Amber Hanneken

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7

Nov

99 DARPA balloons for the Internet’s birthday

Posted by Amber  Published in internet, Twitter, Uncategorized

Did you know DARPA is still around? You know, those guys that basically invented the Internet (hint: not Al Gore). I always assumed it was sort of absorbed by other government agencies/bureaucracies but apparently they are alive and kicking. Sadly, their Web site is a little boring and unimpressive, but that’s beside the point. I [...]

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Tags: 40th, anniversary, baloons, challenge, contest, DARPA, internet

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5

Nov

Fanny faux pas

Posted by Amber  Published in consumers, email, internet, journalism

You think you get a lot of spam e-mails? Try being an editor for a newspaper. The amount of spam I receive is astounding, and most of it is written like a press release trying to entice me into thinking their product is awesome enough to let the entire population of Hugo, Okla. know about [...]

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Tags: editor, email, fanny pack, journalism, junk e-mail, products, spam

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