Windows security system provider Sunbelt Software released a list of the most prevalent malware threats for the month of June 2009. It found a surge in threat detections for the high risk threat Trojan programs. http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/07/07/top-malware-threats-in-june-2009.aspx
Google says it will launch a computer operating system that initially will target netbooks by offering a faster, better and more secure way for users to access Web-based applications. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20815&tag=nl.e539
Google said late Tuesday that it will launch the Google Chrome operating system, a computer operating system that initially will target netbook computers by offering a faster, better and more secure way for users to access Web-based applications. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20815&tag=nl.e589
Matt Cutts Talks Geo Tags and Webmaster Tools Google’s Matt Cutts frequently posts useful tips for webmasters on the Google Webmaster Central YouTube channel. The short clips generally offer valuable nuggets of info that can have an impact on your site’s performance in Google. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/07/06/influencing-search-results-with-geographic-info
Nearly 35,000 IT jobs were shed, yet the darkest period appears to have passed. http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3826636/Expert:+IT+Hiring+has+Stabilized.htm
Microsoft launched Bing, its new search engine, on June 3, 2009. The company is heavily promoting it in hopes of gaining ground on Google, the industry leader. Bing’s revenue comes mainly from pay-per-click advertising, which many smaller ecommerce firms utilize. We asked a leading . . . http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1171-Ten-Great-New-Ecommerce-Ideas-for-July-2009
Users of online social networks may be more vulnerable to financial loss, identity theft and malware infection than they realize, according to a new survey from security software firm Webroot. http://www.securitypronews.com/2009/0625.html
Web application “experience” management service provider Gomez, Inc., just introduced a free Web-based tool that automatically tests how Web sites look in four commonly-used combinations of browsers and operating systems. After entering a URL, the free Gomez tool returns screen captures of the Web page in each browser/OS combination, revealing content-rendering issues such as missing…
The More Things Change… Google is traditionally the main area of focus when it comes to search engine optimization. With the search engine giant so far ahead of the game in terms of search market share, it’s not hard to understand why. Search is changing though, and there are always new elements coming into play.…
Microsoft recently rolled out a new search engine called Bing. This launch appears to be another attempt by Microsoft to win over search market share from its main search rivals, Google and Yahoo! Microsoft is reportedly planning to spend over $100 million on promoting the engine . . . http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1154-Microsoft-s-Bing-to-Win-Market-Share–