24 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Internet, Internet addiction, computer, computer addiction, spouse alienation
…I’m thinking, I’m thinking!
With apologies to the late Jack Benny, here is an interesting little article from InfoWorld:
Don’t say to the love of your life, “Either that computer goes or I do!” According to a new survey, you’ll be packing your bags.Sixty-five percent of Americans polled said they spend more time with their home computer [...]
23 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Messenger Blog, charity, click for charity, clicks
Click for the Cause - http://click4thecause.com
Posted by Ali, (Via Windows Live Messenger Blog)
This post is not about messenger, but about the 9 million refugee children in the world. Windows Live has launched a campaign which raises money to support education programs for these children.  Between now and March 31st, every time you use http://Click4TheCause.Live.com to initiate a search, Microsoft [...]
U.S. Spam Shame
Over a third (34 percent) of websites containing malicious code, or malware, are hosted in the U.S. That’s more than any other country in the world.
by Helen Leggatt
These are the findings of a recent Security Threat Report by Sophos, a world leader in I.T. security. China came a close second with 31 percent.
“The [...]
22 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Internet video, online video, video, viral video, vlog
Interesing post about how politicians are using viral video:
WP: Politicians realize potential of Web video - washingtonpost.com Highlights - MSNBC.com
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21 Jan
Posted by Geoff as AOL, AOL TV, Internet TV, Internet television, TV, classic TV, free TV, television
Kudos to AOL for the free TV site, chock full of classic TV episodes that can be streamed (no commercials) or downloaded for a limited time, free. This is one of the real fun sites to visit and a very pleasant diversion. A must to bookmark.
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18 Jan
Posted by Geoff as newspaper, newspapers, newspapers online, online newspaper, online newspapers
Nielsen’s Top 10 online newspapers in terms of traffic:1. NYTimes.com
2. USAToday.com
3. Washingtonpost.com
4. LATimes.com
5. SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle)
6. Boston.com (Boston Globe)
7. Chicagotribune.com
8. NYPost.com
9. WSJ.com (Wall Street Journal)
10. NYDailynews.com (New York Daily News)
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18 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Internet marketing, online marketing, online video, video
(From knowledgestorm.com)
Sixty-three percent of the survey respondents access online videos at least weekly. An additional 27% view videos downloaded from the Internet on a monthly basis.
For the majority of respondents, the content they choose is a combination of both technology and business information. Twenty percent alone are reading technology-related material. Only 7% do not access [...]
17 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Apple Macintosh, Desktop Linux, Linux, Linux Distributions, Linux Distros, Macintosh, Windows
I have always had a fascination with desktop Linux. After all, it’s sleek, fast (usually) and being Open Source, the various Linux distros come with lots of free software. I sometimes think of it as “Mac light,” but Mac fans will probably disagree with that description.
The Problem
My problem with Linux has been that there is [...]
16 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Internet marketing, brick and mortar, bricks and clicks, offline marketing
Business owners sometimes have a tendency to think too much “out of the box” when it comes to business success on the Web. The prevailing thinking is often that planning and strategizing for an online business presence requires an entirely different set of rules.
If you have already established a successful, growing conventional business, often referred [...]
CNN reports that the Transportation Security Administration is going to sell ads on the insides of the trays in which travelers put their shoes, wallets, and other carry-on items as they go through security. Because what advertiser doesn’t want his products seen by consumers when they’re at their most aggravated and frustrated?
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