Barracuda Networks just released their yearly report on spam. How much spam do you get?Here on hmtk.com I get well over 1,000 spam comments every day. Yes, I said every day. I also receive in excess of 250 spam emails every day. Yeah, that’s a lot of spam!It is not all bad though as I…
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Barracuda Networks Releases Annual Spam Report
CAMPBELL, CA – Barracuda Networks, Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, released its annual spam report today. The findings included: 1) The majority of business professionals view spam email as the worst form of junk advertising – worse than postal junk mail and telemarketing calls, and 2) spam email accounted for…
GameStop Announces Opening of Premier Store and Tournament Center
GRAPEVINE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, announced today the opening of its first combination store and tournament center. Larger than a standard GameStop location, this 4,000 square foot store is located in heart of the gaming industry in San Jose, CA.This location is a first of…
Majesco Entertainment Announces Wonderworld Amusement Park for the Wii System
EDISON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Wonderworld Amusement Park for the Wii home video game system. Developed by Coyote Console, Wonderworld Amusement Park brings to life a fully 3D world of games, rides and prizes across multiple themed areas that players can…
Jangl is First In Again: Launches SMS for Bebo’s 40 Million Members Worldwide
PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jangl, Inc., the company connecting millions of online profiles and mobile phones, safely and privately, today announced yet another significant social network integration, this time enabling Bebo’s 40 million customers to send and receive SMS messages through mobile handsets and personal computers; the latter for free.Today’s launch of JanglMe for Bebo comes on…
Looking to do some cutting back
I admit it, I have too many blogs!I am looking to cut some of them loose and I’m looking to take some offers on some of my sites.1. Dad’s WordThis one started out well as an attempt at satire. Most of the entries are written as if a typical TV dad from the American 1950’s…
AGLOCO Calling it Quits
I just received the following email from AGLOCO: We would like to update you on the status of AGLOCO’s operations. We continue to believe in the AGLOCO concept, but our revenue is currently not sufficient to give Members a meaningful distribution. And though there are increases in membership, the resulting revenue is not enough to…
T-Mobile and Samsung Introduce New Hotspot @Home Phone
DALLAS & BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile), today announced the availability of the new Samsung Katalyst(a). The Katalyst adds a stylish, slider design to the growing line-up of phones that support T-Mobile HotSpot @HomeSM service.With built-in support for T-Mobile HotSpot @Home, the Samsung Katalyst provides customers with great wireless…
Of Game Reviews and Money
There has been a lot of talk lately about the firing of a certain GameSpot editor with possible ties to a bad review and an advertiser pulling thousands of dollars worth of ads from that same site. Some of you may have become disillusioned with the big sites that review video games and take advertising…
SUP Acquires LiveJournal From Six Apart
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SUP, an international media company based in Moscow, today announced that it has acquired LiveJournal from Six Apart, Ltd. LiveJournal is one of the world’s leading global online communities, with a monthly audience of more than 18m1 unique visitors in nearly every country in the world. Additionally, SUP today launched a new U.S….
Spam Arrest LLC Wins Lawsuit against Hormel over SPAM Trademark
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spam Arrest LLC, which provides the popular SPAM ARREST software and services to eliminate email spam, finally won its five year legal battle against Hormel.Hormel filed suit against Spam Arrest in 2002 before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Number: 92042134), the federal administrative court charged with overseeing the national trademark office, alleging canned…
One Laptop per Child Extends Give One Get One Program Through December 31
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing every child in the world access to new channels of learning, sharing and self-expression, is extending its recently launched Give One Get One program beyond the initial two-week limited time offer through December 31, 2007, in the USA and Canada. The extended…