All posts by The Artist

Blogging

“Skanks in NYC” Blogger Sues Google For US$15 Million

Leave a comment

The blogger, Rosemary Port, who used Blogger.com, a Google blogging service, for her “Skanks in NYC” blog and who named Vogue model Liskula Cohen as the skankiest of them all, will sue Google for US$15 million for outing her.

Liskula Cohen took Google to court recently to force it to reveal the identity of the blogger so that she court sue the blogger for defamation. Google at first protected the identity of its user but was ruled by the New York State Supreme Court, the highest civil trial court in the state, to do so.

Even though Liskula Cohen has dropped plans to sue Rosemary Port for defamation, probably because she would have to prove in court that she is not the skankiest, Rosemary Port, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, claims that Google has failed to protect her identity and her lawyer is prepared to take the case up all the way to the Supreme court.

Google meanwhile defended their actions saying that they had to turn over the blogger’s email and IP addresses because of the court ruling, which is covered in their terms of use, which I believe, NONE of us Blogger.com users spend time to read (LOL). “Skanks in NYC” has also since been deleted.

It would be interesting to see how this case would close though I think that rightly or wrongly, Google’s got to do what the Court rules. Just like what happened to Yahoo.com in China.

Computing & Internet

Low Cost Dedicated Server Hosting

Leave a comment

My friend, Sam, told me that he’s been having issues with the company server. He told me that management isn’t making his work any easier because of a restricted budget. He proposed to upgrade to a better server but his proposal was rejected. Sam says that he hopes for better luck next year. NEXT YEAR? I wonder how he would be able to work well with the daily frustrations!

Last evening, I came across low cost dedicated server hosting packages offered by SingleHop which I think would meet his budget. Of course, if he would like to upgrade to the fastest and most powerful Quadcore Dedicated Server Core2Quad Q9650 he could do that with SingleHop as well. It’s not really expensive, just $249 per month. The most affordable would be $189 per month only.

I don’t know what dedicated hosting server Sam is currently using right now, but whether it is Linux, Microsoft Windows dedicated hosting or cluster configuration, SingleHop would be able to meet his requirements.

Also, with SingleHop, clients could opt for flexible managed hosting or fully managed hosting solutions. Flexible managed hosting means that clients only pay for whatever services they need while fully managed means that SingleHop will take care of everything.

One thing is for sure, though. A company runs better with a faster and improved dedicated hosting server.

Blogging

Google to Reveal Blogger in Defamation Case

1 Comment

The New York State Supreme Court, the highest civil trial court in the state, has ordered Google to reveal the identity of a blogger who blogs on Blogger.com, for describing model Liskula Cohen, “The Skankiest in NYC”.

Google has tried to protect the identity of the blogger, since a blog is supposed to a gateway for personal opinion and is not factual or a personal hit, still, the Court has ordered Google to hand over the user’s IP address, which means that in this case, Google isn’t able to protect its user of free speech, which America champions.

Of course, freedom of speech and personal opinion are very subjective issues. Law suits in different states in America or even in different countries for that matter, could produce different results.

Liskula Cohen says that despite being called “The Skankiest in NYC”, which harms her reputation in the industry, she is willing to forgive the blogger, an acquaintance.

Blogs are very public domains and I think that we have to be careful of what we write and how we express our opinion. Even with the best of intentions, there could be readers who would purposely read between the lines, if there were any, or simply misunderstood our meaning. In any case, I feel it is the blogger’s responsibility to blog right. Yet, at the same time, for some small opinion like in this Liskula Cohen case, the blogger’s identity should be protected.

However, before trying to compose a visual essay, you need https://www.affordable-papers.net/ to know that the images are meant to serve as a guide.

General

Investment Articles

Leave a comment

A friend is making good progress in his new online investment ventures. He says that although he doesn’t spend too much time looking for stocks and options to invest in, he does make use of analytical tools that does most of the calculation work for him, freeing his time. This friend also told me that by making informed decisions thanks to the tools and knowledge from reading, the risk is way lower than going in blindly.

I understand that Power Options new Brokerlink with options express is an excellent tool for investors like this friend and if I were investing like him, I would surely depend on such tools to help me select the best options to invest in. I certainly cannot depend on luck!

I am not sure if my friend is already using Power Options but I will let him know about it since there are many free investment articles on the site which he could read. Hopefully they help!

Computing & Internet

Yahoo! Mail Top Web Based Email

Leave a comment

I was a little surprised to read about ComScore’s latest survey results which shows that Yahoo! Mail still commands the largest email market share, ahead of Microsoft’s Windows Live Mail and Google’s Gmail. Although Google’s Gmail had the highest jump in growth over the past year at 46%, Yahoo! Mail also grew by 22%. Not too shabby, eh?

I thought that Gmail would surely surpass all other web based email services already seeing how so many people are migrating their email to Gmail, except for those who are not able to get used to Gmail’s unique threaded conversations.

Personally, I am in the process of abandoning Yahoo! Mail already, not because I don’t like it but because I have had to deal with log in errors which make my inbox inaccessible and also with extreme deluge of spam mail. The only thing that’s delaying my progress is, yes, you got it, LOG IN PROBLEMS!

Computing & Internet

Hotmail Account Alert By “Windows Live Team”

Leave a comment

I received a phishing email purportedly from “Windows Live Team” with the email address dhb79@hotmail.com (yes, SPAM them!) saying that this email has been sent to all Hotmail account holders and they are doing “housekeeping” by closing down inactive Hotmail accounts and if we would like to keep our Hotmail account, we are to reply to them within two weeks with the following information:

* Hotmail ID: …………………………
* Password: …………………………..
* Date of Birth: ……………………….
* Country Or Territory: …………….

Well, you know, no matter how obvious some things look, there would surely be people who would fall into this trap, perhaps due to fear that their account would really be closed or something.

Anyway, this is just an alert to let everyone know that there is an email like this in circulation and that we should be careful in what comes through our mail box. Always avoid clicking on links in email, even if they are from people we know.

General

Destination Wedding

Leave a comment

My friend, Alex, just returned from an awesome island holiday.. Actually, it was more like a working holiday for him as he was hired to as a wedding photographer and the bridal couple decided on one of those wonderful destination weddings on an island by the beach as the sun was setting.

Destination weddings are so popular these days. This bridal couple told Alex that they didn’t have to worry about preparing for the wedding and experience the stress that comes along with the wedding preparation. All they needed to worry bout was to look good and have a good time.

Alex told me that the cost of destination weddings isn’t as scary as we imagined. I guess, as more and more couples opt for destination weddings, the cost would go further down. and be more affordable. I think all bridal couples deserve such a wedding of a lifetime!