Christian radio
station DJ found with child p#rn
Chris Rulemen, a 40-year-old
midday host on 94 FM The Fish, a Christian radio station in Nashville, was
arrested over the weekend after the FBI said it found child pornography on
his home computer. Apparently disregarding his station's "Safe for
the whole family" motto, Ruleman was arrested at his home, where he
lives with his wife and three children. The FBI says none of the materials
found included images of his own kids. If convicted, Ruleman faces up to
10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, though his damaged reputation will
likely go beyond anything the court could hand him. Ruleman had been in
Christian radio for about 10 years.
At HSN, new iTV feature lets remotes click to buy
If logging onto your computer seems like an awfully big hassle to
buy those NASCAR crocheted curtains, HSN has come to your rescue. The
shopping network will partner with GoldPocket Interactive to distribute a
new application that allows shoppers to make purchases with their TV
remotes rather than via the internet. The two haven’t yet decided when
the new initiative will be launched, though HSN is targeting a preliminary
roll out at the end of the year. The iTV application, which HSN has been
chasing for five years, will get a demonstration at the NCTA National Show
in April. Satellite and cable subscribers will be able to use the digital
set-top box to make purchases, which viewers use the left and right arrow
buttons on their remote to choose. HSN recorded $2.4 billion in sales last
year and is the country’s fourth-biggest cable network.
Scammers find new avenue with VoIP technology
When an internet tool becomes popular, scam
artists are usually close behind. Internet phone technology is
attracting thousands of new users and a much smaller number of
thieves attempting to steal their money. Some Voice Over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) services let callers appear to be calling from
another phone number. Con artists have started using this trick over
the past six months to solicit credit account information from people
by posing as banks and other organizations. Caller ID spoofing is not
prohibited by law. Because VoIP calls travel over the internet, they
are vulnerable to the same security problems that plague email and
the web.
Gawker
a big winner at the fifth annual Bloggies
Who doesn't have their own awards program,
really? For the fifth year, weblog
writers and those who work with weblogs were honored at the 2005
Bloggies in Austin, Texas, last week. Dooce, the comic diary written
by Heather B. Armstrong, was named Best American Blog. Three sites
owned by Denton's Gawker Media also garnered awards. The Hollywood
gossip site Defamer was named best entertainment blog and best new
blog; D.C.-based Wonkette won best political blog, and Gizmodo took
top honors for technology writing. Boing Boing was blog of the year.
The public selected the winners of the 30 awards by voting at
2005.bloggies.com. Contributors donated small monetary prizes for the
winners.
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