As a web developer I constantly run into situations that remind me that clients and advertising agencies do not fully comprehend the website development industry. It is as if the marketplace considers an Internet presence as nothing more than a necessary exercise designed to be able to state; “yes, we have a website”. The Internet …
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Feb 01
MegaUpload: A Warning to Users of Free Services
The potential loss of millions of user’s legitimate data is a wakeup call for those who rely on free services for business and other data protection services. The Internet has dramatically changed the way we do business but it has also created a self-serving mentality that everything is free for the taking, even for business …
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Jan 17
Tomorrow is a Day of Action for all those that oppose censorship; SOPA is censorship
On January 24, 2012, Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate and a similar bill is pending before the House of Representatives. Both, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House and PROTECT-IP (PIPA) in the Senate are misguided attempts to deal with online intellectual property theft. Unfortunately their approach is draconian …
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Oct 25
AT&T Scam: Landline Early Termination Fees
I have recently noticed that AT&T has quietly begun to tack on Early Termination Fees to landlines. As a cell phone user, for many years, I am cognizant of Early Termination Fees by cell phone providers, but it appears that one of AT&T’s reactions to its eroding market share by cell phone and VoIP service …
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May 18
Commentary: Bill Clinton’s internet agency is a real bad idea
Fox News reported on May 14, 2011 that former president Bill Clinton would like to see an Internet agency under the hospices of the United States or the United Nations to control “malicious rumors”. According to the news report, Clinton foresees an agency, with “transparent” funding, and if under the umbrella of the United States …
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Oct 17
SPAM: The Internet’s Achilles Heal
Author: Martin Paredes The dreaded morning ritual is about to start, I take a sip of my coffee and slowly, ever so timidly I open my mail. There, just as it is every morning, SPAM stares me in the face. No, not the WWII lunchmeat we are all so familiar with, but the insidious kind …
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Oct 10
IP Address: Your Online Identity
Author: Martin Paredes The Internet has created a culture that believes that anonymity is just a click away. This misconception has led to the abuse of online forums and attacks upon individuals. People who would not normally verbally abuse other individuals face to face have resorted to blatant attacks upon individuals who don’t share their …
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Mar 07
Connecting the Dots; Keep an eye on Newspaper Tree
Opinion
by Martín Paredes
March 7, 2013
My recent blog began the process of connecting the dots between individuals and non-profits being used to push forward a specific public policy agenda. It is important to note that public perception needs to be managed by the political cabal in order to keep the rabble-rousers at bay. As part of their modus operandi they …
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