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Submission + - Truemors dies on its official launch

Submitted by

djizeus

on Sunday May 20, 2007 @04:18PM

djizeus writes: "Amifamousnow has a story about Truemors, a brand new website where users can post rumors. He shows how he proved that Truemors moderates and censors its user-generated content, despite their Terms of Service : "The content of the Site is offered for general information, discussion, and entertainment purposes only. The content is unmoderated by the site and reflects the personal opinions of the posters""

Texting Teens Generating OMG Phone Bills 888

Posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, 2007 @03:54PM from the time-for-the-unlimited-plan dept.

theodp writes "Last month, Washington high school junior Sofia Rubenstein used 6,807 text messages, which, at a rate of 15 cents apiece for most of them, pushed her family's Verizon Wireless bill over $1,100. She and other teens are finding themselves in hot water after their families get blindsided with huge phone bills thanks to hefty a la carte text messaging charges." Use of SMS in the US doubled from 2005 to 2006.

Submission + - Altoids DS Game Case

Submitted by

Callum

on Sunday May 20, 2007 @11:18AM

Callum writes: "Its a Sunday and exams are coming up, its the perfect time to cut and stick some pokemon cards into an altoids tin, no?
My old DS Games holder reached it limit so I made my own, it holds 10 games, a stylus, and has room for a cloth.
http://callum.dlpwd.co.uk/?p=137"

Submission + - Top 25 Web Hoaxes & Pranks

Submitted by

eldavojohn

on Sunday May 20, 2007 @10:19AM

eldavojohn writes: "Serving as a mass media outlet, news source & cheap instant communication, the internet has had memorable moments of mischief. PC World has a piece that will take you back through 25 of the most popular dandies. Hopefully most of these were debunked before they made it to your inbox. Some are just deplorable awful scams while others might cause you to smile."

XM Satellite Radio Backlash 594

Posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, 2007 @08:04AM from the making-unhappy-customers dept.

mrchubbs writes "Sponsors and subscribers to XM Radio are protesting the decision by XM management to suspend the Opie and Anthony show for comments made on an uncensored channel. Subscribers are canceling subscriptions — some estimate that between 20,000 and 40,000 have cancelled. Some are even smashing their radios in protest. Sponsors are pulling ads. Also, there is some evidence of XM not honoring cancellation requests, forcing multiple calls to finally get accounts canceled." Of course this dispute isn't a free-speech issue. "Free speech" refers to a prohibition on censorship by the government; XM is free to do as it wishes with the content it broadcasts, within the law.

Submission + - How's Social Software Adoption in the Enterprise?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 20, 2007 @05:16AM

An anonymous reader writes: This article suggests that "enterprise social software" is now a real and distinct category, and Wikipedia agrees, which is why perhaps CMP Technology next month is launching a new conference devoted entirely to Enterprise 2.0. Convincing upper management of the business benefits of social software used in enterprise contexts is the next task. Besides the usual suspects like enterprise wikis, corporate blogs, and unified communications, what are the most interesting, productive, and profitable "edge cases" of social software being used right now in the corporate enterprise?

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