August 11th, 2006
AOL has apologized for inadvertently posting on the Internet search data of 658,000 AOL members that used the proprietary software to conduct searches over a three month period. The data, which has since been taken down, had been collected for academic researchers and did not directly connect search terms to users’ names.
Source: www.technewsworld.com
AOL’s data sketch sometimes scary picture of personalities searching Net
AOL this week accidentally gave us a glimpse of what it’s like to read minds, and now we have to figure out if we want to. AOL is getting hammered because a staffer, without authorization, posted on the Internet the millions of search words typed in by 658,000 users over a three-month period.
Source: www.usatoday.com
Enterprise 2.0 Think Tank Session
Participating today in a think tank session on Enterprise 2.0 hosted by SAP. When I asked if the event was [ x ] bloggable, they agreed, but also gave the ability for someone to say something is explicitly Not Bloggable. Susan Duggan from SVWIC came up with a great way to express this: NB! blah, blah, redacted, etc. The first session was a talk by Jeff Nolan , which is inherently
Source: www.webpronews.com
August 11th, 2006
The committee searching for someone to be president of Space Florida has begun interviewing five semifinalists for the job.
Source: www.floridatoday.com
Eric Clark (AKA Phreakwars) on the viaduct
Hello again Mr. Moser. I would like to take this opportunity to discuss with you, 2 key points. 1 being the viaduct proposal, the other being Columbus’ Downtown area as a viable economic entity.
Source: www.columbustelegram.com
Search history gives insight into lives of AOL users
Analysis AOL’s recent publication of users’ search data gives a rare glimpse into the life stories of these individuals
Source: feeds.feedburner.com
Sculptor emerges from cocoon
CLIFFSIDE PARK — Sy Colen has been creating sculptures in wood for 30 years, but art for him was never more than a hobby until he retired from a professional career at age 65.
Source: www.northjersey.com
H20 Sales Benefits Haiti Charity
You have the chance to see some cool cars this weekend and raise some cold hard cash for charity. The Rochester F-Body Club is hosting an auto show on Saturday. The show features everything from antique cars to pro stock cars.
Source: www.rnews.com
August 10th, 2006
… Home Local News Eye on Hurricanes Eye on Floodgates National 4Editorials Weather … Search. Who is Online. View unanswered posts. Log in. Username: Password: …
Source: www.wwltv.com
August 9th, 2006
Shanghai Daily, China - 2 hours ago… The Internet search market in China is expected to generate sales of 5.62 billion … Google is also looking to hire someone to head the Shanghai center, Chou said …
Source: www.shanghaidaily.com
Search for 'Vivi' continues
Newsday, NY - 19 hours ago… The coming months could provide a break in the search for the AWOL whippet, who looks … likely scenario is she'll go into a yard or garage and someone will close …
Source: www.newsday.com
Nabila's rebel yell
Malay Mail, Malaysia - 14 hours agoNabila Huda Suhaimi, 22, the foxy daughter of Suhaimi Abdul Rahman, or Amy of rock supergroup Search, has decided to take the … I want someone to take care of me …
Source: www.mmail.com.my
AOL demonstrates why cookies are evil
ZDNet - 1 hour ago… Here are a bunch of mirrors for the 439 Mb data set. (Don't bother bidding for it on eBay) Or just for fun someone put together a search utility here. …
Source: blogs.zdnet.com
August 8th, 2006
Charities & Non-Profits Topics. IRS Resources. Search for Charities … Advanced Search Search Tips. Charitable … Search for Charities. Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations described … help you conduct a more efficient search of these organizations …
Source: www.irs.gov
Yahoo! Answers - how can i search for someone for free?
… Search the web. Search for questions: Advanced … how can i search for someone for free …
Source: answers.yahoo.com
Article | Tacoma Rainiers Owner Begins National Search for Buyer.
Price: $9.95 | Excerpt: “TACOMA, Wash. — The search for someone to buy Tacoma’s Triple-A baseball franchise, the Tacoma Rainiers, continues after 18 months, and owner George Foster is expanding…”
Source: goliath.ecnext.com
adolescence and search for partner
… What shall I look upon when I search for someone during my teen years … the heart but the heart decides if you like someone. This can be almost poetic but …
Source: www.pololeos.com
August 7th, 2006
Blizzard Internet Marketing Newsletter, CO - 1 hour ago… This process, called localization, is best done by someone who spoke the language … website should already show up in searches on international search engines? …
Source: newsletter.blizzardinternet.com
You've won - an internet addiction!
PC Advisor, UK - 1 hour ago… Someone who conducted her own futile search for the same lamp replied to the posting and suggested that he check online auction sites, especially eBay. …
Source: www.pcadvisor.co.uk
A Skeptical Look at September 11th How We Can Defeat Terrorism by …
Skeptical Inquirer - 1 hour ago… communities beef up security for their anonymous buildings, and search fans entering … context of terrorism: if, by mailing lethal powder to someone, the news …
Source: www.csicop.org
August 7th, 2006
Public Access Journalism :: Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Source: www.pjstar.com
More inmates look for love on Internet
Timothy J. Rupert is looking for true love. On a Web site for prison inmates seeking companionship, the Whitney Point native describes himself as a “sensitive, romantic and soon to be free man.” In the ad on www. Meet-an-Inmate.com, Rupert fails to mention he’s behind bars for raping a 17-year-old.
Source: www.pressconnects.com
Click fraud rattles web marketing budgets
Radiator.com, a website selling car radiators, found its marketing budget was boiling over using Googles pay-per-click advertising system.
Source: www.ft.com
Owners meet to pick commissioner
What is expected to be the final act of the NFL’s search for a new commissioner begins today, the first of three days of meetings that seem likely to end with Roger Goodell being picked as Paul Tagliabue’s successor.
Source: www.mercurynews.com
August 5th, 2006
There appears to be a bug in the latest version of the Google toolbar for IE, according to the Google Operating System Blog, which isn’t affiliated with the search engine.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Blackmailer jailed for kidnap scam
Fraudster tricked family out of thousands in search for son Robert Sutcliffe A CALLOUS blackmailer who preyed on a desperate Halifax family’s hopes that their missing son was still alive was jailed yesterday for more than six years. (05/08/2006 08:21:48)
Source: www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk
Home Invasion Was Apparent Random Attack
UPDATE: Authorities in Central Florida search for two men who burst into a home and held five people at gunpoint while they robbed them in an apparent random attack.
Source: www.local6.com
August 4th, 2006
BELFAST - State Police say there are no new leads in the search for escaped prisoner Ralph Bucky Phillips, but that search continues in the Belfast area.
Source: www.wellsvilledaily.com
2 Arrested in Random Killings in Phoenix
By CHRIS KAHN PHOENIX - Police on Friday said that two men captured at a gated apartment complex were responsible for a string of apparently random late-night killings that have terrorized residents across this sprawling city for months.
Source: www.redorbit.com
Search engines team up to identify click fraud
Leading search engines agree to team up to fight click fraud The Internet’s leading search engines are teaming up to find a better way to identify and measure “click fraud,'’ a scam that has raised doubts about the Web’s trustworthiness as a marketing tool.
Source: www.ohio.com
Google Toolbar Bug Warns Against Changing Search Engine Default
There appears to be a bug in the latest version of the Google toolbar for IE, according to the Google Operating System Blog, which isn’t affiliated with the search engine.
Source: news.yahoo.com
August 4th, 2006
UK People Finder search for people and finding people, people search, we find missing people search for birth parents, missing relatives, missing fathers, …
Source: www.ukpeoplefinder.com