Ransomware

Dan Swinhoe discusses negotiating ransomware payments .

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How to Succeed in Graduate School

Jennifer S. Furlong and Julie Miller Vick review how a doctoral student can keep their career on track.

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Content Thieves

Heather Lloyd-Martin suggests how developers can stymie thieves who steal website content .

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Google's First Headquarters

Google celebrated the firm's 20th anniversary, including a video of the original garage where the firm was born.

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Google Image Search

Barry Schwartz reports that Google has updated its image search to provide "creator" and "credit" metadata.

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Search Engine Optimization Tip

Adrian Cojocariu analyzes the use of the "www" prefix on web sites, and concludes that it is mildly beneficial to search engine optimization (SEO).

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Google's Blocked Words

Joy Hawkins shares the list of 25 words which Google uses to flag inappropriate advertising . Most of these are slang words that can be employed without conveying an offensive meaning, so knowledge of the list could avoid a marketing debacle.

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Chat advertising

Barry Levine reports how AdLingo is bringing advertising with chat to Google's network.

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Alumni and the Enrollment Process

Cailin Crowe explains the role of Harvard alumni in recruiting undergraduates.

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Brain Health With Aging

Jolynn Tumolo reports on research indicating that half of women and a third of men will develop either Parkinson's, dementia, or stroke .

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Don't Text While Driving

The American Automobile Association asking drivers to pledge to avoid texting while driving . This is the first time I have heard the term "Intexticated."

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Home Office Lifestyle

Matt Alderton suggests how a person can avoid distractions while working from home.

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Racially Conscience Recruiting

Nell Gluckman reports on Harvard's "racially conscience" admissions policy . The university is having to defend itself in court, as a result of at least one Asian-Americans feeling discriminated against as a result of Harvard's attempt to maintain diversity.

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Fake News Database From Politico

Cristiano Lima and Andrew Britz report on a "fake news" database created by Politico. The database can be searched here: https://www.politico.com/interactives/2018/is-this-true.

Note that Politico is critical of the current administration, and, like Wikipedia, nominations of "fake news" websites are submitted by the public (probably mainly Politico readers). So the database may express a bias against conservative viewpoints.

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Blaming the Obese

Michael Hobbes muses on the lack of charity toward the obese and the pain verbal abuse and discrimination causes.

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iPhone Security

Michael Grothaus says that Apple products are inherently more secure than the competitor's offerings.

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Your Best Performance

Mark Wilson notes that adults can "hit their prime at any time.

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