- Twitter, Facebook and iPhones: Online Crooks New Tools
The volume of Internet crime has continued to rise steadily since 2007, with victims reporting $559 million in losses in 2009, a 110 percent increase compared to losses in 2008. Investigators and officials say part of the reason may be the economic downturn. Scammers are increasingly using social networking sites -- such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace-- and smartphones such as the iPhone. - WATCH: NASA Spots Creepy Crawly Creature
Scientists find a shrimplike creature living far below an Antarctica ice sheet. - Twitter, Twitter Anywhere: CEO Announces New Feature
Twitter CEO Evan Williams announces @anywhere at South by Southwest in Austin. - South by Southwest Best: 19 Sites to Watch
Web sites honored at annual social media conference. - Are Printed Photos Going Extinct?
The number of photos printed worldwide is dropping by the billions as Facebook makes the glossy print old-fashioned. - MTV Launches Online Morality Meter
Online app helps teens draw line between innocent and inappropriate digital behavior. - Help Over Twitter: Think Globally, Tweet Locally
Web site helps socially responsible local businesses and consumers find each other. - FunMail: Illustrate Your Tweets, Texts
Web service matches animations, pictures to messages on Twitter. - Man Bytes Dog: Outcry Over Microchip Rule
A U.K. proposal for mandatory microchipping of dogs brings about outcry. - Settle Your Bar Tab With Just Your iPhone
No cash, no credit card? No problem. TabbedOut lets you settle tabs, bills with iPhone. - Is Technology Taking Its Toll on Our Relationships?
- Has Blogging Peaked? Twitter So Much Easier
Is blogging going out of style? In December 2007, 28 percent of all 18-to-29-year-olds with an Internet connection kept some sort of blog. By the same time last year, that number hovered around 15 percent. Meanwhile, the number of teens who say they blog regularly continues to shrink, as the Webs youngest users ditch the blogosphere for the frantic pace of the social-media world. - Advertisement:
- Software Turns Your Cell Phone Against You
Smart phone malware could tap into your phones microphone, GPS, battery. - Now its the Rain: Snowy Eastern Winter Gives Way to Flooding
New York, Philly, Washington in for a drenching; signs of a rough spring? - WATCH: PlayStation Gets Motion
The gaming system to introduce an interactive controller this fall. - Pa. School Webcam Spying Suit Could Be Settled
School webcam spying case involving suburban Philadelphia teen could be settled. - Sony Takes Aim at Nintendo With New Motion Controller
Sony unveils new motion controller for PlayStation. - Internet Among Nobel Prize Nominees
The Internet is among 237 nominations for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. - Top Ad Execs Tips on Online Video Ad Dollars
Ad executives on where to find opportunity in online video.
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