- Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:59:09 GMT: Despite filters, tidal wave of spam bears down on e-mailers
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Unwanted commercial e-mail touting Viagra, get-rich-quick schemes and more is growing by electronic leaps and bounds: an Internet-buckling 60 billion to 150 billion messages a day.
- Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:44:23 GMT: Diller's online conglomerate expanding
(AP)
AP - Media mogul Barry Diller said Friday his Internet conglomerate, IAC/InterActiveCorp, will invest $100 million to expand in China by creating services designed for local users.
- Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:16:42 GMT: China online users more likely to be Web "addicts"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese Internet users are more likely
to depend on their online experiences, and see the Web as a key
to socializing and sharing opinions, than their U.S.
counterparts, according to a study released on Friday.
- Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT: DNS hacked again
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Amit Klein recently released details on DNS server cache poisoning attacks that affect both BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) and Windows DNS servers. It goes to show that every time you think a problem with a well-known protocol or service has been solved, it may not be.
- Fri, 23 Nov 2007 02:16:37 GMT: Social networking sites drive advertising changes
(Reuters)
Reuters - A hunt for Britain's top university is
helping mobile firm O2 tap Facebook's burgeoning audience and
reflects the innovation advertisers need to tap the potential
of such sites, analysts said on Friday.
- Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:54:44 GMT: Mike Gravel's US presidential hopes stay alive online
(AFP)
AFP - He's been written off by big US media as unelectable and has little money to finance his White House bid, but former Democratic Senator Mike Gravel has been able to keep his hopes alive thanks to YouTube and the Internet.
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:11:25 GMT: Online shopping is bright spot in US holiday outlook
(AFP)
AFP - Online retail sales are expected to be a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy holiday picture with e-commerce firms despite a host of worries for American consumers, analysts say.
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:29:07 GMT: Skype encryption stumps German police
(Reuters)
Reuters - German police are unable to
decipher the encryption used in the Internet telephone software
Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists,
Germany's top police officer said on Thursday.
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:40:39 GMT: Web deals woo shoppers from Thanksgiving table
(Reuters)
Reuters - The holiday shopping season kicked off
on Thursday even before the turkey was carved, as retailers,
worried that gift buying may slow this year, posted special
deals on their Web sites on Thanksgiving day.
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:39:52 GMT: Hollywood giants sue Chinese Internet site: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Five Hollywood studios have sued a
Chinese online service and internet cafe they accuse of
offering pirated downloads of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and
other hit films, state media reported on Thursday.
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:28:41 GMT: Google's search share jumps
(Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc enjoyed one of its
biggest monthly gains in U.S. Web search market share in
October, building on consistent gains over the past two years,
according to industry data out on Wednesday.
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:25:28 GMT: Panel urges FCC to cap rural phone subsidies
(Reuters)
Reuters - A government advisory panel
recommended on Wednesday that the U.S. Federal Communications
Commission cap the fast-growing subsidies the government allots
to providers of telephone service in rural America and allow
some of the funds to be used for promoting broadband service.
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:44:54 GMT: Is security software becoming a security risk?
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Is the software we're using to protect ourselves from online attacks becoming a liability?
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:10:27 GMT: Online Video Ad Model Mimics TV Sales Approach
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK A year ago, when TV programmers were just beginning to put significant amounts of longer-form video online, pricing formulas were as varied as the deals and pretty much came down to the price a buyer was willing to pay. But now, with a better sense of the size and composition of online audiences, buyers and sellers say that, more and more, deals are based on eyeballs delivered, complete with guarantees, just like in the offline TV sector.
- Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:03:35 GMT: Facebook users complain of new tracking
(AP)
AP - Some users of the online hangout Facebook are complaining that its two-week-old marketing program is publicizing their purchases for friends to see.
- Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:12:11 GMT: U.S. Panel Urges FCC To Cap Rural Phone Subsidies
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A government advisory panel recommended that some of the funds be used for promoting broadband service.
- Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:56:06 GMT: Web offers myriad choices for holiday cards
(Reuters)
Reuters - A search for fun holiday cards
yields a world of choices on the Web, where sites will
personalize greetings, offering distinctive missives from elf
aerobics to Santa wearing only a mistletoe sprig.
- Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:35:00 GMT: Ad Spending On Newspaper Web Sites Up, But Bleeding Continues Offline
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Although online ad revenue is up 21% over last year, it doesn't offset declines in print ad spending.
- Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:54:00 GMT: Researchers Differ On This Year's Online Holiday Sales Growth
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - ComScore predicts holiday shoppers will spend 20% more online than last year, but Nielsen forecasts flat online spending.
- Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:15:26 GMT: Making 'Second Life' more like real life
(AP)
AP - You can always spot the novices in the virtual reality world of "Second Life": Their online characters — or avatars — stumble around awkwardly and walk into objects, as their real-world users fumble with the keyboard controls.
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