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Google: Setbacks for Spammers in 2008, But Growth Continues
Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 26, 2009 9:17 AM / 2 Comments
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Spammers are a resilient bunch. Even if you manage to shut down one major spam network, others will gladly jump in and fill the void. According to Google, that's exactly Continue reading »


TinyURL Being Used to Bypass Safe Browsing Filters in Firefox, Chrome
Written by Sarah Perez / January 26, 2009 5:49 AM / 11 Comments
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TinyURL, one of the most popular URL-shortening services (although not our favorite) is now being used by cybercriminals to redirect web surfers to pages that contain viruses, trojans, and other Continue reading »


Hyperlinks: The End of Online Journalism?
Written by Lidija Davis / January 26, 2009 12:47 AM / 15 Comments
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GateHouse Media Inc. and The New York Times Co. will be facing each other in federal court this week in a fascinating case that is sure to be followed closely Continue reading »


A Guide to Recommender Systems
Written by Richard MacManus / January 26, 2009 12:01 AM / 14 Comments
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We're running a special series on recommendation technologies and in this post we look at the different approaches - including a look at how Amazon and Google use recommendations. The Continue reading »


Reveal Yourself: Versionista Exposes Edits for Any Site
Written by Rick Turoczy / January 25, 2009 10:57 PM / 2 Comments
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You can never be too upfront with your audience. With RSS feeds, Google Alerts, and scraping tools, most of your faithful readers know about changes to your site as they Continue reading »


The Unforeseen Consequences of the Social Web
Written by Lidija Davis / January 25, 2009 6:39 PM / 37 Comments
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The social Web has given users great power: the ability to create and share content with people around the world - easily and quickly. The problem of course, is that Continue reading »


Cartoon: Under the Financial Microscope
Written by Rob Cottingham / January 25, 2009 4:47 PM / 3 Comments
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So apparently we've walked through the Foyer of Financial Fiasco and plunked ourselves down right in the centre of the Living Room of Economic Doom (settling into the Sofa of Continue reading »


Twitter: Possibly Valued at $250 Million
Written by Lidija Davis / January 25, 2009 8:38 AM / 6 Comments
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Twitter may have signed a term sheet with Institutional Venture Partners according to a recent report on TechCrunch; a deal that will place the valuation of the rapidly growing microblogging Continue reading »


Monster.com Loses User Data Again
Written by Lidija Davis / January 24, 2009 10:53 PM / 13 Comments
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UPDATE: Nikki Richardson, VP Corporate Communications at Monster Worldwide has replied to our e-mail saying that the company is in the process of contacting users but can not disclose specific Continue reading »


Mac: 25 Years in Pictures
Written by Lidija Davis / January 24, 2009 3:29 PM / 25 Comments
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On January 24, two days after Ridley Scott's now legendary 1984 commercial went to air during Super Bowl XVIII, Steve Jobs stepped onto the stage at De Anza College in Continue reading »


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