Sunday, June 05, 2005

You've Been Scammed Again? Maybe the Problem Isn't Your Computer. The cold calculus behind every phishing campaign, every Nigerian come-on, every virus-spreading e-mail message, is that someone, somewhere, will always bite. By TOM ZELLER Jr.. [NYT > Technology] 11:45:10 PM    comment []

Remixing the BBC. Here's a sample of some of the mapping prototypes built by backstage users that remix BBC feeds with Google Maps. Map of BBC London Jam Cams "An interactive map showing the locations of Central London traffic cameras". Local news by county "Shows the local news on a Google map,split up into each county" Travel Data On Google Maps "Takes the xml data for travel warnings and plots it onto google maps". Map of the News more backstage.bbc [Smart Mobs] 8:59:21 PM    comment []

Complete collection of WIRED magazines for sale on eBay Trendy appliances break down more, and their owners don't care [bOing bOing] 8:58:58 PM    comment []

Deep Throat, J-School and Newsroom Religion. Watergate is the great redemptive story believers learn to tell about the press and what it can do for the American people. Whether the story can continue to claim enough believers--and connect the humble to the heroic in journalism--is a big question. Whether it should is another question. [PressThink] 6:16:49 PM    comment []

Anil Dash: privacy through identity control [del.icio.us]. Blog so at least you're in control of what other people find when they google your name.  [jill/txt] 6:16:17 PM    comment []

New atlas reveals extent of man's impact. On CNN [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 11:21:58 AM    comment []