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[matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

Wow.  That joke didn't sit too well.  Must have pissed off someone at 
Microsoft for them to release the flying monkeys on me.  Maybe I should 
have closed with a smiley face?

  http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-03-06-cover-cyberbullies_x.htm

dave ;)


On Mar 16, 2005, at 4:47 PM, matusiak wrote:

> Microsoft users don't understand things like this, Michael.  Believe 
> me.
>
> If they ever figure it out, they probably won't care because they will 
> be busying themselves with furrowing their brow and looking concerned 
> over "privacy and security issues" that they totally don't understand, 
> but have to appear concerned over in order to make it thru life.
>
> It must free up amazing amounts of time (heh - spent on reboots and 
> reinstalls) to be so ignorant of the world around you.
>
>
> On Mar 16, 2005, at 3:24 PM, Michael Czeiszperger wrote:
>
> > http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11147957.htm
> >
> > "Microsoft's keyword-bidding system is much like Google's. It pairs 
> > search results with sponsored text messages from advertisers. But, 
> > thanks to the diligent data gathering of various Microsoft products 
> > and ventures, it will offer advertisers slew of information about the 
> > consumers clicking on links, such as geographic location, gender, age 
> > group, and lifestyle segment. That's something that Google doesn't 
> > yet offer..."
> >
> > Hmmm...  I wonder how the Microsoft is gathering information and how 
> > their customers will feel about this information being sold?
> >
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