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From iMedia Connection: There is a giant rock screaming toward earth and we have only eight days to stop it. It’s what the movie “Armageddon” called a global killer. Who will help us? Just like in the movie, the federal government has broken into the patent office to steal the plans for the world’s biggest …
From TechRepublic: Millions of parents around the country rely on Web filtering software to shield their children from the nasty side of the Internet–porn, predators and other unseemly phenomena. But according to the U.S. Justice Department, Web filters are not enough to protect minors. The agency voiced its concern about the technology last week as …
From CNN/Business 2.0: On a balmy night in late October, hundreds of partiers, most sporting red or blue Hawaiian shirts, pack the Delux nightclub in Delray Beach, Fla. It’s a swank place–outdoor decks, two bars, plush, bed-size sofas scattered throughout–and the crowd arrives in chartered buses and stretch Hummers. Many head straight for the guy …
From TechRepublic: Internet search engine Google has retaken first place in the 2005 global poll of the world’s most influential brands, while the eBay-owned Web phone service Skype makes its debut at No. 3. The annual survey compiled by online branding magazine brandchannel.com often throws up controversial results, such as in 2004, when Arabic TV …
From the New York Times: On Amazon.com, a customer interested in buying the novel “The Life of Pi” is also shown “The Kite Runner” because other Amazon customers – presumably with similar tastes – also purchased that book. That’s just one approach among many in the science of recommendation software. Web technology capable of compiling …
From Vnunet: It is 20 years since the release of the world’s first PC virus, according to antivirus firm F-Secure. ‘Brain’ was a boot sector virus created by two brothers, Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, to protect a game they had written. The exact day of creation is open to question, however, and some experts …
From Web Host News: Gary Kremen, owner of the valuable Sex.com domain name, reportedly sold the name he registered in 1994 to Boston-based firm Escom for $14 million on Wednesday. According to reports, Kremen plans to spend at least some of his time working to collect the $65 million in damages he is owed by …
From TechRepublic: Dealing with viruses, spyware, PC theft and other computer-related crimes costs U.S. businesses a staggering $67.2 billion a year, according to the FBI. The FBI calculated the price tag by extrapolating results from a survey of 2,066 organizations. The survey, released Thursday, found that 1,324 respondents, or 64 percent, suffered a financial loss …
From NewsFactor: The continued rise in phishing attacks shows increasing sophistication in strategy as well as more organized efforts among online criminals, said Dave Jevans, APWG chairman. “We’re a long way from the days when attacks on systems were done to show off,” he said. “With the motivation today being money, that creates a different …
From BusinessWeek: The cable network is a robust two-way medium that allows users to send and receive data at high rates. That has helped cable gain considerable ground in the Net-access and -phone markets. Telecom companies like AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) are building fiber networks that will deliver even more bandwidth to the home. …