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Keeping Up With CES
OK, first, for those unlucky few that are going to CES (Consumer Electronics Show, aka “big gadget fest of the year”) for…
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More from Scoble on the Facebook Situation
I’m getting dozens of emails asking for my script. See, there’s a ton of people who WANT to be deleted from Facebook. So far Facebook has been denying them, saying it’s impossible to delete everything you’ve ever done from Facebook. Well, if you go over to Rodney Rumford’s blog you can see that’s totally hogwash. Facebook CAN totally delete you from Facebook IF IT WANTS!
Plaxo Interested In Selling Itself
We're in a quiet time of year - not much happens during the holiday season or for a short period afterwards. Plaxo is reportedly trying to sell itself, though, and discussions about the company's reputation and its asking price have stirred things up a bit.
UK Aims to Stop Hackers by Banning Tools
In what could be a bad day for United Kingdom pen testers, stress testers, and other systems security folks, the UK is getting ready to ban the creation and distribution of tools that could be used by hackers. This generally unpleasant concept could make it not only impossible to create the next nessus or nmap by anyone in the UK, it could also send them…
Topix Co-Founder Taking On Google
Rich Skrenta has a new startup called Blekko in the works, and plans to make a run at the search engine world with it.
Talking And Driving Clogs Traffic
People using mobile phones while driving contribute to traffic congestion, according to a University of Utah study. Regardless of whether they use a handset or Bluetooth, the conversation itself causes motorists to drive slower on the freeway and to be less likely to pass slower-moving vehicles.
