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December 28, 2004
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In This Edition
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1. Blogs Provide Raw Details From Scene of the Disaster
2. Can Gateway Reach Greener Pastures?
3. Wal-Mart Says on Track with Tracking Tag Rollout
4. Gartner to Buy Meta Group
5. AOL Spam Down 75 Percent, Net Spam Trends Reverse
6. LAPD: We Know That Mug
7. Cell Phone Radiation Harms DNA, Study Claims
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WEEK IN REVIEW
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1. Blogs Provide Raw Details From Scene of the Disaster
>From The New York Times (Topic: Blogging), Dec. 28:
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For vivid reporting from the enormous zone of tsunami
disaster, it was hard to beat the blogs. The so-called
blogosphere, with its personal journals published on the
Web, has become best known as a forum for bruising political
discussion and media criticism. But the technology proved a
ready medium for instant news of the tsunami disaster and
for collaboration over ways to help.
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2. Can Gateway Reach Greener Pastures?
>From Business Week (Topic: Gateway), Dec. 28:
When Wayne Inouye stepped in as long-struggling Gateway's
CEO in March, investors applauded. The former chief of
low-cost computer maker eMachines, which Gateway (GTW)
acquired for about $250 million last March, has a reputation
for keeping an eye on the bottom line. So it was no surprise
when he cut headcount from 8,500 to 2,000.
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3. Wal-Mart Says on Track with Tracking Tag Rollout
>From USA Today (Topic: RFID), Dec. 28:
Wal-Mart Stores, the world's biggest retailer, on Monday
said it was on target to expand its use of electronic
inventory tracking tags next month, which is expected to
pave the way for others to follow.
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4. Gartner to Buy Meta Group
>From eWeek (Topic: Gartner Inc.), Dec. 27:
Leading analyst firm Gartner and META Group, an information
technology research and consulting firm, have reached an
agreement under which Gartner will acquire META Group in an
all-cash transaction valued at $10.00 per share, or
approximately $162 million. The boards of directors of both
companies have unanimously approved the agreement.
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5. AOL Spam Down 75 Percent, Net Spam Trends Reverse
>From Reuters (Topic: Spam), Dec. 27:
You've got less spam, according to America Online, the
world's largest online service. The online unit of Time
Warner Inc. on Monday said junk e-mail declined by more than
75 percent this year, based on its internal member reports.
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6. LAPD: We Know That Mug
>From Wired.com (Topic: Biometrics), Dec. 26:
The Los Angeles Police Department is experimenting with
facial-recognition software it says will help identify
suspects, but civil liberties advocates say the technology
raises privacy concerns and may not identity people
accurately.
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7. Cell Phone Radiation Harms DNA, Study Claims
>From MSNBC.com (Topic: Cell Phones), Dec. 20:
Radio waves from mobile phones harm body cells and damage
DNA in laboratory conditions, according to a new study
majority-funded by the European Union, researchers said on
Monday. The so-called Reflex study, conducted by 12 research
groups in seven European countries, did not prove that
mobile phones are a risk to health but concluded that more
research is needed to see if effects can also be found
outside a lab.
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