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FoxNews.com published this slideshow on Online Marketing Jobs that will Leave You Friendless. Definitely worth a quick view. Many of the jobs listed are notoriously shady. The article sheds a little light on things you need to avoid.

Just a real quick post, this morning. It looks like Twitter and Facebook are both experiencing some site problems. I can’t tell whether or not Facebook’s problems are due to a cyber attack, but FoxNews.com is reporting that Twitter was indeed hacked.

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In an email only release, this morning, the folks at Web of Trust (WOT) announced that they’ve teamed with Panda Security, to offer co-branded versions of WOT’s community-driven internet security browser add-ons (that’s a mouthful). Their goal is to make surfing and shopping much safer experiences.

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Keep your ears open for an announcement that Microsoft and YAHOO! have come to an agreement over the future of their search and advertising businesses. Both companies have been trying to hammer-out a deal, for over a year now.

While both parties claim nothing has been signed, they also agree that negotiations are complete and paperwork is just a formality, at this point. The final deal is supposedly far less-sweeping than the original plans.

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Apparently, Rush, one of THE all-time greatest rock bands, is trying to achieve sainthood, because they’re offering all (or most) of their songs for free! Of course, you can’t download or otherwise distribute the music, but you can listen all you want!

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Symptoms: Google’s search results redirect you to the wrong page.
You search for something at Google, or other search engines for that matter, and when you click the search results, you’re redirected to a related web page or search page, but NOT the original search result page.

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Like many of you, I heard (I was in the other room) the TV ad for FinallyFast.com. Being the geek that I am, I had to see what it was all about. They claim that they’ll speed-up your computer by fixing errors, blah, blah, blah… It was the same old stuff.

So I downloaded the software, PC SpeedScan Pro, by a company called Ascentive, and installed it on my machine. I scanned through the EULA, before installing it, of course. I saw no mention of any third-party advertising software or ad support.

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A few months ago, maybe even longer than that, I came across the Web Of Trust. I believe it was while I was searching for new Firefox add-ons. Just out of curiosity, I installed it. At the time, I didn’t realize what a valuable tool it would turn out to be.

Here’s WOT‘s own description:

WOT is a free Internet security addon for your browser. It will keep you safe from online scams, identity theft, spyware, spam, viruses and unreliable shopping sites. WOT warns you before you interact with a risky website. It’s easy and it’s free.

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