Faking Out The Twittersphere

Just as always on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. You could be, as far as anybody can tell, an Exxon Mobil flack spreading good news in turbulent, record-profit times via Twitter. Who could tell otherwise? Exxon could, and did, disown "Janet" as not one of their official tweeters.

Google’s Blogger Addresses Spam-Labeling Mess

Google's worked hard to cultivate a warm and fuzzy image, and by and large, the effort's succeeded.  Still, the company's reputation took a little bit of damage when it recently classified some legitimate blogs as spam.

South Korea Wants More Internet Regulation

The government of South Korea is working on plans to place more regulations on the Internet in the country.South Korea is the most wired country in the world and the Internet played a major role in helping ex-Hyundai CEO Lee Myung Bak get elected president. Now the government is considering a Cyber Defamation Law."We have to guard against 'infodemics,' in which inaccurate, false information is…

Olympic Internet Ticket Scam Dupes Fans

People hoping to attend the Beijing Olympic Games have become victims of an international Internet ticket scam in which thousands of fake tickets were offered the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said today.The IOC and the United States Olympic Committee filed a lawsuit last week accusing at least half a dozen Web sites of selling bogus tickets. The action comes too late to help people find…