Instagram Says They’re Listening Or Did They Just Get Caught?
Instagram unveiled their new Terms of Service on Monday that is set to take effect on January 16, 2013. Then the earth moved. Their new TOS gave them the rights to sell your filtered photos free of finagling a fair fee or asking your permission. (Points for alliteration?) Picture sharers were visibly upset, as seen in their [...]
5 Free Alternatives to Apple IOS 6 Maps
Apple’s newest iteration of its mobile operating system, IOS 6, just released and you’ve rushed to download it. The new performance upgrades, Facebook integration, and the brand spanking new Apple Maps application all entice you to upgrade. Remember what the wise man said about fools rushing in? The general consensus around the interwebs is that the [...]
SEC Shut Down Zeek Over Ponzi Scheme Allegations; Not Surprised
In the least surprising bit of news that I’ve seen today, Zeek Rewards has been shut down by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) due to allegations of running a Ponzi scheme. According to the SEC, this was a $600 million scheme by a company with about a million users worldwide. In a press release [...]
Jack Abramoff opens up to 60 Minutes about lobbyist and government corruption
Former powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff sat down with 60 Minutes to explain how lobbyists and politicians butt rape democracy and the American people. The interview, “Jack Abramoff: The lobbyist’s playbook”, is disgusting on several levels. The least of which is 60 Minutes interviewer Lesley Stahl’s reactions that either show how completely oblivious she is or how bad [...]
Is #OccupyWallStreet Purposefully Being Blocked From Trending On Twitter
Much has been said about the lack of coverage of the now 10 day strong Occupy Wall Street protest in the main stream media. Those protests have begun to spread to other cities such as Boston, Chicago and Atlanta and continue to make plans to spread further. The live feed from Global Revolution from NYC’s [...]
Monsanto’s Michael Taylor is the second highest-ranking official at the FDA, Food Safety Czar
Update (02/05/12): There is a recent petition going around at Signon.Org, once again ,attempting to remedy the situation of having Michael Taylor, former Monsanto exec, in a high ranking position at the FDA. this position is intended to be deliver to President Obama. Taylor, nor any Monsanto employee, should be allowed to be FDA employees; [...]
Remove Yourself From Major Background Check Web Sites
You’re private information is everywhere and searchable. You can get old and current addresses and phone numbers all over the place. Companies have published that information on the net for anyone to get access too. Sometimes you get a free limited search other times you have to pay for more detailed information. Well, not everyone [...]
How Lobbyists and Washington Work
You laugh because it’s true. We lose because of the same. Additional: http://www.evilmilk.com/pictures/How_Lobbyists_Work.htm
Why You Shouldn’t Care If Google+ Deletes Your Profile
In the last few days Google has deleted a massive amount of Google+ accounts, the newest hotshot social network on the block from the search giant, for a violation of their Community Standards Policy. Google+ only wants your real name, no pseudonym accounts. In this mass removal of umm what, month old accounts at [...]
Cenk Uygur Of The Young Turks Explains Why He Left MSNBC
Cenk Uygur is most known for the daily political news show on YouTube he hosts called The Young Turks. The success of that independent media venture, The Young Turks YouTube channel has a quarter of a million subscribers and over half a billion views, brought about the opportunity to host a show on MSNBC. Uygur [...]
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