Jim Louderback, CEO of Revision3, a media company that plays host to wildly popular technology shows like Diggnation, and The Totally Rad Show has exposed Media Defender (a subsidiary of Artist Direct Inc) as the culprit behind a massive Denial of Service (DDOS) attack which shut down much of Revision3’s infrastructure after they closed a [...]

An investigation has been opened by the US Department of Justice into a possible breach of antitrust laws after Yahoo! announced Google Adsense would be implemented in limited trials on Yahoo! search results, in an effort to scupper Microsofts hostile ultimatum to accept a $44.6bn takeover bid.
Concerns were raised by regulators after a telephone call [...]

According to a security report by information risk management firm, IOActive, major ISPs in the US have created a massive security hole which puts the entire internet at risk, all in the name of making money.
Earthlink, an internet service provider has, along with a British advertising company called Barefruit, been engaged in the practice of [...]

Ebay President, John Donahoe has announced that its failing VoIP subsidiary, Skype will likely be heading for the chopping block, after the calamatous purchase failed to live up to expectations. Ebay acquired Skype for $3.1bn back in 2005, in the hope that internet phone service would improve communication between its user-base, and despite rapid growth [...]

Not content with their campaign against the dangerous cult of scientology, internet activist group, Anonymous have turned their attention to an issue which affects more than just whacked-out celebrities - their latest target being Virgin Media CEO, Neil Berkett.
The issue of net neutrality resonates with a great majority of internet users, and has finally come [...]

New York based Gawker Media has sold three blogs from its impressively sized array of online publications, because Managing Editor, Nick Denton couldn’t care less about the subject matter, citing a failure to generate enough ad-revenue to make it worth the effort.
The three blogs being dropped are Gridskipper, Idolator and Wonkette, all of which are [...]

After Microsoft recently threatened Yahoo! with a 3-week ultimatum to “accept our offer or else” (the ‘or else’ being a hostile take-over), Yahoo! have responded with a bewidlering tactic to try and gain leverage in the bitter talks. For two weeks, Yahoo! will be implementing Google Adsense into Yahoo! search.
The move is said by a [...]

After a long-running battle between social networking rivals, Facebook and ConnectU, the embarrasing episode may be coming to an end with Facebook (formerly ‘TheFacebook’) settling the case with ConnectU (formerly ‘Harvard Connection’) for an undisclosed amount.
The bitter row started after the founders of ConnectU accused Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook co-founders of stealing their lucrative idea [...]

A court has ruled that a lawsuit brought against Yahoo! owned Overture for displaying ads for competitors when a trademark was entered as a search-term is “totally without merit”.
The case was brought when the owner of a London based catering business, Victor Wilson, sued Yahoo! UK, and Overture for trademark infringement by placing sponsored links [...]

A wireless device submitted by Microsoft to the Federal Communications Commission for testing has been pulled after a disastrous failure. The prototype reportedly stopped working after tests by the FCC, which is the second such device submitted by the software giant, as part of the White Spaces Coalition, which involves a joint effort by Dell, [...]