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Security Expert Suggests Twitter Focus on Output Escaping not Input Filtering
Written by Lidija Davis / April 18, 2009 4:38 PM / 11 Comments
Twitter's status blog this morning announced that Twitter has addressed the most recent variant of the Mikeyy worm but recommends that you still avoid viewing the profiles of users posting Continue reading »


Aneesh Chopra: America's Chief Technology Officer
Written by Lidija Davis / April 18, 2009 10:10 AM / 38 Comments
During his weekly address this morning, President Obama named Aneesh Chopra as the nation's first Chief Technology Officer. Chopra, who has effectively been doing much the same job at a Continue reading »


The Web of Data: Creating Machine-Accessible Information
Written by Alexander Korth / April 18, 2009 10:00 AM / 18 Comments
In the coming years, we will see a revolution in the ability of machines to access, process, and apply information. This revolution will emerge from three distinct areas of activity Continue reading »


Weekly Wrapup: Social Media Monitoring, Future of Firefox, eBay Sells StumbleUpon, And More...
Written by Richard MacManus / April 18, 2009 5:00 AM / 0 Comments
In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup, our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week, we look at the latest in social media monitoring tools, investigate how cloud computing Continue reading »


VC Investment in Internet Deals Did NOT Fall Off A Cliff
Written by Bernard Lunn / April 17, 2009 11:58 PM / 10 Comments
This data comes from the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Their press release sounds kind of Continue reading »


Feedly Mini Learns How to Search
Written by Phil Glockner / April 17, 2009 5:10 PM / 5 Comments
The social news utility Feedly announced on its blog that it just added the ability to perform a supplemental search on content it knows about on any of a number Continue reading »


A Better Calling Card: Twitter Challenges Facebook Connect
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / April 17, 2009 3:37 PM / 27 Comments
In the old days, self-important people use to carry calling cards. Now we have Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites to turn us all into mini-celebrities. So what's the Continue reading »


New in Gmail Labs: "Suggested Recipients"
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 17, 2009 12:50 PM / 9 Comments
If you often send emails to multiple recipients, a new feature in Gmail Labs will now help you to ensure that you don't inadvertently forget a recipient you typically include Continue reading »


Twitter's Big Day: Oprah Winfrey and Ashton Kutcher Bring Twitter to the Mainstream
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 17, 2009 11:58 AM / 12 Comments
Twitter has gone mainstream. Late last night, Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) became the first Twitter user with more than 1 million followers. Today, media mogul Oprah Winfrey sent out her first Continue reading »


Pirate Bay Found Guilty: Jail Time for Founders
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 17, 2009 9:50 AM / 6 Comments
Today, a court in Sweden found four members of the Pirate Bay guilty of breaking Swedish copyright laws and sentenced them to a year in prison and a $3.6 million Continue reading »


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