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Twitter malware filter 'disappointing'
News Microblogging site's new weapon, to block users from tweeting links to malicious sites, is laudable but has shortcomings, according to security experts.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Twitter, Phishing, Malware, Security, F-Secure Corp.
Why your business should use Twitter
Insight perspective Twitter's not just about what you ate for breakfast. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary explains how businesses can take advantage of it and other social networks.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Twitter, British Telecommunications, social networking, Facebook, network, LinkedIn, advisory board
URL shortener Trim reopens 'indefinitely'
News Company announced just days ago it was going to shut down, but a new company blog post says it will continue to run until it's sold--whenever that happens.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Web 2.0, Web services, Twitter, network, blog, built-In, Web 2.0, Mobile platforms/communications, Web services
Using Twitter for work
Blogs Twitter is a popular micro-blogging service that lets you post short messages (up to 140 characters, similar to SMS) so ...
Twitter going after buy-more-followers services?
News One company that sells followers, uSocial, claims that Twitter is trying to shut it down over allegations of spam.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Web 2.0, Twitter, Spamming, Messaging, social networking, CEO, marketing, marketing company, Web 2.0
Being Twitter deft or Twitter dumb: is that the question?
Blogs Social networking has assumed immense importance in our lives. Over the last few months, we have seen how a tweet, a pro...
Facebook takes aim at Twitter, buys FriendFeed
News The massive social network confirms it has acquired the startup, which aggregates user posts and comments from various sites including Twitter.
Tags: Web 2.0, Twitter, social networking, Facebook, co-founder, leader, talent, Web, acquisition, Web 2.0
Security firms discover botnet on Twitter
News Account on the microblogging service can be used to host and control a botnet of infected computers, Symantec and Arbor Networks say.
Tags: Web 2.0, Twitter, Blogger, Security, distributed denial of service, computer, Arbor Networks, Symantec Corp., Facebook, security company
Another attack hits Twitter
News Less than a week after a denial-of-service attack knocked it offline, Twitter's servers went down again.
Tags: Web 2.0, Data security, Security Management, Hacking, LiveJournal, Twitter, Attack, Server, denial of service, Facebook
Twitter on the blink again, no word on cause
News Following two outages, the microblogging site appears to be undergoing another technical hiccup--feeds have stopped updating.
Tags: Web 2.0, Twitter, Site, RFC, denial of service, Web 2.0
Rival Twitter aggregator apps square off
News Third-party site, TweetMeme, claims that yet-to-launch competitor called ReTweet isn't just similar--it's accusing ReTweet of ripping off its code.
Tags: Digital media, Mobile applications, Twitter, COO, Digg, Digital media, JavaScript, TechCrunch, blog, manufacturer
Betting on the real-time Web
News No one knows how the microblogging site and similar online social networks will make money, but investors see a new Web revolution.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Web services, Web sites, Twitter, Site, America Online Inc., Stock, social networking, Facebook, blog
Twitter, Facebook attack targeted one user
News Accounts of pro-Georgian blogger were targeted in denial of service attack leading to outage at Twitter and problems at Facebook, Blogger and LiveJournal, says Facebook CSO.
Tags: Network security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, LiveJournal, Twitter, Blogger, Attack, chief security officer, denial of service, Facebook
Here come the 'Twitter, we did it first' lawsuits
News Service that makes emergency-management messaging software has sued Twitter over alleged patent infringement. The legal documents, however, are pretty vague.
Tags: Web 2.0, Legal, Twitter, Lawsuit, Emergency Management, Harvard University, Mark Zuckerberg, emergency response, Facebook, founder
Adobe patches critical Flash hole
News Problem that could let an attacker gain control over a computer via Flash Player has been patched, Adobe says.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Twitter, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, YouTube Video, patch management
