Online Habits
Google Should Rethink ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto After Latest Gaffe
by Michael L. Hoffman on 02/22/2012

It was recently discovered that Google has been exploiting a bug in Safari to track users’ data without their permission. This is just one of a series of recent gaffes. What do you think? Does this further tarnish Google’s image?

Wednesday Jan. 18 was a strange day for the internet as many sites blacked themselves out to protest PIPA and SOPA. Several supports and co-sponsors of the bills have dropped their support due to the protests’ effectiveness.

Acer has jumped headfirst into the cloud market with its new service AcerCloud. This service allows the sharing of files between Acer devices and Android phones. Each file has a 30-day expiration date in AcerCloud. Will you use it?
GoDaddy’s Support of SOPA Results in Calls for Boycotts, Domain Transfers
by Michael L. Hoffman on 12/23/2011

Yesterday, domain name registrar Go Daddy announced its support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and many called for domain transfers and boycotts of Go Daddy. What do you think about SOPA? Is it as overreaching as some say it is?

Christmas is a time for happiness and good cheer. It’s also about plotting and sneaking in some deliciously twisted insight into how our minds work. This latest post is a perfect example!

Last week, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a new anti-bullying bill into law requiring school districts to create anti-bullying policies within six months. The law, however, makes no mention of cyberbullying, a growing problem for young people.
YouTube for Schools is a Good Idea to Help Students Learn Online
by Michael L. Hoffman on 12/13/2011

YouTube announced its YouTube for Schools initiative, a school-friendly version of the site for students to use. It’s a great way to help students use YouTube without getting distracted by the amount of content on the site.

Since the .xxx domain names went on sale this week, more than 55 thousand names have been reserved with many universities and business buying .xxx domain names to protect themselves.

The widely-popular music streaming service Spotify has announced that they will have applications integrated to its service from well-known music publications and other music services. What do you think about this? Will it make the Spotify experience even better?
[Update] U.S. Senator Al Franken Wants Answers on Carrier IQ Software
by Michael L. Hoffman on 12/02/2011
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If it wasn’t for security researcher Trevor Eckhart, few of us would know about Carrier IQ’s nefarious activities. It has gotten so much attention that Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has called for an explanation from the company about what it is recording. What do you think?
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