Bad Commercials Trigger DVR Fast Forwarding

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SSH Port Forwarding

SSH Port Forwarding 01/05/2005 09:02 PM

AOL, Spammers, and Mail Forwarding

AOL, Spammers, and Mail Forwarding 03/31/2005 05:43 PM

Here's an interesting situation with a host I use. AOL is getting confused as to the actual source of email marked as spam, and mail forwarding servers are getting dinged as a result.

[...] some customers have content filter rules to send all mail for their domain or for their mailbox to @aol.com addresses. These customers then go into their @aol.com accounts and read their mail and mark messages as spam. When these customers mark messages as spam, AOL now has counters in place that record the mail server it came from.

Therefore, in order to meet the guidelines and thresholds imposed by AOL, we will soon be shutting off the ability to forward emails to @aol.com addresses.

Crappy situation, but I can see why they have no choice but to shut off forwarding.

An AppleScript to automate SSH -X
forwarding

An AppleScript to automate SSH -X
forwarding 04/21/2004 11:29 AM
I'm running a Linux server in my home network that I connect to several times during the day. Sometimes I connect just to look at logs, and other times to run X programs, forwarding the display to my G5 using the ssh -x opt...

Stop Forwarding Spam

Stop Forwarding Spam 04/09/2004 04:11 PM
Advice from LJ's technical manager about how to use a local user account to stop forwarding spam and viruses.

Ah, welcome back Forwarding Address.
Sorry I've be ...

Ah, welcome back Forwarding Address.
Sorry I've be ... 11/19/2003 08:07 PM

Ah, welcome back Forwarding Address. Sorry I've been away so long.

So, about Jenson's Cocoa license issue. It's not perfectly clear to me, but there's no license on Cocoa per se other than any Cocoa specific agreement you might assent to when agreeing to the Apple Developer Tools license (and there or may not be anything Cocoa-related in there, I haven't checked lately). Broadly, Apple can't revoke your right to use or link to Cocoa in your applications unless you violate some agreement. If the Developer Tools license agreement says nothing about your specific use of the tools and/or Cocoa, then you can't be held liable for doing something you didn't know and agree to knowing was not allowed.

Of course, IANAL, so I'm chasing this up, but I do work with a lot of intellectual property lawyers, and this is the general interpretation I get. Note that this is entirely different from agreeing to a license and then to have the licensor find you to be violating it, as was the case with Apple's iTunes SDK and iCommune a while back.

4:29 PM | Dan Moniz

Setting Up Alert Forwarding Across a
Firewall

Setting Up Alert Forwarding Across a
Firewall 05/27/2004 06:26 PM

Tracking E-A-Friend Email Forwarding

Tracking E-A-Friend Email Forwarding 01/14/2003 03:16 AM
"...40% of the people who opened the email passed it on to a friend. How can that be measured?"

SSH Users beware: The hazards of X11
forwarding

SSH Users beware: The hazards of X11
forwarding 07/06/2004 06:49 PM

The Man Behind The Bill Gates Email
Forwarding Hoax

The Man Behind The Bill Gates Email
Forwarding Hoax 06/29/2004 02:15 PM
Over the years, there have been plenty of different variants on the chain letter urban legend saying that Bill Gates will give you cash for forwarding on the email. A reporter at Wired Magazine began to wonder just how these hoax emails got started. While most of the article goes through how people get suckered into passing on chain letters all the time (and what their reasoning is), he eventually (towards the end of the article) tracks down the guy who started the very first "Bill Gates will give you money for forwarding this email" email. The guy started it as a joke, and never ever expected it to get as far as it did. When it first took off at a ridiculous rate he got scared that he would get in trouble for fraud -- but he's been mostly erased by history. Most of the emails were quickly modified to remove his name (which brings up completely different questions...). When asked why he didn't want to claim "credit" for one of the longest-living, constantly mutating hoaxes, he responds with what the author calls "one of the greatest social critiques of our age": "I didn't really think of that. It's just a hoax. And if I admitted to it, why would anyone believe me?"

FC Now: Where Can Commercials Go Next?

FC Now: Where Can Commercials Go Next? 03/25/2005 03:55 PM
Over the few past years I've been playing around with the concept of Contextual branding. The notion of sending the right message, to the right audience, at the right time. Let's make the PSP for example. For some reason it...

First Online Prepaid Call Forwarding
Service Launched

First Online Prepaid Call Forwarding
Service Launched 04/15/2005 04:55 AM
Bonuscall, a prepaid telephone company has released its call forwarding service, PinoyNumber to meet the necessity of constant communication at the lowest rates. PinoyNumber is the first and only prepaid call forwarding service in the market today. It aims to provide quality and affordable communication service to Filipinos all over the world, who want to keep in touch with their love ones and business associates in the Philippines using the traditional telephony network. [PRWEB Apr 15, 2005]

Parents LOVE this- New eBlaster 5.0 with
INSTANT Chat/IM Forwarding

Parents LOVE this- New eBlaster 5.0 with
INSTANT Chat/IM Forwarding 06/09/2004 02:43 AM
Here are a few of the NEW features your readers will love in new eBlaster 5.0:In addition to copying you immediately on emails sent and received on the computer on which it is installed, the all-new eBlaster 5.0 now provides Express Delivery of Chat Conversations and Instant Messages. Within minutes of a chat or IM being completed, eBlaster sends you a complete transcript via email. Add the ability to "pick and choose" emails you want to instantly forward -- as well as expanded recording capabilities including potentially costly and legally sensitive peer-to-peer file sharing – PLUS new security that allows each report to be encrypted and you have eBlaster 5.0: the most powerful, dependable, full-featured remote monitoring product available. [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

Television Commercials Come to the Web

Television Commercials Come to the Web 01/19/2004 02:53 AM
Beginning this week, more than a dozen big Web sites will run full-motion video commercials from Pepsi, AT&T, Honda, Vonage and Warner Brothers.

Televion Commercials Come to the Web

Televion Commercials Come to the Web 01/19/2004 01:41 AM
Beginning this week, more than a dozen big Web sites will run full-motion video commercials from Pepsi, AT&T, Honda, Vonage and Warner Brothers.

Microsoft Office TV Commercials

Microsoft Office TV Commercials 01/27/2004 12:09 AM
-Water (30 seconds) In the face of insurmountable odds, unlikely heroes are born. Victory is yours with the new Microsoft Office System. -Screen (30 seconds) Great teams are forged over the hot coals of adversity. You have the new Microsoft Office System: It's a Cinderella story.

Communist era Czech TV commercials

Communist era Czech TV commercials 05/06/2004 04:12 PM
Let's have fun laughing at the poor production quality of these pathetic commie-era TV ads. It's no surprise the suicide rate was so high over there. I was ready to open a vein just watching these clips. Or maybe it was the fact that they're in Windows Media format, the only format even more hideous than Real Player. I guess it's the perfect media player to showcase these TV spots -- Windows Media feels like it was invented by eastern european scientists who had KGB agents holding guns to their heads. Link (Thanks, John!)

Over 50 Years of Presidential
Commercials

Over 50 Years of Presidential
Commercials 07/05/2004 09:02 PM
Yes, the election is still months away, but couldn't you do with just a few more Presidential campaign commercials? Of course you could. Especially when the feature folks you haven't...

Radical Software makes inroads into
freight forwarding, clearing industry

Radical Software makes inroads into
freight forwarding, clearing industry 07/17/2004 01:39 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 17 2004 5:17AM GMT

Trigger v5

Trigger v5 12/25/2004 05:30 PM

Trigger: Joe covered Trigger in a Friday diversion a few months ago. I got hooked on it and played it until my fingers bled.

The only drawback to the game was that the same old maps got boring. Well, version 5 has been released, and there are scads of new maps for downloading, as well as some guy who has written a program to generate six random maps every day.

Fun stuff. Now we just need more cars.

TiVo Users May See More Commercials...
Sort Of

TiVo Users May See More Commercials...
Sort Of 05/26/2004 02:41 AM
There have been studies in the past that showed that TiVo (or similar DVR users) often can recall the commercials they've fast forwarded through. Now, Dave Pell from Davenetics points us to a new study that actually suggests DVR users see more commercials - even though they're just fast forwarding through them. Basically, the people most likely to have and use a DVR device are the same people who were likely to simply channel surf when commercial came on in the past - meaning they saw very few commercials. Now, however, while they may be fast forwarding through the commercials, they are still at least "seeing" them - and possibly getting some brand recognition. In fact, the survey suggests the net impact of advertising on DVR users may be positive. Of course, it might help if broadcasters and advertisers continued to look at more creative advertising solutions. As Dave suggests, "The first advertiser to shoot commercials in slow motion wins."

TiVo Users Watch More Commercials

TiVo Users Watch More Commercials 05/26/2004 12:20 PM
Our LA-based sister-site Defamer has a great write-up about a recent study that shows people that use a TiVo (or other DVR) may actually be watching more commercials than those that watch regular TV. The boil down is this: people...

Coming Soon to a Retailer Near You:
Custom Commercials

Coming Soon to a Retailer Near You:
Custom Commercials 12/29/2004 04:11 PM
In 2005, retail technology executives predict targeted, customized commercials will be piped into dressing rooms, shopping carts and checkout lines.

TiVo plans to replace old commercials
with new

TiVo plans to replace old commercials
with new 04/07/2005 03:19 AM
One of the best things about watching TiVoed content is skipping through commercials. TiVo and Comcast have come up with a new feature they hope will keep you from hitting fast-forward.

The Freaky Universe of McDonald's
Commercials

The Freaky Universe of McDonald's
Commercials 06/05/2005 11:30 PM
supported the dream McDonaldland .. eviler business .. artikel

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Video Games As The Modern Car
Commercials

Video Games As The Modern Car
Commercials 02/16/2004 12:57 AM
Apparently, the car racing video game Gran Tourismo has been so popular helping automakers sell cars to young adults, that many car companies are starting to put out their own video games and are setting up places to play the games in dealerships. The article talks about kids who play Gran Tourismo and get so involved in modding and driving a specific car that they want that car in real life as well. However, now that the automakers are realizing this is a good way to sell cars, some are wondering if the fad is over, suggesting that as soon as the folks in suits figure something out, the kids know better than to stick around. Still, it's yet another example of companies realizing that you're better off creating promotional items that people want, and then getting them out there into the world.

Would Satellite TV Providers Ditch
Commercials?

Would Satellite TV Providers Ditch
Commercials? 01/03/2005 02:58 PM
With all this talk about the battl es convergence creates, one potentially interesting one is whether or not pay TV providers would ever experiment with ripping out commercials from programs. Already, some "premium" channels come without commercials and satellite radio has tried the "commercial-free" game also. However, plenty of existing TV stations come with lots of commercials, leading to the possibility that a pay TV provider could, in theory, offer a DVR service that would get rid of commercials. That, at least, is the speculation after it was revealed that UK satellite TV provider BSkyB has received a patent for a DVR device that skips ads automatically or that can just record portions of shows (such as just recording a favorite band's appearance on a music video station). Of course, it seems a bit questionable as to how this is patentable. Commercial skip technology has been around for a while, and is hardly "non-obvious." Also, BSkyB responds in the article in a way suggesting they just got the patent to use it to charge anyone else who dared to offer such features, while having no plans to offer the feature themselves. Still, it does raise some interesting questions about whether or not part of the battle is going to come from pay TV providers (both cable and satellite) and the broadcasters. There have already been a few very public battles about how much certain channels cost to get included in a pay TV offering -- and it's not hard to see the cable and satellite providers eventually respond by threatening to cut out commercials to get some more leverage in the negotiations.

eBay’s Global Transformation: Fast, but
Not Fast Enough

eBay’s Global Transformation: Fast, but
Not Fast Enough 03/17/2005 03:02 AM
Byte Level Research publishes a global analysis of eBay’s business strategy and Web site. By 2006, more than half of eBay's revenues will come from outside the US. However, to maintain mementum, eBay must expand its pace of expansion and improve its Web globalization navigation. [PRWEB Mar 16, 2005]

Fast Internet turns a fast buck

Fast Internet turns a fast buck 12/23/2003 08:07 PM
Haaretz Dec 23 2003 7:26PM ET

'1984' among greatest Super Bowl
commercials

'1984' among greatest Super Bowl
commercials 01/22/2004 01:00 PM
Apple's legendary "1984" commercial has been nominated for CBS' "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" television special, which will air on Saturday, January 31 at 9:00 p.m...

Clear Channel Cuts Commercials To Just
Most Of The Time, Instead Of All

Clear Channel Cuts Commercials To Just
Most Of The Time, Instead Of All 07/19/2004 02:51 PM
I tend not to listen to very much radio at all, but when I do flip around the dial, it does seem like commercial radio these days is pretty much all commercials, all the time. Well, it looks like Clear Channel is starting to realize that while they may own all the radio stations out there, they're facing competition from satellite and internet radio (as well as people listening to their own music via CD players and digital music players). So, today, they've made a big splash by announcing that all of their radio stations will now have fewer commercials -- though, they don't say by how much. Of course, if you read between the lines, the announcement is also stating (though, not explicitly) that in doing so, Clear Channel is also going to raise advertising fees. They're trying to limit supply to push up the price, but this is coded as: "more effective opportunities and value for their advertising dollar."

Google About To Pull Ipo Trigger

Google About To Pull Ipo Trigger 04/24/2004 03:36 AM
New York Post Apr 24 2004 7:17AM GMT

"'We should put this S.O.B. up against a
wall... and pull the trigger.'"

"'We should put this S.O.B. up against a
wall... and pull the trigger.'" 04/14/2004 03:45 AM

PHPEverywhere: MySQL 5 Trigger "First
Look"

PHPEverywhere: MySQL 5 Trigger "First
Look" 02/05/2005 09:07 PM
With a "first look" at one of the powerful new features of MySQL 5 (alpha), John Lim of PHPEverywhere looks at the MySQL 5 triggers.

A history of presidential campaign
commercials, 1952-2000

A history of presidential campaign
commercials, 1952-2000 06/15/2004 07:01 AM
A history of presidential campaign commercials, 1952-2000
In 1968, presidential candidate Richard Nixon was sitting in the office of Roger Ailes, a producer on The Mike Douglas Show, before a taping of the program. Nixon remarked, "It's too bad a guy has to rely on a gimmick like television to get elected." Ailes responded, "Television is no gimmick, and nobody will ever be elected to major office again without presenting themselves well on it." This is an exhibition from the American Museum of the Moving Image which provides the advertising spots of the candidates for US president.
Real/Windows Media Player only, server is slow as molasses

"say 'This is one of our bad days,' and
pull the trigger"

"say 'This is one of our bad days,' and
pull the trigger" 04/14/2004 09:03 AM

Antibiotic Can Trigger Cardiac Deaths
(AP)

Antibiotic Can Trigger Cardiac Deaths
(AP) 09/08/2004 06:15 PM
AP - A widely used antibiotic long considered safe dramatically increases the risk of cardiac arrest, particularly when taken with some popular drugs for infections and high blood pressure, a huge study found.

Antibiotic May Trigger Cardiac Deaths
(AP)

Antibiotic May Trigger Cardiac Deaths
(AP) 09/08/2004 08:29 PM
AP - A widely used antibiotic long considered safe dramatically increases the risk of cardiac arrest, particularly when taken with some popular drugs for infections and high blood pressure, a huge study found.

SQL Server forum stories - SQL trigger
for an IDS

SQL Server forum stories - SQL trigger
for an IDS 07/12/2004 12:37 PM

Gaza kidnappings trigger crisis

Gaza kidnappings trigger crisis 07/17/2004 09:49 AM
The Palestinian government is plunged into political crisis by a spate of abductions in the Gaza Strip.
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