ATTACK ON THE INTERNET

Oct 22, 2002 | Internet, security

Here’s one that didn’t get reported widely. Yesterday afternoon, the largest and most sophisticated attack ever was launched against servers worldwide that play a crucial role in running the entire Internet. The Internet is enormously resilient and users never noticed...

DICTIONARAOKE

Oct 3, 2002 | Internet

Looking for a new way to waste some time online? Try visiting Dictionaraoke, which features one of those concepts I wish I had thought of. You know the online dictionaries that offer spoken pronunciations of words? Well, Dictionaraoke has taken popular songs and put...

VERISIGN DOMAIN REGISTRATION SCAM

Jun 6, 2002 | Internet

I got a piece of junk mail that was more slippery than most. Keep an eye out for it. In a plain white envelope was a plain white piece of paper that was formatted to resemble an invoice, titled “Domain Name Expiration Notice.” It was from Verisign, and it...

INTERNET PRIVACY AND APATHY

May 14, 2002 | Internet, spam

In March Yahoo changed its marketing policy. With no warning, it suddenly granted itself the right to send advertising spam, postal mail, and telemarketing phone calls to tens of millions of its users who had previously opted out. There was a huge outcry by privacy...

WEB SITE HIJACKING

Apr 23, 2002 | Internet

If you own a domain name, make sure its registration doesn’t expire accidentally! The number of domain names being allowed to expire–intentionally or accidentally–is at an all-time high. Shady companies called “traffic aggregators” have...

TRAVEL WEB SITE SHENANIGANS

Apr 11, 2002 | Internet, web_services

I had to chuckle (to avoid crying) reading this article about the squabbles between Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia. At first, you’ll be sympathetic to the claims that Orbitz is competing unfairly by obtaining lower prices from its airline owners than are...