Check out Mini-Techmeme for simple mobiles or Techmeme Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:05 PM ET, August 17, 2007

Techmeme

 Top Items: 
Villu Arak / Heartbeat:
Where we are at 1100 GMT  —  As Europe has woken up to a new day and Asia is entering the evening hours, here's the latest on the sign-on problem.  —  We're on the road to recovery.  Skype is stabilizing, but this process may continue throughout the day.  —  An encouraging number of users can now use Skype once again.
RELATED:
Robert McMillan / InfoWorld:
eBay says Skype was not attacked  —  (InfoWorld) - Skype has not been attacked, eBay said Friday, dispelling rumors that Russian hackers took down its popular online telephony service.  —  For more than a day now, millions of Skype users have been knocked offline by a major service outage that has crippled the service.
www.derkeiler.com:
[Full-disclosure] Skype Network Remote DoS Exploit
Discussion: Neowin.net
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
RIAA faces possible class action over suing the innocent  —  The scene at RIAA headquarters this week must have been fascinating.  The group yesterday announced that it has finished sending out a new batch of 503 "pre-litigation letters" to 58 different universities around the US …
Discussion: p2pnet and digg
RELATED:
Matt Hamblen / Computerworld:
Second lawsuit filed over iPhone battery replacement  —  Suit questions whether Apple kept battery information from early buyers to boost sales  —  A second class-action lawsuit argues that Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. failed to tell early buyers of the iPhone that annual fees of more than $100 …
Discussion: Neowin.net
RELATED:
Jacqui Cheng / Infinite Loop:
iPhone battery lawsuit x2: west coast style  —  Yet another class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple this week, once again over that dastardly iPhone battery.  California resident Sydney Leung heads up the new complaint with allegations that are near identical to that filed …
Discussion: ZDNet
Eric / Technology & Marketing Law Blog:
American Airlines Sues Google Over Keyword Ads  —  American Airlines v. Google, 4:07-cv-00487 (N.D. Tex. complaint filed Aug. 16, 2007) [Warning: 4.4MB file] … Well, this is interesting.  It's not unusual for a trademark owner to sue Google for keyword-triggered ads—been there, done that.
RELATED:
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
Lawsuit Challenges Google's Keyword Ads
Discussion: Googling Google
Matt Hines / InfoWorld:
Sourcefire acquires ClamAV open-source anti-malware project  —  San Francisco (InfoWorld) - Network security specialist Sourcefire announced Friday that it has acquired ClamAV, an open-source gateway anti-malware project whose technologies are used in the products of a number of other vendors.
RELATED:
Heather Hopkins / Hitwise Intelligence:
YouTube Replace Searches for Funny Videos  —  We are working on some analysis for a report on how consumer search behaviour has changed over the past couple of years and I wanted to share a fun bit of data that we found.  Analysis of search term content, or the words that consumers use …
RELATED:
Doug Caverly / WebProNews:
It's Official: "Funny Videos" = "YouTube"
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
Now, the Clicking Is to Watch the Ads, Not Skip Them  —  FOR generations, advertising interrupted the entertainment that Americans wanted to read, hear or watch.  Now, in a turnabout, advertising is increasingly being presented as entertainment — and surprisingly, the idea of all ads, all the time, is gaining some favor.
RELATED:
David Kaplan / paidContent.org:   Advertising As Content Sites Proliferate, But Viewers Might Skip Altogether
Valleywag:
Exclusive: Fark founder accuses Fox newsman of hacking  —  Local TV reporters are infamous for practicing "ambush" journalism — but as they try to take their gotcha practices to the Web, increasingly they're the ones ambushed.  The first rule of hacking, after all, is "Don't get caught."
RELATED:
Om Malik / GigaOM:
And More VoIP PBXes  — [...] Aron responded to a post Om wrote today …
Discussion: eWEEK.com
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Comcast Throttles BitTorrent Traffic, Seeding Impossible  —  ISPs have been throttling BitTorrent traffic for almost two years now.  Most ISPs simply limit the available bandwidth for BitTorrent traffic, but Comcast takes it one step further, and prevents their customers from seeding.
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider and digg
Los Angeles Times:
It's not journalism  —  Google's latest effort highlights the difference between what it does and what newspapers and magazines do.  —  Many publishers consider the Internet, and Google in particular, a greater threat to their livelihoods than Osama bin Laden.
David Pogue / New York Times:
Apple Takes a Step Back With iMovie '08  —  Last week, Apple released a new version of its iLife suite—its $80 package containing iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb and GarageBand.  The suite also comes preinstalled on every new Mac.  —  The enhancements in iPhone, iWeb and GarageBand are great.
Modculture / Tech Digest:
Dominos launches Pizza by TXT - obesity to go through the roof  —  Good news for junk food junkies - Dominos is offering pizza by via SMS.  —  Yes, if you get a passion for pepperoni when the pubs throw out, just go to your phone and send a message.  Your pizza will then arrive …
Dan Primack / PE HUB:
Next for Facebook VC: Global Grind  —  Jim Breyer of Accel Partners has led his third Web 2.0 investment.  Given that his first two were Facebook and Brightcove, it's worth taking note.  —  His latest is Global Grind, which has called down at least $3.5 million of a $4.5 million Series A round led by Accel.
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Techmeme at 9:05 PM ET, August 17, 2007.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Techmeme Sponsor Posts: 
Airtable:
What's the ROI on AI?  That's the trillion dollar question.  —  Learn why Airtable's the enterprise operating system for the AI era, delivering enterprise-grade security, privacy and governance.
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter  —  Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact.  We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Zoho:
Zoho Sign supports Saudi Arabia's digital transformation with legally-compliant digital signatures  —  As-salamu alaykum!  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is on a journey to become a modern, economically vibrant nation …
Notion:
Get up to 6 months free of Notion with unlimited AI  —  Notion is trusted and loved by thousands of startups as their connected workspace—from building product roadmaps to tracking fundraising.  Build and scale your company with one tool!
Sponsor Techmeme
 
 See Also: 
Techmeme: site main
Techmeme River: reverse chronological Techmeme
Techmeme Mobile: for phones
Techmeme Leaderboard: Techmeme's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Techmeme RSS feed
Techmeme on X
Techmeme on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Dorian Benkoil / Webware.com:
INNOVATOR EVENING GOES TO THE DOGS
RSnake / ha.ckers.org web application security lab:
XSS Hole In Google Apps Is "Expected Behavior"
Discussion: InfoWorld and hackademix.net
Luke Plunkett / Kotaku:
Feature: Talking Halo 3, And What Comes After Halo 3, With Bungie
Discussion: digg
Robert Vamosi / CNET News.com:
Symantec wants you to look silly
Discussion: Download Squad
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Liberties Advocates Fear Abuse of Satellite Images
Long Zheng / istartedsomething:
Windows Home Server, officially available August 27
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
What Happens to GOOG/YHOO, etc. In Recessions?
Discussion: Clickety Clack
Rafat Ali / paidContent.org:
Fast Search Laying Off 148 Employees; Does Restructuring
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Miller / Engadget:
Jazzmutant's multitouch tablet works with a stylus as well
Eric Savitz / Barron's Online:
Apple: RBC Sees Strong Back-To-School Mac Sales; Finds "Sustained iPhone Momentum"
Discussion: iLounge and Macsimum News
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
Update: TripAdvisor denies Facebook Platform app acquisition
Andy Beal / Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim:
Catch me at Search Engine Strategies San Jose
Hugh Macleod / gapingvoid:
BLOGGING ISN'T DEAD, IT'S JUST A SUBSET OF SOMETHING MUCH LARGER AND MORE IMPORTANT
Darren Murph / Engadget:
The Mix Tape USB Drive remembers your roots
Michael Calore / Compiler:
First Look: Roxio Popcorn 3 Adds iPhone Support, TivoToGo