February 21st, 2013

Twitter Adds DMARC Email Authentication To Curb Login-Jacking Attempts Via Impostor Messages

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Twitter announced via its blog today that it has begun using DMARC, a security protocol designed to cut down the number of fake emails that users receive from companies pretending to be Twitter itself. The move should help cut down on phishing scams, where third parties try to get users to give up their login details via false requests for password verification or other personal info. → Read More

February 12th, 2009

Google Pulls The Plug On Its Radio Ads; Retreats To What It Knows Best

Google is pulling the plug on its Google Audio Ads and Adsense for Audio products, and is looking to sell off its Google Radio Automation software business. The moves come less than a month after the company decided to stop selling print ads, another experiment to expand beyond Web advertising that went nowhere. Google expects to lay off as many as 40 people as a result of exiting the broadcast… → Read More