Today I Was Part of a “Very Isolated, Very Random” Problem

September 26, 2006 – 10:46 pm
. . . according to a Comcast spokesperson. Our good buddies at IDG News Service report that the failure of a DNS (domain name system) server at Comcast caused problems for some Web surfers in the northeast section of the U.S. today, making several Web sites, including Google, inaccessible. The server failure caused connectivity problems for a [...]
By filosofo | Posted in Boston, Comcast, Gmail, Google, Internet | 1 comment

Does Internet Shaming of Companies Really Help?

July 5, 2006 – 2:50 pm
The Washington Post observes the trend of Internet shaming, in which people embarrass companies and individuals online for their bad behavior.
By filosofo | Posted in America Online, AOL, Business, Comcast, Culture, Internet | 2 comments