Conficker Using MySpace, eBay As A Clock

The worldwide computer meltdown culprit that never was, Conficker.C, is back, this time as Conficker.E, and is floating along peer-to-peer to networks with one apparent mission: to check MySpace, eBay and other major sites for the time of day. Just a week after the April Fools Day hysteria surrounding Conficker.C, most have forgotten and gone on. Security researchers, however, have not, and have noted more…

AP YouTube Content “Misappropriated?”

The Associated Press is both angering the web and making it laugh this week. By now, I'm sure you're familiar with the AP's announced plans to "protect" it's content from "misappropriation." If not, Webproworld Publisher Rich Ord has a good piece on that here.

YouTube Launches Click-To-Buy In Eight New Countries

Credit Suisse analysts may have to revisit their estimate that YouTube will lose $470 million this year.  The site has rolled out its Click-to-Buy program - which is intended to result in quite a lot of revenue-sharing - in eight new countries.