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Overseas, Twitter cites access, privacy and Kakao among its biggest challenges

IDGNS staff — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:58:48 +0000

Twitter doesn't seem to have a problem attracting users in international markets, but it definitely has problems making money off them.

6 must-have free downloads for your network

Preston Gralla — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 18:51:08 +0000

If you've got a small or medium-sized network and you need to manage it yourself, you're not alone. I've rounded up size great free network tools that make it much easier to handle and troubleshoot your network.

Report: NSA has little success cracking Tor

IDGNS staff — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 18:23:01 +0000

The U.S. National Security Agency has repeatedly tried to compromise Tor, the government-funded online anonymity tool, but has had little success, according to a new report in the U.K.'s Guardian.

BRIC Nations Plan Their own "Independent Internet"

Andy Patrizio — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 18:19:58 +0000

All Internet traffic flows through the U.S. since that's where the Internet originated. That's what allowed the rampant NSA spying. Some of the emerging economies want to do away with that.

10 tidbits from Twitter's IPO filing

IDGNS staff — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 01:26:49 +0000

Twitter made its IPO documents public Thursday and in the process revealed some juicy information about the company, like how much money it makes (or loses) and how much its executives get paid. Here are a few of the details we learned about Twitter today.

Twitter appears to have dodged Facebook's mobile problem

IDGNS staff — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:56:45 +0000

Twitter has fewer users and less revenue than Facebook, but in mobile advertising Twitter appears to have dodged the problems that dragged down Facebook's stock after its public offering last year.

Instagram says ads are on the way

IDGNS staff — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:37:29 +0000

Ads are coming to Instagram in the next couple of months, the photo- and video-sharing app maker said Thursday.

Twitter IPO reveals a company that's growing fast but losing money

IDGNS staff — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:17:48 +0000

Twitter has filed for its long-awaited initial public offering, revealing a fast-growing company but one that lost money in each of the past three years.

What to do after your email account is compromised

kevinpurdy — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:40:48 +0000

Here is what I tell people who want to know what to do next, after their email has been opened up and sorted through.

What is the deep web and how do people access it?

rhames — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:17:59 +0000

I’ve been reading about the guy from Silk Road with the catchy nom de plume of Dread Pirate Roberts who got busted for soliciting a hit man on the deep web. Which raises the question for me, what exactly is the deep web? I understand that it is a portion of the internet that is not readily accessible to most users, but that's about it.

When 10 seconds don't do -- Snapchat now lets photos stay for a day

IDGNS staff — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:56:56 +0000

Snapchat is giving photos and videos captured with its app some longevity.

Mozilla unmasks security flaw in Persona, warns other OpenID implementers

IDGNS staff — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:57:40 +0000

A vulnerability found recently in an OpenID-based feature of the Mozilla Persona online identity management service prompted the company to advise Web developers to check their OpenID implementations for similar issues.

Verizon's next cloud services emphasize performance, granular billing

IDGNS staff — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:22:19 +0000

Verizon is extending its suite of cloud services to offer a new IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) option, called Verizon Cloud Compute, as well as a new storage-as-a-service, Verizon Cloud Storage, that the company says offer finer granularity in pricing and stricter quality of service metrics than its competitors.

Start-up Netskope keeps watch on enterprise cloud usage

IDGNS staff — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:11:52 +0000

Start-up Netskope comes out of stealth mode today in unveiling its security service intended to help enterprises monitor how employees are using cloud-based applications, such as Salesforce.com, while also giving IT managers the ability to block data transfers or receive alerts.

16 tips for ecommerce holiday season success

IDGNS staff — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 15:54:53 +0000

Ecommerce and online marketing experts share their tips and strategies on how you can prepare your online business for the holiday rush and get holiday shoppers to buy from you.