Hitwise Names UK’s Most Searched-For Brands

This article's going to lead off with two admissions: yes, 2008 ended a while ago, and sure, the majority of Webproworld readers don't live in the UK.  A list from Hitwise names the 10 most searched-for brands from that year and in that region, though, and since it's quite new and rather interesting, we're delving into it. 

Koobface Returns To Facebook

Social networkers, you’ve been reclassified. You’re now sitting ducks, neatly corralled by the millions with six degrees of separation or less, and the infamous Koobface new and improved is using your friend as both decoy and digital bird flu carrier. Reportedly the fourth rogue app to hit Facebook in a week, the new variant of the Koobface worm that once before terrorized the network poses…

Social Media Boosts Local Flavor

Once a month a small but growing troupe of modern beatniks gather at a dive bar in what has traditionally been considered (and still is in some circles) a rough part of downtown Lexington, Ky., for the Holler Poets Series, a live literary event focusing on local talent. Thanks to social media and the Internet, poetry is experiencing a bit of a resurgence in the…

White House Still Cool with YouTube

There have been numerous reports claiming that the White House has stopped using YouTube for its video addresses to the nation. According to both the White House and Google, this is not the case.