Monthly Archives: October 2004

Microsoft’s, Ahem, Peculiar E-Mail Retention Policies

Cringley’s latest column, another in a series about a lawsuit that could cost Microsoft dearly, looks again at our favorite monopolist’s extremely odd policies for retaining (or not) potentially incriminating e-mail. (Kudos to Cringley for his continuing pursuit of this … Continue reading

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More Phony ‘News’ from Bush Administration

AP: Bush Ad Surfaces As News Story on Schools. The Bush administration has promoted its education law with a video that comes across as a news story but fails to make clear the reporter involved was paid with taxpayer money. … Continue reading

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Election-Eve Ant-Kerry Hit by Right Wing Broadcaster

LA Times (reg req): Conservative TV Group to Air Anti-Kerry Film. The conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose television outlets reach nearly a quarter of the nation’s homes with TV, is ordering its stations to preempt regular programming just days before … Continue reading

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Thank You…

…to the World Technology Network, which gave me a nice award at its annual conference and dinner Friday in San Francisco. I’m honored to be in the company of folks like Steve Jurvetson, Pam Samuelson, David Reed and many others; … Continue reading

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On the Road, Open Thread

I’m on the road for the next 18 hours or so. Open chat below, and please behave nicely. Comments Posted by: query on October 9, 2004 06:22 AM A resounding victory for the President. The Kerry/Edwards handlers made an enormous … Continue reading

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Discussion of Book and Grassroots Journalism

The Well, the venerable online community, just launched a discussion about We the Media. Feel free to drop by for a visit. Comments Posted by: dunnellon florida on October 9, 2004 10:03 PM Some media is good and some of … Continue reading

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New Mercury News Blog

My colleague at the Mercury News, pop music critic Marian Liu, has launched a new blog — “Backstage with Marian” — that I predict will attract lots of readers and commenters. Comments Posted by: Jeremy on October 8, 2004 09:55 … Continue reading

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Another (Belated) Confession from Ex-Bush Team Member

Slate: In a week of devastating revelations about his Iraq policies, Bush has nothing new to say. The week’s most stunning development may have been the revelation in L. Paul Bremer’s remarks, before a group of insurance agents at DePauw … Continue reading

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PeopleSoft Former CEO a Chip Off the Block

Not for nothing, apparently, is Craig Conway often described as a former protege of Larry Ellison. Conway is the recently deposed chief executive of PeopleSoft, the Pleasanton business-software company that has been trying for more than a year to stay … Continue reading

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