New Web Site Aims To Reduce Alcohol Problems
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has launched a new Web site aimed at educating people about their risk of alcohol problems.
The site, Rethinking Drinking, offers evidence-based information about risky drinking patterns, the alcohol content of drinks, and the signs of an alcohol problem, along with information about medications and other resources to help people who chose to cut back or quit drinking.
eBay Puts PayPal in the Spotlight
eBay is holding an annual analyst meeting on Wednesday March 11th. Highlighted at this meeting will be future plans for eBay’s PayPal business.
Digital Coupons Rising in Popularity
Digital coupons have experienced tremendous growth in popularity over the last year or so. According to research from Nielsen, not only are more people going to the sites, but the average amount of time spent there has increased as well.
World Net Daily Cries Foul On Wikipedia
As always, consider the source. In this case, consider the source considering another source. (If you want to be a stickler, you can include me in that consideration, a source considering a source considering another source. Ah, academics.) World Net Daily reports changes made to Wikipedia’s entry on Barack Obama regarding his citizenship issues were deleted within minutes, and users were banned after trying again.
YouTube UK Blocks All Premium Music Videos
In the minds of some overdramatic and/or young people in the UK, it might be today, and not February 3rd, 1959, that deserves the title of "the day the music died." That’s because YouTube UK has taken the drastic step of blocking many music videos.
Angelsoft Launches An Investor Search Engine
Angelsoft, a company that connects startups with investors, has launched an Investor Search Engine.
The Investor Search Engine contains profiles on over 1,000 venture capital firms and angel investment groups. It has a variety of filters similar to Web 2.0 travel search engine Kayak.com
L’Oreal Goes After eBay In UK Court
However bad the world economy gets, the L’Oreal Group’s legal team looks to be safe from layoffs. L’Oreal, the world’s largest beauty products company, has put all sorts of stuff on the team’s plate, including a new lawsuit against eBay in the UK.
Online Brand Abuse Continues To Grow
Online brand abuse of many of the world’s most popular brands increased in 2008, according to a new report from MarkMonitor.
The report found that 80 percent of abusive sites flagged in 2007 were still active today
Cybersquatting continued to rank as brandjackers tool of choice for exploiting reputable brands, growing by 18 percent in 2008. In addition, phishers expanded their targets in 2008, with 444 organizations phished for the first time.
New Severance Plan Clears Way For Yahoo Acquisition
Delaware Chancery Court Judge William B. Chandler III apparently doesn’t love the idea of poison pills. A settlement he approved would make it much less expensive – and therefore much more appealing – for a company to acquire Yahoo.
Google Docs Privacy Glitch Accidentally Shares Documents
On Friday Google contacted some Google Docs users to alert them of a privacy issue. Less than 0.05% of user docs were accidentally shared with people with whom they were not supposed to be.