>>>Out of June 20th Zest Magazine put out by the Houston Chronicle comes this rich tidbit. HIdden away in the Pet of the Week column: Starting July 1 Starbucks will offer free Wi-Fi in its coffee shops. Way to go 'Bucks. You've finally caught up to Chick-fil-A.
>>>Peter Svensson, in the June 1 HouChron Business Section, suggests that except for faster access to data [e.g. streaming video or video-conferencing], 4G wireless will be a bit underwhelming. "Other than that, it's difficult to point to new uses for 4G phones - things [people] can do, that 3G phones already can do."
>>>In the latest business news: Be careful what you say online in Facebook or in a blog posting. Venting your complaints in the Internet can spark lawsuits against you. The range of free speech on the Internet is now being challenged. A fellow named Justin Kurtz was sued by a company that towed his car. In facebook he made some unkind comments about the folks who hauled his car away. The towing company sued him for defamation of character and they were asking for $750,000 in damages. Is this just a classic harassment action by the towing company to silence Mr. Kurtz or is this the beginning of an attack on free speech in the Internet?
>>>Any doubts about the power of Social Networking? Lately in the press, it has been reported that Hugo Chavez, the feisty President of Venezuela, has decided that if you can't beat them, join them. In a counterattack on his critics, he has started using Internet social networking to mount a defense of his controversial regime.
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