As required by the CAN-SPAM Act, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposal to establish a mark or notice that will be required for inclusion in spam that contains sexually oriented material. The purpose of the mark or notice is to inform the recipient that a spam message contains sexually oriented material and to facilitate filtering of such spam messages.

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Here's a good article that will explain how some of the links you click on that seem harmless, will actually hijack your browser and take you to places you don't want to go - or worse, cripple your computer with malicious code.

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A proposal to rid the world of spam at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland just wouldn't be complete unless it involved some economics of its own. Indeed, Gates' proposed "magic solution"--in which the senders of unwanted e-mail are finanically penalized at the recipient's discretion--implies the existence of an electronic chargeback infrastructure, which critics say will be difficult if not impossible to implement (especially in two years) on a global scale unless one technology maker controlled most of the Internet. Hmmmm.
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Did you know there is a search engine for blogs? I was reading through the Quikonnex forum and realized this was something I hadn't tried yet. It's simple and only takes a couple of minutes.

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(CNN) -- Hackers unleashed an agile worm Monday -- using a sneaky, fairly new tactic to get unsuspecting computer users to diffuse their malicious code.

Dubbed "W32/MyDoom" or "Novarg," the worm circulated so fast anti-virus firms quickly raised threat warnings to "high" saying the bug was one of the worst in recent months.

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Attorney Bruce Safran wrote an informative article that sets out the guidelines for advertising on the internet.

It's important that you understand and implement the required documentation on your website as well as in your ezines, particularly in view of the new techologies that the citizens of the net are utilizing.

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Online security will become important as the year progresses. No longer are the nasty hackers content with the glory of their underground counterparts - now they want money and they don't care how they get it.

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Most of us utilize affiliate programs to expand our earning potential. It isn't always easy picking a winner though, is it? Have you ever wondered why some affiliates 'know' about new killer products before everyone else?

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The holidays are over and as you know, the CAN-SPAM law came into effect on the 1st of January. Do you understand the implications of this law and how it affects you and your business? If you don't, then you can expect the 'guys and gals in blue' to come after you.

The FTC is gearing up. ISPs have their filters on full alert. AOL and Yahoo have thrown in a few new twists and even Microsoft is getting into the mix.

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Being prepared before you have to hand in those tax papers will make the difference between paying taxes or receiving a refund. Get up to speed with this guideline.

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