Posts in September, 2009

Facebook Finally Makes Money and Theo has a Rant about Facebook in the Workplace

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After five years and with over 300 million users signed up, Facebook has at last reached break even point. The company has seen a tripling of users in the last 12 months, has recently launched a revamped search engine and is soon to launch an online payment system. Analysts are predicting income to rise by [...]

UK Local Authority Bans Facebook - Is There a Better Way?

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The BBC has reported that Portsmouth City Council has banned staff from accessing a number of web sites including facebook, Bebo, Twitter and eBay. The council had previously banned YouTube.

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New Academic Year, New Anonymous Proxy Issues

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As the new academic year gets underway, ICT managers will be steeling themselves for the ongoing battle of trying to prevent students using anonymous proxies to get unfiltered access to the entire web.
Bloxx has just issued a press release that again highlights the dangers and risks of anonymous proxies in education.

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Schoharie School District (NY) Using Bloxx Web Content Filtering

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Bloxx announced yesteday that Schoharie Central School District in New York use its Web content filtering appliance to monitor and protect its staff and students.

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