MSN blogs sift through popular culture, cNet News, August 8, 2005

“Microsoft has quietly launched MSN Filter, expanding its presence in the growing sea of blogs that have washed onto the Internet. MSN Filter, features blogs that cover five categories: music, sports, TV, technology and lifestyle.”

Full story at: http://news.com.com/MSN+blogs+sift+through+popular+culture/2100-1026_3-5823349.html?part=rss&tag=5823349&subj=news


Yahoo ushers in new ad tracking system, cNet News, August 8, 2005

“Yahoo on Monday launched a new technique for tracking advertisement impressions. The system will count and report ad impressions only after the ad’s graphic loads in the viewer’s browser. Ads within blocked pop-ups, for instance, would not receive credit. Most Internet publishers currently measure their ad impressions at the other end—when they leave the server.”

Full story at: http://news.com.com/Yahoo+ushers+in+new+ad+tracking+system/2100-1024_3-5823382.html?part=rss&tag=5823382&subj=news


Yahoo in talks to buy China’s Alibaba? cNet News, August 8, 2005

“Yahoo is apparently eager to jump on the China bandwagon, and seems ready to throw $1 billion at the problem. According to a story on Forbes.com, the search giant is seriously considering a shotgun marriage to China’s largest native e-commerce company, the oh-not-so-Chinese-named Alibaba.”

Full story at: http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-5824034.html?part=rss&tag=5824034&subj=news


Nigeria cracking down on e-scams, CNN, August 8, 2005

“In Festac Town, Nigeria, an entire community of scammers overnights on the Internet. By day they flaunt their smart clothes and cars and hang around the Internet cafes, trading stories about successful cons and near misses, and hatching new plots.”

Full story at: http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/08/08/nigeria.scammers.ap/index.html


Yahoo passes Google in search index capacity, cNet News, August 8, 2005

“When most people think of Web search, they think of Google. But Yahoo said Monday that it ahs completed a vast expansion of its search engine index and now encompasses almost double that of its main competitor.”

Full story at: http://news.com.com/2061-10803_3-5824161.html?part=rss&tag=5824161&subj=news


Fortinet barred from selling antivirus, cNet News, August 8, 2005

“Fortinet, a Sunnyvale, Calif-based vendor of security appliances, on Monday was ordered by the US International Trade Commission to stop selling its FortiGate products in the US because of a patent dispute with Trend Micro. The ITC order stems from an earlier ruling that antivirus software from Fortinet violates a Trend Micro patent. Trend Micro filed a lawsuit against Fortinet last year and also filed a complaint with the ITC. The patent infringement suit is still pending in US District Court for the Northern District of California. The case was stayed pending the ITC decision.”

Full story at: http://news.com.com/Fortinet+barred+from+selling+antivirus/2110-7350_3-5824209.html?part=rss&tag=5824209&subj=news


Google to Buy Meetroduction, Internet.com, August 8, 2005

“Google is expected to announce the acquisition of Meetroduction later this week, a source close to the transaction said. Chicago-based Meetroduction launched the first version of Meetro, “location-aware social networking software.” on August 4. The idea of Meetro is to find people to hang out within the physical world.”

Full story at: http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3525986


Spyware Researchers Discover ID Theft Ring, eWeek, August 8, 2005

“Spyware researchers picking apart one of the more notorious spyware programs have stumbled upon what appears to be a massive identity theft ring hijacking confidential data from millions of infected computers.”

Full story at: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1845248,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594


Huawei, Marconi: No comment on acquisition rumor, InfoWorld, August 8, 2005

“Telecommunications equipment vendors Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. And Marconi Corp. PLC declined to comment on a published report Monday that they have been in talks that could lead to an acquisition by the Chinese company.”
Full story at: http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/08/08/HNhuaweimarconi_1.html