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Frank Eliason is THE Comcast Cares guy on Twitter. Thanks to his work and that of his entire team, Comcast has proven that they really DO listen to their customers. By asking “how can I help?” Frank has used Twitter (and other social media outlets) to set a new trend in customer service. Frank feels [...]

With the 40th anniversary of the first moon landings just a few days ago, it may also interest you to know that today marks the 51st anniversary of the foundation of NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). We’ve still got a few years before Starfleet is founded, but let’s enjoy our grasp of the [...]

One of my favorite summer activities is camping. If you’re like me, it can be difficult to detach yourself from your connected lifestyle. But thanks to portable gadgets such as netbooks, smartphones, and handheld gaming consoles, it’s easier for one to leave the confines of his (or her) digital hub while enjoying a semi-disconnected sabbatical.
Protecting [...]

Earlier today the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees passed a resolution that will bring about significant changes to the way the content of the Wikimedia Foundation projects, including Wikipedia, will be licensed. This resolution follows a vote among the international Wikimedia community. More than 17,000 votes were cast, with strongest participation in English, German, French, [...]

Gnomie David Cassel writes:
I thought you might want to blog this. How I Sued a Craigslist Sex Troll includes the first interviews from both the lawyer and plaintiff in the first successful lawsuit against the notorious “Craigslist Experimenter,” Jason Fortuny.
“A lawsuit is indeed possible based on privacy issues,” says the plaintiff, who also details his [...]

Gnomie Robert Tishkevich writes:
Hi, Chris!
I never heard of you until I watched an April 17th video where you discussed Linux on the Desktop and I agreed with all of your points as to why Linux cannot compete. As much as I would love to see Linux overtake Windows on the desktop, it ain’t gonna happen.
I [...]

Gnomie Peter writes:
Chris,
You’re probably too young to remember the Heath Electronic Kits that were widely available. Heath was eventually bought by Zenith and ultimately went out of business [editor's note: sort of. It's all explained here]. But they offered all kinds of great kits ranging from meters to radios to digital clocks and even electronic [...]

Web filmmakers Benny and Rafi Fine dropped me a line recently about their new Comedy Central Atom.com project. It looks pretty interesting so far:
We just released a new web series with Comedy Central’s Atom.com that is an innovative and outside the box use of new media, web video, social networks and interaction with users all rolled into [...]

Yesterday, not once, but twice, I was contacted by one of you through Twitter. Each direct message was from a Gnomie who had been around since the early days! Seems to me that Twitter has become an amazing way of staying connected throughout the day. Now, if you haven’t already signed up for Twitter, I’m [...]

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