I Received the inevitable email from Microsoft today. It was inevitable because in the face of all the acquisitions, consolidations, and new technologies to deliver ads on the web, it was a miracle that LinkExchange even lasted as long as it did. LinkExchange opened its operations in 1996. It created a banner exchange marketplace where — Continue reading »
eBay Phishing
📆 May 1, 2007
Phishing is not a new phenomenon. Just like anyone else I've been getting them for years now. They are so obvious that I just report them as spam without opening them and move on. I wonder when these guys will get tired of the usual impersonations and get on with more exciting trickeries. At least — Continue reading »
Cell Phone Backlash
📆 April 24, 2007
Those who know me, know that I have shunned and resisted cell phones with all my power. For me it's not about making a statement. Actually, it started with not making a statement at all. Back in the dark ages when having your ears stuck to a giant cell phone was a symbol of vogue, — Continue reading »
Exxon Profits: $40 Billion in 2006
📆 April 22, 2007
The other day I was reading about the companies at the top of earnings list in the US and not surprisingly Exxon Mobil was firmly at the summit, racking up nearly $40 billion in 2006. This is an income figure, not sales. I'm sure the shareholders are happy with the performance. They have seen the — Continue reading »
Oracle #1 Ads
📆 April 14, 2007
It may seem that way, I don’t mean to pick on Oracle, but lately I've seen a number of boastful ads from the database and CRM giant in various media that makes me a bit wary of this company. Gloating in ads is nothing new. Politicians do it all the time and so do many — Continue reading »
DRM (Digital Rights Management) and Amazon Unbox, Part 3
📆 April 11, 2007
Up to this point I had downloaded a Star Trek WMV file from Amazon Unbox to one PC. Having experienced performance issues, I had copied it to another PC and learned that the WMV film was protected by Microsoft's Windows Media DRM (Digital Rights Managements). Finally I had dismantled the first PC and had built — Continue reading »
DRM (Digital Rights Management) and Amazon Unbox, Part 2
📆 April 10, 2007
I have to admit when it comes to DRM (Digital Rights Management) my knowledge is pretty dismal. I always knew that it was meant to prevent piracy but not being a fanatic of music and movies, DRM was never in my priority list of things to learn. But when I tried to run the Star — Continue reading »
DRM (Digital Rights Management) and Amazon Unbox, Part 1
📆 April 8, 2007
I have been running the Amazon Unbox ad banner atop my site's pages for a while now, but never used the service until recently. Unbox is the name of Amazon's TV and movie download service that went online a few months ago. So in the spirit of using what I advertise, I decided to take — Continue reading »
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