BlogShares – Fantasy Blog Share Market
BlogShares – Fantasy Blog Share Market: “BlogShares is a fantasy stock market for weblogs. Players get to invest a fictional $500, and blogs are valued by inbound links. “
Column: AlphaSmarts
Loose Wire — Frustrated Writers, Take Note: This Palm-powered, plain-vanilla, word-producing machine has none of the bells and whistles of other computers and won’t break your back or the bank — meaning more time for haiku By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 26 June 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review (c) 2003, Dow Jones … Read more
Column: Under the Wire
UNDER THE WIRE From 26 June 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. You’re Fired SMS, or text messaging, is great for staying in touch but isn’t so hot for conveying bad news. A recent spate of dismissals via SMS — staff of British insurer Accident Group, … Read more
Column: An end to spam?
Loose Wire — Exorcism for Spam: A theory devised by an English vicar and adopted by smart anti-spammers is your best bet for keeping spam out of your inbox By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 19 June 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. A milestone, of sorts, … Read more
Column: spyware
Loose Wire — On-Line Ad Attack: It’s Pop-Up Hell: If ads keep creeping across your screen, you may be a victim of spyware — software that monitors your our surfing habits; It’s time to get rid of the invaders By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 12 June 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, … Read more