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FirstMeta Card - Second Life

September 5, 2007 by Wayne Porter
This has been in the rumor mill for sometime but now appears it has materialized. Singapore based FirstMeta has launched MetaCard, a credit card for Second Life that is claimed to be the world's first virtual world credit card. The MetaCard works in the same way as a normal first...
| Filed under: Second Life, Web2.0

Changes in Orbit- Standby

July 30, 2007 by Wayne Porter
In case you missed it, and some may have, as Jimmy Daniels pointed out on this post that didn't make it, that some entries are not making it to the front page. Apologies for this, but things are moving and getting broken in the movement. Like this post from Revenews'...
| Filed under: Affiliate Marketing, Revenews

Why Didn't T-Mobile Think of This?

April 25, 2007 by Wayne Porter
Ryan Fitzgerald offered only to "listen". The 20-year-old posted a video with his cell phone number on YouTube on Friday, and since has received more than 5,000 calls and text messages... The message: "I never met you, but I do care," Now his T-Mobile minutes are running out. The press...

Follow Your Muse...Ideas, Thoughts, and Questions

April 7, 2007 by Wayne Porter
As "Planet Beta" slowly takes form. (Video at CostPerNews)...it might be a good time to rethink what we do and why we do it? Sam Harrelson checks in with this video. I liked it...it reminds me of a very simple saying- "Follow your muse." Your muse... Since the Renaissance period...

Behind the Pop-ups We Have....

April 7, 2007 by Wayne Porter
I do plan to get back to my philosophical postings, but when I saw this report forwarded by Kellie Stevens today I could only shake my head. Bittersweet, really...since most of Zango usage, and this is no big secret, comes from arbitraged traffic via other affiliates or "small tier...

Planet Beta Nears Horizon-

April 2, 2007 by Wayne Porter
Some readers may recall the "Gonzo writing" experiment a few months ago? If two business people would adopt Hunter S. Thompson tactics in frozen Las Vegas- just to seek new ideas- why would Planet Beta be so far fetched? I would expect nothing less, from a tactical standpoint. Knowledge...
| Filed under: Online Publishing

Tabula Rasa Spotted Through Telescope

April 1, 2007 by Wayne Porter
Tomorrow more will be revealed.... IncuBeta, an investment holdings company focused primarily in online marketing and media assets, has agreed to acquire the ReveNews.com brand and site from its previous majority holders. The deal will include absorption of the ReveNews site into the overall IncuBeta umbrella, allowing for the further...
| Filed under: Online Publishing

Operation: Tabula Rasa

March 29, 2007 by Wayne Porter
My inbox has been filling up with questions...Questions of all kinds after my last enigmatic post. I can assure you there is a flurry of activity going on behind the scenes as we prepare for Operation: Tabula Rasa. Tabula rasa, which is Latin for scraped tablet or clean slate, refers...

Embracing The Winds of Beta

March 26, 2007 by Wayne Porter
It is that time again- the winds of change. It is envitable. First I would like to extend a heart-felt thanks to Jim Kukral who is leaving Revenews as its steward. Thank You Jim It is a tough role, as I am sure Jim knows, and I do appreciate the...
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The Fix on Winfixer via AOL- The Latest Tricks Exposed

March 25, 2007 by Wayne Porter
Microsoft IE Security MVP, Sandi Hardmeier, pinged me earlier this weekend over yet another problematic advertisement in a big network. She blogs again on the elusive "Winfixer", or you can pick a name among many, for this deceptive software scam. I noted this at Revenews after the discovery of the...


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Wayne Porter is one of the original founders of ReveNews.com, and served as the CEO and founder of XBlock Systems a specialized research firm on greynets and malware research before being acquired by IM security leader, Factime Security Labs. His projects include the popular SpywareGuide and the X-RayPC Process Analyzer His recent work includes working with the Federal Trade Commission to help shape spyware policy and the creation of two patent-pending technologies to contain unwanted software on corporate networks. Wayne is a frequent speaker at e-commerce business events. Wayne currently works for FaceTime Security Labs , the world's leading IM and greynets security company, as the Sr. Director of Greynets Research. His hobbies include reading science fiction, playing chess, fishing, writing, collecting shiny digital gadgets, playing raquetball and studying memetic engineering.

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