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Wikipedia: Source for Government Intelligence?

Gary sent me a link this morning that made me laugh (cry?) out loud.  Apparently, a US government agency has begun using Wikipedia as a source of basic intelligence information.  No kidding.

Via Secrecy News:

The collaboratively written online encyclopedia Wikipedia, created in 2001, has steadily grown in popularity,...

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Super-sized Big Mac Index: A Proposal For Project Red Stripe

I have an idea for The Economist Group, which has assigned six staffers from various divisions to develop an innovative web based product for the company that can pull content from any of its properties.  They're blogging about their progress on the Project Red Stripe blog and soliciting ideas from the outside world. ...

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When Customers Attack

In the past when a company goofed up with a patron, the snafu remained relatively unknown. The customer likely was disgruntled and either never turned to the company again with their business or thought hard before doing so. Very few people initiated a vicious word of mouth campaign since they have plenty of other things to do besides dissing a company....

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“It’s March Madness, Babyyyyyyyyy!”

Well, it's just about my favorite time of year again…March Madness.  I love the games, I love the upsets, I love the drama, and I especially love hearing Dick Vitale's screaming insanity on my TV 24/7. 

As an ode to the season, I decided to take some time and check out something that should be on everyone's minds….online bracket builders. ...

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China’s at it Again: More Internet Restrictions

Several sources (BBC, CNET, stuff.co.nz) reported this morning that China has banned the establishment of new Internet cafes for the rest of this year. Apparently, this is an effort by the Chinese government to curb the number of cases of Internet addiction:

"Last year, a report from the China National Children's Center, a government think-tank,...

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