Gator, L.L. Bean dispute to be reheard

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Briefly: Gator, L.L. Bean dispute to be
reheard

Briefly: Gator, L.L. Bean dispute to be
reheard 04/30/2004 04:18 PM
CNET Apr 30 2004 8:29PM GMT

Corn Toss, Cornhole, Bean Bag and Bean
Toss - Rules, Sets and Standards

Corn Toss, Cornhole, Bean Bag and Bean
Toss - Rules, Sets and Standards 06/02/2004 03:29 PM
The American Cornhole Association - All I'm saying is that it is completely safe for work .. America's National Asstime .. Further Evidence .. wrong

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Secure FTP Bean 2.0.11

Secure FTP Bean 2.0.11 11/05/2003 03:03 AM
A Java bean for performing secure FTP transfers.

L.L. Bean Electronic Pet Tag for $27

L.L. Bean Electronic Pet Tag for $27 06/03/2004 10:20 AM

Reader Josh Arfer passes along word that L.L. Bean's Dog E-Tag, a digital 40-line LCD identification bangle for your dog (or other hefty pet) has been dropped from its normal $40 to around $27. The text only displays in a single color, though, so you might want to throw some asterisks around "infested with bowel-rending worms."
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L.L. Bean Sues Pop-Up Advertisers

L.L. Bean Sues Pop-Up Advertisers 05/17/2004 07:38 PM
L.L. Bean files lawsuits against four companies that it alleges used pop-up ads that appeared when some customers visited the clothier and outdoor gear retailer's Web site.

L.L. Bean Sues Pop-Up Advertisers (AP)

L.L. Bean Sues Pop-Up Advertisers (AP) 05/17/2004 04:23 PM
AP - L.L. Bean filed lawsuits Monday against four companies it alleges used pop-up ads that appeared when some customers visited the clothier and outdoor gear retailer's Web site.

Claria sues L.L.Bean

Claria sues L.L.Bean 06/09/2004 05:29 PM

ADM's Bean Counting

ADM's Bean Counting 06/22/2004 10:42 AM
ADM is positioned to benefit from China's growth as a consumer of imported soybean oil.

Database Bean Generator

Database Bean Generator 03/19/2005 02:38 AM
Released version 2.0.0rc4

Snake Skin Bean Breaker

Snake Skin Bean Breaker 09/02/2004 01:28 PM
Namespace Collision

Perl and Bean Scripting Framework?

Perl and Bean Scripting Framework? 02/04/2003 01:45 PM
So... has anyone gotten to making a Perl engine for the Bean Scripting Framework? I can't seem to find a decent archive of the dev mailing lists, and the links from the Jakarta home page are broken. And, of course, Google doesn't help me much except to point me at all sorts of pages saying that BSF supports scripting languages "like Python and Perl", but without actually showing me the Perl money. Well, if not,...

L.L. Bean Sues Nordstrom Over Adware
Pop-Ups

L.L. Bean Sues Nordstrom Over Adware
Pop-Ups 05/18/2004 11:52 AM
There have been many, many lawsuits filed against the various adware/spyware companies that will place ads over certain web pages (for example, putting a FedEx ad over the page if someone visits the UPS website). The real problem with these companies is the fact that their products are often installed without the end users realizing it, and they make it very difficult to remove. However, that legal issue (sneaking stuff onto your computer) gets confused with the other legal question of whether or not it's illegal for these products to pop-up these ads for competitors. The lawsuits have returned mixed results. Sometimes the adware companies win and sometimes they lose. On the whole, they should win these cases. If (and it's a huge if) someone installs this software on purpose - then why shouldn't they be allowed to let the software pop up ads from competitors? Maybe I want to know about competitors to the websites I visit? Why shouldn't I be allowed to set that up on my own computer? The real problem with these products is the fact that they are installed without any real notification (often by having it hidden in the fine print while installing another product). Still, the lawsuits continue. This time, however, L.L. Bean is taking a different path and one that makes a little more sense (though, I still think they should lose). Instead of suing companies like WhenU and Gator directly, they're suing Nordstrom, J.C. Penney, Atkins and Gevalia for buying ads on one of these systems to pop up whenever someone visits the L.L. Bean website. To me, this is the same question of whether or not Google can sell trademarked advertising terms. The companies doing the advertising aren't violating trademarks. A trademark doesn't give a company all rights to a word or phrase - it just lets them protect it from others pretending to be them. However, by suing the other companies, they're following the same plan some are sugge sting companies take with Google: don't sue Google, but sue the advertising companies. Still, I don't see how this is anything other than someone trying to position their ads well. For years, companies have bought billboards outside of their competitors. IBM and Informix have run billboards right outside of Oracle's offices for years. Fox News apparently has a billboard outside of CNN's offices. It may be a little obnoxious (and who knows how well it actually works), but it's certainly not illegal. If L.L. Bean really wanted to help, they should just offer adware/spyware removal tools on their site and fight to against the sneaky nature by which these programs are installed without users knowing it.

A Gator By Any Other Name

A Gator By Any Other Name 10/30/2003 08:10 AM

No IPO For Gator

No IPO For Gator 08/12/2004 04:30 AM
While people are still watching for that Google IPO any day now, the door seems to be slamming shut for many other dot coms that hoped to leap through into the publicly traded world. Among the many firms who have delayed or pulled their IPOs in recent days, famed adware ("don' t call us spyware!") company Claria (better known as Gator). No details are given, but there's a short blurb in this article noting that Claria has delayed its IPO citing "unfavorable market conditions". Maybe the problem is that their "adware" is bogging down all their underwriters' computers. August is almost always a notoriously bad month for IPOs, so it makes you wonder why so many companies have been trying to push through now. Chances are the IPO market will rebound again at some point in the near future, so this may just be a short-lived break before Gator-ware infects Wall Street.

Gator Be Gone!

Gator Be Gone! 03/19/2003 10:45 PM

Here's a little tip for Internet Explorer users if you're tired of Gator and its attempts to install itself on your PC.

"Hopefully by now you have removed that password manager/form filler Gator since it's gotten a bad reputation as spyware.  As an added precaution to keep the software from installing unwanted files on your system, also consider adding Gator to your list of restricted sites.  To do this, click on Tools, Internet Options, Security tab, and the Restricted Sites icon. Click on Sites and type '.gator.com' without the quotes into the 'Add this Web Site to the zone', then click on Add and OK." [Neat Net Tricks, 3/15/2003]

Database Bean Generator 2.0.0 (Default
branch)

Database Bean Generator 2.0.0 (Default
branch) 03/28/2005 08:10 PM
Generator is an command line application written in java that have the goal to make easy the construction of little applications that needs some database objects stuff. It isn't a replacement of complex object persistence solutions, like hibernate or TopLink but it covers a different target. The little java web applications that dont' use sofisticated persistence options. Generator invocation is simple, just type java -jar generator.jar -xml where config-file is a xml config file with the definitions to connect to the database and generate the bean classes.

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Changes:
This release adds a general parameter to extra import directives, duplication in methods to pass an external connection, an Ant task to use generator inside Ant has, some initial support for Oracle exclusive features(SEQUENCES), more decent documentation and examples, and online Javadoc and documentation. The database schema output has been fixed to show primary keys. Some code cleanups and errors and exceptions handling. The generation of an invalid class from tables without primary keys is avoided. build.xml now has more targets to make distribution packages.

L.L. Bean Sues After Name Triggers
AdWare Popups

L.L. Bean Sues After Name Triggers
AdWare Popups 05/19/2004 03:03 PM
"Using our trademarked name as a trigger to which you want to serve your ads causes customer confusion and crosses the line into trademark infringement."

L.L. Bean Suing Competitors For
Spyware-Linked Ads

L.L. Bean Suing Competitors For
Spyware-Linked Ads 05/19/2004 06:00 AM
Slashdot May 19 2004 9:13AM GMT

L.L. Bean Suing Competitors For
Spyware-Linked Ads

L.L. Bean Suing Competitors For
Spyware-Linked Ads 05/18/2004 08:52 PM

Database Bean Generator 2.0.0 rc4
(Default branch)

Database Bean Generator 2.0.0 rc4
(Default branch) 03/19/2005 03:21 AM
Generator is an command line application written in java that have the goal to make easy the construction of little applications that needs some database objects stuff. It isn't a replacement of complex object persistence solutions, like hibernate or TopLink but it covers a different target. The little java web applications that dont' use sofisticated persistence options. Generator invocation is simple, just type java -jar generator.jar -xml where config-file is a xml config file with the definitions to connect to the database and generate the bean classes.

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Changes:
This release added output of the actual database structure (for future offline generation). A flag was added to the config file for updating only dirty fields individually. Table definitions can now be in separate XML files included by the main file. A random serialVersionUID is now created for the generated classes, and default serialVersionUIDs were added for core classes. Better JavaDoc is provided in generated classes. A lot of STDOUT debug output was eliminated, and the MySQL/J Connector was updated to version 3.1.7.

NewsGator is NOT "Gator"

NewsGator is NOT "Gator" 06/17/2005 07:17 PM

Shortly after I announced that NewsG ator had acquired my company, I started seeing comments from people wondering whether NewsGator was related to the "Gator" spyware company (now known as "Claria"). The answer, of course, is NO (you don't really think I'd join a spyware company, do you?).

NewsGator founder Greg Reinacker wrote about this problem a few months ago, and wondered whether a name change was in order to prevent the unintended association. But renaming a company isn't the simplest thing to do, and even if the rename took place, people would still refer to us as "the former NewsGator company," defeating the purpose.

Funny thing is, I had a simil ar post in my own blog last month, related to some people taking offense to the "demon" part of FeedDemon's name. Given the problems with both names, I think it's safe to say that if we ever rename the company, we won't choose the name "GatorDemon" :)

Gator renamed

Gator renamed 10/30/2003 07:05 AM

Gator Comes To Yahoo

Gator Comes To Yahoo 03/30/2005 02:11 AM
Corante Mar 30 2005 6:09AM GMT

Gator Becomes Claria

Gator Becomes Claria 10/31/2003 03:50 AM
Boston.Internet.com Oct 31 2003 3:06AM ET

Gator foe bitten, but still not shy

Gator foe bitten, but still not shy 12/02/2003 12:45 AM
Fresh from settling a libel lawsuit by pulling anti-Gator pages from its site, PC Pitstop plans to launch a new, expanded site critical of the controversial software.

Photo Archives: Jedi Mickey Mouse Bean
Bag

Photo Archives: Jedi Mickey Mouse Bean
Bag 07/24/2004 02:21 PM
Today we update our Star Tours section of our Photo Archives with the 2004 Star Wars Weekends Exlusive Jedi Mickey Mouse Bean Bag. This plush was available during the event that took place last May. For $12.00 could one of the 3000 plushes made be yours.

Robbers strike jelly bean plant
(Reuters)

Robbers strike jelly bean plant
(Reuters) 08/12/2004 10:30 PM
Reuters - Two armed men have robbed the Jelly Belly factory north of San Francisco, making off with cash but none of the jelly beans that were a favourite of the late President Reagan, officials say.

Gmail's Similarities To Gator

Gmail's Similarities To Gator 04/26/2004 02:13 AM
ClickZ has an article that points out for all the complaints about Google's Gmail offering, one area that people haven't really explored is how it's actually similar to Gator in certain ways. Of course, since so many people hate Gator, this will automatically be seen as a negative - but what people hate about Gator is that it gets installed without the user knowing it, which isn't the case with Gmail. Also, Gator covers up other sites with popups from competitors, while Gmail just place regular text ads off to the side. However, there are some similarities - and you can imagine that companies will get upset when they find out that next to their own email marketing there is an ad for a competitor. How long until a merchant sues? There have been a number of similar cases against Gator (and others) and the results have been mixed depending on the judge. I stand by my position that throwing up competitors ads by itself should be perfectly legal - as long as the user knows what's happening and the software hasn't been put on their machine without their knowledge. Still, not everyone sees it that way - and it's likely that an annoyed retailer will sue. Another option, as suggested by Jeremy Wagstaff, is that companies that advertise by email will move to alternatives like RSS. Of course, once Gmail adds an RSS news aggregator to their Gmail product they'll face the same issue. Maybe, instead of worrying so much about competitors' ads showing up, they should just focus on making sure their product is something people want.

Gator Wants To Go Public As Claria

Gator Wants To Go Public As Claria 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
You may remember that late last year, Gator changed their name to Claria to try to shake the "spyware" label that people kept hanging on them. Of course, a better way to do that might have been (this is just a suggestion, of course) to stop shipping sneaky adware that installs itself without people realizing it. Instead, they changed the name and made their webpage look all spiffy as if they're some kind of marketing company. Now, that they've given people a few months to forget what they're really doing, they've decided to file for an IPO where they hope to raise lots of cash to come up with other ways to get on your computer. The filings show that sneaking your way onto computers can be profitable, as they brought in $35 million in profit on revenue of $90 million.

Gator, er, Claria Files for IPO

Gator, er, Claria Files for IPO 04/10/2004 05:10 AM
Even with high-profile lawsuits, complaints from users and new state laws banning ad-spouting programs, the adware company formerly known as Gator has filed to go public. By Amit Asaravala.

Gator mutation Claria files for IPO

Gator mutation Claria files for IPO 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
Internet stock offerings may be heating up, but Claria may be hindered by its controversial adware.

Gator Files for IPO to Raise $150
Million

Gator Files for IPO to Raise $150
Million 04/10/2004 08:23 PM

CNN.com - Man stabs gator to protect dog
- Aug 27, 2004

CNN.com - Man stabs gator to protect dog
- Aug 27, 2004 08/29/2004 12:08 AM
CNN.com - Man stabs gator to protect dog - Aug 27, 2004 .. Even walking the dog is an adventure in Florida .. cnn

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Man Stabs 6-Foot Gator to Free His Dog
(AP)

Man Stabs 6-Foot Gator to Free His Dog
(AP) 08/27/2004 01:59 PM
AP - A man stabbed a 6-foot alligator with a pocketknife after the reptile grabbed his dog by the head, and managed to scare off the reptile.

Man Accused of Hitting Woman With Gator
(AP)

Man Accused of Hitting Woman With Gator
(AP) 07/17/2004 02:53 PM
AP - A man hit his girlfriend with a 3-foot alligator and threw beer bottles at her during an argument in the couple's mobile home, authorities said.

Seminoles, Mountaineers Set for Gator
Bowl (AP)

Seminoles, Mountaineers Set for Gator
Bowl (AP) 01/01/2005 12:11 PM
AP - Florida State's Chris Rix and West Virginia's Rasheed Marshall met at a children's hospital during a recent Gator Bowl function. They talked about getting thrust into the spotlight long ago as freshmen, Rix's California roots and their mutual respect.

Gator sheds skin, renames itself

Gator sheds skin, renames itself 10/30/2003 12:34 AM
Gator, the controversial advertising software ande-wallet company, changes its name tobetter reflect its behavioral marketing business.

Gator sinks teeth into new image

Gator sinks teeth into new image 10/30/2003 03:54 PM
The controversial advertising software ande-wallet company changes its name in a bid to distance itself from a brand that has become associated with allegations of "spyware."

No. 17 Florida State Wins Gator Bowl
(AP)

No. 17 Florida State Wins Gator Bowl
(AP) 01/02/2005 12:29 AM
AP - Coach Bobby Bowden stuck with struggling quarterback Chris Rix, and he eventually sparked No. 17 Florida State with two long second-half touchdown drives Saturday, beating West Virginia 30-18 in the Gator Bowl.
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