Archive for August, 2009

ALL CAPS emails lead to woman’s firing

August 31st, 2009 by admin


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Curbs urged for behavioural ads

August 31st, 2009 by admin


By Maggie ShielsTechnology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley

A powerful alliance of privacy and consumer groups have likened behavioural advertising to "being followed by an invisible stalker."
They now want Congress to curtail the practice of tracking consumers online to tailor ads more effectively.
Yahoo, Microsoft and Google all use targeted online advertisements.
"It’s not just about [...]

Huge chest of drawers hoisted aboard space station (AP)

August 31st, 2009 by admin


AP - Astronauts hitched a giant chest of drawers to the international space station on Monday that contained a brand new freezer, sleeping compartment and treadmill bearing a TV comedian’s name.

Wolf hunts to open, judge eyes injunction request (AP)

August 31st, 2009 by admin


AP - Gray wolf hunting was set to begin in the Northern Rockies, even as a federal judge eyed a request to stop the killing of the predators just four months after they were removed from the endangered species list.

Huge chest of drawers hoisted aboard space station (AP)

August 31st, 2009 by admin


AP - The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and station moved a giant chest of drawers from one spacecraft to the other Monday, and hitched it to the orbiting outpost.

Icahn pares Yahoo stake with sale of 12.7M shares (AP)

August 31st, 2009 by admin


AP - Carl Icahn, one of Yahoo’s largest stockholders, has sold 12.7 million shares to whittle his holdings in the slumping Internet company to a 4.5 percent stake.

Astronauts moving huge chest of drawers in orbit (AP)

August 31st, 2009 by admin


AP - The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and station are moving a giant chest of drawers from one spacecraft to the other.

Blu-ray prices way down in 2009 — and falling?

August 31st, 2009 by admin


At last the price of a Blu-ray disc is beginning to dip into viability. …

Wolf hunts are on as judge eyes request to stop (AP)

August 31st, 2009 by admin


AP - Gray wolf hunting will begin in the Northern Rockies as a federal judge considers an injunction request by environmental and animal welfare groups to stop the predators from being killed.

Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games (AP)

August 31st, 2009 by admin


AP - With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall.