Twitter opens self-service ads to everyone

Follow:   05.01.2013  View in a Browser     Twitter opens self-service ads to everyone 04.30.2013 11:58 AM Twitter is expanding its self-service advertising platform so that any business in the U.S. can pay the site to promote its accounts and tweets. Aging networking protocols abused in DDoS attacks 05.01.2013 10:35 AM Aging networking protocols still employed by nearly every Internet-connected device are being abused by hackers to conduct distributed denial-of-service attacks.   -ADVERTISEMENT-     Photography Superguide Improve your photography experience, no matter what device you use.   PCWorld Magazine Digital versions now available on every device! Learn more.     Bang With Friends raises $1 million to help people 'bang' their Facebook friends 04.30.2013 12:25 PM App that measures lust levels in those in your social circles has just raised six figures in seed money. Samsung builds chips to supercharge your smartphone 04.30.2013 12:50 PM Samsung began production of the industry's first ultra-high-speed, 4Gbit, LPDDR3 mobile memory, which it says has performance levels comparable to the standard DRAM used in personal computers. Limiting bidding on spectrum auctions could be costly, study says 04.30.2013 1:20 PM If the U.S. Federal Communications Commission limits the participation of the largest mobile carriers in upcoming spectrum auctions, it could cost the U.S. treasury billions of dollars, according to a study released Tuesday. Improv group comes to rescue of texting pedestrians with Seeing-Eye People 04.30.2013 1:25 PM The scene-making Improv Everywhere troupe releases a pair of videos that pokes fun at people who can't take their eyes off their texting devices even while navigating busy streets in New York City. Improv Everywhere's solution for safeguarding oblivious walking/texting zombies: Seeing-eye People. Google may have smart eyeglasses but Budweiser has smart beer glasses 04.30.2013 1:45 PM Budweiser is trying to make it easier to make friends--Facebook friends--when you're drinking beer. 10gen expands MongoDB with storage service 04.30.2013 2:25 PM Open source database provider 10gen is expanding into storage services, offering a hosted backup service for its flagship MongoDB data store. From the ashes of Fuduntu, FuSE Linux is born 04.30.2013 3:28 PM This brand-new distro will likely use the Consort desktop for a classic experience. To give back to investors, Apple goes for massive bond deal 04.30.2013 3:57 PM In an effort to return cash to investors, Apple is reaching out to the debt market and offering $17 billion in bonds, the biggest non-bank bond offering in history, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. EFF: Trust Twitter--but not Apple or Verizon--to protect your privacy 04.30.2013 4:14 PM Twitter and Internet service provider Sonic.net scored a perfect six in the third annual Electronic Frontier Foundation Who Has Your Back? report. NeatReceipts scanner makes filing a snap 04.30.2013 4:30 PM Whether youre looking to make tax time a little easier, or a giant stack of business cards is threatening to swallow your desk, NeatReceipts can help.