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December 2007
- Porn Firm Sues YouTube Clone
  
  Los Angeles Times | Dec 11, 07 6:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Los Angeles porn producer Vivid Entertainment Group is suing one of the many pornographic knockoffs of YouTube, claiming copyright infringement, reports the Los Angeles Times . The action is similar to Viacom’s suit against YouTube last year, which claimed the video-sharing site isn’t doing enough to prevent users from sharing copyrighted material. More »
- LinkedIn Goes 2.0
  
  PC World | Dec 10, 07 2:57 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - LinkedIn will start allowing user-created applications as part of an effort to keep up with social networking competitors like Facebook and MySpace, PC World reports. The professional networking site said today it has redesigned its home page and plans to display relevant BusinessWeek stories on users' profiles, as well as highlighting stories their colleagues are reading. More »
- On YouTube Anti-Vaccine Vids Trump Science
  
  Canadian Press | Dec 6, 07 5:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A new JAMA study reports that when it comes to at least one important public health subject on YouTube, theories rejected in the medical community have trumped official information in viewership. Controversial anti-vaccination videos are getting more hits and higher ratings than those touting the accepted science. The findings appear in the latest issue of the medical journal. More »
- Pro Hackers Take Bite At Apple
  
  Financial Times (UK) | Dec 5, 07 10:57 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Apple computer users are being threatened by malicious hackers, according to computer security experts. The Financial Times reports security researchers have discovered an increase in the number of malicious programs in recent months that are specifically designed to attack Apple computers. The threat puts a question mark on Apple's reputation for safety. More »
- Facebook CEO Apologizes for Ad System
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 5, 07 5:07 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Facebook CEO's apologized today for the company's new advertising system and told users they can disable it, the Wall Street Journal reports. The system, which tracks users' web activities, raised a firestorm of complaints over privacy concerns. "We've made a lot of mistakes building this feature, but we've made even more with how we've handled them," Mark Zuckerberg wrote on the company's blog. More »
- U(Tube) Can't Touch This!
  
  NPR | Dec 5, 07 3:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Dance is lighting up small screens all over—witness “Dancing with the Stars,” “So You Think You Can Dance?,” and Jud Laipply's “The Evolution of Dance”—currently the most viewed clip on YouTube. But it's going to be Hammer Time again, as dance-icon MC Hammer seeks to tap this phenomenon with DanceJam, a YouTube-style site focusing only on dance videos. More »
- iPhone Tops Google Search List
  
  Reuters | Dec 5, 07 12:28 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The iPhone topped Google’s list of fastest-growing search terms this year, reports Reuters. "iPhone, of course, is a word very few people typed in a search box in 2006,” said a Google rep. “It didn’t exist.” The list was dominated by social networking and celebrity terms. iPhone Webkinz TMZ More »
- Nielsen Wants Role as Online Video Cop
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 5, 07 10:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Television ratings giant Nielsen is getting set to take a new role—video piracy cop. The company says its new service, Digital Media Manager, will fingerprint programming to make sure videos can be posted on Internet sites like MySpace and YouTube only if they have owners' permission, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »
- Beacon Does Track Users Who Log Off: Facebook
  
  PC World | Dec 3, 07 8:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Facebook has admitted that its Beacon ad system is tracking users even when they've logged off the site, PC World reports. Even those who opt out of the system that broadcasts activities to friends are being monitored. The company's email announcement reverses earlier denials and will likely stoke criticisms of the system by privacy advocates. More »