When Google recently launched its beta version of the Chrome browser, it was at a point in time when Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) had approximately 70% of the browser market (with Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple’s Safari, and Opera the other major players). Amazingly enough Google claimed that it captured 1%
IT Outsourcing Giants
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HP’s recent purchase of EDS changed the landscape for the Outsourcing market with another computer/printer manufacturer providing IT outsourcing services. Since EDS was one of the first companies in the outsourcing business, and a giant at that, it seems interesting that HP acquired EDS and now competes with the likes…
Seinfeld- A TV Series about Nothing, and now Microsoft?
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As a big fan of Microsoft it seems to me that the PC user community has benefited over the years by the standardization of computers, it seems very strange that the first TV commercial with Jerry Seinfeld was just like his TV series….about nothing. When Microsoft first let it…
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Too Social? Hard to Believe!
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The growth and proliferation of social networking on the Internet has hit a new wall- too much social networking. Recent reports that Facebook has disabled members for too much social networking apparently is a reaction to concerns of suspicious behavior which really boils down to using the site too much.
Internet Jurisdiction- Another Challenge
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On a recent trip to Prague and London the reality of the impact of the Internet on our lives was reinforced. On every corner there’s an Internet café, WIFI, cell (mobile) phone store, or McDonald’s, and it is clear that the Internet now pervades world-wide communications. But a report concerning…
Read Privacy Policies
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Congressional hearings reveal that Internet companies routinely track behavior of visitors to websites, and as a result Congress is considering legislation to help personal privacy. Currently the Federal Trade Commission allows for self-regulation by websites, and websites need not have privacy policies, but if there are privacy policies the FTC…
Internet in War, a Different Perspective
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It’s a perplexing time to see the fabulous drama of the Olympic Games in Beijing while at the same time the ugly face of war in Georgia. But somewhat under the radar on both of these front page news items is the impact of the Internet.
Why anyone was surprised…
Work of the Special Masters & Consultants
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Information technology is an essential component of every lawyer’s practice and every client is dependent upon IT. It should not be a surprise that more than 95 percent of information is electronic. Consequently, nearly every lawsuit today has, and in the future will involve electronically stored information (also referred to…
First Amendment for Anonymous Bloggers
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A recent story in the New York Times should send chills down the spines of anonymous bloggers since apparently prosecutors in New York issued a grand jury subpoena to help identify of certain people blogging on a website called Room 8. On the face of the subpoena in capital…
Thoughts on Data that Google Manages
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The use and evolution of the Internet has changed social behavior in a number of ways. It is unlikely that anyone could have foreseen the explosive growth and development of Google since it launched in 1998 and is now worth more than $200 billion. So when Google purchased YouTube there…