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MiMail Virus Poses as PayPal Email

The latest version of the MiMail worm (W32. November 14, 2003

Spammers Target Blogs

First email got spammed and now weblogs are also receiving spam messages. October 26, 2003

Napster Returns With 99-Cent Downloads

Napster, a division of Roxio, announced that Napster 2. October 25, 2003

Google Buys Sprinks from Primedia

Google has acquired the Sprinks Unit from Primedia in a deal that includes a four-year distribution and revenue sharing agreement for Primedia's About. October 24, 2003

Survey Confirms It: Spam Sucks

People's loathing of spam certainly comes as no surprise. October 23, 2003

Sins of Ecommerce Web Design

Most ecommerce websites avoid the web errors of the early days like behemoth graphics and ugly color schemes, but there are still mistakes being made. October 3, 2003

Another Sobig Virus Coming?

Experts think another version of the Sobig Virus will soon be on its way. September 10, 2003

Software Target Gator Spyware

A software developer, interMute, has launched SpySubtract which can destroy spyware like that provided by Gator. September 9, 2003

Sobig Continues to Irritate and Threaten

The Feds are trying to close in on the Sobig creator. August 23, 2003

Unfortunately Spam Can Generate Sales

Spam is awful and annoying, but it apparently does generate sales even for the most misleading of spammers. August 20, 2003

MSBlaster Worm Infects Hundreds of Thousands

A worm that takes advantage of the biggest Windows flaw ever has already taken down hundreds of computers running Windows software. August 12, 2003

Yahoo to Buy Overture

Yahoo will soon buy Overture for over $1. July 14, 2003

Jupitermedia Buys ArtToday in $13 Million Deal

Jupitermedia Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of ArtToday, Inc. July 2, 2003

Google Launches Text Ad Program for Publishers

Google has launched AdSense, a new program that allows web publishers to use its pay-per-click technology for a share of the revenues. June 19, 2003

AltaVista Expands Multimedia Catalogs

Search engines keep getting bigger as the Internet expands. June 18, 2003

Online Begging Stops Working

People have soured on online begging and donations to online beggers have dried up. June 10, 2003

Windows Updates Will Never End

Microsoft is continuously issuing new updates for its Windows and Internet Explorer software. June 7, 2003

Harvard Study Discovers Gator Secrets

A Harvard study on Gator's spyware software has uncovered that the software does allow a company to place pop-up ads that will be displayed after or during a user's visit to competing websites. May 22, 2003

Affiliate Programs Thrive Online

Affiliate programs may not have the buzz they once had. May 16, 2003

Google's Bright Search Future

Google has rapidly grown into the most popular search tool online. May 12, 2003