[Cybertel-Ann] 3.31 :: Recession Driving Dialup?? :: Wikia Search Dead :: Strickling to Head NTIA :: The WOZ Stinks :: Disulu :: Conficker ::

[Robert Cannon]

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How to Answer a Telephone Call: Remove the hand telephone from the hook and say "Here is Main 297" (or whatever your number may be). The party calling should say "Here is main 298," (or whatever the number may be). Much friction and annoyance will be avoided if this simple plan is carried out. From the August, 1906 Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company directory for San Francisco, California . . . Telephone Tribute

No, The Recession Is Not Driving People To Dial-Up - But it is apparently giving Earthlink lots of free advertising..., dslreports
Earlier this month we noted how the press seems enamored with the idea that the recession is driving people back to dial-up, even if they lack a shred of data to support the idea. The articles (be they from the Associated Press, Tampa Tribune or Chicago Tribune, who love the idea so
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/No-The-Recession-Is-Not-Driving-People-To-DialUp-101628
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/dialup.htm

2.5 Million U.S. and Canadian Households ready to buy an Internet-connected TV, PARK ASSOC
International research firm Parks Associates reports that approximately 2.5 million broadband households in the U.S. and Canada are ready to purchase an Internet-connected TV if priced at a $100 premium over regular TVs.
http://newsroom.parksassociates.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5146
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

IPv4 exhaustion research agenda, qty 1., CAIDA
A few policy questions on which the RIR-community should funnel address-registration tax dollars into peer-reviewed research:
http://blog.caida.org/best_available_data/2009/03/29/icannrir-research-agenda-writ-large/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Obama Moving Appointments Along in Telecom — Strickling Named, Genachowski & Adelstein Like..., Tales from the Sausage Factory
The Obama Administration has nominated Larry Strickling for the post of Administrator of the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA). While long anticipated, the nomination was delayed until Commerce actually had a Secretary ...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1498
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/egov/

Wikia Search Dead, Infothought
Wikia Search dead, says CNET:
http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001423.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

Wozniak stinks, says Dancing judge, CW
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak last night shot back with 'I'm still standing' after being blasted by the 'Dancing With the Stars' judges for a performance that one said 'really stunk.'
http://feeds.computerworld.com/click.phdo?i=f6f11884ef4d234d4de941c82acbd020
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

Comcast Sues Maryland WISP for Bandwidth Theft - Man uses 35 residential accounts to fuel wireless business..., dslreports
According to the Maryland Daily Record (via Telecompetitor), Comcast is suing a Gambrills, Maryland-based ISP for stealing service and then reselling it to others. Last week, the cable giant filed suit against Frank Clark and his company, OceanNet, which advertises itself on their website
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Sues-Maryland-WISP-for-Bandwidth-Theft-101616
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/comcast.htm

Disney’s TV Unit Will Make Short Videos Available on YouTube, NYT
Disney will sell and control advertising for its video clips, but split the revenue with YouTube.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7cd5e110ef94307ea96212d52bef7868
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Disney courting both Hulu and YouTube, Lost Remote
PaidContent reports that Disney is in talks to become an equity partner of Hulu, joining NBCU and Fox in the joint venture. (Full disclosure: I work for msnbc.com, which syndicates video to Hulu.)
http://www.lostremote.com/2009/03/27/serious-talks-between-disney-and-hulu/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries, NYT
Researchers said that the spying, which infiltrated the offices of the Dalai Lama, was controlled from computers based almost exclusively in China.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5a09fb9a47581d78ea656893e93e1f9c
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

FAQ: Conficker clock ticks toward April 1 deadline, CW
Is it hype or one heck of a worm? Get answers to some of the pressing questions about Conficker, one of the biggest computer worms in years, and its looming deadline.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/click.phdo?i=53e17955f19ee764c21ba76c6ffaa7f4
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Conficker Worm Targets Microsoft Windows Systems, US CERT
No description
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#conficker_worm_information
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Don't fret about the Conficker virus, Globe and Mail
All that's needed to protect against the malware is some routine software updates
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/dyl95A6-GU8/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Skype Available on Apple App Store, aboutskype
Free application enables millions of iPhone and iPod touch users worldwide to take their Skype conversations with them
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutSkype/~3/Q3Ge1Fs-Eqg/skype_available_on_apple_app_s.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

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