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DoS Attacks vs. Social Media
Maybe you heard the sound of the world crashing down and people actually being productive at work yesterday while Twitter was unreachable. It wasn’t long before the full explanation came out—the popular microblogging site was the victim of a DoS attack.
Friday the 13th Sees Facebook Hit 175M Active Users
Some of us measure our popularity in the number of Facebook friends we have. Facebook measures its popularity in the number of “active users” it has—and that number hit 175,000,000 on Friday the 13th, according to a Tweet from Dave Morin of Facebook.
CBS to Take Online Video Seriously
CBS is re-launching TV.com, a site it picked up in its CNET acquisition. Currently, the site is kind of a go-to resource for all things television, except actual TV content. They do have some video clips and episodes of things, but it's not Hulu.
YouTube To Stream Full-Length Feature Films
The most popular video site on the web, YouTube has long been in negotiations with movie studios to stream full-length feature films. And while there are still a lot of details to be hammered out, sources say that the deal could be complete in thirty to ninety days, according to CNET reports today.
Oops: Outsourcing Firm Loses Google Staff Data
All the engineering acumen in the world, or at least in the Googleplex, can't prevent an old-fashioned burglary of unencrypted employee data held by an outside firm.
CNET Affected By Security Breach
It's been a tumultuous year for CNET's employees. There have been widespread layoffs, a $1.8 billion acquisition, and now, a security breach that's put their personal information at risk.
CBS Acquiring CNET For $1.8 Billion
By Doug Caverly
Yesterday afternoon, CNET's stock closed at a price of $7.95 per share. This morning, CBS announced its plan to acquire CNET for $11.50 per share, or about $1.8 billion overall.
CNET, Yahoo Make Friends
By Doug Caverly
A lot of people are at least familiar with CNET, but starting soon, Yahoo is going to introduce the site to even more of them. CNET and Yahoo should announce a new content and advertising deal sometime this afternoon.
Frost & Sullivan's Study On Data Leaks
By Andy Beal
A new study from Frost & Sullivan suggests companies have a new enemy to face, in their battle to protect their online reputation–their own data leaks. According to CNET: Indeed, three-fourths of the information security professionals around the world surveyed by Frost & Sullivan say they now consider avoiding reputation damage to their organizations as a top priority.
Facebook And ConnectU Reach Settlement
As with most legal battles, the ConnectU suit against Facebook has begun to drag out: first filed in September 2004, the legal battle over who originally created the source code for Facebook is still ongoing. Last July, a Massachusetts Federal judge ruled that ConnectU needed concrete evidence to bring their suit.
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