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July 15 Twitter and Summize are now OneI just found out, via a tweet from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, that Summize
is joining Twitter.
This seems like a great win for both companies. Instead of going to Summize.com you can now search Twitter from http://search.twitter.com/. Try it out. I did some searches on Amazon and Kindle. Here's a selection of my favorites: -Ian http://twitter.com/ianmcall July 08 Massive leak of Qwest customer dataIt appears that hackers have gained access to large amounts of Qwest customer data. Approximately 235,000 customers (587 pages with approximately 400 customers per page) were compromised in the Seattle area alone and reports are coming in that customer data in other cities across the U.S. has also been compromised. To gain publicity for their exploit, and perhaps thwart online forensic investigation, the hackers printed and bound the leaked customer data and left a copy on my front porch last night. The hackers, or perhaps temporary day labor they contracted, appear to have distributed the book of leaked Qwest customer data from a non-descript van in the dark of night.
The hackers identify themselves by the handle, “DEX”, which is likely an abbreviation of “Digital Exploiters” of “Data Exploiters”. In classic Web 2.0 fashion, the hackers appear to have created their own ad network and have included ads for local businesses in the bound books of leaked customer data. I’m comforted to know that if Qwest sends goons to hurt me for leaking this exploit that I’ll have the names and numbers of several personal injury attorneys within easy reach. I only hope that they don’t beat me about the head and neck with the behemoth ‘yellow’ book of leaked business customer data that accompanied the ‘white’ (actually gray) book of leaked personal data. When contacted, Qwest stated that they were aware of the issue but would not comment further. They asked that further press inquiries be directed to Qwest's Department of Candles. Ian McAllister http://twitter.com/ianmcall July 03 Three things I've done for the first time this year1. Make significant contributions to a political campaign, orders of magnitude greater than in my prior adult life. I'm a scrooge when it comes to donating money, so this is notable. 2. Try to convince a friend to change which presidential candidate they are going to vote for. I've never cared enough to invest the time before. 3. Actually be excited about who our next president might be. The political figure who brought about these firsts is Barack Obama. If he can bring about these new behaviors in me, just think about what he can do for the rest of America, and how he can change the rest of the world's opinion of America. Oh, and if you see me plaster a bumper sticker on my car then you'll know I've really gone off the deep end. |
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