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MySpace embraces data sharing with other Web sites

9. May 2008, 11:14

MySpace aims for social expansion with Web site-sharing Data Availability. Image: MySpace.
As social networks continually seek fresh ways to attract the registration of online members, News Corp’s MySpace has this week revealed that its service will soon broaden accessibility levels by allowing users to control and share their profile data with other popular Web destinations.

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TorrentSpy slammed with $111 million USD copyright infringement fine

8. May 2008, 11:53

TorrentSpy hit for $111 million USD in MPAA copyright infringement case. Image: TorrentSpy/Zzzack/Flickr.
A Los Angeles district judge has this week ruled that TorrentSpy site owner Justin Bunnell and operator Valence Media LLC are to pay a total of $111 million USD in fines for the facilitation of copyright infringement across a multitude of multimedia files posted through the now defunct Net service. ... more


McAfee partners with Yahoo to provide safer online searching

7. May 2008, 12:33

McAfee brings SiteAdvisor-powered security to Yahoo via SearchScan. Image: McAfee.
Extending the reach of its existing SiteAdvisor Web site warning technology, online security specialist McAfee Inc. has joined forces with Internet giant Yahoo Inc. to bring cautionary notification to the search results of Yahoo users.

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China pushing for Net censorship in US-owned hotels

6. May 2008, 17:27

US senator accuses China of forcing US-owned hotels to apply Olympic censorship. Image: SqueakyMarmot/Flickr.
United States Senator Sam Brownback (R) has this week accused the Chinese government of exerting pressure on US-owned hotels to install Internet filtration systems that will censor online content during the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.

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Client Side Debugging of Websites

5. May 2008, 08:00

Not all browsers are created equal. As users, we probably have our favourite browser – but webmasters do not have that luxury – their sites should work with all the mainstream browsers. While there are many browsers in existence, four of the best known and most used are Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple’s Safari, and Opera. The latter three function, from a webmaster’s viewpoint, fairly similarly. Internet Explorer though, despite many improvements in version 7, still lags behind somewhat. ... more


Judge: P2P file sharing does not infringe on distribution law

2. May 2008, 12:35

Judge's ruling throws spanner in the works of RIAA's file-sharing legal row. Image: Kazaa.
Fans of media file sharing have likely been partying in the streets this week after learning of an influential court decision that puts a sizeable dent into legal proceedings designed to gut-punch the contentious practice of peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing.

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Google bars new environmentally-friendly search engine

23. Apr 2008, 22:12

Credit: iwantanimac/Flickr.
An Australian search engine which promises to offset carbon emissions at no cost to the internet user, has been barred by Google from using its search technology and advertising platform.

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NBC brings US presidential election news to MySpace

23. Apr 2008, 13:12

NBC and MSNBC bring presidential news and debate to the MySpace social network. Credit: Twinkletoez/Flickr.
American broadcasting company NBC has this week announced that NBC News and MSNBC.com will be supplying popular social networking Web site MySpace with exclusive news coverage and related information connected to the unfolding drama of the US presidential election.

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Victory for online privacy as court rules in favour of valid subpoena

22. Apr 2008, 15:21

New Jersey court strikes one for online privacy. Credit: DavidThePimpDaddy/Flickr.
With online privacy still very much a topic of interest and contention within the Internet industry and throughout the online community, a court in New Jersey has this week struck a blow for those users concerned that their personal information might be being banded about without consent.

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Google revamps its Google Earth mapping tool

18. Apr 2008, 15:10

Google launches version 4.3 of its popular Google Earth mapping tool. Credit: Google Earth.
Fans of Google Earth, the addictively immersive global mapping application, have today been gifted with a reinvigorated version of the popular visual search aid thanks to the release of Google Earth 4.3.

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