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• Apple iOS: Why it's the most secure OS, period

  By Robert Lemos | 06 June, 2011 20:04

  In June 2007, Apple released the iPhone, and the device quickly took off to become a major brand in the smartphone market. Yet when the iPhone shipped, security on the mobile operating system was nearly nonexistent. Missing from the initial iOS (then called iPhone OS) were many of the security features that modern-day desktop software has as a matter of course, such as data-execution protection (DEP) and address-space layout randomization (ASLR). Apple's cachet lured security researchers to test the platform, and in less than a month, a trio had released details on the first vulnerability: an exploitable flaw in the mobile Safari browser.

• Who’s using Twitter? Some surprising answers

  By Katherine Noyes | 11 December, 2010 06:20

  Eight percent of online Americans may use Twitter, as the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported on Thursday. But does that mean your small business should use the service in its marketing and communications efforts?

• Twitter 2.0: Not just for narcissists

  By Robert X. Cringely | 17 September, 2010 02:30

  Using Twitter is like being trapped in an elevator with someone who has a severe case of attention deficit disorder and just consumed three pots of truck-stop coffee.

• Google's Realtime Search update does what Twitter won't

  By Jared Newman | 27 August, 2010 08:10

  Searching for status updates is not Twitter's forte, so leave it to Google to make its own Realtime Search engine more powerful instead.

• Twitter Tips: 5 Ways to Find Relevant Followers

  By Kristin Burnham | 04 August, 2010 05:35

  Twitter has more than 100 million users, which means you're bound to encounter a lot of noise. You'll find brands hawking their products or services, some users tweeting the mundane details of their everyday lives and spammers insisting you check out their "hottest new pix!" Um, no thanks.

• 10 Twitter Types to Know, Love and Hate

  By Thomas Wailgum | 12 March, 2010 07:40

  The diversity of Tweeple on Twitter is, of course, what makes it so damn compelling and addictive: There's always somebody, somewhere offering 140-characters' worth of communication.

• 8 Must-Have Facebook and Twitter Add-Ons

  By Kristin Burnham | 10 March, 2010 06:11

  By no means are Twitter and Facebook perfect: You might wish that Facebook made it more intuitive to hide FarmVille or certain status updates. Or, maybe you wish that Twitter would introduce a new feature like nested tweets. Good news: For many of these website tweaks or suggestions, there's likely to be a script you can download to fit the bill.

• Google's leading, but where do other Web giants stand on IPv6?

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 05 February, 2010 08:01

  The most popular Web sites are under increasing pressure to add support for IPv6, a long-anticipated upgrade to IPv4, the Internet's main communications protocol.

• Five Twitter Features I Want Most in 2010

  By Kristin Burnham | 15 December, 2009 06:01

  Twitter had a big year in 2009: It announced several partnerships, including one with LinkedIn. In September, Twitter was valued at $1 billion. And most recently, "Twitter" beat out "Obama," "H1N1" and "vampire" to be named word of the year by the Global Language Monitor.

• Twitter Alternatives That Are All Business

  By Kristin Burnham | 04 December, 2009 05:36

  When Twitter launched in 2006, few people could have predicted how microblogging would change online communication. Today, microblogging, or short-form text updates posted to the Web, has exploded in popularity. As a result, a number of microblogging applications for the enterprise--Twitter alternatives that do just a bit more--have surfaced.

• Twitter, LinkedIn Get Together: How to Get Started

  By Kristin Burnham | 11 November, 2009 09:24

  LinkedIn and Twitter announced a partnership on Monday that will allow you to tweet your LinkedIn status or stream your tweets to your LinkedIn profile. Twitter cofounder Biz Stone called called this "bringing the peanut butter and the chocolate together to make the perfect combination."

• Injunction delivered over Twitter worked, UK attorney says

  By Jeremy Kirk | 06 October, 2009 23:26

  A U.K. lawyer is claiming victory on Tuesday after a court-ordered injunction delivered over Twitter has stopped his antagonist from impersonating him on the microblogging service.

• Twit nits: 12 top Twitter annoyances

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 24 September, 2009 08:27

  Twitter's popularity may have exploded over the past year, but its feature set continues to evolve at a seemingly glacial pace. New users quickly realize that they need to shop around in the Twitter developer ecosystem for add-on software and Web-based services that fill in missing features and address the annoyances that the microblogging service's deficiencies present.

• Facebook, Twitter provide sensitive info for criminals

  By Tony Bradley | 28 August, 2009 06:48

  Social networking services like Facebook and Twitter foster a false sense of security and lead users to share information which can be used by cybercriminals and social engineers. The very concept of social networking is based on connecting and sharing, but with who?

• 5 more Facebook, Twitter scams to avoid

  By Joan Goodchild ,Senior Editor | 01 September, 2009 02:48

  A recent survey released by AVG Technologies and the Chief Marketing Officers Council reveals that while most social network users are concerned about the security of the sites, the vast majority do not take the necessary precautions to protect themselves.