Tag archive: website

In protest of the brutal tactics of Syria's government, members of the hacktivist collective Anonymous have defaced the website of the Middle Eastern country's Ministry of Defense, causing the site to completely shutdown on Monday. The group posted the following message on the website: “To the Syrian people: The world stands with you against the brutal regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Know that time and history are on your side –… Read More

With cybercrime costs on the rise, a successful hacking attempt on Hershey's website caused the chocolate-making company to send out a consumer warning via email to all users of the official Hershey Co. website. The hacking attempt targeted a single recipe before leaving without attempting to access private consumer data. Hershey stressed that no credit card numbers or bank account information is located on the same server as the recipes,… Read More

Last week, Airbnb enthusiasts (including ourselves) were horrified to hear one user’s story, in which her apartment was nearly destroyed and her confidence extremely shaken. Since then, the startup travel site has come under increasing scrutiny as the media and consumers turn a wary eye on Airbnb. And the company’s reaction to the incident is what may be most troubling. While Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky assured us that everything was being done to… Read More

In the most significant change to domain name regulations since the institution of .com, the Board of ICANN, the body that regulates how domain names work, has approved the creation of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that will allow for a near-infinite variety of new website addresses. The colossal decision not only enables corporations and other organizations to create domains like drink.coke or buy.apple, but they could theoretically… Read More

The Windows Phone Marketplace will soon get its own website, says Microsoft on its Windows Phone blog. Much like market.android.com, Google's web version of the Android Market, the Web version of the Marketplace will make it possible to search and discover games & applications from a PC. Linking the app to your Windows Phone account will let you purchase apps and have them instantly sent to your device, or share links to apps across… Read More

The site offers up blogs written by military spouses and provides a virtual meeting place for spouses to discuss the joys and challenges of military life. The site includes stories on many relevant topics to military families: how to deal with separation, reintegration, the ins and outs of military life as well as frequent relocation. Andi Hurley, the site's creator (and Army wife), said the re-design was done to keep up with demand from… Read More

15 million people visit AOL.com every month, but probably not you. AOL hopes to change its former dial-up homepage image with a revamped website focusing on streaming video and quick, relevant stories for every-day browsers. The new AOL.com is supposed to have something for everyone and every interest. Lists of new features are below. New video features: “You've got” – Remember “You've got mail,” that… Read More

From the SpreadFireFox website: “Thanks to the hundreds of you who have regaled us with your heartwarming and often hilarious tales of spreading Firefox. We're featuring some of the best in the right column, and those members are taking home one of 50 limited edition coins celebrating this milestone, along with other goodies. Even the coins themselves were designed by one of our most talented volunteers, graphics designer Jamey… Read More