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The Impulse Media Group Lawsuit Decision Explained – The Internet Patrol

http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/the-impulse-media-group-lawsuit-decision-explained

“The decision in the lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Impulse Media Group was handed down this week, and for many it was a shocker. There were many claims of spam from Impulse Media Group’s affiliates, and so many thought that the lawsuit was a slamdunk.

They were wrong.

You see, here’s the thing – as many know – lawsuits often turn on a legal technicality. And that’s because the facts of the case have to match the law under which the case was brought. Exactly.

Now, I’m very familiar with the affiliate spam section of CAN-SPAM. That’d be because I wrote it. Senator McCain’s office contacted me while I was still the CEO over at Habeas, and asked for my help drafting “some language to go after affiliates who spam” (that would be why this section is called the “McCain Amendment). That is the clause under which Impulse Media Group was sued.

And, the bottom line is, the FTC coudn’t prove their case. “

LiveLeak.com – Cops Beat Peaceful Tibetan Protesters IN AMERICA

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d86_1206479478

Video footage of New York cops clubbing and arresting peaceful Tibetan protesters who were merely walking down the street has gone relatively ignored beyond Youtube.

While stories emerge out of China every day of police beating and killing Tibetan protestors in the streets, the same sort of behavior by cops in America tells its own story.

The footage was shot at a free Tibet peaceful assembly in New York on the 14th of March.

Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques – Smashing Magazine

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/26/grid-based-design-six-creative-column-techniques/

Grid systems bring visual structure and balance to site design. As a tool grids are useful for organizing and presenting information. Used properly, they can enhance the user experience by creating predictable patterns for users to follow. From designer’s point of view they allow for an organized methodology for planning systematic layouts.