Bill Gates' Spam Prediction Misses Target

1. Bill Gates' Spam Prediction Misses Target

Two years ago Tuesday, Bill Gates predicted that spam would be a "solved" problem by now, a prognostication that, say most e-mail experts, was as off-base as most of Nostradamus' forecasts.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Jan 24 2006


2. MySpace looks to UK music scene

A UK version of the social networking site MySpace.com is to be launched "within the next 30 days". The announcement was made by Fox Interactive Media president Ross Levinson at a meeting of the National Association of Television Programme Executives in Las Vegas.

For more on this:
- read full story from BBC News, Jan 24 2006


3. Skype battles to stay ahead

Mention the idea of making phone calls over the internet and one word is bound to come up. That is Skype, the name of the company that pushed the idea into the public consciousness. It has grown at break-neck speed since it was launched in April 2003.

For more on this:
- read full story from BBC News, Jan 24 2006


4. Skype For Business

Four veterans of the old telecom and computer worlds are stepping into Internet-based communications, with an eye to replacing some of the businesses they helped build.

For more on this:
- read full story from forbes.com, Jan 24 2006


5. IPTV and VoD: the great content adventure

Industry comment "The problem is that they want the world, but they don’t want to pay for it", said the BBC executive sitting opposite me, sipping on his cappuccino. "They are all knocking on our door wanting all our content for free, and it’s so difficult when they don’t understand the costs involved and how this industry operates."

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Jan 23 2006

6. Yahoo! phishing warning

Websense is warning internet users of a new phishing scam targeting Yahoo! users. Users get a message via Yahoo!'s instant messenger asking them to "click on this website". Following the link takes you to what appears to be Yahoo!'s photo service.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Jan 24 2006


7. Internet brain trust aims to shame spyware makers

Internet researchers at Harvard and Oxford universities said on Tuesday they are seeking to enlist Web users in a program to name and shame suppliers of spyware and other malicious software programs.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 25 2006


8. NTP set to push on with RIM patent battle

TORONTO (Reuters) - Patent holding company NTP Inc. will trudge on with a legal battle against Research in Motion, but is open to the BlackBerry maker coming up with a deal to settle a patent dispute that risks shutting down the popular portable email service in the United States.

For more on this:
- read full story from reuters.com, Jan 24 2006


9. Version of Google in China Won't Offer E-Mail or Blogs

Google is bringing a special version of its powerful search engine to China, leaving behind two of its most popular features in the United States. In an effort to cope with China's increasingly pervasive Internet controls, Google said Tuesday that it would introduce a search engine here this week that excludes e-mail messaging and the ability to create blogs.

For more on this:
- read full story from the new york times, Jan 25 2006