ON A PLATTE
>> It will be interesting to see how many of these "satisfied customers" (if they're not all a figment of Bateup's imagination) will still be satisfied if Platte goes under for VAT evasion.
mbsvictims.org.uk
>> After several hours trying to remove the virus with no luck (it kept coming back), My dad contacted the phone number, quoting the 'customer ref' on the pop up. A 'very nice' lady offered to help if he paid the £29.99. Dad refused. However, she managed to con him into giving out his address to send a 'free' uninstall cd to him.
We are currently seeking legal advice from the citizens advice bureau.
How can people get away with this?
"Nicola"
Comment on michaelpollitt.com
KOREA, ANONYMOUSLY
>> I'm not trying to be alarmist here, but only say that we must care about where our data goes. The game here is becoming more interesting, because the nature of the internet and even free speech is at stake. Yesterday, the Guardian wrote that the South Korea, a democracy, would like to more heavily police the internet and essentially terminate its anonymity (link). Steps away from anonymous data are harmful ones.
jboriss.wordpress.com
>> So what happens when the internet and sites like cVillain become legit and accountable? Would there rise another villainous site (www.villainouscvillain.com) to support the prior cVillains who now hide in fear from the local Charlottesville Police Internet Netiquette Task Force (CPINTF, pronounced cuh-phin-tiff)?
cvillain.com
>> The first part is a bit comical - South Korea intends to rule that all speech on the network should be verifiable, real name, given that about half of the Korean population is called either Kim, Lee or Park.
But secondly, it is also interesting that a country with such a strong online play culture would adopt this law. Without wishing to sound like the chaos researcher in Jurassic Park ( "nature find a way"), it feels like pretty soon people will move their uncomfortable opinions to online worlds in order to be able to maintain their anonymity.
perikores.blogspot.com
>> *snort* this falls into the "good luck with that!" territory
technocrat.net
>> Professor Zittrain brings up the obvious question when dealing with the Internet: How will the Korean government respond when users decide to start using websites based outside of Korea?
futurizekorea.com
>> The other problem is, the Korean government would also have to block all sites based overseas because it couldn't make them card Koreans at their virtual doors.
netfamilynews.org
>> It's been a bad week for free speech.
broadband-guide.blogspot.com
IT AND THE OLD
>> Victor Keegan, who writes for the Guardian has had the same problems with the registration process of the Finerday web site. If anybody from Finerday is reading this blog please, please drop this over-complicated procedure. It looks clever but it is not suitable for the target market.
20plus30.com
>> From the cover of my first book (March 2005): "It will be the Baby Boomers who will be the first to pick and choose, to ignore and be seduced by leading-edge technology marfketing. There's a simple reason for this. We have the money to buy this stuff. Experts say we will continue to have the money for at least the next twenty years. Write us off at your peril."
advertisingtobabyboomers.blogspot.com
