Sometimes technology has unintended consequences. In Japan, one of those consequences is all the sukebe (dirty old men) sneaking up-skirt and down-blouse pictures of girls at train stations with their camera phones.
Microsoft Taps PR Firm To Thwart Google
Google’s proposed purchase of DoubleClick earned it an invitation to a Senate subcommittee hearing this week. Microsoft’s work with PR firm Burson-Marsteller could have helped print that invite.
AdSense Changes To Thwart Competitors
Google now says that sites displaying AdSense or Google search boxes may not display other ads or services using the same layouts and colors as the Google products. That applies to all ads an AdSense member might have displayed anywhere on his website.
G8 Leaders Tout Massive Wind Farms To Thwart Global Warming
According to an anonymous source, the conglomeration of world leaders at the recent G8 Summit in Scotland decided almost unanimously on an initiative to combat the threat of global warming. Their answer: strategically placed wind farms aimed at cooling the overall air temperature of the globe.