Monthly Archives: February 2012
Who Will Be the AT&T of the 21st Century?
I have seen the new look of Facebook and … I see no good in it. FB, like Google, gets worse (more anti-user) daily. They compete to see who can be the new monopolist in the tradition of AT&T and … Continue reading
Mastercard SecureCode – Is Credit Card Security Getting Out of Hand?
On-line credit card security is turning me away from on-line shopping. Those of you who shop on-line have probably run into the SecureCode system. It requires me to know one more password in an era when I am overloaded by … Continue reading
Fun with Internet Technoprofiling
High technology products increasingly adapt to our habits. In yesterday’s post on internet advertising I noted how responsive the internet ads we see have become to what we search for, where we go, and what we do on the internet. This practice, … Continue reading
The New Face of Advertising on the Internet – Still Much to Learn
Internet advertising is taking an ever-larger place in our lives, and increasingly sophisticated methods and systems are being used. Have you noticed how the ads on web pages you visit are more and more often for businesses near you? Have you … Continue reading
Groundhog Report Hints at the State of the Media
It’s Groundhog Day and the main stream media can’t even get THAT right. On the commute to work this morning, fighting it out with the heavy traffic and listening to the traffic reports, I heard CBS News give the early report … Continue reading
