http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:05:51 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240239/new-features-fuel-rivalry-between-facebook-and-google.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/09/240239/new-features-fuel-rivalry-between-facebook-and-google.htm The rivalry between Google and Facebook is set to intensify with both planning improvements to their messaging services. Google is expected to announce...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:05:51 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240209/us-authorities-unhappy-with-revised-google-book-deal.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240209/us-authorities-unhappy-with-revised-google-book-deal.htm The revised agreement between Google,...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:54:47 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240183/cambridge-computer-lab-wins-google-research-funding.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240183/cambridge-computer-lab-wins-google-research-funding.htm The University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory has become the only university outside the US to receive a Google-focused...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:59 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240172/two-thirds-of-online-banking-credentials-are-shared.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240172/two-thirds-of-online-banking-credentials-are-shared.htm The majority of online banking customers reuse their login ID and or password on other non-financial and possibly less secure websites, a study has revealed....Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/02/240159/council-web-managers-fail-to-measure-site-success.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/02/240159/council-web-managers-fail-to-measure-site-success.htm Council web managers are failing to properly measure the success of council websites, contributing to poor service and ineffective sites. Martin Greenwood,...Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:51:04 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240116/video-google-releases-social-search-beta.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240116/video-google-releases-social-search-beta.htmGoogle has begun rolling out a beta version of Social Search, which enables users to make Google searches more personal by including content from friends and online contacts. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/27/240086/techcrunch-hacked-twice-in-24-hours.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/27/240086/techcrunch-hacked-twice-in-24-hours.htm Technology website TechCrunch has been hacked for the second time in 24 hours. The website, which is back up and running for a second time, said the...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:17:06 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/27/240085/yahoo-results-show-signs-of-turnaround.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/27/240085/yahoo-results-show-signs-of-turnaround.htm Yahoo has announced its best quarterly financial results since Carol...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:08:15 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/26/240068/online-counterfeits-pose-risk-to-buyers-and-manufacturers.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/26/240068/online-counterfeits-pose-risk-to-buyers-and-manufacturers.htm Fraudsters are earning an estimated $137bn a year by selling counterfeit goods, according to brand protection firm MarkMonitor. Highly...Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:05:17 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/22/240046/fight-chinese-censorship-clinton-tells-online-firms.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/22/240046/fight-chinese-censorship-clinton-tells-online-firms.htm Media companies have had to take on foreign governments that threatened free expression online, according...Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:33:56 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/22/240041/google-will-not-quit-china.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/22/240041/google-will-not-quit-china.htm Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has indicated that even if the company closes its search operations in China because of censorship,...Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:54:51 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/22/240039/music-and-film-industry-to-fund-75-of-anti-piracy-campaign.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/22/240039/music-and-film-industry-to-fund-75-of-anti-piracy-campaign.htm The UK government says music and film producers will have to bear of the cost of clamping down on illegal file sharers on the internet. Rights holders...Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:49:54 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/22/240037/google-rebounds-with-strong-fourth-quarter-results.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/22/240037/google-rebounds-with-strong-fourth-quarter-results.htmGoogle has reported a rebound in its core search advertising business in the last quarter of 2009, with total revenues of $6.67bn, up 17% compared with the same period the year before.Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:58:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/21/240029/ebay-reports-strong-fourth-quarter.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/21/240029/ebay-reports-strong-fourth-quarter.htm eBay has reported a strong end to 2009, with revenues for last quarter of the year rising 16% to $2.4bn, including $112m from its former Skype division. The...Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:26:42 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240017/online-consumers-seek-out-stronger-security.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240017/online-consumers-seek-out-stronger-security.htm Online service providers will have to improve their authentication measures or lose out to competitors, an international survey has concluded. Most...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:59:40 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240016/bill-gates-signs-up-to-twitter.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240016/bill-gates-signs-up-to-twitter.htm Bill Gates joined Twitter yesterday, and immediately signed up to follow Ashton Kutcher, High School Musical star...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:52:07 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/18/240000/90-of-councils-restrict-social-media-says-socitm.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/18/240000/90-of-councils-restrict-social-media-says-socitm.htm Councils need to embrace social media instead of blocking it, the Society of IT Managers (Socitm)...Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:31:30 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/18/239990/google-opens-talks-with-china-over-censorhip.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/18/239990/google-opens-talks-with-china-over-censorhip.htm Internet search firm Google has begun talks with the Chinese government about plans to stop censoring...Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:59:43 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239981/argos-sees-online-sales-grow-by-5.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239981/argos-sees-online-sales-grow-by-5.htm Argos's online sales grew by 5% to £0.7m from January last year. Online sales contributed 35% of Argos's sales, up from 30% a year earlier, Argos's...Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:40:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239980/users-complain-as-amazon-ec2-cloud-slows-down.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239980/users-complain-as-amazon-ec2-cloud-slows-down.htmUsers have voiced their concerns that Amazon's EC2 cloud computing services has been slowing down. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:24:00 GMT