Fine. Nobody reads website “terms of service” fine print. Of course we should be concerned about our privacy, but these (often one-sided) agreements are almost impossible to decipher and can seem kind of pointless in that even if Facebook or Google does something we don’t like, it’s not like we’re going to stop using them.
Wikipedia
Want Your Own Well-Written, Fully Cited Wikipedia Page? That’ll Be $300
Wikipedia’s tagline is “The Free Encyclopedia.” But that’s only if you don’t hire these two guys to create a page for you.
The Over Thirty Crowd Doesn’t Understand How Easy It Is to Pirate Content
Internet companies like Google and Mozilla dealt backers of SOPA and PIPA a pretty vicious, if not deadly, blow last week with a coordinated online protest against the proposed laws, which seek to curb online piracy of …
SOPA Protests Gain Steam as Web Activists Flex Growing Clout
Internet-based protests against a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills gained momentum Wednesday, as several lawmakers dropped their support in the face of widespread opposition from the tech industry. Until recently, the Stop …
Nothin’ virtual about working from home
In my trolling for work-at-home job boards (see post below), I noticed a lot of references to so-called virtual workers. This term bugs me. So I hereby am lodging an objection.
Today I am working from home. I suppose if you are just learning to use the Google and the World Wide Interweb, you might insist on calling me a virtual worker. …
