Facebook's Unique Security Feature

Be fair, attentive, and customers
will return.

Facebook's unique security feature
has the goal of stopping hackers
from exploring user's personal
information.

The feature will recognize computers/
mobile phones that are permitted access
to Facebook accounts.

In case of unauthorized activity, log-ins,
a user is sent an e-mail or text message so
he/she can take action- stop the hacker before
information is stolen.

Let's say you're not at home, but you want to
access your Facebook account. You jump-on aunt
Molly's computer, or cousin's Ada's cell phone,
but worry it's a new device.

You'll, still, be able to access your Facebook
account. You'll, simply, have to answer a security
question.

"We're confident that these new tools and systems
will do a lot to prevent unauthorized logins and
the nuisance they can cause," Lev Popov, a Facebook
software engineer, wrote in a company blog post.
"As always, though, the first line of defense is
you. We need you to help by practicing safe behavior
on Facebook and wherever you go online."

Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/20100517090717writ.nb/topstory.html

"Facebook's Glitch"

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will return.

On Wednesday, users found a gate-way
to their Facebook friends private chat
conversations. Facebook closed the gate-
way, hole. This new glitch heightened
feelings of mistrust for the service to
safe-guard personal information.

"For a service that has grown as
dramatically as we have grown, that now
assists with more than 400 million people
sharing billions of pieces of content with
their friends and the institutions they care
about, we think our track record for security
and safety is unrivaled," explained Elliot
Schrage, company's vice president for public
policy. "Are we perfect? Of course not."

Readers can submit questions for Mr. Schrage
on Bits, The Times' technology blog.

This latest glitch puts Facebook in the middle of
talks about the use of personal information by web
sites. "While this breach appears to be relatively
small, it's inopportunely timed," declared Augie
Ray, an analyst with Forrester Research. "It
threatens to undermine what Facebook hopes to
achieve with its network over the next few years,
because users have to ask whether it is a platform
worthy of their trust."

Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/20100507055441writ.nb/topstory.html

Twitter: To Send Forth A Paid Search

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will return.

Twitter, the micro-blogging and social
networking service, allows members to
send/receive a text up to 140 characters.

It's reported that Twitter is setting-up
to add a paid advertising system. The
search will be called Promoted Tweets.
Advertisers will use up to 140 character
ads on top of specific searches. An
advertiser's tweets will be located where
they can be seen easily, and not confused
with information about the company,
its products.

Best Buy, Starbucks and Virginia America
are ready to work with Twitter per reports.
This is Twitter's first attempt at
sending forth a paid search.

There's chatter about a narrowing interest
in micro-blogging.

Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/20100423160158writ.nb/topstory.html

How Can Conflict Be Managed In An Organization?

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will return.

Conflict is managed in an
organization by having a
mission statement that
stress cooperation while
achieving the organization's
goal. There has to be
consequences for behavior
contrary to the organization's
goals.

Everyone must have their
roles defined, and frequent
meetings point to the
resolution person, department.

Address employee issues at
meetings.

An organization where team-work
lives naturally fair better against
conflict.


Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_conflict_be_manage_in_an_organisation

Microsoft Office 2010 Give-Away

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will return.

It's Microsoft's plan to give-away the
software in hopes of making more money
in the long-run.

"People will be exposed to the Microsoft
Office 2010 experience from the minute
they turn on their computer," Stephen
Elop explained, Microsoft Business
Division President.

Microsoft is predicting 80% of the computers
sold at retail, after the release of Microsoft
Office 2010, will have the starter edition of
Microsoft Office 2010. Microsoft is proposing
to computer makers that they install the basic
version of Microsoft Office 2010 on new machines.

The Office Starter software is the essential
version Excel and Word. There is a fee for the
upgrade of Microsoft Office 2010.

A product key card is available for Microsoft
Office 2010, used to upgrade the basic version
of Excel and Word.

Microsoft Office Starter will take the place of
Microsoft Works.

Computer makers are installing the full version,
which can be unlocked once it's paid for.
Microsoft intends on loading up stores with
boxed copies, key cards and options to buy
Microsoft Office 2010.

Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/20100408185036writ.nb/topstory.html

Attention, Wal-mart Customers: "All Black People Leave Now"

A 16-year-old-boy was taken into custody
for saying on a Wal-Mart intercom system,
"Attention, Wal-mart customers: "All
Black people leave now."

"Any statements like these that can cause
harm or grave concern must be addressed
as quickly as we possibly can." Sean
Dalton, Gloucester County Prosecutor
said.

It happened at the Washington Township,
NJ Wal-Mart. Security tapes didn't
pick-up a clear physical likeness of
the suspect.

Authorities scanned sites like Facebook
and You-Tube.

They found kids "boasting" about the
offensive incident. Police were tipped
about it too.

The charges against the teen are
intimidation and harassment. He's in
his parents' custody.

A juvenile court will hear the case,
and he could receive up to a year.

Wal-Mart's intercom system has been
updated at that particular store,
according to a spokesmen.

Brand Ban in Retail Stores

Be fair, attentive, and customers
will return.

Don't be upset, surprised, when a
brand your mother used, and then
you started using, can't be found
at your favorite retailers. The habit
of using the detergent turned into
years. It felt like a fourth cousin,
friendly.

The recession forced you to pick house
brands, store brands, generic brands,
which were within your budget. Of
course, other shoppers, were coerced
into selecting generic brands too.

People, in general, are pleased with
the generic brands. Naturally, brands
people like, they become loyal to. It's
good for the retailer, because house,
store, generic, brands cost less. They
are cheaper to stock. Retailers want to
accommodate customers, but are on the
look-out for bargains too.

Retailers are responding to the recession,
their customers, by providing affordable
house, store, generic, brands. They have
to select which brand names to shelve. It's
a brand ban. Or, some feel it's the "win,
play, show," strategy.

The "win, play, show," strategy means each
department, division, is analyzed for growth
potential, customer confidence, and advantage.

In other words, the retailers on your street
and mine reacted to their customers' behavior
by cutting back on the number of items they
make room for, shelf space nestles top selling
products, and brands crawling to the doors are
reduced. Also, brands will be removed from
shelves permanently.

The strategy remains in effect until it's
no longer feasible to do. There's no
indicator of when retailers will go back
to the "old" way.

Industry experts explained retailers want
to contract lower prices on advertising.
They, too, are looking to stretch their
dollars as far as possible.

It's reported that Wal-Mart(the United
States' largest retailer), Walgreens,
and CVS took the steps to a brand ban.

Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/20100228160350writ.nb/topstory.html