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RSS feedCapitalizing on Whitney Houston’s Death
Posted by Mo Moumenine on February 15, 2012 · 0 Comment
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People capitalize on any kind of opportunity, be it the life or death of a celebrity. Barely hours after the tragic death of the legendary singer, Whitney Houston, rocked the world on Saturday, websites like Facebook and Twitter were abuzz with people reacting to the event. Millions of people hungry for information – any information – created a perfect atmosphere for cyber-criminals to strike.
Not that unscrupulous people on the Web Las mere…
Was SOPA another disguised way to censor foreign websites
Posted by Mo Moumenine on January 30, 2012 · 0 Comment
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The European Union Parliament adopted a resolution that highlights the need to protect the integrity of the Internet and freedom of communication. This was in response to the bill, which is targeted at foreign websites. Private individuals and companies continue to petition their Governments, asking them to condemn the bill, which would affect many IP addresses and Domain names, held by their citizens.
One of the founders of the Internet Las mere…
The Abuses that SOPA would have resulted in
Posted by Mo Moumenine on January 27, 2012 · 0 Comment
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Thanks to the protests that certain websites and individuals posed against the SOPA bill, the sponsors, pending further discussions and improvements that would favor the use of the internet, withdrew it. Many internet users expressed relief because the bill opened up numerous avenues of abuse over the internet.
SOPA abuses you need to know if the bill would have passed
SOPA recommended DNS filtering and a change & fixing of the Las mere…
Why the bill on SOPA needed to be stopped
Posted by Mo Moumenine on January 26, 2012 · 0 Comment
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The Internet is a global village, that fact cannot be stated often enough. Everyone will agree that American Law should be left to Americans. However, when they said law affects the Internet, it affects the whole world. This means that everyone who uses the Internet in any way should be able to speak up. The SOPA bill was targeted at the Internet, and that makes it everyone’s business. It is Las mere…
How was SOPA going to affect you
Posted by Mo Moumenine on January 24, 2012 · 0 Comment
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What is SOPA?
Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) had received more attention compared to other forms of legislation. The bill was destined for the Senate test vote on January 24, 2012. The motion was introduced on October 26, 2011 with the intention of stopping copyright infringement by adapting hefty penalties/ criminal proceedings. If the bill was to be passed by Congress, the legal liabilities will include a prison term, barring search Las mere…
A $300 Million Tweet by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
Posted by Mo Moumenine on December 20, 2011 · 0 Comment
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It seems like there is a new world record breaking tweet doing rounds, this time, it is not about celebrity gossip or the boring political tricks and animosities. However, it is an investment that would definitely dwarf all the other giant tweets in a few days. A 300 million-dollar stake purchase in one of the worlds leading social Media Company, twitter, by the infamous Saudi billionaire, a shrewd international investor, Las mere…
Perfect Storm in a Teacup
Posted by Mo Moumenine on December 6, 2011 · 0 Comment
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A perfect storm has been created in a teacup. Only, the teacup happens to be the world's largest democracy, and the storm is about censorship. India's Telecoms and Information Technology minister, Kapil Sibal wants to censor the social network companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google.
Censorship is nothing new to the world at large. History tells us it has been tried from time immemorial. India has had her share of censorship Las mere…
Would SEO be affected? Decide for yourself!
Posted by Mo Moumenine on November 14, 2011 · 0 Comment
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The recent news from Giant search engine Google has really caused some concerns to internet users as a whole and especially among the search marketing community. What Google has done is the announcement of encrypting logged-in searches. This is perceived as a major blow to SEO since it would cause hindrance of referral data from other web pages. Some from the SEO community have even gone to call this an evil move and that Google Las mere…
Social Media Activity Used in Jury Selection for Michael Jackson Doctor’s Trial
Posted by Mo Moumenine on September 26, 2011 · 0 Comment
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The eyes of every type of media are likely to be on the trial of Conrad Murray, the doctor standing trial for allegedly giving the late King of Pop Michael Jackson a lethal dose of painkillers leading to his death in 2009, but it is social media and its role in the selection of jurors that is currently under scrutiny.
Lawyers on both sides of the trial are currently reviewing Las mere…
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