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...committed to interoperability (as the IM geeks call it). Its AIM software is available free on the Net to any user who wants it, and AOL has readily licensed the technology to competitors. But the company argues that opening up its system could expose users to hackers and spam and other nastiness. IMUnified says that's bunk, that the technical questions are child's play ("My grandmother could implement interoperability"), and that AOL should get with the program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Together Now | 1/29/2001 | See Source »

...government-sanctioned spam has surprised many students, particularly given the University's complex relationship with the military...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Receive Navy Recruitment E-mail | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

...scouring the Web for that pre-IPO stock that will bring you riches, take heed. The SEC has been cracking down on a number of companies that use the Internet to make false and misleading pre-IPO claims and stock offers, either through their websites or spam messages. In most cases, these companies have no hope of ever going public. Last month 1stBuy.com settled with the sec after allegedly defrauding more than 1,000 investors of $3.8 million. If it looks too good to be true, chances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Oct. 16, 2000 | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...Harvard does a pretty good job of leveling the financial playing field. When I embarked on this column I had no idea which of the people I know work on Dorm Crew. So I sent out a random spam email asking for current or former Dorm Crew workers to the roomies and about 10 other people. I told them that I was calling for an end to Dorm Crew...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: The Best Worst Job | 10/4/2000 | See Source »

...gold. But alas, there must be a catch. And in the "Big Diet" house, our overstuffed contestants will have to not only survive each other, but also survive a house stocked with everything but carrots and celery. In every corner, there will be pies and pastries, sausage and spam, cotton candy and candy corn, oil-dripping pizza, luscious string cheese, buttered popcorn, greasy potato chips, hot chocolate fudge, marshmallow stashes, twinkies, ho-hos, lard, etc. And to make things even more intriguing, the house also carries a complete indoor gym and a jogging track. After all, even the producers...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's In the (K)now: A Pop Culture Compendium | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

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