Website Closures Escalate U.S. War on Piracy
A federal crackdown that shut more than 70 websites last week is the latest sign of an escalating war against counterfeit and pirated products, using legal tactics that may be closely scrutinized by...
View ArticleFCC mulls web traffic rules for December meeting
Telecommunications regulators postponed their December meeting, a move that could give them more time to consider whether they will take on controversial Web traffic rules. The Federal Communications...
View ArticleFCC updating 911 for the texting generation
In a bid to bring the life-saving emergency service 911 into the 21st century, the FCC is looking at letting citizens report crimes through text messages and even stream video from their mobile phones...
View Article8 Reasons Why You Should Never Become A Day Trader
Everyone wants to be a daytrader. Let me tell you the best days. You get in at 9:25am. You make the trade your system tells you to make at 9:30. And by 9:45, the trade is done, profitable, and you’re...
View ArticleHarrison Daily reports a case of Facebook Scam aka Distress Scam
This is another case of distress scams, but was called the “Facebook scam” because the scammer hacks into a Facebook account, and uses that to send out distress signals. Distress scams could happen to...
View ArticleWoman targeted by Facebook scam
Cecile Phillips of Jasper said she never had a need to use a computer, but she found enjoyment using one to keep in touch with her many relatives and friends by being a user of the Facebook website....
View ArticleBuyer beware: 10 common travel scams
While you’re often safer overseas than you are in your hometown, a few scams seem to pop up all over the world. Repeat the mantra: if it looks too good to be true, it must be too good to be true… 1....
View ArticleWhy Venture Capital Firms Need More Women Partners
I moderated a panel yesterday at the inaugural We Own It Summit in downtown Manhattan. The daylong event, hatched through many meetings of the minds at 24 organizations including Astia, the Kauffman...
View ArticleAmerica’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
Social entrepreneurship isn’t a niche corner of the business world anymore. The idea of using business to create social and environmental value alongside profits has reached nearly every sector of the...
View ArticleiPhone weak against hacking attacks
iPhone users, beware. The popular gadget is vulnerable to attacks by hackers. Security experts revealed during the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas that they had uncovered certain flaws in Apple’s...
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