Excerpt: | If you spend much time on Twitter, you may have noticed that one of NBC’s Twitter accounts was hacked earlier today and used to distribute false messages about a terrorist attack in New York. Although NBC and Twitter quickly took action to take control of the account back from the hackers, the incident still looks bad. […] |
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Published at: | 6:03 PM on Friday, September 9th, 2011 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, Technology |
Tags: | Computer Immunity |
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Safeguarding your social media accounts from hackers: Five essential guidelines
Thanks to all who attended FallFest!
Excerpt: | On behalf of the team at NPI, I’d like to extend my thanks to everybody who came to our first-ever FallFest tonight in downtown Seattle. We were very happy with how the event went, and we hope that those of you who came had a good time. As a result of your generosity, we are now […] |
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Published at: | 7:12 PM on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Announcements, Events |
Tags: | FallFest, Spring Fundraising Gala |
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Help NPI celebrate its eighth anniversary tomorrow at FallFest 2011!
Excerpt: | Just a reminder that tomorrow evening, we’re holding a special event in downtown Seattle (think house party meets happy hour!) to celebrate our eighth anniversary and give you, our loyal readers and supporters, a chance to meet with the NPI team and learn more about what we’re working on. This isn’t a formal evening like our […] |
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Published at: | 4:59 PM on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Announcements, Events |
Tags: | FallFest |
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Schedule for September 25th presidential visit to Seattle starts to take shape
Excerpt: | Although the White House has yet to officially confirm that President Obama is coming to Seattle in two and a half weeks, we already have a pretty good idea of what his schedule will be like while he’s here. That’s because his campaign has been busy trying to interest local Democrats with at least $1,000 to […] |
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Published at: | 2:21 PM on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | US-Pres |
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Bank of America unilaterally amends deposit agreements for Pacific Northwest customers
Excerpt: | Financial “services” giant Bank of America, which has been staggering through 2011 under the weight of bad debt inherited from acquisitions like Countrywide, has begun informing customers in Washington and Idaho that it is changing the deposit agreements for personal accounts in both states, NPI has learned. The changes will take effect on October 14th, […] |
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Published at: | 6:24 PM on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Economic Security, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Companies & Industries, Consumer Protection, Ethical Business |
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More proof the knives are out for RIM: New BlackBerrys getting unfair reviews
Excerpt: | Regular readers may remember that back in June, I wrote a post taking the pompous “tech press” to task for characterizing the maker of the BlackBerry as headed for extinction (Earth to the tech punditocracy: Research in Motion is still very much alive). That post ended up being very well-received. Though The Advocate is not […] |
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Published at: | 1:35 PM on Sunday, September 4th, 2011 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, Technology |
Tags: | Companies & Industries |
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Seattle Times, Eyman donors launch P.R. campaign to urge that universities be funded