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The Interview…

Posted on December 24, 2014 by John

Kudos to Sony for releasing said movie on-line versus completing capitulating in light of the significant / damaging corporate hacking (attack) that the firm experienced.

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e-sports

Posted on December 23, 2014 by John

According to Blizzard Entertainment’s CCO (Chief Creative Officer) video games should be included / recognized as a part of the Olympics… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/XP4NRB

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Requested Suspension

Posted on December 22, 2014 by John

Sony’s request that Twitter suspend the account of the person who posted their leaked information is yet another in an on-going development between the ‘net / Social Networking as it once was (decentralized and uncensored) and the Internet / Social … Continue reading →

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The Winter Solstice.

Posted on December 21, 2014 by John

Peace is not just for a particular time of the year!

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‘Cyber-vandalism’

Posted on December 20, 2014 by John

Aside from the political dust-up / fall-out regarding the Sony corporate-hacking, it seems that a new-term might have been coined (or, at a minimum, brought to the fore) in cyber-vandalism. (Source) Computer World: http://goo.gl/DHAU4V

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Cyber Seniors.

Posted on December 18, 2014 by John

Mutually-inclusive Mentoring… (Source) PBS: http://goo.gl/UBpRmE

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A Booming Business…

Posted on December 17, 2014 by John

While arguably it is nothing to tout, should it really come as any surprise that the Black Market for stolen Smartphones is robust? (Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/5pqcxW

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Exclusionary…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by John

Should it really come as any surprise that Apple (yes, the former non-Microsoft that seems to now be more akin to Redmond than different) worked to block all their competition’s access to the iPod? (Source) Engadget: http://goo.gl/7wH0jP

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‘Dislike’

Posted on December 12, 2014 by John

Arguably, Facebook’s arrogance regarding the fact that end-users are unable to ‘dislike’ something is bad form. Granted, ‘disliking’ someone’s content could be done maliciously. Conversely, counting bogus ‘likes’ (which the firm has also been criticized for) is not good form. … Continue reading →

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Google-Tax…

Posted on December 11, 2014 by John

While Google’s News will shutter their service in Spain (effective December 16th) the fallout could be larger in and as far as yet another limitation on consumer media access (at a time when the Mass Media is not only continually … Continue reading →

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