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Headlines for May 18th, 2010

[modern media mom] — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:00:45 +0000

Facebook Slammed By Adware Attack | InformationWeek – A security researcher calls the weekend attack 'stunning in terms of scale.'
5-Year-Old YouTube Tops Networks’ Primetime With 2 Billion Views | Wired.com – YouTube’s viewership now exceeds that of all three networks combined during their “primetime” evening time slot, with more than 2 billion views per day, Google announced Sunday.
Apple’s iPhone replaces BlackBerry for some bankers | Reuters – British bank Standard Chartered is replacing the BlackBerry, currently its standard corporate communications device, with the iPhone, a move that could eventually result in thousands of bankers switching to the Apple device for business communication on the go.
Microsoft Seeks to Put Hot Back in Hotmail With New Features | Wired.com – Microsoft is unveiling a major upgrade to Hotmail this summer, in an attempt to become the top webmail provider in the U.S. by outdoing the innovations that Google’s Gmail brought to the online inbox.
New apps emerge to reset Facebook privacy settings | CNET News – Several new applications have launched this week that are designed to easily reset a Facebook member's privacy settings, following new changes from the company that make a sizable chunk of profile content public by default when it was once kept under lock and key.

[modern media mom] — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:02:59 +0000

US mulls stiffer sentences for common Net proxies – AP News – "It sends a bad message about protecting your own privacy," said John Morris, general counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology. "This is the government saying, 'If you take normal steps to protect your privacy, we're going to view you as a more sophisticated criminal.'"
Security Fix – Microsoft Fixes 23 Software Security Flaws – "Microsoft on Tuesday issued eight security updates to plug at least 23 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. The patches are available through Windows Update or via Automatic Updates."
Nintendo Wii’s MotionPlus arriving in June – "The remote accessory will release on June 8 for $19.99. The first games to use the add-on will be Electronic Arts' Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, both of which arrive a week later."
Finally, a Reason to Bring a Little More Lindsanity to BoomTown – Not sure whether to giggle or shake my head…
EBay planning spinoff of Skype through IPO –
Yahoo May Announce Layoffs on Tuesday – "The cuts would be the third round of layoffs at Yahoo in little more than a year. The Internet company, which has been struggling for more than two years, laid off about 1,000 workers early in 2008. It cut 1,400 or so in the fourth quarter of last year, in continuing efforts to prune its sprawling online business and bring down expenses. It ended the year with 13,600 employees."

[modern media mom] — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:09:39 +0000

YouTube riddled with drug cartel videos, messages – Yet another horrific use for youtube.
Big Diaper Makers Square Off – Mom Bloggers have been invited to P&G Headquarters to see how their diapers have evolved. I'm waiting for my invite… perhaps it was lost in the mail?
How secure is the U.S. communications network? – "The San Jose Police Department is investigating the incidents, which took place in two different locations in San Jose and San Carlos and classified as acts of vandalism. Now that the network is up and running again, people are asking how difficult is it to take down the nation's communications network? And should we be more worried about the fiber optic cables that ring our communities and crisscross the country carrying all of our communications?"
Court Nears Decision on File-Sharing Web Site –
Conficker Eye Chart: The Simple Test to See If You’re Infected – A simple way to test for the Conficker virus
Twitter Worm Woes Continue, Fourth Round Of Attacks By Mikeyy (Updated) – Another worm infects Twitter