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Is Facebook the new Pirate Bay?

March 30th, 2009

The Pirate Bay has launched a new “add to Facebook” link to torrent files on its site. We wonder what will happen to people who actually post links to pirated material on their profile.

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Conficker demonstrates complexity of IT security

March 30th, 2009

The Conficker worm is more than just an exploit of a flaw in Microsoft software. It’s a lesson that technology, processes, and user behavior need to improve.

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Gmail Labs spreads beyond U.S.

March 30th, 2009

Speakers of 49 languages now can try the customization options of Gmail Labs. Recommended: offline access. Not: Old Snakey.

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Murdoch biographer: News Corp. should buy Twitter

March 30th, 2009

Michael Wolff–yep, the guy who said MySpace is for “cretins”–says a good digital acquisition strategy is the company’s best hope for staying afloat, and no acquisition is juicier than Twitter.

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It’s official: Disney offers short-form YouTube channels

March 30th, 2009

As expected, the studio is sticking a toe in the Web video water with a deal to post short-form content on YouTube. Could long-form be on its way?

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Infosys co-chair: Mistake to erect protectionist barriers

March 30th, 2009

On the eve of the G-20 meeting near London, Nandan Nilekani urges continued free flow of labor and free trade as best remedy to the global economic crisis

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Stolen credit cards exposed on Google- report

March 30th, 2009

UK payments association says credit card data of 19,000 people remained cached on Google search for a time.

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Internet advertising revenues rise in Q4

March 30th, 2009

Despite steep economic woes in the fourth quarter, Internet advertising revenues rose a modest 2.6 percent increase, according to a report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau.

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Conficker flaw reveals which computers are infected

March 30th, 2009

Researchers find flaw in Conficker that lets them detect which computers have the legitimate Microsoft patch and which were “patched” by the worm itself.

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Microsoft picks up Yahoo operations exec

March 30th, 2009

Dayne Sampson, a high-ranking Yahoo operations guru who’s worked at other Net powers, is heading to Microsoft’s Global Foundation Services group.

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