Curious about Yahoo!’s new live webcam chat service, I sat in on a short session hosted by Digg’s Kevin Rose, hoping to find fault with the service and gather plenty of ammunition info for a review.
I wasn’t disappointed, and immediately the bugs and frustrations began to appear.
I tried to set up my camera - no [...]
Google’s Senior Vice President, David Drummond has issued a damning response to Microsoft’s bid to buy out search-rival, Yahoo! in an official statement which should serve to fan the flames, describing Microsoft’s influence as ‘Illegal’ and ‘Inappropriate’.
Using the Official Google Blog as a platform, Drummond says..
“While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought [...]
An internet-based hacking group known as ‘Anonymous’ has gained wide support on sites such as Youtube since announcing a public vendetta against the notorious cult of Scientology.
The first video announcement (below) was made after a promotional video starring Tom Cruise was leaked, and subsequently taken down for copyright infringement after embarrassed Scientologists complained.
You need to [...]
Want a free copy of Windows Vista Ultimate? You’d better leave your privacy at the door, as Microsoft launch an incentive to let them spy on your every move through an invasive feedback program, which tracks everything you do, online or offline for 3 months.
Those who obey, can claim a free copy of Vista Ultimate, [...]
I’m usually very sceptical about any startup jumping on the gravy-train of giants like StumbleUpon, and it was no different when I was tipped off about YouLicit. I wasn’t expecting much, but it seems my scepticism was unfounded as I installed the plug-in and began playing with the site.
Sign-up took about 3 seconds, the plugin [...]
The Germans are getting their leiderhosen in a twist over an alleged nazi plot behind the scenes at Wikipedia. According to sources, a left-wing German politician has filed charges against the online encyclopedia for brandishing too much nazi symbolism and pro neo-nazi propoganda.
The controversial move followed legal advice from the politician who wants to ‘encourage [...]
Find it, Rank it, Share it. That’s the tagline of the unusually named yokld.com, who bring social ranking and local business together in a service hoping to compete against a plethora of very similar sites, and while the site itself is pretty nice looking, just how useful the service will be remains to be seen.
From [...]
Search giant Google has announced that it is joining NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense) in a traditional effort to track the movements of the obese bearded flying fatty, loved by kids the world over. This is a tradition that started with a phone mix-up in the US, when kids were given a direct line to [...]
Image sharing underdog, Photobucket have announced new features for public photos that integrate with Digg, allowing users to digg images directly from the site.
No doubt photobucket are simply jumping on the bandwagon after seeing so many Flickr images appearing on the front page of Digg, and the popularity of anything marked [pic] on the social-voting [...]
Search giant Google, having just prevented an epic campaign to distribute viruses, trojans and all manner of nasties via search results for terms such as “christmas gifts” and “hospice” are now asking for the help of the humble user to help them “fill the gaps” in their malware trapping algorithms.
Google’s Ian Fette says..
“Currently, we know [...]