Twitter Quadruples Audience in 2 Months
Twitter has more than quadrupled its total audience over the last two months according to new data from comScore. Everybody knows that Twitter has been growing ridiculously, but this growth is astounding.
Compete data even showed that Twitter had surpassed the New York Times and Wall Street Journal sites in unique visitors. Here is the graph on that:
Malicious Content Found More on Well Established Sites
MessageLabs Intelligence released some new information today indicating that the assumption that most web-based malware resides on fly-by-night websites touting adult content, is an "old-fashioned notion."
Instead, a MessageLabs (part of Symantec) spokesperson tells Murdok that cybercriminals are more likely to be hiding on legitimate web sites tha have been compromised.
Data from the week of May 5th shows that:
Facebook Adds Pop-Ups for Notifications
Facebook has now implemented instant notifications that let users know when something is being shared with them as soon as it is shared.
"Notifications let you know when people take actions on Facebook related to you, so you can quickly check out a photo you’ve been tagged in or read a new posting on your Wall," says Arjun Banker on the Facebook Blog.
Google Quietly Patches Huge Vulnerability
A security researcher known by the online handle of “Inferno” discovered a cross-site scripting ( XSS) vulnerability in mid-April affecting a range of Google services like Gmail, Google Documents, iGoogle, and Analytics.
New Android App Navigates You Through the Universe
Google Unleashed the Sky Map for Android today at the company’s Searchology event. This is an application that is available for download at the Android Market, and will let you find planets and constellations in the sky.
What will they think of next?
Google Aims to Square Away Relevancy
At Google’s Searchology event today, the company discussed a new feature coming soon to Google Labs. It’s called Google Squared and will apparently pull unstructured data right from the web and put it into spreadsheets.
From the sound of it, you can search for something and receive a list of info that relates to that query.
Google Takes the Next Step in Personalized Search
Google’s Searchology event was today, and Google used this to give kind of a "state of search" presentation, something the company often does in a variety of formats.
One of the highlights of the event was Marissa Mayer introducing some changes to Google’s search results. This is called "Search Options," and allows users to "slice" and "dice" results in a number of ways.
Wolfram Alpha: Meshing The Worlds Of Science and Search
Let me ask you something.
France Approves Internet Piracy Bill
French lawmakers approved a plan on Tuesday to cut off Internet access to those who illegally download content.
The French National Assembly passed the bill by a vote of 296 to 223 and the measure will go before the Senate for final approval on Wednesday.
The legislation is one of the toughest ever drafted against Internet piracy around the world, it would penalize those who pirate music and movies by shutting down their Internet access for up to a year.
Innovation & Ad Spend See Bright Spots in Downturn
Murdok had a very nice discussion with Charles Buchwalter, Senior VP of Research and Analytics at Nielsen Online. He had some quite interesting things to say. For example, he notes that despite the economic downturn, there is plenty of innovation and change happening online.