Hoping to Attract Callers to the Internet

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Calling All Callers

Calling All Callers 02/15/2004 02:37 PM
For the next three Sundays I'll be doing an extra hour on my KFI radio show from 3-4p. We're taping calls for later airing, so if you've had trouble getting in before, try between 3 and 4p for the next...

Looking for Gentlemen Callers

Looking for Gentlemen Callers 03/14/2005 04:39 PM
Orgasm ringtones should be made, not bought, according to Darla Mack. But why does she finish by saying "bring me the blood of O.J. Simpson"?

Vonage hangs up on some callers

Vonage hangs up on some callers 08/12/2004 02:40 PM
VoIP company suffers "delays," the second glitch in two weeks. Those affected are told to reboot their adaptors.

Are telephone callers journalists?

Are telephone callers journalists? 03/14/2005 05:45 PM
Despite its having been on the table for at least six years now, this question of whether bloggers are journalists won't seem to rest, and now that the courts are getting involved, we don't have much choice but to revisit it, as Slashdot, among many others, has done today. Dan Fost's San Francisco Chronicle story provides a good summary of the issue, as Apple Computer pursues its suit to get some bloggers to reveal the sources of anonymous information they published. But the article misses the most basic distinction at work here.

A blogger is someone who uses a certain kind of tool to publish a certain kind of Web site. The label tells us nothing about how the tool is used or what is published. We went through this discussion a decade ago, when people first started asking whether Web sites were journalism. To understand this, just take the question, "Are bloggers journalists?" and reframe it in terms of previous generations of tools. "Are telephone callers journalists?" "Are typewriter users journalists?" "Are mimeograph operators journalists?" Or, most simply, "Are writers journalists?" Well, duh, sometimes! But sometimes not.

That is the only answer to the "Are bloggers journalists?" question that makes any sense. Bloggers sometimes engage in journalism, just as they sometimes engage in diary-writing, art-making, essayizing and many other forms of communication.

This answer is inconvenient, as we face the question of whether bloggers should receive the same legal protection as more conventionally defined journalists; it doesn't provide a clearcut legal rule. But, let's face it, legal protections for journalists have always involved a certain fuzziness. Since, thankfully, the U.S. government doesn't legally charter journalists -- that would be difficult to square with the First Amendment -- everyone is free to apply the label to themselves. You don't need a journalism degree, either. (I've been a journalist for three decades and I don't have one.)

You can try to define journalists by applying the filter of professionalism, by seeing whether people are actually earning a living through their journalistic work -- but then you rule out the vast population of low-paid or non-paid freelance workers, and those who are not currently making money in their writing but hope to someday. Apparently most of the existing shield laws use some version of the "you are where your paycheck comes from" definition of journalist (see Declan McCullagh over at CNET for more). That's one good reason for thinking that they might need some revision.

There's a good definition of "journalist" sitting right at the top of Jim Romenesko's journalism blog today (is pioneering blogger Romenesko a journalist?), where CNN/U.S. president Jonathan Klein says: "I define a journalist as someone who asks questions, finds out answers and communicates them to an audience." By that standard, a hefty proportion of today's bloggers qualify.

Does this vast expansion of the journalism population mean that the courts and legislatures are going to have second thoughts about protecting the confidentiality of journalists' sources? Perhaps -- and maybe those shield laws need tweaking or amendment, given the transformations underway. But any attempt to draw a narrow line around the journalism profession in order to preserve those laws is doomed to fail. There is no way to draw that line -- income level? circulation? corporate size? forget it! -- that is not ridiculous on its face.

So we're left with the pathetic spectacle of beloved Apple Computer chasing down some bloggers to find out which of its employees leaked some early peeks at product information. Apple may win, and the laws may contort themselves to exclude the vast new throngs of online journalists from the protected club. But is there any doubt that, in the long run, it's Apple's dam-building effort that's doomed? Whether protected by law or not, the teeming network of the blogosphere is not going to shut down, any more than online music file sharing could be ended by the legal campaign against Napster. In this sense, the whole "journalists or not?" debate is an irrelevant, backward-looking theological dispute.

[I wrote this post this morning but the computer that I run Radio on died for some reason, so it's going up late, and with some revisions...]

Mobile 999 callers 'pinpointed'

Mobile 999 callers 'pinpointed' 02/13/2004 10:42 AM
Ambulances in London use new technology to pinpoint the location of mobile phone callers.

Skype's Callers Can Now Dial Phones (AP)

Skype's Callers Can Now Dial Phones (AP) 07/27/2004 07:38 PM
AP - Skype is taking another swipe at traditional telecoms. The company that lets users make computer-to-computer calls for free is launching a service that makes computer-to-phone calls for less than 2 cents a minute in some areas.

Cell phone callers pick up on new
features

Cell phone callers pick up on new
features 06/03/2004 03:33 PM
ZDNet Jun 3 2004 7:10PM GMT

Mobile and fixed voice fight for callers

Mobile and fixed voice fight for callers 05/14/2004 10:41 AM
Personal Computer World May 14 2004 2:28PM GMT

Nuance Packages Voice Authentication of
Callers

Nuance Packages Voice Authentication of
Callers 04/26/2004 09:52 PM
The speech vendor is launching an application for authenticating callers to access sensitive information and to perform transactions over the phone. Nuance Caller Authentication marks its second packaged offering.

New Support-Center Tool Detects Emotion
In Voice Of Disgruntled Callers
(TechWeb)

New Support-Center Tool Detects Emotion
In Voice Of Disgruntled Callers
(TechWeb) 03/26/2005 05:33 AM
TechWeb - Software automatically alerts supervisors when customers voice frustration about company's goods and services.

Waiting, hoping...

Waiting, hoping... 08/30/2004 07:03 PM
Josh Marshall, whose blogging over the past couple of days has been extra special good, has been saying for a while that we're going to be getting some interesting news about the Niger matter. Today he says it again, saying that news will be coming out in "weeks." I wonder what it is that he knows......

Microsoft Still Hoping to Settle With EU

Microsoft Still Hoping to Settle With EU 01/27/2004 10:23 AM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Jan 27 2004 2:25PM GMT

Microsoft Still Hoping to Settle With EU
(AP)

Microsoft Still Hoping to Settle With EU
(AP) 01/27/2004 09:12 AM
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it was still talking to the European Union to avoid extensive changes to its business practices as antitrust regulators wrap up their long-running case against the U.S. software giant.

Cherie hoping for 'fantastic' 50s

Cherie hoping for 'fantastic' 50s 09/11/2004 05:25 AM
The prime minister's wife, Cherie Blair, is holding a party to celebrate her half-century.

Microsoft still hoping to settle with EU

Microsoft still hoping to settle with EU 01/27/2004 10:21 AM
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it was still talking to the European Union to avoid extensive changes to its business practices as antitrust regulators wrap up their long-running case against the U.S. software giant. The European Commission, which is aiming to decide the case this spring, confirmed late Monday that a draft ruling is undergoing internal review but said it has yet to settle on fines.

Tech world hoping to escape tax

Tech world hoping to escape tax 01/03/2005 01:32 AM
bizjournals.com Jan 3 2005 6:07AM GMT

Ask Jeeves Hoping to Outshine Google
(AP)

Ask Jeeves Hoping to Outshine Google
(AP) 09/21/2004 01:09 AM
AP - Hoping to emerge from the shadow of its more popular rivals, Ask Jeeves Inc. is adding new tools for visitors to save and organize links to Web pages they find through the company's online search engine.

Ask Jeeves Hoping to Outshine Google

Ask Jeeves Hoping to Outshine Google 09/21/2004 12:56 AM
AP via Los Angeles Times Sep 21 2004 5:04AM GMT

All I was hoping to accomplish was
having a wife who wanted me

All I was hoping to accomplish was
having a wife who wanted me 06/11/2004 11:34 AM
The Emotional Costs of Fidelity
I recently came across Suburban Sex Blog, the blog of a 30-something, married with children, sexually deprived male suburban dweller who posts about the frustrations of having a wife who just doesn't want sex. After reading this entry where his wife tells him to just "get over it" after he confronts her about the complete lack of sexual contact between the two of them for months, I knew I'd found a blog that I'd be checking in on frequently. Guys blogging about their sex lives is nothing new you might think, but instead of filling their blogs with macho bragging about their conquests, there's a growing number of good blogs where married guys are opening their hearts about the insecurities, depressions and fear that goes with trying hard to make a marriage work instead of giving into the temptation of cheating.

After going through some of these issues myself while my wife was going through a period of depression I know first hand how an emotionally distant wife can wreak havoc with everything from one's self-esteem, concentration and general mental well being. These blogs put things into a perspective that many men refuse to share, and many women never even suspect.

Fan Spends $25K Hoping for Bonds HR
Ball (AP)

Fan Spends $25K Hoping for Bonds HR
Ball (AP) 09/16/2004 11:09 AM
AP - Spending nearly $25,000 for baseball tickets seemed like a worthy investment to Michael Mahan, considering the 700th home run ball crushed by Barry Bonds will likely fetch a much higher price.

Brillian Hoping for Brilliant Future

Brillian Hoping for Brilliant Future 04/19/2004 09:38 AM
The HDTV company's shares got a big bump last week on the promise of new revenues.

Landlords hoping for a high-tech reload

Landlords hoping for a high-tech reload 04/19/2004 11:12 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 20 2004 3:23AM GMT

Where the Incas Ruled, Indians Are
Hoping for Power

Where the Incas Ruled, Indians Are
Hoping for Power 07/17/2004 02:49 AM
Indigenous people across Bolivia are flexing their political muscles, moving to wrest power from the ruling elite but also dreaming of an independent state.

Expectant women hoping for Monkey
(Reuters)

Expectant women hoping for Monkey
(Reuters) 01/16/2004 10:56 AM
Reuters - Many expectant Chinese women are trying to delay the birth of their children until the Year of the Monkey begins next week because they think it will bring them luck, state media says.

The Spectator: Hoping for the worst by
Toby Harnden

The Spectator: Hoping for the worst by
Toby Harnden 05/14/2004 04:54 AM
to this story .. Wow

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Delta Hoping to Curb Spread of Diseases
(AP)

Delta Hoping to Curb Spread of Diseases
(AP) 04/07/2005 03:35 AM
AP - Although privacy experts worry about the government gathering personal information on airline travelers, Delta Airlines is handing over electronic lists of passengers from some flights to help stop the spread of deadly infectious diseases.

"This May Be News to Hussein, but He's
Got a Defense Team, and It's Hoping for
Bail"

"This May Be News to Hussein, but He's
Got a Defense Team, and It's Hoping for
Bail" 07/09/2004 02:51 PM

Hoping for Free Saris, 21 Indian Women
Die in Stampede

Hoping for Free Saris, 21 Indian Women
Die in Stampede 04/12/2004 08:42 PM
The free saris were being offered at a public birthday celebration for a close aide to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Intel hoping to begin WiMAX rollout in
2005

Intel hoping to begin WiMAX rollout in
2005 09/07/2004 10:10 PM
Wireless broadband could get a lot faster in the next couple of years if Intel's rollout of WiMAX goes as planned. Deployment is slated to begin in 2005.

Sprint Hoping to Battle Verizon Wireless
(Reuters)

Sprint Hoping to Battle Verizon Wireless
(Reuters) 06/22/2004 09:14 AM
Reuters - Sprint Corp. (FON.N) said on Tuesday that it would invest about $1 billion mainly in 2005 to develop high-speed data wireless services using a technology that will help it compete with its biggest rival Verizon Wireless.

Microsoft still hoping to settle as EU
wraps up antitrust case

Microsoft still hoping to settle as EU
wraps up antitrust case 01/27/2004 10:57 PM
AP via New Jersey Online Jan 28 2004 3:18AM GMT

Bloggers Hoping To Become Fabulously
Wealthy May Have A Long Wait

Bloggers Hoping To Become Fabulously
Wealthy May Have A Long Wait 09/14/2004 06:37 PM
$120,000 a Year on BlogAds

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Ask Jeeves spruces up hoping to outshine
Google, Yahoo

Ask Jeeves spruces up hoping to outshine
Google, Yahoo 09/21/2004 06:53 AM
Kesq.com - Tue Sep 21, 07:20 am GMT

MI5 web chat to attract students

MI5 web chat to attract students 01/22/2004 03:12 AM
The secret service MI5 is to talk live to undergraduates on recruitment website used by banks and corporations.

Sun 'to attract carnival crowds'

Sun 'to attract carnival crowds' 08/30/2004 03:14 AM
Bank Holiday sunshine is expected to draw in the crowds for the grand finale of the 40th Notting Hill Carnival.

Microsoft Bug May Attract Big Worm

Microsoft Bug May Attract Big Worm 03/19/2003 10:24 PM

Universities vie to attract students

Universities vie to attract students 03/19/2005 02:40 AM
The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the bursary offers that now differentiate English universities.

Cisco Acquired DynamicSoft, Hoping To
Lead The VoIP Market

Cisco Acquired DynamicSoft, Hoping To
Lead The VoIP Market 09/15/2004 01:02 PM
Cisco Systems has moved to beef up its portfolio of VoIP offerings by acquiring Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) developer dynamicsoft for about $55 million.

The acquisition, Cisco said in an announcement Monday, will strengthen its position in wireless/wireline convergence by improving its ability to offer service providers improvements in next generation VoIP applications and services. Dynamicsoft's software products will be integrated with existing Cisco products like its SIP-based BTS 10200 Softswitch, Cisco said.

"Dynamicsoft's portfolio of carrier-class infrastructure products, combined with Cisco's softswitch capabilities, will allow service providers to quickly develop and deploy highly scalable 'subscriber-aware' IP communications services using voice, video, messaging, presence, and other real-time capabilities," said Cisco's Charles Giancarlo, senior vice president and chief technology officer, in the statement.

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Greasemonkey Continues to Attract
Attention

Greasemonkey Continues to Attract
Attention 06/05/2005 11:15 PM

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