At my daughter's school, all students put their phones in a basket as they enter the classroom and collect them as they leave. This is a small private school, so I don't know how well this would go over in a larger public institution....
I cut the cord years ago and pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime because there are no ads. I really, really hate ads.
Amazon Prime has been showing ads before some shows on the iPad, usually ads for more of their content. If I didn't use Amazon Prime for other benefits (e.g., reduced shipping costs), I would have dropped Amazon Prime already. I rarely view Amazon content on the iPad anymore because of this annoyance.
If/when Netflix starts showing ads, I will drop them, too.
Ads in the middle of a program or movie break the flow. If I am watching television and ads are present (in a hotel room recently), I end up muting the television and ignoring the ads. That's when I brush my teeth or check my email.
Did I mention that I really, really hate ads? Why would I pay to view ads?
Polis pointed out that SOPA and Smith's amendment already excluded certain operators of sub-domains, such as GoDaddy.com, from being subject to shutdowns under SOPA.
"If companies like GoDaddy.com are exempt, why aren't non-commercial domain servers exempt?" Polis asked.
Now that Google and Bing are getting the firehose, it could have a big impact on search results. For the search engines, the firehose is much more valuable than any single Tweet. They can index it and sift it, looking for patterns and spikes in keywords and shared links to get a better sense of what people across the Web are paying attention to at any given moment. This data can then be folded back into regular search results, even if the top result isn't a Tweet.
For example, if a link to a post about healthcare reform on an obscure blog suddenly gains currency and is retweeted hundreds of times, that is a signal to perhaps rank that link higher in searches about "healthcare reform." If people stop Tweeting about it, then maybe it goes down in the ranking. But Google and Bing can use the firehose as a rich source of signals to mine and then blend back into regular search results.
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At my daughter's school, all students put their phones in a basket as they enter the classroom and collect them as they leave. This is a small private school, so I don't know how well this would go over in a larger public institution....
I cut the cord years ago and pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime because there are no ads. I really, really hate ads.
Amazon Prime has been showing ads before some shows on the iPad, usually ads for more of their content. If I didn't use Amazon Prime for other benefits (e.g., reduced shipping costs), I would have dropped Amazon Prime already. I rarely view Amazon content on the iPad anymore because of this annoyance.
If/when Netflix starts showing ads, I will drop them, too.
Ads in the middle of a program or movie break the flow. If I am watching television and ads are present (in a hotel room recently), I end up muting the television and ignoring the ads. That's when I brush my teeth or check my email.
Did I mention that I really, really hate ads? Why would I pay to view ads?
I tried to Google that... I think you're right!
Exactly. Can someone explain how this is NOT the case?
According to wikipedia, My is Michael Widenius' daughter, not his son. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL/
http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/sopa-hearing-will-never-end.php/
From the article:
Polis pointed out that SOPA and Smith's amendment already excluded certain operators of sub-domains, such as GoDaddy.com, from being subject to shutdowns under SOPA.
"If companies like GoDaddy.com are exempt, why aren't non-commercial domain servers exempt?" Polis asked.
Editors sleeping on the job
What a sweet job
Slashdot editors and airline pilots
Now that Google and Bing are getting the firehose, it could have a big impact on search results. For the search engines, the firehose is much more valuable than any single Tweet. They can index it and sift it, looking for patterns and spikes in keywords and shared links to get a better sense of what people across the Web are paying attention to at any given moment. This data can then be folded back into regular search results, even if the top result isn't a Tweet.
For example, if a link to a post about healthcare reform on an obscure blog suddenly gains currency and is retweeted hundreds of times, that is a signal to perhaps rank that link higher in searches about "healthcare reform." If people stop Tweeting about it, then maybe it goes down in the ranking. But Google and Bing can use the firehose as a rich source of signals to mine and then blend back into regular search results.
I don't know to whom it belongs, but traditionally the directorty of notable identities is known as Who's Who.
Traditionally, directorty is known as a directory.
I did a search and couldn't find any ad blockers. Can anyone provide a direct link?
http://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/Security/Adblock_Pro/
That must be "Hey Jude" by The Beattles.
Nah, it's "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" by Journey ;-)
There is no recession. Bush said so.