Ten Internet Heroes Of 2006
With all the drama on the Internet this year, it was difficult to narrow down the villains list. But the heroes list was harder to make – mostly because there’s nothing more subjective than a hero. Subjective or not (and it’s not not), there are a few clear standouts, as far as we’re concerned.
Done With Digg, Sadly
Ah, the raw, unyielding power of Web 2.0. My friend, Lee Odden, learned his Top Rank blog site was banned from Digg. He discovered this unceremoniously and is justifiably angry.
Social Networks Impact Mobile Society
Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook have changed the Internet and are now changing the mobile society as well. A new report from ABI Research titled Mobile Social Communities says that social networking is going to have a major impact on mobile phones.
How Many Friends Do You Need?
If you have too many friends, you have no friends, the great architect I.M. Pei once told me. His opinion clearly isn’t shared by Marc Freedman, who describes himself as the “LinkDaddy” of the LinkedIn network.
Go Administrate With Codework
The need for efficient control within the company network to safeguard assets and maintain productivity has fallen hard onto the shoulders of system administrators everywhere.
Speed up Windows XP and Keep it Secure
Here are a couple of tips to speed up your Windows XP computer and help keep you protected and secure online.
Spam Increased In 2006
Spam made a big comeback in 2006 according to a report from IronPort Systems, a gateway security provider. The report says that the increase in volume was due to advanced image based spam, which is usually ten times larger than text spam. Because of that digital data sent tripled.
Samba’s Allison Dumps Novell For Google
The deal between Microsoft and Novell that will promote SuSE Linux to Windows customers proved too much for Jeremy Allison, who has cited it as his reason for departing Novell and its SuSE Linux team.
Delicious Sings The Badges Song
Everyone has a social bookmark tagging button these days; Del.icio.us has updated its usual button to be more functional, and renamed it as well.
Wilson: Web 2.0 Easier to Fund
Thanks to John/Rick for drawing my attention to this great post from Fred Wilson.