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US court rejects IBM appeal in executive’s move to Dell

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:53:44 +0000

A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company’s former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets.

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Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:53:23 +0000

Due to a reporting error, the story “Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone,” posted on July 2, incorrectly reported that Apple is fixing a flaw in the way the iPhone handles SMS messages. There is no confirmation that such a fix is in the works, although the researcher who found the bug hopes it will be fixed. The title of the story along with paragraphs 1 and 6 have been changed to reflect this.

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Ask.com bets on semantic search, targeting special audiences

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:53:21 +0000

In the story “Ask.com bets on semantic search, targeting special audiences,” posted on Thursday, the last name of Ask Networks President Scott Garell was misspelled.

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A Little Birdie Told Me…

graphics — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:56:14 +0000

ACTIVISM Cyber activism through Twitter has provided a new forum in cyberspace to draw attention to a cause or event. The most recent case in point relating to Pakistan was the Twenty20 World Cup Finals when Pakistan Cricket made it to the trending topics on Twitter, the term used to describe the ten most talked about topics on the network.

In a patriotic attempt to draw attention to Pakistan to uplift the morale of Pakistanis and make a global impact, a group of digital activists launched an e-rally to support their national team in the Twenty20 finals. To make a topic a trending topic, enough people must mention a certain keyword in their tweets enough times for it to feature on the Twitter home page trending topics.

By launching an e-rally across cyberspace motivating people to include the hashtag “#PakCricket” in their tweets, this community of digital activists was able to bring Pakistan Cricket on the list of the 10 most discussed topics on Twitter. Pakistan Cricket drew the attention of millions of people across the world by reaching their Twitter home pages. It was truly a reflection of the power of online
activism.

Twitter has become a forum for cyber activism of sorts. Not only does it help draw attention to a certain issue, it also helps keep people informed about happenings within their own city and on their own streets! Examples of live updates at times of crisis and violence in the city abound. Twitter has also become one of the most popular mediums for distributing information about protests. Iran is a particular case in point. When US State Department asked Twitter to delay a scheduled maintenance so that the line of communication between Iran and the rest of the world would remain open and the State Department could follow Iran election news, the world saw how much power a social network like Twitter could wield.

Twitter has also become a vital source for information on trends, happenings and opinions for the mainstream news media. In fact, courtesy its speed and always-on nature, Twitter has become a tool for reporters to source breaking news. One example of Twitter breaking news is when Twitter broke the news of a small earthquake in Mexico in 2007. Besides that, Twitter has been the basis of a steady stream of breaking news on Iran in present times, as netizens try to waiver the strict media restrictions in the country.

Twitter has initiated a revolution in communication as it forces traditional media to be more efficient.

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Outremer Telecom’s Mauritius plans on hold

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:08:43 +0000

Outremer Telecom’s plans to expand into Mauritius by the end of the year have been dashed after the country’s Information & Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) refused to grant the company a mobile license.

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