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Israel takes airstrikes to the Web
News Israel Defense Forces uses Twitter to spread message and posts footage of Hamas airstrikes on YouTube. Some videos were removed, and later reinstated.
Tags: Web logs, Politics, Web 2.0, Video, Twitter, CNN, Footage, Spokesperson, FoxNews.com, Israel
Print news is fading, but the content lives on
News A Pew survey shows the Internet has overtaken newspapers as a main source of news, but newspapers still supply much of the seed news content that's refactored by millions of bloggers.
Tags: Internet, Web sites, News, CNN, TV, Real Estate, Survey, Programming, financial, revenue
Report: Smart-grid hackers could cause blackouts
News Cybersecurity experts say someone with US$500 of equipment and materials could take command and control, allowing for "en masse manipulation" of electricity service.
Tags: Hacking, Department Of Energy, CNN, Security, Cybersecurity, Blackout, security services company, Grid, data sharing, power consumption
So you're the boring guy
Blogs As I write this, news organizations all over the world are still scrambling to cover the sudden and shocking death of Mi...
Creating a 'Facebook for spies'
News The CIA, FBI, and National Security Agency are reportedly testing a social-networking site designed for use by analysts within the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, CNN, Security, sensitive information, social networking, Social Networking Site, National Security Agency, agent, Facebook
Before and after: IT snapshot
Blogs Yes, yes, I finally updated my photo byline. It's long overdue, especially since the previous one was taken when I first...
Facebook debuts 'fan box' tool
News Aimed at brands, celebrities, nonprofits, and marketers, the new widget lets site visitors add themselves as Facebook "fans".
Tags: Security applications/tools, Business broadband, MySpace, CNN, Tool, MTV, Coca-Cola Co., Facebook, brand, Web Site
Facebook's load balancing act by the numbers
News Some of Facebook's recent feature launches have brought in a crazy amount of traffic. How does the site balance it?
Tags: Web sites, Web services, CNN, load balancing, social networking, Facebook, San Jose, Velocity, data center, California
Netizens provide 'first draft of history' from Mumbai
News Steady streams of updates on the bloody attacks in India, captured on Web sites such as Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and Global Voices, could help piece history, says industry observer.
Tags: Video, Web sites, Web 2.0, Twitter, Blogger, CNN, India, Ingram Micro Inc., Flickr, News.com
Facebook wants you to do it live
News Site adds new bells and whistles such as privacy controls, embeddable streaming status and update widgets for developers and site owners.
Tags: Networking, Twitter, CNN, Video, photograph, API, Facebook, Web Site, Web, Networking
Can the Internet handle big breaking news?
News Reporters Tom Krazit and Declan McCullagh debate whether the tendency of Web sites to stagger under high demand can be avoided or isn't really something to worry about.
Tags: Domain names, Mobile platforms/communications, Web services, Web servers, Crisis communications, CNN, Google Inc., Akamai Technologies Inc., micropayment, Crisis communications
Navigating, dieting your way to greener pastures
Blogs Drive by GPS, think green every day and eat grass. Odd as it may sound, these seem to be the messages that came out of E...
Hitwise: Facebook's 'Connect' pushed it past MySpace
News The traffic firm noticed a clear uptick in U.S. Facebook growth after the site launched Facebook Connect in full, and that's when it passed MySpace in traffic.
Tags: Web 2.0, MySpace, CNN, social networking, Facebook, marketing, Hitwise, Web Site, Web, Web 2.0
How much of IT are you willing to give up?
Blogs A CNN report this week discussed the likelihood that the country's first tech-savvy president will have to give up the o...
May the new year bring good tech-ings
Blogs I'm feeling particularly melancholic this week as 2009 rolls in and we bid farewell to 2008. The past year wasn't a ...
