Cyber attacks and Data Retention

While reading up on the latest spate of cyber attacks, e.g. on Twitter, Facebook, and Indymedia, I discovered the following website promoting efforts to protect our privacy from providers who are forced by government legislation to store all communication metadata.Meanwhile,...

3 Reasons U.S. Marines Need Social Networking

"Earlier this week, the United States Marine Corps announced an immediate ban on social networking services -- including Facebook, MySpace and the like -- for members of the Marines. Using those sites, as well as Twitter, poses a security threat, according to...

Technology 'priority for Britons'

Well, I have always known I was an addict..."Britons are more willing to cut back on holidays and meals out than on spending on communication technology during the recession, an Ofcom review suggests.The watchdog's annual report says spending on mobiles, the internet and TV...

Leibowitz chats up broadband, net neutrality, privacy...

"When it comes to consumer issues like broadband and network neutrality, the FTC in recent years has spent most of its time nodding dumbly at carriers, allowing them to "self-regulate." The idea that corporations can effectively monitor themselves for bad behavior has been...

Communication Workers Strike Now

I'm not a jerk with a million-dollar home who needs or wants a lavish lifestyle based on greed or exploitation. I'm a common communication worker who is committed to the customer. I represent the guy or gal who is afraid to speak up because they're afraid to lose their job. I...

Sibling Study: Sisters Spread Happiness

A recent study by the University of Ulster claims that having sisters makes people happy while brothers bring about distress in families. "Researchers quizzed 571 people aged 17 to 25 about their lives and found those who grew up with sisters were more likely to be happy and...

Pet Doctor Forum founder talks about importance of Communication

The Pet Doctor Forum is a brand new forum started on February 5th 2009. While there are thousands of forums on the internet, and hundreds of sites for pet enthusiasts, this one forum aims to make a big difference.Its aim is to help Pets and their Doctors communicate better!!...

Could Bad Spelling be Worse than Body Odor?

English or American English (a different beast) is not my native language even though my brain after 18 some years here in the US has English programmed as the default language as I realized recently when thinking about things I wanted to mention in a letter to my mother (to...