Spam -- a definite top ten issue.

Washington Post article documenting the travails of one person who fights spam, and the efforts of a marketer to banish him from the net.

11:09:45 AM    

We should all eliminate unneeded data,

especially that with personally identifiable characteristics. 

Librarians Use Shredder to Show Opposition to New F.B.I. Powers. The move to quickly shred discarded paperwork is part of a campaign by libraries in Santa Cruz, Calif., to demonstrate their opposition to the Patriot Act. By Dean E. Murphy. [New York Times: Politics]

8:52:40 AM    

It's all in the links.

Interesting piece about Drudge and how he "makes" money on the web.  The discussion about importance of links rings true.  The one time I was linked by Instapundit, my page hits hit the roof. 

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article - The Secrets of Drudge Inc. [Daypop Top 40]

8:46:32 AM    

It's all in the links.

Interesting piece about Drudge and how he "makes" money on the web.  The discussion about importance of links rings true.  The one time I was linked by Instapundit, my page hits hit the roof. 

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article - The Secrets of Drudge Inc. [Daypop Top 40]

8:46:31 AM    

What is the penalty for plaguerism in the Blog Community?

Are we going to police our own?  I mean, the brazeness of this particular act defies being stupid.  It's not like we don't have tools to make attribution as simple as, well, point and click!

Noted War Blogger Cops to Copying. Sean-Paul Kelley, the man behind the immensely popular Iraq war blog The Agonist, admits he posted information from a highly regarded commercial intelligence company on his site without sourcing it -- and in some cases credited it to unnamed sources. By Daniel Forbes. [Wired News]

8:31:31 AM