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Expert: Microsoft made $1.5B on 'Vista Capable' campaignOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: network | Tags expert, microsoft, b, vista, capable, campaign,
Microsoft earned more than US$1.5 billion from the sale of PCs marked as "Vista Capable" in the months leading up to the 2007 debut of Windows Vista, according to an expert's estimate.U read more »
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McCain sells off unwiped campaign blackberry to reporter for $20Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 25 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: security | Tags mccain, unwiped, campaign, blackberry, reporter, ,
"A reporter picked up a used Blackberry in the massive liquidation of the McCain campaign holdings. It turns out that someone forgot to wipe the contents of the Blackberry's memory." read more »
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iPhone owners to help clean up vomitOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 26 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: communications | Tags iphone, britain, campaign, vomit, potholes, ,
"An army of busybodies wielding expensive portable telephones is set to be unleashed on Britain's streets from today, as part of a campaign to pester councils into fixing potholes and cleaning up.. read more »
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Obama's Social Media Advantage, Act IIOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 61 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags rick turoczy, obama, votes, campaign, change.gov, president-elect, united states,
Rick Turoczy comments on President-elect Obama's skillful use of social media as an effective means of garnering votes and support during his campaign. He writes is this "embracing social media as read more »
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Obama Drafts iPhone Users To Help With CampaignOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 97 days ago (http://www.informationweek.com)
Category: communications | Tags Obama, iPhone, campain, , , , ,
"The Obama campaign may be edging up in the polls, but it's trying to leave nothing to chance. It's developed a new iPhone application, freely available at the Apple App Store, that makes use of the iPhone's social networking and viral communications attributes." read more »
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FSF high priority list becomes a campaign, seeks donationsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 97 days ago (http://www.linux.com)
Category: software | Tags fsf, campaign, donations, os, open source, , ,
Bruce Byfield talks about the FSF's renewed campaign to see software written for each area of a complete free OS - ensuring no proprietary software is required. read more »
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What Obama’s Text Message Campaign RevealsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 135 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: internet | Tags brian mcconnell, obama, text message campaign, voter, , , ,
Brian McConnell gives good insight into Barack Obama's text message campaign, stating it was "an effective device for collecting millions of voter contacts, while also signaling that Obama connects with young people." read more »
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Campaign to abolish crapwareOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 161 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags campaign, abolish, crapware, , , , ,
Zack Whittaker rants about computer manufacturers inclusion of crapware on most PC's. read more »
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