The main defense put forth by Google and supporters of its proposed acquisition of DoubleClick holds that the two companies do business differently when it comes to advertising.
The Best Defense Against Bad Word of Mouth
Uber customer service snafus like Jet Blue aside, a business is bound to catch a customer on a bad day – or vice versa. This can spawn a fiery blog post which, in plain view of Google, can morph into an issue with “negative fiscal ramifications” for the business in question.
In Defense of Web Developers, Again
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a blog post titled Respect for Web Developers in which I said:
In Defense of Buzzwords
Adrian Savage track-backed to my last post on Processes to People. He remarks in his commentary…
Karl Roves Best Defense? Himself
Right now, a bitter battle goes on in Washington and in the media. Reporters and Democrats are calling for the head of Karl Rove on pike posted in front of the west wing. One could wonder how the White House could defend Karl Rove in such a situation. What many forget is they don’t have too. Karl Rove’s best defense isn’t President Bush, it’s himself.
US Defense Dept. Has Student Database In The Works
Your big brother gets taller by the minute. Yesterday the Department of Defense was seen holding hands with BeNow Inc., a Massachusetts marketing firm, has they began compiling a database to keep track of all American highs school and college students.
Googles SafeSearch: A Slight Defense Against Porn
Porn, porn everywhere. I know that excites a lot of people, but it doesn’t excite us parents when search engines make it so easy to find. Of the big search engines, there is nothing as bad as Yahoo Video Search.
Taser Welcomes Report from Department of Defense
Taser welcomed the release by the United States Department of Defense of the full report…
In Defense of Thought Leadership
Trevor Cook and David Murray skewer the term “thought leadership” on their respective blogs. I agree with both of their arguments to a point.
Cisco Practices Self-Defense
With what is considered the next phase of their Self-Defending Network, yesterday, Cisco Systems announced the development of the Adaptive Threat Defense (ATD).