Link Popularity News
- Twitter to route all tweet links through security check Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:58PMThe popularity of the Twitter service has not only made it a destination for millions of users every day, but also of those attempting to carry out phishing scams. The problem until now was short URL links were being clicked in tweets without any knowledge of where they led. Inevitably this meant lots of users were [...]
- Plant biologists fear for cress project Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:55AMArabidopsis thaliana?
- Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:43AMTwitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service. Part of the new service is a new Twitter tool to shorten URLs, so users will see some links...
- Northeast adds Web cam to campus Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:59PMWant to see in real time what is going on at Northeast Alabama Community College? Want to see what the weather is like at the college? Or give a wave to friends or relatives somewhere thousands of miles away?
- Search FT.com Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:41PMIt was a night of firsts. The first time the Oscars stage had looked like Waterloo Station gone celestial. (Loved the sparkly arch, less sure about the stairways designed to cause commuter collisions.)
- Article: iPhone Gems: Top 12 Twitter Apps Reviewed Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:26PMOver the past year the popularity of the Twitter micro-blogging service has continued to increase dramatically. With this growth, the Twitter service itself has expanded to offer new communication and social features. Mobile devices such as the iPhone continue to be popular platforms for accessing and sharing information on Twitter, and there continues to be a healthy landscape of Twitter ...
- Virtual visits to Glacier NP increasing Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:11PMWEST GLACIER - One century ago, just getting to Glacier National Park was an adventure. Much of what then took park visitors days or weeks to reach on foot, horseback, carriage or train, is now just a mouse click away.
- The unwelcome return of image spam Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:59AMAs soon as spam fighters gain ground, spammers switch tactics, sometimes going back to what worked before. Hence the return of image spam.
- Sharpton to Urge Paterson to Step Down Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:41PMGovernor Paterson could soon face pressure from black Democratic leaders to step down. A party adviser says the Rev. Al Sharpton is convening a group of black Dem leaders to talk to Paterson tonight.
- On Blogs, Hot Dogs Become the Health Care Debate Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:21PMA warning about the potential health hazards of children chewing hot dogs triggered an impassioned backlash and registered as the top subject among bloggers last week.
- The Comet Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:25PMThe Hitchin Beer festival had its best year ever last year, more beer, more visitors, so popular that the beer ran out mid way through the final day. 10 years in the making and still we are learning how to make it better.
- New newspaper in town Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:30PMA new newspaper has hit the stands in El Paso County. "We actually started out at 900 locations around El Paso, Teller and south Douglas," said Lana Fore-Warkocz, publisher of The Constitutionalist Today, a free monthly that began with the founding fathers in mind. "We wanted a newspaper that would go back to those grassroots," she said. It has a traditional name, but a 2010 approach. With a ...
- State Police Fight Crime Via Facebook Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:29PMThe Virginia State Police are always looking for new ways to fight crime, and with the popularity of social networking sites, it is only natural that they join in and log on.
- Brazil’s Lula Unbeatable, Not Rousseff, Cardoso Says (Update1) Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:35PMFormer Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who twice defeated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the 1990s, said that while Lula is “unbeatable” today, his popularity won’t be enough to elect his chosen heir.
- Micro Wrestlers Leap Into Local Scene Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:42PMSome of the smaller stars of the wrestling ring recently body-slammed their way into Fish Lips Bar and Grill.
- D of D stopping spouse education program Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:04PMThe Department of Defense suspended the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account on February 16th.
- Intellectual Property Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:31AMThis e-alert provides an update on the latest issues of interest to IP&T professionals both in Australia and Internationally. We hope that you will find this information useful.
- Shaking the foundation: Author, journalist T.R. Reid explains how health care reform is possible Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:20AMSocial science tells us that a demonstration effect occurs when people change their behavior by observing the behavior of others - and the outcomes they produce.
- PCM eyes potential seats for election Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:30PMBy Adib Zalkapli KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The secretive Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) is now quietly preparing for the next election by recruiting potential candidates and identifying seats to contest, but denies it’s behind the spate of PKR defections. “We are building a strong support base and we will give both PR and BN a good run for their money,” said its vice-president Huan Cheng Guan in an ...
- Skipping Saturday mail delivery suggested Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:09PMThe U.S. Postal Service might scale back a day to help save the financially strapped agency, which is projecting a shortfall of $7 billion. The ultimate decision lies with Congress. Few things in life are as reliable or as taken for granted as Saturday delivery of the U.S. mail. Though much of the official world is closed for business, there is still hope for that longed-for college admission ...
- Paterson Lays Low Amid Calls for Resignation Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:26PMAfter the New York Times published a new report Governor Paterson tried to directly contact the woman who accused his aide David Johnson of domestic violence, Paterson lay low today amid calls for his resignation. Steve Flamisch reports.
- Naomi Starkman: Stop GE Alfalfa - Consumers Care About GE Contamination Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:20PMUSDA has until Wednesday, March 3 to receive public comment on its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on approval of GE alfalfa. In 2006, the...
- Gifttree.com seeks alternatives to credit cards Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:15PMThough 90% of purchases made on Gifttree.com are paid with credit cards, Craig Bowen, the site’s president, would welcome growth in other payment methods, such as PayPal.
- Eastside Elementary peer program grows Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:58AMPosted 10 minutes ago at 10:48 am. Students at Eastside Elementary School are getting a unique education thanks to a peer mentoring program that launched just last year and has already grown significantly in its popularity.
- Social Networking SEO Tips and Techniques Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:06AMThe popularity of social networking sites on the Internet offers not only opportunities for friends to meet again online or get in touch with your old classmates and office mates but a new opportunity in the field of search engine optimization strategy. This article illustrates several ways an SEO practitioner can use social networking to increase rankings build trust and authority within a ...
- Sourcefire Partners with Immunet to Deliver Cloud-Based Antivirus Protection Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:01AMCOLUMBIA, Md. & PALO ALTO, Calif.----Sourcefire, Inc. , the creators of SNORT® and a leader in intelligent Cybersecurity solutions, and Immunet, the developer of next generation antivirus technologies, today announced a partnership to deliver a free, Windows-based version of the ClamAV® antivirus solution.
- Memories come streaming back to Leawood woman at trout opener Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:26PMCASSVILLE, Mo. | Betty Layton looked out at the throng of fishermen packed onto the stream at Roaring River State Park and could hardly believe her eyes. She knew that the form of recreation her grandfather, Roland Bruner, had brought to this Ozark valley 100 years ago had grown by leaps and bounds. But this?
- NACC web cam allows real time viewing Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:47PMWant to see in real time what is going on at Northeast Alabama Community College? Want to see what the weather is like at the college? Or give a wave to friends or relatives somewhere thousands of miles away?
- Psychological thriller keeps you guessing Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:40AMLeonardo DiCaprio plays Teddy Daniels, an up-and-coming U.S. Marshall who is assigned to investigate who is number 67. Daniels believes this number refers to a secret extra inmate held at the maximum security mental hospital for the criminally insane on the titular “Shutter Island”. The plot twists after his partner Chuck Aule played by Mark [...]
- ‘Crop Mob’ takes over Triangle Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:14AMAbout eighty people spent their Sunday with their feet in the mud, shoveling and digging rice paddies on a farm that wasn’t theirs. The crowd was participating in the latest Crop Mob event at Edible Earthscapes farm in Moncure, about 25 miles south of Chapel Hill.
- Question of the week: Is Chicago that miserable? Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:40AMThanks to high taxes, Chicago Transit Authority route cuts and fare hikes with the loss of the 2016 Summer Olympic bid, Chicago has landed once again on Forbes’ most miserable cities list. Last year, Chicago was third and now dropped down to 10th, which makes the city a little less miserable than last year. But [...]
- Understanding the participatory news consumer Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:06AMIn the digital era, news has become omnipresent. Americans access it in multiple formats on multiple platforms on myriad devices. The days of loyalty to a particular news organization on a particular piece of technology in a particular form are gone.
- How to manage (and protect) your online reputation Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 9:48PMYour web identity could make or break you.
- Airport jam: Tulla traffic tangle on way Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:57PMTraffic could grind to halt on freeway to Melbourne Airport in coming years, study shows.
- Paterson Drops Bid for Election Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:11PMGovernor Paterson has announced he will not seek election, citing "an accumulation of distractions." Steve Flamisch has more from the Capitol.
- Primary-Care Doctor Shortage Hurts Our Health Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:00PMA critical shortage of primary-care physicians is yet another symptom of our ailing health-care system.
- Landis Theater seeks volunteers as debut approaches Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:31PMVINELAND — The Landis Theater is reaching out for volunteers by hosting a meeting Thursday for anyone interested in helping the new theater launch in May.
- A Therapeutic Ride Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:55PMby Marissa Maier Tucked in a quiet corner of the Wölffer Estate Stables in Sagaponack, the Center for Therapeutic Riding of the East End (CTREE) operates a little known program to benefit children with special needs. By teaching young students with a range of disabilities from ADD to autism, instructor and program director Karen Bocksel helps [...]
- A look back at 2009’s key votes in Congress Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 12:59PMBy Richard G. Thomas The Votes in Congress Service WASHINGTON — It’s an even-numbered year again, a House and Senate election year, which means incumbents and challengers are busy devising the attack ads and other messages they will deliver nonstop to voters in the 2010 primary and general-election campaigns.
- By The Numbers: Twitter Vs. Facebook Vs. Google Buzz Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 7:50AMTwitter caused a stir Monday when it lifted its curtain enough to show us how much activity the service is seeing currently, and how it’s grown since 2007. And while many reports talk about visits to Twitter.com flattening, Twitter’s own chart showing the number of tweets its users are publishing is staggering.
- Electronic Marketing…The Great Hotel Equalizer | By Neil Salerno Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 7:45AMFor many independent hotels, electronically generated sales are the only viable tools to compete with franchised hotels. Yet, there are still many independent hoteliers who think that volume electronic sales are out of reach, too costly or too complicated to implement.
- Cycling News Roundup - 22 February 2010 Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 10:05PMCycling News Roundup - 22 February 2010 Team News & Rosters: Bissell -Merco Classic, Radio Shack, Lampre, Ag2r la Mondiale, Wins: J.J. Haedo, Artur Gajek, Kabir Lenzi, Colombia es Pasión, Sponsor News: Gatorade - Langkawi, Orbea-For Goodness Shakes!
- Whitefish Mountain Resort, US Forest Service Agree on Winter Uphill Traffic Policy Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 9:41PMWHITEFISH, MT -- Whitefish Mountain Resort and the US Forest Service announced a new policy to try to reduce unsafe behavior associated with uphill traffic at the ski resort.
- Keneally to face first parly as premier Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 7:47PMKristina Keneally will front NSW parliament for the first time on Tuesday.
- Analysis: Can Paterson Recover in Polls? Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 7:26PMWith the latest Siena poll showing continuing low numbers for Governor Paterson, is there anything he can do to recover in time for the now-official race?
- Keneally to face first parly as premier Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 7:16PMKristina Keneally will front NSW parliament for the first time on Tuesday after 12 weeks of daily press conferences.
- Pickle Bests Nickelback In Facebook Popularity Contest Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 6:01PMJohn Lennon once said The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Well, now a pickle is more popular than Nickelback ... on Facebook, at least. The "Can This Pickle Get More Fans Than Nickleback (sic)?"
- Updated: Wal-Mart to buy Vudu video service Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:47PMThe retailer has confirmed the purchase of the streaming-video service, but did not disclose the price of the acquisition.
- Phishing on the Indian Tax department Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 8:21AMAttackers send emails with subject line as "Tax Return!" BANGALORE, INDIA: Security experts in Symantec has cautioned tax payers of a large scale pishing attack just when tax payers are set to file their annual returns.
- Social Bookmarking For Business Promotion Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 5:56AMToday, in addition, it is fast emerging as an effective marketing, public relations, and promotional resource to reach large groups or customer bases.
