Slacktory: I’m a Social Media Rockstar
“When I interviewed for the position, I wore jeans and a t-shirt. That’s why I got the job”
Peter Blair: Email is an Open System
“People love discussing email’s relevance in the world of teenagers, facebook, twitter, SMS, etc. The majority of people discussing this relevance happens to be online marketers who utilise email lists to sell their products, but I believe that email is very relevant for a number of other reasons.”
Inc: Facebook Is the Most Hated Social Media Company
‘The company is so ubiquitous it has no incentive to “delight” users. Wikipedia topped the social media sites for customer satisfaction.’
Ideate: Is there an answer to the rising levels of daily spam?
“The National Consumer Commission (NCC) gazetted a notice this month, stating that they are going to name the Direct Marketing Association (DMASA) as the national opt-out registry operator, unless we submit comments and objections before 29 July.
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that putting the direct marketers in charge of our national anti-spam protection may not be the best idea.”
Freakonomics: Why Has There Been So Much Hacking Lately? Or Is It Just Reported More?
“There is a lot of information below, some of it contradictory, much of it provocative.”
Word to the Wise: Authentication Cheat Sheet
‘…here’s some short prescriptive advice in no particular order for “how to do email authentication at an ESP well” without the long discussions of alternative approaches and justification of each piece of advice.’
Techdirt: Shouldn't Users Have Been At The Table For The Six Strikes Negotiations?
“We see this way too often with government officials these days. They think the only stakeholders are the businesses, and leave out the citizens they’re supposed to represent. Copyright law is supposed to benefit the public, but the public wasn’t at the table negotiating this agreement.”
Richi Jennings in Computerworld: Could spam sink LinkedIn? Yes!
“The situation with LinkedIn spam is getting out of hand. It’s seriously damaging the LinkedIn brand and the site’s effectiveness. If the company doesn’t get this problem under control soon, you can add LinkedIn to the sorry list inhabited by MySpace and Friendster.”
PCWorld: Businesses More Concerned With Reputation Than Fines
“…businesses are not intimidated by legislation, or concerned about financial penalties associated with compliance mandates and regulations. What businesses are concerned with is their own reputation and the integrity of their brand.”
Wired: Feds Charge Activist as Hacker for Downloading Millions of Academic Articles
“Well-known coder and activist Aaron Swartz was arrested Tuesday, charged with violating federal hacking laws for downloading millions of academic articles from a subscription database service that MIT had given him access to.”
CNET: FBI arrests members of Anonymous hacking group
“Authorities have arrested more than a dozen people today in the United States in connection with hacking attacks by the Anonymous group of online activists, sources said.”
threatpost: Outdated Assumptions
‘…despite having some vague awareness of the commoditization and sophistication of online criminal services, most organizations persist in thinking that attacks directed at them are “targeted”. It’s as if there’s something personal going on – an “attacker” attacked my organization and soiled my chastity.
The reality of the situation is very different.’
Inside Windows Life: Hey! My friend’s account was hacked!
“Our compromise detection system is always working in the background to detect unusual behavior. When we detect bad behavior from an account (like an account that suddenly starts sending spam), we mark that account as compromised. It’s a bit like your credit card company putting a hold on your account when they detect suspicious activity.”
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