Plight of Fasthosts users
Posted on December 7, 2007
Filed Under News & Media, Technology
Setting the password unilaterally and sending it to the costumers can create a great deal of problems. This is what happened in case of Fasthosts, a web hosting company whose security barrier was breached in late October this year. Having realized…
The blogger centric approach of Yedda in Q&A industry
Posted on December 5, 2007
Filed Under Blogging, Review, Technology
After Amazon’s arrival in Q&A business with its Askville, AOL is rubbing its shoulders with Yedda an Israeli Starter. The fate of Amazon and AOL in internet Q&A industry is yet to be decided in presence of giant like Yahoo Answers when…
The art and practice of Trackback
Posted on December 4, 2007
Filed Under Blogging, Technology
Blogs are dynamic. The beauty of blogging is in its ability of two way communication. A reader coming to a blog can leave his comment and can get the response from the writer of the post in no time. It…
Beacon Techonology of Facebook is still a privacy nightmare!
Posted on December 1, 2007
Filed Under Opinion, Technology
Beacon advertising technology is a controversial service with Facebook. It is there to tell friends and businesses about the shopping habits of Facebook users. The trouble started when Facebook users started seeing Beacon as an intrusion in online privacy and…
Do we really need one laptop per child?
Posted on November 28, 2007
Filed Under News & Media, Opinion, Technology
In an interview with the BBC, Nigeria’s education minister questioned the need for laptops in poorly equipped schools. Dr Igwe Aja-Nwachuku said: “What is the sense of introducing One Laptop per Child when they don’t have seats to sit down…