Friday, October 29, 2004

Internet Giants File 7 Suits Aimed at Stopping Spam. The suits include the first filed by America Online against spammers who use instant messaging, a practice the online industry calls spimming. By By LAURIE J. FLYNN. [NYT > Technology] 11:16:25 PM    comment []

Video: Bruce Springsteen Introduces John Kerry as 80,000+ Attend Rally in Wisconsin Madison, WI October 28 - Bruce Springsteen introduces Kerry at a huge rally.   7:08:31 AM    comment []

It's Not Just Al Qaqaa. Al Qaqaa is hardly the only tale of incompetence and mendacity to break to the surface in the last few days. By By PAUL KRUGMAN. [NYT > Opinion] 7:04:38 AM    comment []

Hack the Feedster. When I teach my RSS class, the first moment that blows everyone away is about 45 minutes in when we do a Feedster search and they save the feed of the search into Bloglines. Jaws drop open and you can hear the "wows." Which is why I'm happy to hear that Steven has started a new blog dedicated to Feedster Hacks. Into the presentation it goes. Keep up the great work, Steven! [The Shifted Librarian] 7:04:24 AM    comment []

Pledge Allegiance to the Penguin. We pledge allegiance to the penguin, and the intellectual property regime for which he stands. One nation, under Linux, with free music and open-source software for all. Welcome to Brazil! By Julian Dibbell from Wired magazine. [Wired News] 7:03:08 AM    comment []