Home >> Blogs July 2008 - Shark Tales

Romancing the screen

Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. says it’s the “first publisher” to offer electronic books with “interactive buttons” that link to sites with more information about the content. Toronto-based Harlequin is a subsidiary of Torstar Corp.. better known for the...

Published Wed, Jul 30 2008 9:07 AM by Sharky

Filed under: Novel, Harlequin, Partner

Facebook developer takes a stab at reform

Online users who would like to virtually shove a nine-inch blade through someone’s pancreas will be disappointed now that Slide has removed its Shank application from the Facebook site. According to a report published in PC Advisor, Shank was one of the...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2008 10:07 AM by Sharky

Filed under: Superpoke, Shank, Facebook users

Forget brain tumours - these cell phones are healthy :-)

KDDI Corp. of Tokyo has launched a line of handsets designed to keep you healthy, according to IDG News Service. KDDI’s handsets include motion sensors and GPS receivers designed to figure out how far users walk. The Walk and Run application is designed...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2008 10:07 AM by Sharky

Filed under: Handsets, Calories, Wireless, Exercise, Healthy

Shooting Google Messenger

According to IDG News Service, prosecutors in Italy are finishing an investigation into whether Google should be charged with defamation or invasion of privacy in connection with a video posted in September, 2006. The clip, which was only on Google Video...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2008 10:07 AM by Sharky

Filed under: Prosecutors, Charges, Harassing

Hackers announce World War 3

Websense Inc. has announced it has discovered a spam and Web site spoofing campaign designed to fool people into thinking the U.S. has invaded Iran. The San Diego-based messaging security vendor’s Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network announced Thursday...

Published Thu, Jul 10 2008 10:07 AM by Sharky

Filed under: Iran, Campaign, Messaging, Spam

More fun in press releases: jetting to Infinity Bay

Working in the publishing field means reading a lot of press releases, most of which are targeted at your magazine's readership. Sometimes they aren't. Today, ComputerWorld Canada got a couple of doozies, including one we got "free of charge" (?) from...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 4:07 PM by Sharky

Filed under: Business travel, York, Flights, Caribbean, Charge

Please help refute Forrester study

Most corporate blogs published by firms selling to the business market “failed to energize their intended audiences,” according to a recent report from Forrester Research Inc. According to CIO magazine, Forrester examined 90 enterprises with corporate...

Published Thu, Jul 03 2008 8:07 AM by Sharky

Filed under: Forrester, Corporate blogs, Responding, Serve

Even highly educated spammers need a good spellcheck

With most schools having already completed their commencement ceremonies, Shark Tales has realized the only way to catch up to these smarty-pants new kids is to take advantage of e-mail offers such as the following, which arrived in a colleauge's inbox...

Published Wed, Jul 02 2008 11:07 AM by Sharky

Filed under: Doctoraate, Bacheelor, Commencement, Outlook accounts, Dissertation