Monthly Archives: March 2008

RipOff Report Claims Internet Terrorism

RipOffReport.comRipOffReport.com – a website many are familiar with as they have stumbled upon it when they are searching for a company online. Sometimes you never even get to that companies website – I mean, they seem to be ripping people off online!

But Wired reports that Ripoff Report founder Ed Magedson claims he is suffering from attacks by ‘Internet Terrorists’ who are pushing his highly ranked pages in search engines down a few notches. “SEOs, on the other hand, say Magedson is basically extorting money out of clients.” Continue reading

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Tech Blamed for Less Reading

Leave it to people who sit around noticing the circulation at the library is down and that there are many less people utilizing the printed matter these days to blame it on technology. Why, we should loathe the day Guttenberg … Continue reading

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Guardian Journalist Annouces Death of Print News

Slate:  Is it better for the environment to read newpapers online (Image Credit:  Slate.com)Newspapers are dying – a slow and painful death right before our eyes. While some newspapers still require payment for their content, most have made not only their current content, but as far back as 20 years or more, like the New York Times. In today’s Guardian a reporter has finally decided to step forward and admit the truth that most journalists do not wish to hear, “The death knoll is ringing for print newspapers.”

It’s clear that as the generational swing continues to forge ahead with time (read: as older people pass away and the more technologically inclined generations become the masses), electronic means of content distribution is preferred. Let me read it when and how and where I want – for free. Continue reading

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SMS Signatures – What The Heck?

Someone tell me that there was a push nationwide for people to include an ‘SMS Signature’ automatically on each of their text messages. For some unknown reason, in the last week, suddenly, everyone has a freaking signature on their text … Continue reading

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