Grassroots campaign for Firefox
Later this month or early next, the New York Times will run a full-page ad for a free, open source Web browser called Firefox, which continues to make inroads against Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
A product of the Mozilla Foundation, Forefox's lineage can be traced to the pioneering Netscape browser. It commands only a three percent market share, but is growing rapidly. It's popular among the techno elite.
Firefox is believed to be much more secure than IE, which is plagued by scores of security holes that can lead to compromised computers.
The Times ad is the result of an effort led by Rob Davis, a public relations man who started the campaign as a volunteer while unemployed, and continues the work in his new job at a Minneapolis public relations firm.
He started soliciting contributions to buy a full-page ad after a computer meltdown.
Jon's daily tech news links:
The Register: AOL lost 2 million customers last year
Industry Standard: E-voting backers see success
AP: Two guilty in first felony spam case
AP: Film studios prepare to sue file sharers
New York Times: Indians outsourcing companies cheer Bush victory
