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Behavior-Based Internet Advertising: Who Is Watching You?
 Search Engine Guide
Have you ever been surfing the web and come upon Internet advertising that provides a direct solution for something that you've been researching lately? Did you think that it might be related to your computer cookies, or did you chalk it up to serendipity?
Hi, I'm Betsy and I'm an Email-A-Holic
 Betsy Hart
I've finally given up my BlackBerry, or rather my "CrackBerry." Actually, in my case I owned a Treo, but the point is the same: I had become addicted to e-mail anywhere and anytime. I had to let go.
Bamboo, Dubbed 'Vegetal Steel,' Superb for Building
 Associated Press
Forget steel and concrete. The building material of choice for the 21st century might just be bamboo. This hollow-stemmed grass isn't just for flimsy tropical huts any more - it's getting outsized attention in the world of serious architecture.
Scientists Discover Way to Reverse Loss of Memory
 Jeremy Laurance
Scientists performing experimental brain surgery on a man aged 50 have stumbled across a mechanism that could unlock how memory works. The accidental breakthrough came during an experiment originally intended to suppress the obese man's appetite, using the increasingly successful technique of deep-brain stimulation.
Web Site Assembles US Prewar Claims
 John H. Cushman Jr.
Students of how the Bush administration led the nation into the Iraq war can now go online to browse a comprehensive database of top officials' statements before the invasion, connecting the dots between hundreds of claims, mostly discredited since then, linking Saddam Hussein to Al Qaeda or warning that he possessed forbidden weapons.
Cell Phone Sensors Detect Radiation to Thwart Nuclear Terrorism
 Purdue University
Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological "dirty bombs" and nuclear weapons.
Music of Mexico Waves Hello to Ringtone Success
 Mobile Marketing News
A romantic Mexican song is winning the hearts of pop pickers in the Billboard hot 100 ringtone chart.
Grand Velas Resort Wins Award for Website
 Hospitality Net
Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. announced today that its Grand Velas Resort Website won the HSMAI’s Adrian Gold Award for Search Marketing Strategy in the “Hotel – Individual Property” category.
 Technology Week Wrap
 Reuters
Tattoos that change shape and the robot that takes orders from a monkey. Plus, using the sweat of Swedes to heat a building.
Microsoft Seeks Patent For Office Spy Software
 London Times
The Times has seen a patent application filed by the company for a computer system that links workers to their computers via wireless sensors that would allow managers to monitor employees’ performance by measuring their heart rate, body temperature, movement, facial expression and blood pressure.
Our Rulers Are Compiling Digital Evidence Against You
 Kurt Nimmo
It’s a fantastic activism tool: impromptu groups such as We Are Change confront a former president or a corporate media anchor and within a few hours a video appears on the internet for millions of people to see. Be forewarned, though, because soon enough all of this will be used against you for crimes against the state.
Monkey Mind-Controlled Robot
 Wired
When our robotic overlords finally do take over, there's a decent chance they'll do it with monkey brains.
Solar Power Challenges Oil
 Mike Byfield
Martin Roscheisen, founder and CEO of Nanosolar Inc., says solar power is poised to eventually replace large volumes of imported crude oil in North America.
Indians Respond Enthusiastically to World's Cheapest Car
 VOA
The world's cheapest car, made by an Indian manufacturer, has triggered unprecedented interest in a country where only eight people in every thousand own a car. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha has a report on how people in India are reacting to Tata Motors' Nano.
YouTube Mexico Attracts Local Media Firms
 Ayala Ben-Yehuda
Online video has changed the way Latin music labels discover and market their artists - but entertainment companies are hoping that YouTube Mexico's emphasis on local content will translate the medium into a significant revenue stream.
California Wants to Control Home Thermostats
 International Herald Tribune
Next year in California, state regulators are likely to have the emergency power to control individual thermostats, sending temperatures up or down through a radio-controlled device that will be required in new or substantially modified houses and buildings to manage electricity shortages.
Mexico: Teotihuacan Sun Pyramid in for a Muon Scan
 Diego Cevallos
Who ruled the pre-Columbian city of Teotihuacan, in Mexico? Where are their bodies buried, what ethnic group did they belong to, and what kind of political system did they develop? A project to delve into these mysteries is under way, and may start producing answers next year.
How Secure are New US 'Smart' Passports?
 Jane Engle
It is unlikely that terrorists or others could steal your identity or attack you through the new computer chips in U.S. passports, many experts say. But that hasn't stopped the rumors from ricocheting around the Internet and elsewhere.
Traffic To Video-Sharing Sites Double Year-Ago
 Gavin O'Malley
On a typical day near the end of 2007, the share of Web users going to video-sharing sites like YouTube was nearly twice as large as it was in 2006, according to new data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
School Wants To Chip Students Backpacks
 Associated Press
A tech company with ties to a school district plans to test a tracking system by putting computer chips on grade-schoolers' backpacks, an experiment the ACLU ripped Monday as invasive and unnecessary.
Pepsi Tackles Childhood Obesity With Videogames in Mexico
 Jo Tuckman
In a country, where 80% of schools lack access to drinking water, Pepsi challenges students to stave off obesity while selling them soft drinks.
Alert Over the March of the 'Grey Goo' in Nanotechnology Frankenfoods
 Daily Mail
A breed of Frankenfood is being introduced into human diet and cosmetics with potentially disastrous consequences, experts said last night. Academics, consumer groups and Government officials are warning that the arrival of nanotechnology threatens dangerous changes to the body and the environment.
"Vicinity Read" Passport Card Technology Approved
 Associated Press
Passport cards for Americans who travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean will be equipped with technology that allows information on the card to be read from a distance.
Visions of Gates' Keynote Swan Song
 Brier Dudley
The line may already be forming in Las Vegas for the big event Sunday, the last performance of the Bill Gates roadshow before his role as chief visionary ends.
Mexico New Destination for Plane Manufacturing
 Diane Lindquist
Goodrich Aerostructures' factory in Mexicali might be a jumble of rebar and concrete now, but the structure soon will become crucial to the company's efforts to compete in a changing global aviation industry.
FBI to Put Criminals, Security Issues Up in Digital Billboard Lights
 Network World
The FBI today said it wants to install 150 digital billboards in 20 major U.S. cities in the next few weeks to show fugitive mug shots, missing people and high-priority security messages from the big bureau.
Mexico to Use Biochip to Control Illegal Immigration
 IANS
Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) has said it will introduce electronic registration for foreigners entering the country through the southern border to curb illegal immigration.
Ever Wondered What it’s Like Being a Wolf?
 Minnesota Zoo
WolfQuest is an exciting interactive 3D wildlife simulation game created by the Minnesota Zoo and eduweb. WolfQuest players take on the role of a wolf living in Yellowstone National Park.
Ad Money Begins to Trickle in for Bloggers
 Candice Choi
It is no longer unusual for blogs with just a couple thousand daily readers to earn nearly as many dollars a month. Helping fill the pockets of such bloggers are programs like Google's AdSense and many others that let individuals - not just major publications - tap into the rapidly growing pot of advertising dollars with a click of the mouse.
Putting the Brakes on Bike Thieves
 University of Leeds
Technology being developed at the University of Leeds could put the brakes on bicycle thieves and may also be useful in flagging suspicious events in public places, say researchers at the University of Leeds.
FBI Aims for World's Largest Biometrics Database
 Reuters
The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and abroad.
NSA Gets Real Time Access to Your Email
 Kurt Nimmo
Increasingly, the NSA is reading your email and everything you type in your IM client — and in real time, that is to say there is no delay in the timeliness of the information, the underwear drawer snoopers have the ability to read your IMs as you type them.
Phone and Email Data-Mining Used in War on Drugs, Too
 Wired
Do not let it be said that the Bush administration forgot the War on Drugs while waging the War on Terror. The Drug Enforcement Agency, for one, continued and expanded the data mining records of phone calls and emails from the United States to Latin American countries in order to catch smugglers, according to the New York Times.
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