Internetnews.com reports that “
The Guardian points out that, according to estimates by Juniper Research published yesterday, “[r]evenues from putting so-called user-generated content – meaning content such as videos and blogs created by consumers rather than media organisations – onto mobile phones is expected to rise more than tenfold over the next five years.”
CNetNews has an interesting article today on the willingness of Facebook users to accept strangers as ‘friends,’ making it easy for identity thieves “to get access to people’s personal accounts. Additionally, it reveals specific user interests, enabling hackers to design targeted malware or phishing e-mails that they know the user is more likely to open.”
The New York Times reports that “[a]fter consultations failed to resolve differences over what the United States argues are weak Chinese laws to safeguard patents and copyrights, the Trade Representative’s office took the formal step of asking the trade organization, which is based in Geneva, to decree that China’s laws fall short of international agreements.”
According to a different New York Times article, “the two leading candidates for Web supremacy, Google and Microsoft, are working up their plans to improve the nation’s health care. By combining better Internet search tools, the vast resources of the Web and online personal health records, both companies are betting they can enable people to make smarter choices about their health habits and medical care.”