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Report: Facebook tried to buy StudiVZ
German rival, which Facebook recently sued, looks and feels just like Facebook. It's also likely the biggest obstacle to the social network's expansion in Germany.
CNET - 1 hour ago
Facebook responds to security warnings
The worm discovered this week has been fixed, head of security Max Kelly has said, ensuring users that the social network continues to work hard to keep the site safe.
CNET - 1 hour ago
Targeted for hacking by reporters at my table
A CNET News reporter explains how she may or may not have gotten hacked at the Black Hat security conference.
CNET - 7 hours ago
Black Hat expels reporters in network snooping
Journalists for French magazine thrown out of the security conference and permanently banned for allegedly sniffing network passwords of their fellow journalists.
CNET - 7 hours ago
Between a rock and YouTube, video execs see promise
Internet video executives say that advertisers are staying far away from so-called user-generated videos like those on YouTube. So where's the money going?
CNET - 7 hours ago
Google sours on $1 billion AOL investment
Search giant warns in a regulatory filing that its "investment in AOL may be impaired," which may lead to a $500 million loss on the investment.
CNET - 7 hours ago
Targeted for hacking by reporters at my table
(CNET)
CNET - LAS VEGAS--I should have known it was only a matter of time.
Yahoo - 7 hours ago
Rewarding 'Soulcaliber IV' makes wise use of the Force
For the latest installment of Soulcalibur, publisher Namco Bandai turns to The Force. The interesting thing is they didn't necessarily ...
USAToday - 7 hours ago
Japan police crack down on 300 child porn cases
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese police took action against over
300 child pornography cases in the first half of 2008, up 17
percent from the same period last year, police said, a sign
both awareness and Internet sexual exploitation are rising.
Yahoo - 7 hours ago
Australian rock band Wolfmother torn apart
(Reuters)
 Reuters - One of Australia's most successful
rock exports, the Grammy-winning trio Wolfmother, has been torn
apart by "longstanding frictions," according to a statement
published on the group's Web site on Thursday.
Yahoo - 7 hours ago
Google sours on $1 billion AOL investment
(CNET)
CNET - Google acknowledged late Thursday that it may have made a bad bet on AOL.
Yahoo - 7 hours ago
Online social networking sites are hacker playgrounds
(AFP)
 AFP - Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily take advantage of people's trust.
Yahoo - 7 hours ago
Typos can bedevil online political campaigns
(AFP)
 AFP - Typos can bedevil online political campaigns by letting evil software wizards or crafty king-makers turn misspellings into opportunities for sabotage or theft, a security specialist has warned.
Yahoo - 7 hours ago
Bits: Brush Up on the Mandarin for 'Table Tennis' and 'Triathlon'
ChinesePod, a popular podcast to help people learn Mandarin, is offering special lessons to teach Olympic terminology for this year?s games.
New York Times - 8 hours ago
Bits: Why ?Tibet? Can?t Be in a Hotmail Address
Microsoft is not letting people choose usernames with the word ?Tibet? in them when signing up for its online services. But it has an explanation ? and it?s not political.
New York Times - 8 hours ago
Bits: Finally, a Little Dancing in the Hallways at Yahoo
Yahoo recruited the Internet dance sensation Matt Harding to perform with employees in a music video.
New York Times - 8 hours ago
Bits: Is Apple iPhone Ready for Business? Sort of, Say Gartner Researchers
The Apple iPhone is acceptable for business use, says Gartner. But companies should still be concerned about some security and usability issues.
New York Times - 8 hours ago
Vonage?s Subscriber Growth Grinds to a Halt
The Internet telephone company said that a pullback in TV advertising led to lower recruitment of new customers in the second quarter, gaining just 2,000 lines in the period.
New York Times - 8 hours ago
Search Closing in on E-Mail as Most Popular Online Activity
Almost half of all Internet users now use search engines on a typical day, according to a new study that showed search engines are drawing closer to the dominant Internet application e-mail.
New York Times - 8 hours ago
Imax Loss Deepens on Digital Technology Costs
The giant-screen movie theater firm Imax reported a deeper second-quarter loss as it continued to invest in its transition to digital technology.
New York Times - 8 hours ago
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