Yahoo Introduces Shopping API

If you've ever wanted to integrate comparative shopping information from Yahoo's shopping network, you know have the ability to do so, thanks to Yahoo's release of their Shopping API.

Credit Cards, Merchant Accounts, And Your Bottomline

Q: I'm opening a gift shop and want to be able to accept credit cards. I talked to the branch manager at my bank, but he didn't seem to know much about how it all worked. He did say that I would need something called "a merchant account" and something else called "a credit card processor." Beyond that he seemed as clueless as I am.…

IBM: Security Attacks Up 50%

Criminal-driven security attacks and emails with viruses increased by 50% in the first half of this year according to a report released by IBM today.