Posts by Emilie Branstetter on TECH.BLORGE.com
December 22, 2007
In a step to help bring freedom of press to the world wide Internet, Sen. Patrick Leahy has co-authored and helped push through the OPEN Government Act. A reform to the Freedom of Information Act that will help online journalists access information easier and for less money.
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Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment » Posted by: Emilie Branstetter
December 12, 2007
We’ve seen the music industry almost decimated by it, DVD and game manufactures try to block it, and networks try to find a way to profit from it. Online sharing has affected many and outraged more, but now we are seeing an unsuspecting candidate come up to the block for battle; the pornography industry.
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Posted in Adult content, Opinion, Piracy | No Comments » Posted by: Emilie Branstetter
December 10, 2007
Companies will do almost anything to get advertising out to their target audience. We’ve seen viral videos, PR stunts, and even lame Super Bowl commercials, but is World of Warcraft now looking at its user base for its marketing strategy?
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Posted in Online video, Opinion | 2 Comments » Posted by: Emilie Branstetter
December 4, 2007
During the weekend, Vivendi Games and Activision announced a merger to become Activision Blizzard. While this is news, some have taken the misguided notion that this will change their favorite games, which isn’t the case.
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December 1, 2007
Seasonal shopping is a common problem with most businesses, but with hacking and phishing technology advancing at such a huge rate, there is more at stake than just a few minutes off the time clock being wasted.
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Posted in Ecommerce, Security, Software | 4 Comments » Posted by: Emilie Branstetter
November 30, 2007
MTV Networks, the biggest division of Viacom Inc. has announced plans to make every South Park episode available online for free as part of a plan to make the show available to a larger audience.
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Posted in Online video | 18 Comments » Posted by: Emilie Branstetter
November 27, 2007
Canadian comedy group LoadingReadyRun has sat down and jacked themselves up with enough caffeine and sugar to kill most small children. Why have they done this, you ask? Why would they torture themselves with a driving game so boring it never saw release? Simple, it’s called charity.
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November 24, 2007
With the music industry’s major labels lagging behind in the transition to digital downloads, bands are finding the boost to success in an unlikely place.
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Posted in Apple, Music | No Comments » Posted by: Emilie Branstetter