Social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter can expect more attention from cybercriminals in 2010, according to a new report (PDF) released Tuesday by McAfee Labs. Also at risk are users of Adobe Systems products including […]
by Larry Magid Some people say the first decade of the 21st century ends this week. Others say it extends until the end of 2010. Either way, the past 10 years were a momentous period […]
If you go to Google and click “I’m feeling lucky” without typing anything in the search box you’ll see a number counting down by seconds. It was a mystery number until I did the math. […]
Facebook last week launched some privacy settings that give users the option of targeting individual posts to specific people or groups of people. But most significant about the new settings, I think, is that they […]
Facebook users are about to see an unfamiliar screen when they sign on to the service–a request to configure their privacy preferences. But it’s not really a request. It’s a requirement. “As far as we […]
A couple of related news stories last week suggest some possible survival strategies for advertisers in the age of Tivo and other personal video recorders. Last week Tivo and Google announced a deal in which […]
by Larry Magid Shopping online does carry some risk, but so does shopping at brick-and-mortar stores. At least online shoppers don’t need to worry about fender-benders in the parking lot, pick pockets at the mall, […]
by Larry Magid This post originally appeared in the San Jose Mercury News More and more people are using social networking sites, including, sadly, criminals seeking to take advantage of the rest of us. Threats […]
This article originally appeared in the Nov 16, 2009 San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Most newspapers are declining in circulation, and the Internet is partly to blame. I make part of my living […]
I spent part of last week in Washington, D.C., attending a gathering that turned out to be a watershed moment in the 16-year history of online safety education. The third annual conference of the Family […]
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