Category Archives: Internet

Finding A Cantor Online

From YnetNews: Every year before the High Holidays, synagogues all over the world search for cantors who will stand up in front of the congregation and amaze the audience with stirring renditions of renowned prayers. Until now, leaders of the … Continue reading

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Netflix Rocks

I have the three DVDs at once $17 a month subscription. It also gives me unlimited access to instant downloads from Netflix’s 12,000 plus title library through the ROKU player ($100) that I installed last night. I was having some … Continue reading

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Free Criminal Record Background Check

Brad Stone writes: WANT to vet a baby sitter? Need to peek into the background of a prospective employee? Curious about the past of a potential date? Last month, PeopleFinders, a 20-year-old company based in Sacramento, introduced CriminalSearches.com, a free … Continue reading

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Email Overload

From the Los Angeles Times:  Nor is e-mail always friendly — it can be confrontational in a way that talking usually isn’t. "If we’re having feelings with someone else that we need to confront," says therapist Firstenberg, "many times we’ll … Continue reading

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My Dialogue With Marc Gafni About Reputation Online

The videos of our dialogue are here and here and here and here and here. The book (The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet) underlying our discussion is here. Here’s a selective transcript of what I … Continue reading

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