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Lulzsec and Anonymous: Showing us that internet security is a joke
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What to do if you become an internet meme
Remember when that “Friday” music video by Rebecca Black hit YouTube? It somehow seemed to plague the Suggestions list for any video you decided…
Flashplayer 11 brings native 64-bit support to Linux… and more
Adobe has announced that it was making available its first beta of Flash Player 11, and whereas with new updates being released almost as…
Is the TDL-4 monster the end guy?
One of my favourite Bash.org quotes is “ I beat the internet… the end guy is hard”. Now it looks like the Internet really…
The story behind Google’s search algorithms
The SEO industry has been thriving for a number of years, thanks to the fact that search ranking algorithms are constantly evolving and Google’s…
8 mobile social media networks for emerging markets
The development of MXit, South Africa’s incredibly successful answer to Facebook as been well covered in the past. MXit’s success has largely been down…
FabFi does fabulous things in Afghanistan and Kenya
Something interesting is happening in Afghanistan. It’s also happening in Kenya. I think that it is proof that it is possible to open the…
Is internet censorship out of control?
Internet censorship is rife and seems to be getting worse. This month, Reporters Without Borders ran an article about bloggers and human rights activists…
Sayonara IE7… or is it?
At the beginning of the month, Google announced that it was phasing out support for older web browsers like Internet Explorer 7(IE7) for any…
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