[WEB4LIB] RE: :CueCat -- any progress??

[eigles]

CNET had an intresting article on the Cuecat and user privacy at

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2826868.html?tag=st.ne.1002.tgif.ni




>===== Original Message From PAUL.GRAY at TCCD.NET =====
>And the prize goes to the man from New York -
>CueCat is a MARKETING GIMMICK
>That is all it is.
>One reason our IS people -- while not forbidding its use - refuse to bother
>supporting it.
>
>Now - the concept and the technology - that DOES have some promise for
>information professionals.  But if we want it used in that manner - I fear
>it will be up to some of the wizards among us to develop it.
>
>Paul H. Gray,Manager - Library LAN & CLC
>TCC Northeast Campus Library, Hurst, TX
>817-515-6623
>"Those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me - - - Hank and Tennessee"
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Josh Kuperman [mailto:josh at saratoga.lib.ny.us]
>> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 10:27 AM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list
>> Subject: [WEB4LIB] :CueCat -- any progress??
>>
>>
>>. . .
>> er; basically,
>> steering people to puchase products while gathering demographics.
>>. . .

Edward Iglesias
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