Yahoo tests blog search in Korea, cNet News, August 3, 2005

“Yahoo has quietly begun testing blog-search technology in Korea, a sign of coming tools for the US market that will take on existing players such as Technorati.”

Full story at: http://news.com.com/Yahoo+tests+blog+search+in+Korea/2100-1032_3-5817646.html?part=rss&tag=5817646&subj=news



Yahoo unveils beta of blog ad network, cNet News, August 3, 2005

“Yahoo on Wednesday debuted the beta version of an advertising network tailored for small and medium-size Web publishers. The service is designed to let publishers access Yahoo’s ad products and content through a self-serve platform. The company said the beta offering will be available in the US only through invitation.”

Full story at: http://news.com.com/Yahoo+unveils+beta+of+blog+ad+network/2100-1024_3-5816886.html?part=rss&tag=5816886&subj=news



Time Warner’s Advertising.com Settles With FTC Over Adware, Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2005

“Advertising.com Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc.’s America Online, agreed to settle federal charges that the company allegedly offered free security software without adequately disclosing that it also came with adware.”

Full story at: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112309574347604093,00.html?mod=e%2Dcommerce%5Fprimary%5Fhs



Ask Jeeves Launches Keyword-Based Ads, Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2005

“Ask Jeeves Inc. launched a new keyword-based advertising program for its search service, in a move that could provide both additional advertising revenue and more independence from rival Google Inc., which currently provides ads for Jeeves search-results pages.”

Full story at: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112290177478001457,00.html?mod=e%2Dcommerce%5Fprimary%5Fhs



Actiontec Teams up with Skype, ExtremeTech, August 3, 2005

“Actiontec Electronics has entered the VoIP game with the Actiontec Internet Phone Wizard, a small gateway allowing a user to make VoIP calls using the Skype service.”

Full story: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1843318,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532



Vonage Confirms Site, Service Trouble, InternetNews, August 3, 2005

“Vonage’s Web site was temporarily down, and some customers reported being unable to dial out using the company’s Voice over IP service today.”

Full story at: http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3525071



Antiphishing group casts line at new threats, cNet News, August 3, 2005

“Faces with a rise in so-called pharming and crimeware attacks, the Anti-Phishing Working Group will expand its charter to include these emerging threats.

Full story at: http://news.com.com/Anti-phishing+group+casts+line+at+new+threats/2100-7349_3-5816919.html?part=rss&tag=5816919&subj=news



Court Oks Blocking of Unsolicited E-mails, Yahoo News, August 3, 2005

“The University of Texas didn’t violate the constitutional rights of an online dating service when it blocked thousands of unsolicited emails, a federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday.”

Full story at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050803/ap_on_hi_te/dating_spam



Net criminals’ customise’ attacks, BBC News, August 3, 2005

“Net criminals and hackers are increasingly targeting their attacks at specific organizations, research shows. Spam is becoming less attractive as criminals focus on fraud, identity theft and extortion. This has meant a decrease in the ratio of spam to legitimate email from 83% in January to 67% in June.”

Full story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4739709.stm



Gartner: Bank card fraud too easy for phishers, InfoWorld, August 2, 2005

“US banks are putting customer convenience ahead of security and, in the process, making it much easier for online “phishers” to create counterfeit bank cards, according to a Gartner Inc. report released Tuesday. And with the Internet now a common source of stolen account information, phishers are accounting for a growing portion of the estimated US$2.75 billion in annual losses that bank card abuse is costing US banks, the Stamford, Connecticut, research firm said.”

Full story at: http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/08/02/HNbankcardphishers_1.html