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Flash mobs spread to Europe!

(Publicado por CNN News, cortesía de jotajota)

Arranged via Web sites and e-mails, flash mob members voluntarily and simultaneously converge to the venue mentioned in a general e-mail and then collect detailed instructions for the event. They partake in a silly and harmless activity and then disperse at a given time.

The phenomenon’s creator is reported to be someone called “Bill,” who began the trend by e-mailing 50 people and asking them to gather at a shop in downtown Manhattan.
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August 7, 2003 0

Swollen Orders Show Spam's Allure

(Publicado por Wired News)

A security flaw at a website operated by the purveyors of penis enlargement pills has provided the world with a depressing answer to the question: Who in their right mind would buy something from a spammer?

An order log left exposed at one of Amazing Internet Products’ websites revealed that, over a four-week period, some 6,000 people responded to e-mail ads and placed orders for the company’s Pinacle herbal supplement. Most customers ordered two bottles of the pills at a price of $50 per bottle.

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August 6, 2003 0

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August 5, 2003 0

Suecia

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August 4, 2003 0

DVD-R is The Most Compatible DVD Format

CDR-Info, has determined that DVD-R is clearly the most compatible DVD recording format on the market. To assess the compatibility level of DVD Formats we created video content on a DVD writer using DVD-R/RW and +R/RW media. These discs were then played back in other DVD players and DVD-ROM drives –over a 1,000 combinations of drive, media and player were tested.

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August 3, 2003 0