Internet News
Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes
(AP)
AP - U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc.
"Virginity Hit" a bawdy crowdpleaser
(Reuters)
Reuters - Essentially the first feature-length YouTube video, "The Virginity Hit" updates the horny-teenager movie to the Internet era.
EBay wins a round in court against Craigslist
(AP)
AP - In a skirmish between two Internet heavy hitters with a tangled relationship, eBay Inc. has convinced a court that it was wronged by antitakeover moves adopted by Craigslist after eBay started encroaching on its online classifieds turf in the U.S.
Hackers make 57,000 booby-trapped websites weekly: experts
(AFP)
AFP - About 57,000 seemingly legitimate websites booby-trapped by hackers spring up on the Internet each week, computer security researchers at PandaLabs said.
EBay Claims Win in 2008 Craigslist Suit
(PC World)
PC World - A Delaware court has ruled in favor of eBay in its 2008 lawsuit against Jim Buckmaster and Craig Newmark, majority shareholders of Craigslist, eBay said Thursday.
As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten growth
Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet.
Parental software is aid, not answer
Child-safety experts caution that while parental monitoring and filtering software may help keep kids safer online, the biggest thing they provide may be a false sense of security.
No music video needed for YouTube success
Instead of releasing a flashy video for Ludacris’ song “Let’s Stay Together,” producer Chaka Zulu just uploaded the track directly to the site with a just picture of the rapper as accompaniment.
Imdb.com allows free film, TV viewing
Amazon.com said on Monday that its subsidiary, Internet Movie Database, would allow users to watch feature films and TV shows for no charge on its website, imdb.com.
Best Buy to acquire music-sharer Napster
Napster, the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to became the scourge of the recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy for nearly $127 million.