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My Favorite
Buzzword:
Get ready for the
Wireless MAN, baby. Or short for
Wireless Metropolitan Area Network.
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All About The MAN
Spam Overload Dept:
According
to a recent survey, about 65 percent of Net users spend 10 minutes
or more a day dealing with spam. About 37 percent of respondents get
100 junk messages a day, and 63 percent get 50 or more.
Source:
Symantec and Insightexpress
Tech
Essentials:
Ben Sullivan's
Tech Blog
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Beta News
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Alice & Bill.com|
Everything
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CNET
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News.com
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NY Times
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SiliconValley
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Slashdot
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The Register
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Tom's Hardware
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Business Magazines:
Business 2.0
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Business Week
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CFO
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Economist
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Fast Company
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Forbes
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Fortune
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Inc.
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Newsweek
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Red Herring
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Smart Money
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Time
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US News
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Wired
 Syndicate
my Site
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Alice Hill's Technology
Watch
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Camera Phones As Barcode Scanners
 We thought camera phones had peaked, but here is an interesting use for the technology. This month Semacode will release a system that will let camera phones turn bar codes into web addresses.
Does anyone remember the failed CueCat?
Apparently the author of Semacode does. Simon Woodside in an interview in Wired News reported that there are many uses for his technology. "Businesspeople could put Semacodes on their business cards to link to constantly updated contact information. Museums could tag exhibits with Semacodes to provide information in multiple languages. And yes, Woodside said, stores could mark their merchandise with Semacodes."
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