Internet advertising - police arrest alleged Internet fraudster preying on US bank accounts

Internet advertising - police arrest alleged Internet fraudster preying on US bank accounts

Greek police arrest alleged Internet fraudster preying on US bank accounts (AFP)
AFP - Greek police have arrested a 43 year-old man suspected of lifting the bank details of US citizens over the Internet and stealing over 60,000 dollars (49,600 euros) from their accounts in the past year.

Walmart.com Web site down (Reuters)
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s walmart.com Website was down on Thursday morning, and a customer servicerepresentative said the site had been inoperative sinceWednesday night.

Drawing clues from the covers (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The clues are in the cover. Or so goes the chatter on HP Web sites. The cover on all three editions of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince- the U.S. edition from Scholastic, the U.K. edition from Bloomsbury and the deluxe edition - seem to emphasize the relationship between Professor Dumbledore and Harry, says Melissa Anelli of the-leaky-cauldron.org.

Domain Hijacking Takes ICANN Spotlight (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - A committee of the Internet's domain-name overseer blames poor administration and flawed processes for the growing problem of hijacked names, and calls for action to thwart it.

In Brief: IBM offers free technologies to universities (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - IBM announced an initiative to give universities free access to emerging technologies developed in IBM Research labs. The new Academic License program aims to accelerate development skills around open standards-based technologies.  In return, faculty and students will provide IBM with feedback on the technologies. The new program is open to academic institutions participating in IBM's Academic Initiative. More than 1,400 schools are currently part of the initiative, which aims to encourage students to enter the fields of science and mathematics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard's Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences will be the first universities to participate in the new program. Professors can get a list of the technologies and download them at http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/academic.

Online bets predict Hispanic for Supreme Court (Reuters)
Reuters - Odds are good that an Hispanic,possibly U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, will beconfirmed as the next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court,according to Internet betting sites.

Bank of America Toughens Web Security (AP)
AP - Bank of America Corp. is rolling out a new security system aimed at thwarting efforts by online crooks to access its customers'accounts. Passwords will no longer be enough.

'Hooking Up': Catch and release (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Hooking Up, a female-centered, singles-go-a-courtin'exposé from the producers of Hopkins 24/7, Boston 24/7 and NYPD 24/7 turns out to be little more than a rose-free"Internet Bachelorette."

Smart Online Debuts Human Resources Module for OneBiz Conductor (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Smart Online Inc. today announced a human resource module for its OneBiz Conductor,a software platform that helps businesses start, run, and grow using online subscriptionapplications via a dashboard.

Microsoft and Marvel ink online game deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursdayit won exclusive rights to develop and publish multiplayeronline games starring Marvel Enterprises Inc.'s super heroes,including Spider-man, the X-men and the Hulk.