Since the Internet spans the globe, administering the law is a rather fuzzy process when it comes to the web. It is also rather easy for more than one country to get involved in a dispute over copyright laws.
For instance, a person who resides in the United States could post an item to their blog hosted on a server in Russia that violates the copyright of a company in Brazil. ...
Continue ReadingI know it isn't Friday. But since I wasn't around this past Friday, I decided to catch up today (Monday).
This time of year, so many people are searching for the best gifts for their techie family members and friends. I got to thinking…why not combine the love for gadgets with a philanthropic spirit? ...
Continue ReadingOn Monday Duncan Riley reported on TechCrunch that 17 more newspapers have joined in on Yahoo!'s partnership with local news sites; these papers include 16 regional papers owned by The New Times Company but not the NYT itself.
A main part of this partnership is that local newspapers can buy job listings from Yahoo!'s HotJobs site. ...
Continue ReadingWith Thanksgiving tomorrow, tis the season for sweets and treats. A newspaper article about cookies sounds like a great idea.
Stuart Elliott of the New York Times has just an article today, but not one about recipes. It is about Pepperidge Farm, the cookie company, which is employing social networking in a new advertising campaign. While other companies establish a presence on an existing social network site by setting up a group,...
Continue ReadingWe’ve written about the One Laptop Per Child project before on The Bivings Report. Now they have launched the Give One Get One promotion running through November 26th. The way it works is for a $399 donation one laptop is donated to a child in a developing nation and one is sent to another child of your choice....
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