An online publication on current affairs http://www.contactomagazine.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:08:16 -0700 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:06:12 -0700 FeedForAll Mac v2.0 (2.0.0.7); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ The Federal Trade Commission told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that aggressive law enforcement is at the center of the FTCs efforts to protect consumers telephone call records from pretexting, and said that proposed legislation, the Phone Records Act, would provide important new tools that would assist the Commission in combating the unlawful practice. http://www.contactomagazine.com/articles/consumerrecords0307.htm Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:07:22 -0700 An award winning humanitarian and courageous freedom fighter, Ayaan Hirsi Ali stands as one of the most influential and outspoken political figures of our times. Hirsi Ali recounts her transformation from what she terms the world of faith to the world of reason. http://www.contactomagazine.com/articles/infidelmuslims0207.htm Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:24:17 -0800 As the largest and fastest-growing minority market in the U.S., the Hispanic demo is drawing attention from all types and classes of advertisers. http://www.contactomagazine.com/biznews/hispanicadspend2010.htm Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:21:11 -0800 Follow these 10 common sense suggestions to avoid email trouble. 1. Suspect Everyone: Most unsolicited email is harmless junk from someone just hoping to make a sale or generate a list. However, there are some unscrupulous players out there You know...the one with the rich uncle that just died in Nigeria... that are trying to scam you. Never reply to these unsolicited emails. Even unsubscribe will alert the senders that your email address is being used. If it looks to be of interest and they list a web site, type it into your browser to check it out. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/spamproblems0207.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:14:47 -0800 There are a lot of things about internet marketing that boggles peoples minds. This is not very surprising considering the fact that not too many people know how internet marketing works and even what it is. Here are some of the most important internet marketing waht is questions that may help you consider the internet marketing business. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/internetmarketing0207.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:12:30 -0800 I remember my very fist computer. I was twelve years old. The computer was a Wang 386 PC. I was amazed at the fact that you could put a cd in it and view pictures and information. Back then you put the CD-ROMs in a square holder, and inserted that into the computer. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/macvspc0207.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:04:11 -0800 You get different kinds of service everyday. You get service from waitresses. You are served by the ticketgirl from the subway. You get service from the taxi driver who drives you from home all the way to work. It is not impossible for you to get service from a computer software. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/spamblocking0207.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:04:03 -0800 Have you experienced any of the following? Awesome pop-ups come out of nowhere, when browsing the web. Home page reset to some other site. Anyone who uses a computer is susceptible to spyware infection. In fact, nine out of 10 Internet-connected PCs are infected with spyware. Spyware threats can be any application that may track your online or offline PC activity. If you use the Internet, it is very likely some form of spyware threats are already at work on your PC. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/spywarefree0207.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:09:16 -0800 An ever increasing percentage of business and commercial activity is occurring in cyberspace. Many economic analysts and experts predict that in the not too distant future, the amount of business done on the Internet will outpace the amount of business transacted in the brick and mortar world. As a result, if you want your own business to survive (let alone survive) you need to develop a comprehensive marketing plan that includes a broad reach on the Net. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/onlinemarketing0207.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:07:40 -0800 Microsoft has launched long-awaited Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/microsoftvista0107.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:59:51 -0800 Sony BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law when it sold CDs without telling consumers that they contained software that limited the devices on which the music could be played, restricted the number of copies that could be made, and contained technology that monitored their listening habits to send them marketing messages. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/sonycharges0107.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:05:15 -0800 Just a decade and a half after its public debut, the Internet has become an essential medium for American politics. Campaigning on the burgeoning computer network took a major step forward in 2004, with former Vermont Governor Howard Dean's online bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Now, a crowded field of candidates in the 2008 presidential campaign is relying heavily on the Internet to connect with the nation's voters. http://www.contactomagazine.com/articles/internetcampaigns0207.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:03:12 -0800 Just a few miles north of the U.S. Naval Base you will find Cuba, a small country ruled by a Communist regime since 1959. Since the early 1960s, more than 100,000 Cubans have been jailed for political reasons, and about 12,000 have been executed by firing squads or killed by security forces. According to Amnesty International there are 400 political prisoners in Cuba at this very moment, most of them prisoners of conscience whose crime has been to become human rights activists. They are serving sentences of up to 28 years after well known undue processes. http://www.contactomagazine.com/articles/guantanamo0207.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:02:11 -0800 A nationwide debt consolidation business violated federal law by misleading and illegally telemarketing millions of consumers, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which is seeking consumer redress in federal district court, a freeze of the operations assets, and an end to its illegal practices. http://www.contactomagazine.com/biznews/debtconsolidationfraud0107.htm Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:58:55 -0800 The internet has revolutionized our lifestyle. It provides fun and educational information and the World Wide Web helps us stay close with friends and family members wherever they live. But there are some serious dangers involved, especially for children that become victims of predators who use the network to lure them into their web of hurt and deceit. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/internetsafety0107.htm Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:57:48 -0800 Computers have become a huge part of most peoples lives. Email has become an easier and faster way of communication, and the Internet is a great way to get needed information. The computer may be used for anything from you needing it for work, all the way to your kids needing it for school. No matter you use your computer for you cant deny its importance in your life. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/notebooks0107.htm Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:55:37 -0800 So you want to buy a laptop but dont know where to start. You are not alone. Buying a new laptop can present many challenges, especially if you are unfamiliar with laptops or notebook computers. http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers/laptoptips1106.htm Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:54:11 -0800 Total U.S. advertising spending is expected to increase 2.6 percent in 2007 to $153.7 billion, according to the full year forecast released by TNS Media Intelligence, the leading provider of strategic advertising and marketing information. This anticipated tepid gain is the smallest since the media economy emerged from its 2001 recession and follows estimated advertising spending growth of 3.8 percent in 2006. http://www.contactomagazine.com/biznews/advertising2007.htm Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:50:16 -0800 To improve public safety and law enforcement partnerships, the FBI recently launched a service that sends out email alerts when new and vital information is posted on its Internet website. http://www.contactomagazine.com/articles/fbialerts0107.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:03:51 -0800 Immigrant entrepreneurs founded 25.3 percent of the U.S. engineering and technology companies established in the past decade, according to a new study from Duke University. What's more, foreign nationals, those living in the United States who are not citizens, contributed to an estimated 24.2 percent of international patent applications in 2006. http://www.contactomagazine.com/biznews/educatedimmigrants0107.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:14:42 -0800 Computer News, a channel where you will find news articles on laptops, desktops, Internet, cell phones, digital cameras, printers and more http://www.contactomagazine.com/computers Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:03:10 -0800 The new Mercedes-Benz GL and R Class luxury sport utility vehicles outpointed competitors from Volvo, Audi, and Cadillac in tests for the November issue of Consumer Reports. http://www.contactomagazine.com/bestluxurycars1106.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:15:45 -0800 Obviously the Hispanic community is not a national group as it is made up by people from 20 nationalities. It is not a racial group since you can find White Hispanics, Black Hispanics, Asian Hispanics, and Indian Hispanics. Although they are mostly Catholics, they are not a religious group. You can also find other Christian Hispanics who are not Catholics, as well as Jewish Hispanics, Muslim Hispanics, Hispanics with African religious roots as Yorubas and Lucumies, and Hispanics practicing indigenous rituals as Mayans and Aztecas. http://www.contactomagazine.com/ushispanics0331.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:04:23 -0800 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced several measures to help small businesses secure more federal government contracts. The centerpiece of SBAs efforts is a new regulation requiring small businesses to recertify their size status on long term contracts when a contract option is exercised, when a small business is purchased by or merged with another business or at the end of the first five years of a contract. http://www.contactomagazine.com/federalcontracts1206.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:15:05 -0800 The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) announced the results of its survey assessing trends and influential factors in US Hispanic advertising over the past decade. More than 90 percent of respondents indicated that they anticipate corporate ad spending targeting the fastest growing segment of the US Latinos to increase in 2007 and more than 30 percent are predicting budget growth of more than 10 percent. http://www.contactomagazine.com/hispanicadexplosion06.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:59:14 -0800 The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to 166 advertisers and 77 media outlets warning them that their advertisements targeting Hispanics are potentially deceptive. The ads were spotted during a one day surf of Spanish language newspaper, magazine, Internet, radio, and television advertisements by 60 partners around the United States and Latin America, coordinated by the FTC. http://www.contactomagazine.com/ftcadwarning1006.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:16:32 -0800 Some 55 percent of U.S. Hispanics watch television in both English and Spanish, while only 12 percent watch TV in only English and 31 percent in only Spanish, according to a study by Encuesta, Inc., a U.S. Hispanic marketing and research company, according to MediaWeek. http://www.contactomagazine.com/hispanictvviewers0606.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:16:23 -0800 Residential foreclosure activity in California surged to its highest level in more than four years last quarter, the result of slower home sales and flattening prices, a real estate information service reported. http://www.contactomagazine.com/calforeclosures1006.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:03:13 -0800 A new survey said about one in 10 U.S. online consumers now watches television broadcasts online, mostly for convenience and to avoid commercials. http://www.contactomagazine.com/tvonline1106.htm Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:03:04 -0800 There are a lot of companies that are running their own pay per click program on their website, not wanting to go with Google Adsense, Yahoo Overture, or MSN Adcenter. There are many reasons why they might be doing this. http://www.contactomagazine.com/payperclick1006.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:05:23 -0800 Apple, Telemundo, and mun2 announced that popular Spanish language television programming from Telemundo and bilingual programs from its popular Latino youth network, mun2 are now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store. http://www.contactomagazine.com/itunestelemundo1106.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:13:58 -0800 Compared with the rest of the Hispanic population in the United States, Cubans are older, have a higher level of education, higher median household income and higher rate of home ownership, according to the new study released by the Pew Hispanic Center on August 26, 2006. http://www.contactomagazine.com/cubanspewcenter0808.htm Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:09:11 -0800