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OpenDNS Chosen to Deliver Parental Controls on NETGEAR's Wireless Routers (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Integrated anti-phishing and Web content filtering to be available to NETGEAR customers, raising the bar on safety for home Internet users. The inevitable rise (and fall?) of 'twishing' (ZDNet) The phishing or "twishing" situation happening with Twitter is merely the tip of the iceberg. Rather than dig into the situation myself -- including the OAuth debate -- I've turned it over to one of my more technical-brained friends. Damon Cortesi is a security consultant who has also authored a multitude of Twitter tools, including the popular TweetStats and DM Whacker. Read below for his good ... Laid Off FL Man, 59, Launches New Website to Help Americans Start Their Own Business (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) After being laid off last summer, the famous line from the '70s Academy-award winning movie Network kept running around in John Gallant's head: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." As a former business owner in the '60s and '70s, Gallant decided it was time once more to stop letting others control his economic well-being. Gallant says, "The American Dream is still out ... Are Paid Online Dating Sites Dead? (Mashable) A recent launch suggests that the web's love affair with paid dating sites may be coming to an end. DowntoEarth is a new, completely free dating site with an interesting pedigree. According to DowntoEarth's Privacy Policy, this new, free entrant is "part of the IAC/InterActiveCorp family of businesses." IAC, of course, acquired Match.com in 1999, and is also behind Match.com's spin-off ... Review of the year in media (Guardian Unlimited) What a sorry year it was. A year in which everybody, but particularly the BBC, seemed so sorry about everything. The BBC was sorry about Sachsgate after Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand decided to phone Andrew Sachs and make fun of Brand's dalliance with the Fawlty Towers star's granddaughter. But that wasn't the only thing the BBC was sorry about. It made several apologies during 2008, ... Making MLM Work For You (PIZZAHEROS) Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of pyramid schemes and MLM scams out there that are trying to rob you out of your hard-earned money, but if you do a little research you'll see that most companies that utilize an MLM compensation or Forced Matrix pay plan are actually legitimate businesses, and it is up to YOU to make them work. Local calendar, January 3 (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) Clubs Build Networking Group: The networking group invites business owners who want to network, grow their businesses and help other business owners. There is no fee to join. The group meets each Tuesday. Begins at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Guasti Cafe-Chino, 13526 Central Ave, Chino. Information: (909) 988-6083. Readers pick foreclosures, unemployment as top 2008 stories (Naples Daily News) The foreclosure and unemployment crisis that stared down Southwest Florida in 2008 was the top story of the year, based on reader responses to a poll at naplesnews.com. On that much, the responding readers and Daily News-naplesnews.com editors agreed. The editors also chose the crisis, which saw Lee among the nation's top foreclosure markets and Collier hitting record foreclosure numbers for the ... Biz Bits How to avoid scams (SouthtownStar) Here are 10 tips from FindLaw.com to help you avoid becoming the victim of a scam: Wanted: Web-Wide Cops (PC World) The Internet needs global regulation to stave off "scareware" and other security threats, researcher says.
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