It was a prank described as one that "straddles the fuzzy gray line between "Crap-Yer-Pants Hilarious" and "Inexcusably Cruel"." Either way, it was a prank that was so effective that it probably makes the 'Cameron ...
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From Nancy Flynn of the ePolicy Institute in Columbus, Ohio: "HAVE YOU BEEN FIRED VIA E-MAIL OR IM? If so, National Public Radio (NPR) would like to talk with you. Frank Langfitt, Labor/Workplace Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) ...
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Via Michael Sampson of Shared Spaces Research and Consulting, I read a press release from Akonix and The ePolicy Institute that discusses the lack of preparedness of organizations when it comes to Instant Messaging (IM) policies. Of nearly 300 ...
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US Banks, which are overseen by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will from time to time receive guidance in the form of "Financial Institution Letters". In 2004, they received FIL-84-2004, "Guidance on Instant ...
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This past Saturday, I wrote about the problems faced by AOL Instant Messenger users when close to 10,000 active users were accidentally deleted. Stephen O'Grady thought I was a bit harsh in my view that companies deserved "what they got" if ...
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The story is simple. AOL was trying to purge old unused AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) accounts. In the process, they inadvertently blocked access to up to 10,000 active users. To make matters worse, no explanation was posted by AOL. Talk about a double ...
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Via Ed Brill, there is a story published in Risk and Insurance, a trade journal for the insurance industry, entitled "Instant Upside, Instant Downside". This article gives good insight at a high level about business control and corporate ...
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