Category: Internet
The Telegraph vs Google – who's in the right?
Will Head writes… Looks like the Telegraph is the latest publisher none too happy with Google for the way it chews up and indexes its news stories and then hangs them out alongside everyone else's for all the world to…
Mac Firefox team call for feedback
Colin Barrett of the Firefox for Mac development team has opened up his blog and email address to allow Mac users to comment on what features they'd like to see added to future releases of the Firefox browser, and what…
Is there anything actually worth watching on Joost?
Yes, it's the must-have closed beta programme that everyone's clamouring to be a part of and it's set to revolutionise TV as we know it. But the real question about Joost is is there anything worth watching on it? Musing…
Yahoo launching legal lyrics site
Yahoo has teamed up with Gracenote for a big 'ol sing-song. The deal allows it to offer the largest catalogue of legal, licensed song lyrics from Gracenote to users of its Yahoo Music site. It's like Smash Hits never happened….
Four out of five blogs are offensive
Up to 80 percent of blogs host potentially offensive content according to security firm ScanSafe – and it's not talking about the opinions' of the blog owners. According to its latest monthly Global Threat Report, a large proportion of…
AOL cash in on fear of identity theft, for just £7 a month
AOL seems to have decided that it's time to branch out from their core business of providing Internet access and services, and instead are offering to be a go-between for credit reference agencies and an insurance company.
Ethical dating site boasts one-millionth member
The UK-based dating and friendship site, MakeFriendsOnline.com, has boasted its one-millionth member, having had membership growth of 40% in the past year. The site was launched in 2000 by two school friends hoping to meet new people, and has an…
Nude web chats are fine, thanks to Chinese law loophole
Chinese prosecutors have had to drop charges of "organising pornographic activities" against a 36-year-old woman after it found that nude chat rooms were not defined in China's pornography laws.
Google Apps to add presentation software, rivalling PowerPoint?
Google plans to extend its Google Apps office software with the introduction of a presentation application that takes a shot at Microsoft’s PowerPoint.