e-mail Stephen Gallant Review: 02/01/2008 - 03/01/2008

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Search Results, Ads Distributing Malware

Web Browsing, Search, And Online Ads Grow More Risky, Google Says. Thomas Claburn. InformationWeek. February 12, 2008.
Google reports an increase in the number of websites that try to install malware on searchers' computers.

Is Video Choking the Net?

Demand for video reshaping Internet. Peter Svensson. AP. February 11, 2008.
While ISPs deal with the problems caused by video and file sharing in their own ways, the U.S. government may decide to impose its own policies.

Friday, February 08, 2008

The Growing Digital Divide

'Digital divide' widens between rich and poor countries: UN. AFP. February 7, 2008.
According to a study by the United Nations, there is a growing disparity in broadband usage between rich and poor countries.

Web 2.0 Security Limited

Web 2.0: Unsafe At Any Speed? Andy Patrizio. InternetNews.com. February 7, 2008.
Many security experts believe that Web 2.0 resources are inherently unsafe.

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Online Book Sales Rising

Books 'most popular online buy' . BBC News. January 28, 2008.
According to an international survey conducted by Nielsen Online, the number of people purchasing books online has risen to 41%.