Good Monday Morning!

Hey everybody.  Hope you all had a great weekend!  A very big thank you to my special guests this morning…Lew Lokitz and Sue Walker from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County.  To find out more about this great organization, and how YOU can get involved check out their site.  There’s a lot of things you can do to help them.  Also, check out our events page for information about their upcoming 5k race in Asbury, and coming up in October, its their annual Gala.

Thanks Lew and Sue!

CASE DROPPED IN WOUNDING OF RAY DAVIES WHEN KINKS FOUNDER FAILS TO SHOW

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – For the second time, prosecutors in New Orleans have dropped charges against a man accused of robbing and shooting Kinks’ frontman Ray Davies in 2004. (more…)

ONLINE MEMORIALS

UNDATED (AP) – When a person dies, they sometimes leave an online profile behind. (more…)

RULES FOR VIRTUAL BEHAVIOR

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – There could be some new rules for members of online virtual worlds like Second Life or There.com. IBM appears to be the first corporation to create guidelines for employees who have avatars in such worlds.

Many of the rules mirror real-world mores: No discrimination. No harassment. No discussion of intellectual property with unauthorized people. But other guidelines advise users to be mindful of the appearance and actions of their avatars while conducting IBM business. Big Blue and other companies have been using virtual worlds to hold meetings with employees and customers worldwide. Critics say the rules seem stodgy. But IBM says the rules encourage ethical behavior in worlds where people play out rude fantasies.

YOUTUBE AIMING TO CURB COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

NEW YORK (AP) – YouTube is hoping to wiggle out of any more copyright lawsuits with new technology to keep users from posting copyrighted videos on the Web site. A lawyer for the site tells a federal judge that YouTube is working with major content providers on video recognition technology that’s as sophisticated as the F-B-I’s fingerprint technology. The lawyer says the company is aiming to have the technology in place in September. YouTube is being sued by Viacom, England’s top soccer league and an indie music publisher in for alleged copyright infringement. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say they welcome any improvements that would end alleged infringement, but say that YouTube should have acted
sooner.
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