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Don’t Look to CISPA to Protect Your Passwords From Employers

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Americans were horrified when news surfaced about employers demanding Facebook passwords from their current and potential employees. Lawmakers have since attempted several times to pass legislation preventing employers from engaging in this practice. Legislation Aimed at Employers The latest attempt was CISPA - the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act - which recently passed the House of Representatives. US News stated that the proposed amendment by Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., which … [Read more...]

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Quality of preseason still an issue

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I think the structure of the season is something that we consistently reevaluate," he said. "I have been quite open about [indicating that] we have to address the quality of the preseason. "I hear from … [Read more...]

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‘Irrational’ hackers are growing U.S. security fear

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff attends the Reuters Cyber Summit in Washington in this file photo

(Reuters) - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around the country that were not password protected. A hacking expert who helps companies uncover network vulnerabilities, Moore said he found the sensors last month while analyzing information in huge, publicly available databases of Internet-connected devices. "We know that systems are exposed and vulnerable. We don't know what the impact would be if … [Read more...]

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Twitter and the Future of Storytelling

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

This one is particularly tantalizing if you love all things John Hodgman (and who doesn't!): my latest piece on Fast Company's Futurist Forum is about how Twitter is reshaping the future of storytelling. I've been on Twitter for six years now, and in that time I've generated over 14,000 tweets, all of which, along with all of yours, are now being archived by the Library of Congress. What will we be able to learn about how we lived during these years from this archive? A lot. Given the scope … [Read more...]

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55 Brands Rocking Social Media with Visual Content

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

The times they are a-changin'. These famous words of Bob Dylan can easily be applied to the rapidly evolving character of social media. No doubt, social media is changing--it's rushing into its most visual stage. If you aren't prepared for the visual content revolution, you may be left in the dust. That's why the HubSpot marketing team compiled this list of 55 brands killing it with visual content on these top four visually-driven social networks. Use this for inspiration to launch your visual … [Read more...]

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More teens flocking to Twitter as enthusiasm for Facebook wanes

May 22, 2013 By Staff 1 Comment

SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter is getting the youth vote. Nearly a quarter of teens now use Twitter to catch up with friends and keep track of celebrities, a big jump in usage as teens flock to different social media sites and spend less time on Facebook to avoid their parents and other adults as well as rampant "oversharing." One in four online teens use Twitter, up from 16% in 2011, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard … [Read more...]

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Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, discusses the Xbox One uses for television viewing during a press event in Redmond

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled the "Xbox One" on Tuesday, its first new gaming console in eight years, and its strongest push so far to dominate consumers' living rooms with an array of exclusive media content. The Xbox One took four years to develop and will be the launchpad for a "Halo" live-action video series produced by Steven Spielberg. It will be sold worldwide "later this year," games unit chief Don Mattrick told reporters at an event at the software company's campus near … [Read more...]

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Buying technology from startups: what marketing execs look for before they take the plunge

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

Debbie Landa is CEO of Dealmaker Media/Under the Radar. With the Under the Radar conference coming up this week, I’ve been speaking to a lot of startups about how they’re managing to get their messages out to business decision makers. The conference is all about how the consumerization of IT is changing how startups design and market their products. And most recently I spoke to Aubrey Sabala (pictured, VP of marketing for “smart data” company Sailthru, to find out how she’s … [Read more...]

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Why Silicon Valley’s Heyday Might be Over

May 22, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

In 2002, PayPal, the online payments giant, was sold to eBay for a cool $1.5 billion. Overnight, many of PayPal’s core employees got very rich. Rather than calling it a day, however, the so-called PayPal mafia went on to found and invest in a wave of new start-ups. You may have heard of some: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, Zynga and Kiva . . . to name just a few. From one buyout, an entire ecosystem of wildly successful tech companies was spawned in Silicon Valley. In fact, over the … [Read more...]

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C.E.O. Denies That Apple Is Avoiding Taxes

May 21, 2013 By Staff Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON — Facing down blistering criticism on Capitol Hill that Apple sidestepped billions of dollars in taxes, the company’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, carefully defended Apple’s record Tuesday, rejecting any suggestion of misconduct but avoiding clashes with skeptical legislators. “It’s important to tell our story, and I’d like people to hear directly from me,” Mr. Cook told a Senate panel during questioning by Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican. Apple, … [Read more...]

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