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By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsWorldStarHipHop.com, which billed itself as "the CNN of urban media," is offline as of today, with no official explanation for its disappearance. On Twitter, meanwhile, a famous rap star stepped forward to take credit for the site's demise. Reveling in his apparent influence, 50 Cent tweeted the following message to his followers: .bbpBox29641592193159170 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/146359618/guns.jpg) #ffffff;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px ...
Cyber Monday a Real Bust for Some Websites
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(Nov. 29) -- Cyber Monday was a bust for some websites -- the feds accused them of selling fake handbags, sunglasses and DVDs and shut them down. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that 82 domain names of commercial websites have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit goods and illegal copies of copyrighted material. dvdcollects.com The Justice Department said today that 82 domain names of websites allegedly selling counterfeit goods and illegal copies of copyrighted material have been seized. The effort targeted websites selling counterfeit sports equipment, shoes, ...
US Government Monitoring Social Networking Sites
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News
(Oct. 15) -- Think the people looking at your Facebook page just happen to share your interest in Quentin Tarantino movies? Maybe, but if you're applying for citizenship, it could be a government agent trying to cybersnoop on your daily activities. The Department of Homeland Security has been mining online social networking sites to detect citizenship fraud, according to government documents released by a nonprofit civil liberties group. The documents also show that DHS monitored social networking data to look for potential violent incidents during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. ...
'Beyond the Killing Fields': Why Journalism Is in a 'State of Chaos'
By Sydney Schanberg - Politics DailyFive Politics Daily staffers -- Carl Cannon, Melinda Henneberger, Walter Shapiro, David Wood and James Grady -- are joining in an online discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg about politics and the press as seen through the prism of his new book, "Beyond the Killing Fields." Here is Schanberg's response to David Wood, who lamented the shrinking of foreign news bureaus and asked Schanberg how the great tradition can be kept alive. With life on our planet spinning faster and faster on the electronic wings of the digital revolution, I have no ...
The End of Anonymous Attacks Is Not Censorship
By Jeffrey Weiss - Politics DailyHere's a free lesson for any of our commenters who want to squall about the new sign-your-name (or at least your AOL or AIM screen name) policy being launched today by Politics Daily, along with similar changes at many other major websites: Electing not to publish attacks is not censorship. Nor does it mean the end of effective and interesting discussion; on the contrary. I've always thought of the development of the Internet as being a lot like the European settlement of North America. First come risk-loving explorers who aren't even sure there's anything to be explored. Followed by the ...
Large Majority Opposes Marketers Tracking Their Web Habits
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailySixty-six percent of Americans say they do not want marketers to tailor advertisements to their interests when they visit Web sites. And, when informed of the ways marketers gather information about consumers, that number rises to as high as 86 percent depending on the method, according to a survey conducted June 18 to July 2 for the Annenberg School for Communication and the University of California (Berkeley) School of Law. ...
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