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Monthly Archives: April 2007

INTA 2007: Muddy waters: Evolving Law and Policy on Internet Advertising

30th
Apr. × ’07
By Kevin A. Thompson
I attended the session this morning at INTA 2007 on Internet advertising, specifically the focus was on keywords but popups were discussed as well. The speakers were Peter Becker of Microsoft, Laura Covington of Yahoo, Lauren Fisher of AOL, and Rose Hagan of Google. The most interesting part for me was a comparison of the [...]
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Meet the Bloggers III – Monday April 30, 7:30 PM

29th
Apr. × ’07
By Kevin A. Thompson
John Welch and Marty Schwimmer have organized Meet the Bloggers III, which will be held on Monday, April 30th at 7:30 at the Billy Goat Tavern here in Chicago.  More details can be found here at the TTABlog.  I fully intend to attend, even if I may be a few minutes late.
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Practice Tip: Use Truecrypt to secure portable media

7th
Apr. × ’07
By Kevin A. Thompson
Imagine you need to take a file with sensitive data on it with you on a trip, but the only method you have available is a small USB thumb drive. You get to your destination only to discover the drive fell out of your pocket somewhere along the way. What a disaster, the hardest for [...]
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Compelling audio – Interview with Kevin Werbach

4th
Apr. × ’07
By Kevin A. Thompson
I’m interested in the impact of the digital world on our society.  In an interview with Tech Nation, Kevin Werbach of Wharton College and founder of the Supernova conference touches on that impact.  He also touches on some mistakes made during his tenure with the FCC, such as the Communications Decency Act.  Of course, that particular [...]
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