message to the citizens of Oakland in regards to Occupy Oakland.
Make yourselves aware of last night’s protests, and see the disgusting manner in which police conducted themselves.
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Bill C-11: The Behind-the-Scenes Campaign To Bring... →
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Julian Assange to host own TV show →
“WikiLeaks founder says he will interview ‘iconoclasts, visionaries and power insiders’ and ‘explore possibilities for our future’.”
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ACTA: Border-searches on digital technology for... →
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SOPA-like laws could be coming to Canada, expert... →
