Gawker Found February To Be “Not Dreadful”

Gawker Media's Nick Denton has been in bunker mode for some time now, selling sites and laying off individuals in preparation for an economic apocalypse.  Given Gawker's success, this spooked a lot of people.  However, a new memo from Denton hints that maybe things aren't so bad, after all. Nick Denton

Chatting from Your Google Homepage

Gmail chat has come to iGoogle. This means users will be able to chat with their friends and associates without leaving the comfort of their Google homepage. The feature is not a gadget like most of your iGoogle features. The chat feature comes in the form of a sidebar and resides below the left-hand navigation menu.

EveryZing Launches Cloud-Based Video SEO Tool

Video SEO firm EveryZing has launched what it's referring to as "the Internet's first cloud-based metadata service" called MediaCloud. As online video plays a bigger role in marketing, lots of businesses are looking for better ways to get their videos found.

Crooks Continue Social Media Assault

There’s been a disturbing trend over the past few weeks showing that cyber-criminals are getting more adept at using popular social sites to ambush unsuspecting users. We’ve seen attacks targeted at Twitter, Facebook, Google’s Gmail, Gtalk, and even search. Today’s spotlight is on YouTube, a big part of the reason PandaLabs has seen a 400 percent spike in the infection rate of a specific kind…

PC Shipments To See Record Decline

The PC industry will see its sharpest unit decline in history, with shipments totaling 257 million units in 2009, an 11.9 percent decrease from 2008, according to Gartner. Previously, PC units had their worst decline in 2001 when unit shipments shrank 3.2 percent. "The PC industry is facing extraordinary conditions as the global economy continues to weaken, users stretch PC lifetimes and PC suppliers grow…