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O'Reilly: The web is still learning, but it can teach too
The floor of the exposition hall at this year's Web 2.0 Expo has been a little bit lethargic, to say the least. "It's a lot emptier than last year," said one representative from a social gaming company that had set up a booth. "I think the 'Web 2.0' thing has become a bit of a stigma." Read more »
Spam report: volumes rising again
Spammers knocked offline two weeks ago when their hosting company, McColo, was shut down are finally coming back online, security researchers said this week. Read more »
ASCII: An artful way around spam filters
An old computer art form is making a comeback as a newer way to evade spam filters. Read more »
Twitter targeted by malware attacks
Microblogging service Twitter has started to be targeted by online criminals with malware. Read more »
Free Google Analytics: A spammer's best friend
Spammers are taking advantage of Google's free Analytics service to track the performance of spam campaigns and boost their business. Read more »
Flaw turns Google into spam spewing machine
A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report. Read more »
Facebook admits it's the in thing for spammers
The popular social-networking site Facebook is coming under increased attack by spammers and phishers, the company's security chief has revealed. Read more »
Europe keeps US from top of spammers list
European spam networks have pumped out more unsolicited mail than the US for the third month in a row, according to a recent study. Read more »
Storm worm botnet upgraded, prepared for attack
The owners of the Storm botnet, whose identities are as yet unknown, could be preparing to sell off the "services" of segments of the network, according to Joe Stewart, a researcher from managed security services company SecureWorks. Read more »
Spammers use YouTube to spread Storm worm
In yet another twist to the Storm worm menace, spammers are using a fake YouTube site to trick users into downloading the malicious code. Read more »
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Sending e-mail via ASP.NET
Sending an e-mail is simple to add when working with ASP.NET sites--as long as the Web server is properly configured. Tony Patton shows you how. Read more »
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Australian twitterati talks malware
-- It was inevitable that micro-blogging service Twitter would become infested with malware, according to a number of high-profile Australian users of the service. Read more »
Google to allow third party code in Gmail?
-- According to executives from the company, Google are preparing to open Gmail to developers outside the Googleplex labs. Read more »
Website defacement and spam together at last
-- Fresh off the wires from IT Security firm Sophos this morning comes word of the hottest new trend in online pharmaceutical spam: linking to innocent, but hacked, websites which redirect to an on-line store. Read more »
ATTN Google, Spam is Spam!
-- I just don't understand it, my Google Mail (Gmail) spam folder overflows. What you say, lots of it - well, their spam filters must be working. While that may be true, I'm expecting more for what they have to offer. Read more »
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In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »
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Google launches Apps MarketplaceGoogle launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
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TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »
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