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e-G8 Follow-up
Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 29, 2011 at 10:35 am ET
Resource: Underpinnings of the Internet Shift via NYTimes.com.
Interesting piece on the e-G8.
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Readings: Super-Injunctions (BBC)
Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 21, 2011 at 10:14 am ET
Resource: Q&A: Super-Injunctions via the BBC.
A report by top judges has recommended changes to the way the courts deal with so-called super-injunctions and other anonymity orders in important cases.
Good reading on UK super-injunctions.
See also Readings: Is the Web Waging War on Super-Injunctions? (BBC.com) and Now Playing On Facebook: Much Ado About Nothing.
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Readings: Facebook, Google, and All the Rest
Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 14, 2011 at 10:08 am ET
Resource: How big firms bash their rivals, in public and private the BBC.
Facebook’s campaign to plant negative stories about Google is not the first such behind-the-scenes tactic employed by a major firm, and it is unlikely to be the last.
An insightful analysis and perspective on the Facebook/Google debacle that flared up in the news this week.
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Statistics: Online Fraud a Concern
Contributed by Rick DeVan on May 7, 2011 at 9:44 am ET
Resource: Many Consumers Think Online Fraud is a Growing Concern via Marketing Forecast.
Online fraud is a growing concern among web users, according to a new survey released recently by the Ponemon Institute, a privacy research firm, in conjunction with ThreatMetrix, a fraud prevention provider.
If you are an online retailer, work to gain trust. If you are a consumer, work to give trust. It goes both ways.
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Thriv’Ability: Sleep Is Not a Dirty Word
Contributed by Rick DeVan on April 27, 2011 at 6:36 pm ET
Resource: Sleep-Deprived Neurons May Shut Down, Even When You’re Awake via Wired.com.
When deprived of sleep, parts of the human brain may doze off, secretly snatching moments of slumber even as people seem to be awake.
Just get some sleep, for goodness sakes.
Filed under Health, Life, Work, and Society, News and Announcements, Thrivability
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