Tuesday 9th of February 2010 (week: 06 day: 39)

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Google Trends

Research is important in any web business venture, and Google Trends is a useful utensil to have in your research toolbox.   Read more...

Warning: Domain Renewal Scam

Have you received a letter in the mail recently reminding you to renew your domain name? Does it look like an official invoice? Be careful. We remind you that Internet scams don’t always just arrive in your email inbox, some unscrupulous companies are now additionally resorting to spamming your postal address.   Read more...

Can you spot a fake email?

Fake emails flood inboxes every day but digital forensics experts say they can be easy to spot ... or create, if you know the tricks.   Open article @ Stuff

The Death of Windows

There are two kinds of Web surfers in the world. Some prefer to open new pages as tabs within the same browser window. Others open each Web page as a new window, accumulating lots of entries on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. On the face of it, this battle between Ctrl-T and Ctrl-N seems totally mundane.   Open article @ Slate

Twitter hype punctured by study

Micro-blogging service Twitter remains the preserve of a few, despite the hype surrounding it, according to research.   Open article @ BBC

Security worries over vacation posts

Like a lot of people who use social media, Israel Hyman and his wife Noell went on Twitter to share real-time details of a recent trip. Their posts said they were "preparing to head out of town," that they had "another 10 hours of driving ahead," and that they "made it to Kansas City." While they were on the road, their home in Mesa, Ariz., was burglarized.   Open article @ Stuff (AP)

Google NZ's missing millions

Google New Zealand posted a loss of $12,000 in 2008 despite more than doubling its revenues to $3.4 million. The company is one of a number of high-tech firms, that also include Microsoft and Dell, that bills New Zealand customers from overseas, some say in order to avoid paying significant local tax.   Open article @ Stuff

Internet Unmasked!!