August 31, 2004

Reports: 8 killed in Moscow blast Bus Blasts in Israel Kill at Least 15 and 12 Nepalese hostages 'executed in Iraq' Can you connect the dots? This is WW3, they know it.  Do you? 1:08:56 PM

Friendster creates PR problem by firing employee for blogging. Troutgirl was fired from Friendster for blogging. That's weird. I'm more of the firing-is-a-nuclear-weapon-never-to-be-used style of person. If a manager fires someone that should be the last in a very long string of attempts to get an employee to turn around. And, along that vein, I'd never fire someone for blogging. I'd make sure there were at least three other reasons for firing first. Why? Because if you fire someone for blogging you just guarantee that you'll make them a martyr and you'll do horrid damage to your brand. Just like Friendster just did to their brand. Look at my link blog for swift and negative reaction from around the blogosphere. [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger] 12:38:36 PM

Kidnapping shows France is not immune from radical Islam Boston Herald, MA - France is seen by many Americans as a reluctant ally, at best, in President Bush's war on terror. But a new hostage crisis has made clear that the Gallic nation, with western Europe's largest Muslim population, is not immune to threats from radical Islam. As French diplomats scrambled to save two journalists held hostage in Iraq, the government defied captors' demands to scrap a new law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools. ``The law will be applied'' when school doors open on Thursday, government spokesman Jean-Francois Cope said. 9:54:25 AM

Multiple Explosions Rock South-Central Israel Voice of America - Reports from Israel say the south-central city of Beersheva has been hit by explosions on two city buses. Emergency services report there are 12 dead and more than 90 injured in the blasts. 9:44:51 AM

San Francisco sues Microsoft InfoWorld - Despite numerous out-of-court settlements with various state governments around the country, it appears Microsoft's legal woes aren't over yet. 4:14:08 AM