Spending those billions

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Finally: Microsoft to Start Spending Its
Billions

Finally: Microsoft to Start Spending Its
Billions 07/21/2004 09:08 AM
On Tuesday, Chairman Bill Gates announced Microsoft is transitioning to a quarterly dividend, entering into a four-year stock buyback plan and will issue a special dividend to shareholders.

Billions and Billions served

Billions and Billions served 03/14/2005 06:11 PM

14.2 billion video streams sent over the Net in 2004, a 79% increase over 2003, according to AccuStream iMedia. (via IT Facts)

That doesn't include the vast amount of P2P video downloads through BitTorrent and similar services. The videonet is coming faster than we think.

ITtoolbox Spending Survey Shows IT
Spending On The Rise

ITtoolbox Spending Survey Shows IT
Spending On The Rise 06/27/2004 04:51 AM
The results of the second annual ITtoolbox IT Spending Survey demonstrate that IT budgets have increased over 2003. The survey, which was sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, was conducted by ITtoolbox, the leading provider of information for professionals in the IT workplace. The purpose of the survey was to provide insight into current and future purchasing trends of corporate IT departments worldwide. [PRWEB Jun 27, 2004]

~WikiSpam by the billions

~WikiSpam by the billions 05/12/2004 10:00 AM
For the past week, someone has been hitting jspwiki.org, adding advertisements to a couple of addresses I am not going to mention here. I figured they were isolated incidents, but... It seems that Dave Johnson of RollerWeblogger has had the same guys on his wiki. I just hope nobody is trying to build a bot to target a specific WikiEngine?. It could be devastating to the open nature of Wikis.

You see, the problem with open systems is that they are easy to abuse. For the most part, manual damage can be controlled thanks to social pressure and sheer volume of good people, but automatical damage, as inflicted by bots may become intolerable. The reason why we have so much email spam these days is because of the wonderful openness of the SMTP, mail transfer protocol. Because it was open, license-free, and easy to implement, it became the killer app of the all-pervasive Internet these days. But openness also has vulnerabilities, and as with anything popular, people are abusing it right now.

I am not worried about people trying to destroy wikis. That would be too easy to protect against. But I am worried about bots that would roam around, and change the text or a link slightly to destroy links to competition, or to add Googlejuice for someone. Would it be possible to notice every single change on your wiki, and check every single outgoing link? Considering that most Wikis don't even provide an RSS or Atom feed it may be difficult to keep track on what is really happening. I have two open Wikis which I administer - and I'm having trouble coping with them already. Especially smaller wikis may be in trouble, as their administration have no tools to combat a dedicated spambot.

It is entirely possible that public Wikis will have to start to protect themselves somehow. I think we should start thinking about technologies that would prevent spambots from destroying an entire subculture, but in a WikiFriendly way. Let's not do what everybody else seems to be doing these days, and sacrifice the one thing that we want to protect.

Reach Out To Billions

Reach Out To Billions 08/30/2004 02:58 AM
WebDevInfo Aug 30 2004 5:26AM GMT

What will Google do with its IPO
billions?

What will Google do with its IPO
billions? 05/06/2004 11:40 AM
Search Engine Lowdown May 6 2004 4:13PM GMT

Billions of cicadas now on the move

Billions of cicadas now on the move 05/16/2004 03:09 PM
AP via New Jersey Online May 16 2004 6:07PM GMT

Billions Served: Get Your Share

Billions Served: Get Your Share 09/15/2004 09:53 AM
McDonald's raises its dividend yet again.

Microsoft to pay out billions to
shareholders

Microsoft to pay out billions to
shareholders 07/20/2004 11:28 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 21 2004 2:04AM GMT

Microsoft to share its billions

Microsoft to share its billions 07/20/2004 10:59 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Jul 21 2004 3:08AM GMT

"The UN's Vanishing billions"

"The UN's Vanishing billions" 05/20/2004 11:30 AM

SBC to spend billions on network

SBC to spend billions on network 06/22/2004 07:12 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 22 2004 11:08PM GMT

Billions of Cicadas Set to Mate (AP)

Billions of Cicadas Set to Mate (AP) 05/15/2004 03:48 PM
AP - Billions of cicadas are crawling their way above ground for their rare mating opportunity. Scientists say this year's batch of the red-eyed insects, known as Brood X, is the largest of the cicada groups that appear at various intervals.

Billions of cicadas set to mate

Billions of cicadas set to mate 05/15/2004 05:20 PM
AP via New Jersey Online May 15 2004 9:08PM GMT

Billions of Cicadas on the Move (AP)

Billions of Cicadas on the Move (AP) 05/16/2004 10:49 AM
AP - Now's the time to make their move: Billions of the red-eyed insects, who get only one chance every 17 years to mate, are crawling their way above ground for this rare opportunity.

Billions of cicadas on the move

Billions of cicadas on the move 05/16/2004 12:23 PM
AP via New Jersey Online May 16 2004 3:09PM GMT

Hackers cost UK.biz billions

Hackers cost UK.biz billions 04/28/2004 05:58 AM
Infosecurity Europe 2004 Misplaced confidence

Under Eye of U.N., Billions for Hussein
in Oil-for-Food Plan

Under Eye of U.N., Billions for Hussein
in Oil-for-Food Plan 08/12/2004 10:07 PM
How did Saddam Hussein amass so much money while under international sanctions? The United Nations let him do it.

GAO: Pentagon IT mismanagement wastes
billions

GAO: Pentagon IT mismanagement wastes
billions 07/08/2004 05:23 PM
Thousands of accounting, personnel and logistics systems at the Pentagon remain "fundamentally flawed" and have caused logistics and pay problems for forces serving in Iraq and elsewhere, according to a new report by the GAO.

Schwarzenegger Proposes Billions in Cuts

Schwarzenegger Proposes Billions in Cuts 01/09/2004 09:59 PM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a $99.1 billion budget plan and proposed cutting billions of dollars from public health and welfare programs to help pay for it.

U.S. Tsunami Aid May Be Billions of
Dollars - Senator

U.S. Tsunami Aid May Be Billions of
Dollars - Senator 01/02/2005 09:36 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2005 12:51AM GMT

U.S. Tsunami Aid May Be Billions of
Dollars - GOP Senator

U.S. Tsunami Aid May Be Billions of
Dollars - GOP Senator 01/02/2005 06:25 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 2 2005 8:31PM GMT

Right Wing Pundits, and the Billions
that Support Them

Right Wing Pundits, and the Billions
that Support Them 08/07/2004 06:53 PM
Michelle Malkin and the Big Hustle Matt Stoller does a good job explaining the right-wing noise machine backing up author Michelle Malkin, whose ne w book promotes the virtue of Japanese internment camps and racial profiling. Eric Muller, UNC law school professor also does a pretty good job ripping up her arguments. As Stoller says: "Right-wing institutional support, with places to house people to create ideas, outlets to distribute and promote them, and the tactics and relationships to turn these ideas into the mainstream, is breathtaking".

Pentagon Said to Offer Cuts in the
Billions

Pentagon Said to Offer Cuts in the
Billions 12/29/2004 10:30 PM
The Pentagon plans to retire one of the Navy's 12 aircraft carriers as part of $60 billion in proposed cuts over the next six years.

Google to sell part of its billions

Google to sell part of its billions 07/27/2004 12:28 AM
Mid Day Jul 27 2004 4:54AM GMT

Microsoft billions find a home

Microsoft billions find a home 07/24/2004 01:19 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Fri Jul 23, 08:37 am GMT

US Tsunami Aid May Be Billions of
Dollars -Senator

US Tsunami Aid May Be Billions of
Dollars -Senator 01/02/2005 03:37 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 2 2005 7:38PM GMT

UWB lobbying body to save UK billions

UWB lobbying body to save UK billions 04/19/2005 11:15 AM
TechWorld Apr 19 2005 3:07PM GMT

Investment firms stockpile billions

Investment firms stockpile billions 02/24/2003 01:55 AM
It's the weak performance numbers of late that has venture capitalists itching to cash in on what's expected to be a solid success: Google Inc. ...

Google IPO translates into multiple
billions

Google IPO translates into multiple
billions 05/06/2004 02:22 PM
San Jose Mercury News May 6 2004 6:29PM GMT

Computer hacking costs billions

Computer hacking costs billions 04/27/2004 08:50 AM
BBC Apr 27 2004 12:41PM GMT

IT skills gap costs Britain billions

IT skills gap costs Britain billions 04/22/2004 05:18 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 22 2004 9:04AM GMT

Billions wasted due to IT skills deficit

Billions wasted due to IT skills deficit 04/21/2004 08:57 AM
Not enough professionalism either

Yahoo To Spend Billions On Buyback

Yahoo To Spend Billions On Buyback 03/25/2005 04:00 PM

Billions of pounds wasted every year on
IT systems in the UK

Billions of pounds wasted every year on
IT systems in the UK 04/21/2004 09:12 PM
Computer Weekly Apr 22 2004 1:28AM GMT

SBC to weave billions into high-speed
fiber

SBC to weave billions into high-speed
fiber 06/22/2004 12:36 PM
ZDNet Jun 22 2004 4:20PM GMT

Ruling means IBM could owe billions in
pension case

Ruling means IBM could owe billions in
pension case 02/18/2004 08:17 PM
SiliconValley.com Feb 19 2004 0:33AM GMT

Google IPO translates into multiple
billions (SiliconValley.com)

Google IPO translates into multiple
billions (SiliconValley.com) 05/06/2004 01:17 PM
SiliconValley.com - The 1,900 employees of Google could be forgiven for getting giddy over the company's plans to sell its stock to the public for the first time. Some of them are going to get very, very rich -- at least on paper.

Microsoft To Shed Billions to Buy Back
Stock

Microsoft To Shed Billions to Buy Back
Stock 07/20/2004 04:32 PM
"The Wall Street Journal is reporting that: MICROSOFT WILL PAY a one-time dividend of $3 a share and repurchase $30 billion of its stock over four years, in a $75 billion move to share its cash with investors."
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