New site gets 27,000 Votes In 25 Days

Old Dogg a new social news site has just been launched and in the first 25 days the site had clocked up over 27,000 votes and 1,500 comments. For any site this is a great amount of activity but for a brand new site this is amazing. Old Dogg was created by a 27 year old graduate from the UK after a Twitter conversation. It took 4 hours to put together and upload then it was set live. 20 hours later an active user base had formed.

Read full story here: http://www.i-newswire.com/27-000-votes-in-25-days-that-s/61965

Internet Investigations Can Give Cyber Stalking Victims Peace of Mind

With the advancement of technology will also generally be followed with a lot more problems that can occur. In the world of computers and the internet, one problem that is becoming increasingly more common is cyber stalking. This problem is becoming so widespread that almost everyone has had to deal with this occurrence at least once. The sad part of this is that many people that are victimized in this way think there is nothing they can do about it. The fact of the matter is that there are a variety of methods which can be used to identify individuals who are at the sending end of this type of harassment.

There are many different methods which may be used to identify individuals who are at the source of cyber stalking. One of the most popular of these methods is to perform a reverse email look-up. This type of investigation can uncover many pertinent details of a person's identity including the name, address and phone number of the sender of a specific email, as well as that person's place of employment. Other important information that may be discovered often includes the internet service provider and browser used to send specific emails in addition to other activities the person engages in while on the internet, such as the specific websites visited.

There are many websites that make the claim of being able to perform the service of a reverse email look-up. These sources are often ineffective and do not produce the expected results from their efforts. The only sure way to get the information you are seeking is to hire a professional investigator who is specially trained in ways of getting this information. The average time needed for an internet investigation such as this fluctuates between 24 hours and two weeks, and is dependent on various factors of each individual case. If there is no information found on the individual suspected of cyber stalking, no fee is charged.

If cyber stalking is a problem that you have found yourself faced with it is important that you do not hesitate in taking appropriate action. The longer you wait the less likely the chances are that an investigation of this type will be effective. Contact a professional today to get the information necessary to effectively stop cyber stalking before the problem gets out of control. It is also advisable that you contact the proper authorities and report this occurrence so that there is a record of what is happening.

Copyright (c) 2010 Ed Opperman
About The Author

Ed Opperman is President of Opperman Investigations Inc

Source http://www.emailrevealer.com

Common web design mistakes

Dr Dave Chaffey, author of E-consultancy's Best Practice Guides, offers useful web design tips and discusses some common pitfalls to avoid.

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Web 3.0 the future of the internet

A great video on web 3.0, the internet, network services and their growth.

With over a billion users, today's Internet is arguably the most successful human artifact ever created. The Future Internet, an initiative driven by the European Union, has become a prime research focus of STI International and the Service Web 3.0 project. In order to explain, promote, and attract new contributors, we created a video to be viewed by stakeholders, who may be non-experts, in a new generation Internet. The video outlines the basic themes of the European Union's Future Internet initiative. These include: an Internet of Services, where services are ubiquitous; an Internet of Things where in principle every physical object becomes an online addressable resource; a Mobile Internet where 24/7 seamless connectivity over multiple devices is the norm; and the need for semantics in order to meet the challenges presented by the dramatic increase in the scale of content and users.

Supported by STI International: http://www.sti2.org

Microsoft to allow users to select browser rather than forcing IE

A ruling against Microsoft by the European Commission has put a stop to Windows using their operating system to force users to use IE as a default browser. From today any Windows users with IE as their default browser will be asked to select which browser they wish to use.

The Windows users will be given a choice of 12 browsers which include:

• Avant

• Chrome

• Firefox

• Flock

• Green Browser

• Internet Explorer

• K-meleon

• Maxthon

• Opera

• Safari

• Sleipnir

• Slim

This is going to be great for Windows users as IE has come into a few problems recently relating to it's security. This decision has been made as it appeared that Microsoft was abusing its market position.

Users will only see this message if they are using IE as their default browser. "Millions of European consumers will benefit from this decision by having a free choice about which web browser they use,” said Neelie Kroes, the EU's competition commissioner.

Many users are expected to worry that their computer is infected with a virus or hacked when they see this message today.

Hopefully this result will lead to more useless programs that are pre-installed on Windows becoming optional.

I am a Firefox user but have been liking Chrome recently what is your favourite browser? Do you use IE at all?

Source: BBC & Telegraph

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