What’s Jay-Z’s state of mind over spoof? (AP)
| AP - An online parody of a Jay-Z hit that swaps New York’s metropolis for a modest Welsh port town has won hundreds of thousands of fans, the director of the spoof said Wednesday.
WikiLeaks: We don’t know source of leaked data (AP)
AP - WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief claims his organization doesn’t know who sent it some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents, telling journalists that the Web site was set up to hide the source of its data from those who receive it.
Summary Box: Hulu Plus is TV for the iPhone, iPad (AP)
AP - HULU PLUS: Hulu, the website with shows from ABC, Fox and NBC, is now available as an app for iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads and Samsung Internet-connected TVs. High-definition shows look great even on big TVs, and the iPhone version works over the cellular network.
Actual broadband speeds rarely as fast as advertised (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - How do you know how fast your Internet connection is? You probably just trust that your ISP is giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for and go on your merry way.
Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks (AFP)
AFP - The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.
Yahoo Japan Spurns Bing in Favor of Google Search (PC World)
PC World - Google has secured a deal to provide search results and related advertising to Yahoo Japan, Japan’s most popular Web site, the two companies said Tuesday.
Microsoft condemns Yahoo! Japan-Google alliance (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday denounced Yahoo! Japan’s Internet search alliance with Google, saying it would give Google near-total control over the third-largest market for search queries in the world.
Can Ask.com’s New Search Strategy Work? (PC World)
PC World - Ask.com hopes it’s found the answer to increasing its market share — and no, the plan doesn’t involve a butler named Jeeves.
Watchdog sees no problem with Yahoo! Japan-Google deal (AFP)
AFP - Japan’s fair trade watchdog said Wednesday it saw no monopoly problem with a search alliance between top Internet portal Yahoo! Japan and Google, Kyodo News reported.
Sleazy Marketers Game Google’s Sponsored Ads (PC World)
PC World - Companies that deal in shady free gift card offers have managed to game Google’s sponsored search results so they can pass themselves off as representing the official sites of such huge brands as Walmart, Best Buy, McDonald’s and Hooters, among others, PCWorld has found.