In early 2010 the phenomena known as Pleaserobme.com caught headlines. The concept of the site was simple. The site aggregated information from Google Buzz and Foursquare to provide “alerts” and “opportunities” for robbing people that post their physical whereabouts on different social media outlets. The site caught a ton of flack, got a ton of traffic, [...]
This story original appeared on AJC.com. When a new family moved into the mansion on South Goddard Road in south DeKalb County, residents just assumed they were “city folks” too busy to meet neighbors. Georgia Power and the water company came out, but 87-year-old Helen Goddard never saw the residents. “We know everyone around here. But they were [...]
The information age has created an enormous need for news and content. These days the news is filled with absolutely useless information. As content scarcity increases news outlets must dig deeper to find relevant information. In the past few years the lives of public officials has become a gold mine that the 49ers would envy. We’ve [...]
Situation Monday We’ve all been there before. Your best friend calls, you pick it up, and the sweet melody of pocket lint rubbing the phone receiver responds. You say hello again. More pocket lint. You hear random noises in the background (horns blowing, toilets flushing, babies crying, etc). It dawns on you that you’ve been called [...]
As we’ve said before the internet is hear to stay. In order to access the internet you need an ISP. Here are the rates of 6 prevalent companies. Verizon (Cable) – $55 per month Earthlink (Cable) – $45 per month Wow! Cable (Cable) – $40 per month AT&T (DSL) – $20 per month Charter (Cable) – $49 per month Are these [...]
The internet really took off in the mid to late 1990’s. This explosion created a serious shift in terms of information and its reliability. Prior to the advent of internet publishing the major news corporations controlled information. If you weren’t involved with Viacom, Fox, Turner, the BBC, or another giant you could forget about getting your [...]
Identity thieves are among the most creative criminals on the planet. New ways of stealing personal information are being deployed daily. ”Spoofing” and “phishing” activity is at an all time high. Security strips on the exterior of ATMs are now standard issue. Over 15 million people have their identity stolen each year. Thats a lot of [...]
According to Scienceportal.org there were 1 billion personal computers in the world at the end of 2008. Its safe to say that computers are here to stay. Many of the standard features are stifling: Multiple USB Ports Massive Hard Drives Music/Video Players Cameras Voice Recognition Technology Bluetooth Compatibility There is one extremely noticeable and important element missing…STANDARD working software. For years Microsoft [...]
It has been said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. If that is true then the current economy has created more friends than any grade school class room. You can’t turn on the boob tube without seeing the nasty details. It is a good news/bad news story. On one hand the unemployment rate [...]
As we’ve discussed before on the site, we (myself included), as Americans seem to only get involved in our local politics when the United States presidency is also up in the air. It is well known that local politicians and officers control much more of your life than the United States politicians. However, we still [...]
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