Facebook adds real-time link scanning

Facebook has partnered with a web security company to automatically scan all outgoing links that appear on the site. It’s an attempt to combat spam links that understandably flourish on Facebook. The tool being used is the impressively sounding Websense ThreatSeeker Cloud powered by the Advanced Classification Engine. (There’s a TRITON in there somewhere as […]


Facebook fallout continues over privacy issues

Recent revelations about Facebook’s use of cookies may attract the attention of the Federal Trade Commission. Meanwhile Spotify has launched a “private listening mode” in response to complaints about its integration with Facebook. We noted on Tuesday that Australian blogger Nik Cubrilovic had uncovered the fact that Facebook was continuing to use personally identifiable tracking […]

Jones Soda Releases The Guild Limited Edition Soda

Yep, you read that headline right! Jones Soda has released some The Guild-themed soda for all you Felicia Day fanboys and girls out there. Introducing Jones Soda and The Guild. Who is your inner gamer most like? The strong Warrior skills of Vork Green Apple Soda….the sexy Priestess charm of Codex Strawberry Lime…the blade slingin’ […]