Millions of children around the world are being sexually abused and molested

Millions of children around the world are being sexually abused and molested. Billions of dollars are changing hands as part of a growing crime wave of child pornography. This is anything but a victimless crime. Children – some as young as infants – are being barbarically assaulted for the sexual gratification of their abusers and those who view their photos.

While inroads have been made in the fight against child pornography, the problem remains severe. We have much more to do.

The Internet has become a child pornography superhighway, turning children into a commodity for sale or trade. Analysts at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) have reviewed 9.6 million images and videos of child pornography on the Internet just since 2002. There are millions more such images in cyberspace that we have yet to find.

Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi

"Archive for the 'entertainment' Category Review: Microsoft makes improvements with new Zune portable media player Microsoft is at it again, improving its products one version at a time. The Zune 2 portable media player that debuts today has a better design, a better way to buy songs, and improvements in the way you can share them. Apple doesn’t need to worry about losing its dominance. The newest iPods and the iPhone have better features than the new Zune models. Version 2.0 serves to fill out Microsoft’s product line and give the Zune its own unique identity. But it will still be years before Microsoft can mount a credible challenge to Apple. One step at a time, the Microsoft folks say. This time, Microsoft designed it all in house, a move that is evident in better features such as a wheel that spins like a bicycle wheel, said Jason Reindorp, director of Zune. The company has revamped its music web sites and expanded the social networking uses of the player. And it added FM radio tuners and the ability to sync itself with a computer via Wi-Fi. Read the rest of this entry » Share This Posted on Monday, November 12th, 2007 Under: General, consumer tech news, entertainment, cool stuff, reviews, media | 8 Comments » Al Gore’s Current TV rolls out"

Google reportedly offering online storage - Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi -

Google reportedly offering online storage - Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi -: "Google reportedly offering online storage By Dean Takahashi Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 at 7:55 am in General, Google, storage. Looks like Box.net and others like it are going to have a very big competitor. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal today, Google is working on providing online storage to users. Here’s the top of that story: Google Inc. wants to offer consumers a new way to store their files on its hard drives, in a strategy that could accelerate a shift to Web-based computing and intensify the Internet company’s competition with Microsoft Corp. Google is preparing a service that would let users store on its computers essentially all of the files they might keep on their personal-computer hard drives — such as word-processing documents, digital music, video clips and images, say people familiar with the matter. The service could let users access their files via the Internet from different computers and mobile devices when they sign on with a password, and share them online with friends. It could be released as early as a few months from now, one of the people said. The Mountain View, Calif., company plans to provide some free storage, with additional storage allotments available for a fee, say the people"

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"Neither is there anything better you can do for short-term results than to focus on recruitment and employer branding. It is increasingly difficult to get the attention of top talent, and firms must carefully craft a powerful message -- whether for a single career opportunity or a comprehensive recruiting campaign. Success demands that HR and marketing pros work hand-in-hand to portray the right image and message: HR must think like marketers, and marketers must understand how employment branding is different from product branding, and that it is just as important to competitive success. Successful organizations pair their most creative HR and Talent Management leaders with marketing professionals to build an employment branding strategy that solves these challenges and complements the organization's overall image."