China tightens regulations on videos produced by Internet sites

Chinese regulators are cracking down on  video and films made by the nation's Internet firms with new measures meant to encourage the production of more positive programs.

On Monday, China's State Administration of Radio Film and Television, along with the State Internet Information Office, issued a notice meant to both guide and standardize the "healthy development" of Internet series, short films and other online video and audio content.

As China's online video culture develops, a number of programs have been produced which feature vulgar, violent, and pornographic content, according to a statement authorities published online. Internet users have complained, calling for the protection of the nation's youth, according to the statement. 

At the same time, online video sites have asked the government to intervene in order to prevent the inappropriate videos from taking time away from more "excellent" programming, the statement said.

Read details: Computer World

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Beware: DNSChanger May Shutdown Your Internet On Monday - Read how you can be protected!!

Beware all internet users !!

A malware DNSChanger is going to be unleashed on Monday and all computers which get infected will lose internet access.

The malware, a variant of notorious Ziob Trojan, when infects a computer goes into the Windows registry and changes the DNS name servers so that when you browse the internet, you are automatically re-routed to the culprit’s ad-ridden websites from which they earn money (the group of hackers made over $10 million from it).

Though the drakness looms for all net users, there is light at the end of the tunnel as there are ways to detect and remove this malware.

You are suggested to go to McAfee’s DNSChanger Detection And Removal Tool. If it detects the presence of DNSChanger, it will help you remove any changes the malware made when it installed itself on your computer.

Please share this post with your friends and family so that they do not lose internet access this Monday.

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If Google Loses the Oracle Battle, the Internet Will Never Be the Same

A jury on Monday turned in the first big verdict in the high-stakes dispute over intellectual property between Google and Oracle. Unfortunately it didn’t do much to resolve the conflict, failing to rule on a key point that would give either party a clear victory.

Briefly, the jury found that Google infringed on Oracle’s copyrights over Java code — which serves as a basis for a big chunk of Android — but didn’t rule at all on whether or not Google’s actions could be considered “fair use.” 

The judge in the case, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup, has said he’ll make a further ruling that will address that point and potentially alter the outcome with a final decision on whether software APIs (application programming interfaces) can be copyrighted.

Read details: Mashable

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Insecure websites to be named

Companies that do not do enough to keep their websites secure are to be named and shamed to help improve security.

The list of good and bad sites will be published regularly by the non-profit Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM).

A survey carried out to launch the group found that more than 52% of sites tested were using versions of security protocols known to be compromised.

The group will test websites to see how well they have implemented basic security software.

Read details: BBC News

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Bad News For Some AT&T Customers

Got your eye on an iPhone 4S? What about a Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket? Multiple reports that AT&T is set to double its upgrade fee on Sunday, February 12, from $18 to $36 may motivate you to get to the store a bit quicker to get that snazzy new smartphone.

Read details: Huffington Post

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Join Google Piracy Policy!! It Will Give You Money To Give Up Privacy

While there is much hue and cry for piracy on the internet, Google has announced that it will PAY some of its users to share their search history as part of a new project dubbed Screenwise.

People who sign up to be on the Screenwise panel will receive a $5 credit on Amazon for installing a browser extension that allows all of the data from their Chrome browsing to be collected. Participants will get an additional $5 for every three months of participation up to one year.

However, so far Google has not come out with a  clear cut policy on the subject except that "As a panelist, you'll add a browser extension that will share with Google the sites you visit and how you use them," Google said.

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Offensive India content removed by Google and Facebook

Facebook and Google say they have complied with an Indian court directive and removed "objectionable" material.

They are among 21 web firms, including Yahoo and Orkut, facing a civil suit in Delhi accusing them of hosting material that may cause communal unrest.

Judges have threatened to block sites that fail to crack down on offensive content, but many firms say it is impossible to pre-filter material.

Read more: BBC News India

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Indian court threatens to block Google, Facebook

An Indian court has threatened to block sites such as Facebook and Google unless they take steps to eliminate "offensive and objectionable" content.

"You must have a stringent check. Otherwise, like in China, we may pass orders banning all such websites," the Delhi High Court said during a hearing Thursday with legal representatives for Facebook and Google India.

Read more: France24

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US Congress has the potential to destroy the internet

[ via  Business Insider ] 12 Jan

The Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) legislation being debated in Congress has the potential to destroy the internet as we have come to know it.

SOPA - the death of Internet [Photo: The Faster Times]

If passed, SOPA would require internet providers to block access to sites in other countries hosting stolen intellectual property (IP) from the U.S. It also puts any site that contains even an accidental link to a protected IP at risk for legal action.

Find out which websites are destroyed if SOPA passed: Business Insider

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'Internet Addiction' can change Brain like a 'Cocaine Addiction'

[ via Business Insider ] 12 Jan

Chinese experts who have scanned the brains of 17 young internet addicts and found that their addiction is changing the way their brains function, Business Insider reports quoting BBC.

The teams' discoveries suggest that the brains of the addicted appeared to show the same changes to the brain's "white matter" — the connecting web of the brain — as those found in those addicted to alcohol, cocaine and cannabis.

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Twitter Indicator Could Trump Polls for 2012 Election Measurement

[ via Mashable ] 3 Jan

Want to know who will win the Iowa Caucus? There may now be a more effective tool than exit polls. Twitter, which has already proved an effective tool for gauging reactions to everything from Osama bin Laden’s death toKim Kardashian’s divorce, is now being used to track candidate buzz in the 2012 elections and is ready for action in today’s caucuses.

The Washington Post launched Tuesday a real-time web app called @MentionMachine that tracks the volume of Twitter and media mentions each candidate receives over time, compares their mentions to other candidates’, and captures sentiment by displaying the most popular stories and tweets related to individual candidates over the past week.

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Twitter crashes after 16,000 New Year tweets a SECOND lead to meltdown

First Post of 2012

[ via Mail Online ] 1 Jan 2012

Social network Twitter ground to a halt yesterday as it was overloaded with New Year messages. In Britain the site crashed at about 3pm and was out of action for more than an hour.

It coincided with midnight celebrations in Japan when revellers were sending a record 16,197 tweets per second. 

The overload meant no one could post new messages or read existing ones. Instead, frustrated users were greeted with the error message: 'Twitter is over capacity.' 

The site returned to working order but then stopped on several other occasions, prompting speculation that it was being hit by the arrival of New Year in different parts of the world.

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2011: 8 Hilarious Internet Jokes, Memes and Parody Accounts

[ via Mashable ]

As the year 2011 wraps up its last day today, more and more of interesting things that happened are being shared on the internet around the world. 

Here is a selection from some of the best Hilarious Internet Jokes, Memes and Parody Accounts:

• Photoshop Looter
• Livetweeting Twilight
• Conspiracy Keanu
• Scumbag Steve
• The Cosby Equation
• Ryan Gosling
• Texts From Bennett
• Sexy Sax Man

Read full story to watch a slide show on each above and welcome 2012 with a smile 

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Pinterest: A Beginner’s Guide to the Hot New Social Network

You've probably heard a lot about Pinterest over the last few months. Not only has the company received $27 million in venture funds, but the site’s popularity has exploded from 1.2 million users in August to over 4 million today.

Pinterest is a place to organize and share online images that you find interesting or inspiring. Once uploaded or shared on Pinterest, these images become known as Pins, which the user can place on customized, themed Boards. You can create Boards for any topic imaginable, from cats to classic cars to cats driving classic cars. The possibilities are endless.

If you want to check out Pinterest, though, you have to be invited. You can sign up for invites on the site (prepare for a wait), or chances are you already know a Pinner who will gladly send you an invite.

Read more about Pinterest at Mashable

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Hackers hit security think tank Stratfor's website

[ via Yahoo News ] 25 Dec

U.S. security think tank Strategic Forecasting Inc (Stratfor) said its website had been hacked and that some of the names of corporate subscribers had been made public, Yahoo News reports quoting Reuters.

Stratfor said the breach came from an unauthorized party, while activist hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility.

"As a result of this incident the operation of Stratfor's servers and email have been suspended," the Austin-based company said in an email on Sunday.

Hackers claiming to be the group Anonymous said they had obtained around 4,000 credit card details, passwords and home addresses on Stratfor's private client list, which was posted on information-sharing website Pastebin.

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Stricken Russian ship's crew await New Zealand air drop

[ via BBC Asia ] 16 Dec

A Russian fishing vessel Sparta is holed beneath the waterline and stuck in heavy sea ice of arctic.

As per reports a New Zealand plane is heading to the location of a Russian fishing boat in trouble in icy Antarctic waters to drop equipment and fuel.

The C130 Hercules, from the Royal New Zealand Defence Force, will take seven hours to reach the stricken ship, which is about 2,000 nautical miles (3,700km) south-east of New Zealand.

A number of ships are on their way to assist the vessel but all are days away and being hampered by heavy sea ice.

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Internet Explorer Learns Auto Update From Chrome

[ via Mashable ] 15 Dec

Having made it difficult for the users for quite a long, the Window's Internet Explorer will now "automatically update" whenever a new version is available, announces Microsoft.

The "lesson" comes from Google's Chrome, which automatically updates. In fact this has been one of the best known features of Google’s web browser Chrome, and now Microsoft’s IE follows suit - though there still is a catch.

The automatic update will only work if the user has enabled automatic updating in Windows.

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Can online Social Media Networks get you a Job?

[ via Mashable ]

Today there is a craze of finding jobs using the Socila Media Networks on the internet. More and more job seekers turn to these networks to find a suitable job - but is it really so?

A recent survey has some revealing information to announce.

As can be seen from above survey, while majority of job seekers get jobs from the more ocnventional means, some 16% job seekers find Online Social Networks as their helpers in finding a suitable job.

What is the breakdown of the 16% - read the full story HERE and see which social media networks is on top of other.

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New Gmail Adds More to Contacts and Email through Google+ Integration

[ Huffington Post ] 8 Dec 

Google has announced even more new features on top of the new Gmail design that will closely integrate its email service with Google+.

Here are a few example:

Whenever you open an email, you will see the sender's most recent post to Google+ on the right sidebar and will have the option to add that person to your Google+ circles.

A drop-down menu beneath "Drafts" on the left sidebar, where you will be able to filter your mail by Circles, showing only mail from your Google+ contacts, such as the people in your "Family" Circle or your "College Buddies" Circle.

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Chrome Surpasses Mozilla in Market Share for First Time

Huffington Post 1 Dec

Another important day in the browser wars: Chrome has surpassed Firefox in market share for the first time ever, according to a new report from StatCounter.

Google's browser had 25.69 percent global market share for November, while Firefox took home 25.23 percent. Both trail Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which is still the world's most used browser at 40.63 percent market share.

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