MySpace wins record judgment. Whoopee!!!

On Tuesday, MySpace won a $230,000.00 judgment against two spammers for violating the "Can-Spam Act." The judgment is about as void of substance as the webpage who won it.

This leads me to an issue I see often in my business. What good is a $230,000.00 judgment from someone who is uncollectable? In this case, it makes good publicity. Hopefully it will cut down on spamming. MySpace in the meantime should try to put the spammers on a payment plan. I suggest $10 a week until paid in full...plus interest of course.

Read all about it here:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2216613/myspace-spammers-record-fine

Reliability Liability

I had an opportunity to watch a CNN news clip wherein they examined the reliability of Wikipedia. If you are unfamiliar with Wikipdeia, its like the good ol'fashion encyclopedia Britanica brought to your computer. The differences are there are no annoying commercials with that blond kid, and it is created by anybody who wants to contribute. The sole requirement is you must cite a source.
The piece deals with the unreliability of the sources and its use to defame figures and facts. This begs the question, who is reliable when facts are posted that are wrong, or people are defamed?
The answer is anyone is who is slandering someone is liable for defamation. The line gets blurry however when facts are simply misstated without any ill will.
Whats the solution? Wikipedia takes the matters into its own hands. (see video).
Your best bet when you search Wikipedia is look somewhere to check your facts. Also, don't rely on that as a credible new source.
Check out the video here: http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2008/04/13/foreman.wiki.wars.cnn

Technology

For any of you trying to reach me today, my phones are down. What does this mean? I don't have the slightest idea. I have talked to the administrator for my office they have no idea why the phone system is not working. Technology. Should you need to reach me for an emergency, email me at mkonecky@bellsouth.net.
I hope this is temporary.

Matt

Iverson can't behave off the court either.

I am no expert on basket ball. I haven't followed it since the Bulls dominated the 90's. I do know this: Allan Iverson can't behave anywhere. In Godfrey v. Iverson, Godfrey was awarded $260,000.00 after he was attacked by Iverson's security and Iverson himself.
Evidence showed that Godfey was a patron in the VIP section of a nightclub when Iverson's crew demanded for everyone to leave the area. Godfrey refused and the attack began. It was alleged Iverson hit Godfrey with a bottle.
One wonders whether Godfrey should have included the nightclub for having the audacity to charge $400.00 for a bottle in the VIP.

Election Day

It's election day here in Florida. I hope everyone has had an opportunity to vote. It is a great privilege so take advantage of it.