The 3-year-old Monetise, which specializes in entertainment advertising, serves display ads on sites such as Flixster, ArtistDirect and the U.K.’s TV Guide. Those sites will become part of Glam’s U.K. Entertainment division; Monetise co-founder and CEO Joel Cymberg has been appointed Glam’s publisher management and operations director, and co-founder and sales director Jon Walsh is [...]

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“This is all about liability and responsible disclosure,” said Marc Weber Tobias, a co-author on the book. “People need to know they are vulnerable, and the manufacturer says it can’t be done.”
Below is a video that demonstrates just how easy it is to pick a deadbolt lock. “Steve,” a member [...]

For some reason, this hasn’t drawn a ton of attention. But AT&T is edging closer to completing a 3G upgrade just in time in for the rumored release of a 3G
iPhone next month.

AT&T has been adding new 3G handsets to its retail lineup to take advantage of the new supercharged network. The company, which is [...]

With the Microhoo drama back in overdrive Monday, investors may be scrambling to figure out what buying a “minority, passive stake” means.
Like many other Microhoo rumor reports, take this one for what it’s worth: Reuters reports the proposal is “little more than an outline of Microsoft’s thinking,” and does not yet include a value for [...]

Based in Flash, Paltalk Express supports a decent range of features, even in the beta stage. Once logged in, the interface has the look and feel of a standard program, with a menu bar on the top left, your user status below that, and tabbed chat room navigation taking up the majority of the screen [...]

LendingTree on Monday told customers that their sensitive information was leaked in a security breach and that it has sued three lending companies as a result.

The e-mail to customers also advises that they have the right to obtain a police report and may also request a security freeze on their credit report file.
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The Semantic Web has been just around the corner for a few years. It turns out that bringing a semantic layer of metadata to the Internet is like climbing a mountain in flip-flops.

Hakia’s semantic search engine also indexes Wikipedia and other sources. However, Powerset returns a more comprehensive dossier of results for queries, based [...]

“For quite a while, CNBC has been asked when will it enter professional networking,” Mark Hoffman, CNBC president, said in a statement. “This question has been clearly answered today….”

Under the deal announced late Wednesday, the CNBC will provide articles, blogs, financial data, and video across the LinkedIn network. The news channel also will integrate [...]

The e-mail uses the the phrase “F.B.I. vs. Facebook” in its subject line and contains a link to view an article about the FBI and Facebook, a popular social networking website. Clicking on the link downloads malicious software onto the victim’s computer.

“The spammers spreading this virus are preying on Internet users and making their [...]

This past week, Galli accepted a job as the newest member of Microsoft’s open-source team, focused on community relations. According to an internal e-mail sent out by Robert Duffner, Microsoft’s senior director of Platform Strategy:

Galli is the latest member of the media to find himself joining a company he once covered. Joe Brockmeier, former editor-in-chief [...]