Monday, August 23, 2010

Are Google and Verizon lining us up for Premium Internet Services ?

With all the talk about the need for Net Neutrality, some companies seem to be speaking with forked tongue.



Both Google and Verizon say they support an Open Internet. Yet they seem to favour a system that charges premium rates.

In a recent PCWorld report, both of these companies are described as "wolves in sheep's clothing - they very narrowly define net neutrality, and yet leave enough built-in intricacy and double speak to leave the door wide open for industry players to interpret net neutrality to fit their needs."

Friday, August 20, 2010

Two problems with Social Media unveiled - and solved!

First up, Axl Rose of Guns N Roses suffered at the hands of a Twitter Hacker - the only real complaint was that the hacker could have been a tad more original...



Second this week was the Dislike button, more of a scam, but easy to spot and avoid. We tell you more on this video: