Sat.Jan 21, 2012 - Fri.Jan 27, 2012

Robert Weiner

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Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal

Robert Weiner

Lots of people have already weighed in on Blackbaud’s purchase of Convio (two of my favorites: [link] and [link] ). Here my perspective. Disclosures: I have clients that use both companies’ products, as well as products from their competitors, open source products, and homegrown solutions. I don’t invest in these or other companies that I advise on.

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Lame spam of the day: Money from Homeland Security

Robert Weiner

Yow! Homeland Security wants to send me money (right after they learn to write English). And it makes perfect sense that they're working with the United bank of Africa to make sure I get my money. Watch out for those flying pigs. Sender: Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency/Georgia (sandra@iexpress.com.br). Subject: STATUS OF YOUR TRANSACTION WITH THE HOMELAND SECURITY.

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Lame spam of the day: Please provide your tax information

Robert Weiner

Just in time for tax filing season in the U.S., a phishing message purporting to come from Intuit. Intuit's security center lists lots of these, but not the two I got this week. Sender: INTUIT INC. (onlinebanking@ealerts.bankofamerica.com) -- it claims to come from Intuit, but the return address is at Bank of America. Subject: Please provide your tax information.

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Lame spam of the day: Tis the season for warranty sales

Robert Weiner

It's January, so "tis the season" is out. And the lame spammer couldn't even format the message, so there are no links or images. Sender: Melissa Griffin (melissagriffin03a@rhonda42martinez.info). Subject: Tis the Season for Warranty Sales. Here's a screenshot: Screenshot6.

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