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February 16, 2010

Google out? Not responding

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Wow. Major Google outage this morning. No response to google.com. Even Google AdSense ads are not showing up on blog pages. Now Yahoo.com and Twitter are down too.

emily | 8:47 AM | permalink

December 24, 2009

December 2, 2009

The future of journalism on the Internet. Did Google just blink?

Three must-read articles published today on the future of journalism in an Internet world.

-- The Federal Trade Commission organized a two-day summit of media barons, editors, and bloggers, all talking about the future of journalism in an Internet world. Turns out, the future looks a lot like parasites. [via arstechnica]

-- Journalism 2009: Desperate Metaphors, Desperate Revenue Models, And The Desperate Need For Better Journalism. Arianna Huffington's speech at the journalism conference in Washington. [via The Huffington Post]

-- Did Google just blink? In a move announced on the Google news blog, publishers will be given a little more control.

Readers arriving via Google will be able to click through to five stories a day on a paid site like that of the Financial Times but if they try a sixth time they will come up against a subscription page. [via the BBC]

emily | 2:58 PM | permalink

October 17, 2009

Google Adsense Account Disabled Phishing Scam

On Thursday I received an e-mail from Google AdSense saying that my account (dating back to 2004) had been disabled.

quotemarksright.jpgHello,

While going through our records recently, we found that your AdSense
account has posed a significant risk to our AdWords advertisers. Since
keeping your account in our publisher network may financially damage our
advertisers in the future, we’ve decided to disable your account.

Please understand that we consider this a necessary step to protect the
interests of both our advertisers and our other AdSense publishers. We
realize the inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you in advance
for your understanding and cooperation.

If you have any questions about your account or the actions we’ve taken,
please do not reply to this email. You can find more information by
visiting https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=57153.

Sincerely,

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But strangely as I kept logging into my account these last few day, it remained active. So I decided to wait until it was actually disabled to fill out the attachment in the e-mail titled "Invalid Clicks Appeal.html" and I did not click on any of the links.

I was hoping it was a phishing scam, but the e-mail looks so authentic and when you check online to read about other blogger stories, this is the exact wording and procedure that is sent out by Google.

Huge relief this morning. Thank you PC Magazine and Domain Name Wire for reporting that this notice is indeed a scam.

Be careful out there and don't panic if one of your worst fears lands in your inbox, Google Adsense Account Disabled, it may just not be true.

emily | 9:03 AM | permalink

August 9, 2009

St Petersburg, Moscow

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Phone recharging stations at Moscow's Domodedovo airport.

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Fans waiting in vain outside the Astoria Hotel in St Petersburg to get a glimpse of Madonna on her way to perform at the central square, August 2. She went out a side entrance earlier.

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My son Max's favorite moment outside the gates of the Red Square.

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St Petersburg, Moscow.

emily | 9:39 AM | permalink

August 2, 2009

Back August 8th

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Off to St Petersburg and Moscow. Back on Saturday August 8th.

emily | 7:03 AM | permalink

April 29, 2009

Japanese pig mask for Swine flu

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Not related to cell phones - just fun. Spotted on <3Yen, a Japanese pig mask offers protection against the Swine flu. Made by Get- well- soon- masks.

emily | 10:08 AM | permalink

February 5, 2009

Samsung to Open Mobile App Store

Samsung will unveil a new mobile applications storefront for Symbian and Windows Mobile devices during this month's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. The virtual storefront (an extension of the Samsung Mobile Innovator developer program first announced last year) will offer consumers over-the-air application browsing, purchasing, downloading and installation.

According to Samsung, the store--initially limited to the U.K. market--will offer about 1,100 applications at launch.

[via Fiercemobile Content]

emily | 5:50 PM | permalink

January 10, 2009

Farewell to Roland Piquepaille, 62, Smart Mobs blogger

roland.png I just learned from Howard Rheingold in a post on Smart Mobs that well known and respected technology blogger Roland Piquepaille passed away on Monday, following a stomach virus that led to complications.

quotemarksright.jpgRoland, 62, was one of our (ZDNet's) most passionate bloggers and his ability to explain complex science well was something to behold. Roland spent most of his career in software, mainly for high performance computing and visualization companies, working for example for Cray Research and Silicon Graphics. He left the corporate world in 2001 after 33 years and jumped into blogging.quotesmarksleft.jpg

Roland Piquepaille blogged for Smart Mobs on Sundays, ZDNet and on his own blog called Roland Piquepaille's Technology Trends. He will be sorely missed.

emily | 5:05 PM | permalink

November 5, 2008

A dream come true

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Last night Martin Luther King's dream came true. I am so proud of America and so proud to be an American. And so proud of our new President of the United States - who opened a window in hour hearts and fills us with hope for a better future.

quotemarksright.jpgI have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.quotesmarksleft.jpg

Thank you David Plouffe for all your updates and hard work. Get some rest!

Picture from The New York Times.

emily | 10:32 AM | permalink

October 29, 2008

New York

Blogging may slow down until this weekend. In New York for a couple of days.

emily | 12:02 PM | permalink

October 16, 2008

October 1, 2008

French newspaper raises health risk for Mac Pro users

UPDATE from CNetApple says no evidence of Mac Pro benzene emissions. The Mac Pro might smell funny, but Apple says there's no evidence that smell is harmful.

This is not related to cell phones, but it's so disturbing, and as a MacPro user like many of my readers, I'm publishing it here. It's from an article published in ZDNet

YESTERDAY, Well respected French newspaperLibération (English translation) has reported that Mac Pro owners run the risk of getting diseases as dangerous as leukemia (blood cancer) simply by using their computer.

The newspaper was warned by a national agency scientist that he smell (already detected by many Mac Pro users on Apple forums) is actually toxic, composed of several toxins, including benzene.

Apple has not yet responded. A search on Google News on the subject suggests Apple had better respond fast. The story is spreading like wild fire.

emily | 4:25 PM | permalink

September 23, 2008

September 11, 2008

Back online Sunday

Thursday is a Geneva holiday. Off for a few days. Back on Sunday.

emily | 8:49 AM | permalink

August 26, 2008

August 1, 2008

On vacation until August 19

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Off to Indonesia. Back August 19.

emily | 7:09 PM | permalink

July 29, 2008

July 25, 2008

January 31, 2008

January 17, 2008

January 8, 2008

Howard Rheingold launches video blog

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Howard Rheingold has launched a video blog. Spread the word!

emily | 8:26 AM | permalink

December 31, 2007

New Year's Wishing Wall Online

art.confetti.ap.jpg Not related to cell phones, just New Year. Messages and wishes for the new year from people around the world will float down on the New Year's Eve revelers in Times Square when the confetti is dropped.

Anyone can get a message printed on a piece of the multicolored confetti by visiting the Times Square Information Center or by using the Internet to type a message at "Wishing Wall Online".

The message-carrying pieces will be mixed among the more than one ton of confetti, organizers said.

So far, messages have included everything from wanting to be taller or having a smarter boss to healthy children and asking for the safe return of a child from Iraq. "Peace in the World," reads one posted on the "virtual wishing wall. How about "Let Ingrid Bettancourt and the hostages go".

[via CNN]

emily | 1:11 PM | permalink

December 24, 2007

November 9, 2007

Taking a Break. Back on Thursday November 15

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Taking a break in New York this week. Next blog update Thursday November 15.

emily | 8:34 AM | permalink

November 2, 2007

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