Homeland Security report finds datamining isn't feasible for catching "terrorists"."The government should not be building predictive data-mining programs systems that attempt to figure out who among millions is a terrorist, a privacy and terrorism commission funded by...
If you’re a HAM radio buff, chances are you have been making some long distance connections over the last few weeks with very little interference from the upper atmosphere. You owe thanks in part to the...
" NEW YORK (AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of...
"WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A day before Google Inc. (GOOG) co-founder Larry Page makes a high-profile appearance in Washington to advocate for access to unused TV airwaves, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said he favors the idea."" "I do think we need...
A mention of NowPublic's role in the emerging new news environment."TLDNR - If you're over 20 years old, you probably have no idea what this means. It's an acronym for "too long, did not read," and text messaging users type it to describe most of the information that comes...
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Rio de Janeiro is bidding for 2016 Olympic Games, President Lula just launched yesterday in New York a massive offensive targeting attract foreigners to visit Rio de Janeiro and other cities. "An extensive...
"The day after it was revealed that former ABC News Capitol Hill correspondent Linda Douglass was going to be joining Barack Obama's presidential campaign, "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace said this was a perfect...
"Motorola Solutions Fit Every Segment - Image Credit: Motorola.com Motorola Not Ebony And Ivory (Harmony) Enterprise mobility, and the solutions they provide are not necessarily compatible across the need level...
Republican vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been under intense media scrutiny after being nominated. Sarah Palin has moved from a small town mayor, in a short span of two years to governor's office. She...
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Want to follow what's happening with emergency personnel? Here is a link to a police scanner in the area:"Mount Point /nola.mp3 M3UXSPF Stream Title: Hurricane Gustav Communications - New Orleans Stream Description: State of Louisiana P25 Emergency Management...
Governor Ritter, Senator Salazar and Mayor Newsom share their perspectives on the changing landscape of technology and politics on the Level 3 Red Couch
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced...
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This is an intriquing study, one of many done by MediaCurves. I've written about them on and off for quite awhile now. Their studies are cutting edge in many ways, and are far above just a phone poll "sampling."What...
I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now. The thing...
Earlier this month, Apple launched MobileMe, a replacement for their mildly-successful mac.com email and business service. However, they apparently weren't ready for the amount of users and stress on their server, as a good 10 per cent of the mail was getting lost. As of July...
What gets me about this article is the final few lines - For nearly four years, Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Timberlake have been claiming that this was an accidental exposure, and it wasn't planned. They've been saying that it was a wardrobe malfunction that surprised both of...