Loved checking my email this morning and seeing this comment submitted to one of my posts on this blog: Can you recommend a blog comment anti-span service? I’ve basically abandoned my blog because of all the comment spam. The comment…
Sep 20
Skype for iOS/iPhone Vulnerable to Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Attack
News from the SUPEREVR security blog is that Skype for iOS is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack that allows an attacker to send someone a message and, for instance, capture that user’s address book from their iPhone. The author of the article posted a video that demonstrates the attack: He further states in […]
Sep 19
Final Day of the 2011 FIR Listener Survey – Help Us Guide The Show!
Do you listen to the For Immediate Release Podcast? If so, do you have a few minutes to take the FIR listener survey if you haven’t already done so? The survey is a very important tool to help Shel and…
Sep 19
Starting Work Today at the Internet Society
After some of my tweets today I had friends contacting me in great surprise asking if I had really left Voxeo. Yes, to a certain degree of my own great surprise, I actually did. I started today (Sept 19, 2011) in a brand new role on a brand new project at the Internet Society, based in Reston, VA. I’m still working remotely from my home office in Keene, NH, so that didn’t (and won’t) change. The full story of my job change can be found over on my Disruptive Telephony blog. And yes, with all the other chaos going on…
Sep 19
My FIR Report – Sept 19, 2011 – An Update on My Job Change And Content Strategy
My report into today’s FIR episode #617 was a little different than my usual reports. Instead of an update on the latest technology and trends in social media, I gave a more personal update about my job change to work…
Sep 14
Ch-changes – Taking A New Job At The Internet Society To Join The Fight For The Open Internet
In the end, my impending job change is perhaps best explained by two quotes: this prescient quote from the 1992 film Sneakers: “There’s a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it’s not about who’s got the most…
Sep 13
Video: My Talk on "How IPv6 Will Kill Telecom" from eComm2011
At eComm 2011 this year, I spoke on "How IPv6 Will Kill Telecom – And What We Need To Do About It". I enjoyed giving the talk and have received great feedback about the session (including being asked to give…
Sep 09
Today Is The Last Chance To Enter The 2011 SNCR Excellence in New Communications Awards
Today, September 9, 2011, is the last day to submit your entry to the Society for New Communications Research (SNCR) Excellence in New Communications Awards: The Society’s prestigious awards program honors individuals, corporations, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and media outlets…
Sep 08
Awesome 1954 Bell System Video – How To Dial Your (Rotary) Phone
Started off this morning getting a great laugh out of this classic 1954 Bell System video tweeted out by Larry Cannell. Amazing to think back to the time when the system was changing from just picking up the phone and…
Sep 07
How Will The Internet Evolve? An audio recording of a recent panel offers chilling ideas…
How will the Internet evolve over the years ahead? What are the most pressing challenges for the evolution of the Internet? That was the topic of a recent panel discussion sponsored by the Internet Society held at a recent Internet…
