From News.com: A U.S. security expert who devised an application that can fill an iPod with business-critical data in a matter of minutes is urging companies to address the very real threat of data theft. Abe Usher, a 10-year veteran of the security industry, created an application that runs on an iPod and can search corporate networks for files likely to contain business-critical data. At a rate of about 100MB every …
Talent Leak At Technorati
ValleyWag brings to our attention three defections from Technorati, the blog tracking site. Jason DeFillippo, Derek Powazek and Niall Kennedy all are heading for the exit. None of the men publicly claim this has anything to do with Technorati. In fact, DeFillippo goes out of his way to say what a great boss, mentor and friend Dave Sifry is. Here's what DeFillippo has planned: What am I doing next? Well it’s been over …
Beer Goes To The Ball
CNN reports on Boston Beer Company's latest innovation—Utopias, a $100 a bottle of 25 percent alcohol beer. "My goal was to raise beer drinkers' expectations," says Master Brewer Jim Koch, 56, founder of The Boston Beer Company and creator of Utopias. "To break the boundaries of what people traditionally think of as beer. "I wanted to brew something comparable to the finest cognacs and ports in the world, to push …
Why Skimp When You Can Indulge?
Last night, during a comemrcial break from the Olympics, Wendy's showcased their tripple hamburger and asked me to "Do what tastes right." Wendy's is so enamored of their new tagline, they've trademarked it. What a waste of legal fees. How about "Listen to your stomach" or some other anti-hunger message? What do you think? Do you have a better tag in mind? …
When Geeks Gather Wine Is Served
Hugh MacLeod is driving his "marketing disruption" machine across America this spring and summer. He's helped turn "Geek Dinners" into an event marketing campaign for his South African wine client, Stormhoek. We like sponsoring geek dinners. We want to do more. Lots more. Ergo: 100 Geek Dinners in 100 days. Starting in May. Are you a U.S. blogger? Fancy throwing a geek dinner? Big or small, it doesn't matter. Let us …
Microgooglehoo Asks Washington For Help
From USA TODAY: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday launched a task force to counter efforts by other nations that use U.S. technologies to block the free flow of information across the Internet. That came on the eve of a congressional hearing Wednesday on Internet companies — including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft — that cooperate with China's government in censoring or handing over information government …
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The Old King Still Has Power
From The New York Times: Trade organizations for the newspaper and magazine industries plan to introduce elaborate and expensive campaigns that tackle a daunting task, persuading marketers and agencies to think better of print as an ad medium. Both are suffering from sluggish growth as they face off against the Internet, e-mail marketing and other, newer rivals. The focal point of the magazine campaign will be ads …
American Brands Take A Beating In Pakistan
From AP: Thousands rampaged through two cities Tuesday in Pakistan's worst violence against Prophet Muhammad caricatures, burning buildings housing a hotel, banks and a KFC, vandalizing a Citibank and breaking windows at a Holiday Inn and a Pizza Hut. At least two people were killed in Lahore, where intelligence officials suspected outlawed Islamic militant groups incited the violence to undermine President Gen. …
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