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When it comes to creating an online presence, it is not simply your website’s design and development that is an investment, but moreover so too is your website’s maintenance. While there are many free and inexpensive web hosting companies available to choose from on the Net, hosting reliability along with access ...

First it was door-to-door, then it was the dreaded telemarketing phone call, now our very moves on the web are being tracked by unsolicited advertisers in order to “customize” our experience, according to a new study released this past Tuesday by Stanford University’s Computer Security ...

After hacker group Anonymous' apparently successful Internet censorship protest, Operation Turkey, the country's authorities have detained 32 people in connection with the attack on Turkish government Web sites.Turkey's telecommunications authorities investigated and took the people into custody, according to a report today by Turkey's state news agency. Eight of those detained were under 18 years old, the report said. Just days ...

The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications networks. The effort includes secretive projects to create independent cellphone networks inside foreign countries, as well as one operation out of a spy novel in a ...

The number of people using Facebook has dropped in the UK for the second month in a row, mirroring similar falls in the US, Canada and Norway, giving the first signs that the social network's popularity may be waning in the West. The website continued to grow worldwide, hitting an all-time high of 687 million users, according to data from the ...

Those using IE7, Safari 3, Firefox 3.5 and their predecessors to view Gmail, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and Sites are at risk for losing some functions, come August. Eventually, a recent statement by Google warned, these web services will stop working altogether for those sticking with older browsers.The move is part of a trend to stop the use of aging browsers ...

Google Inc. recently discovered an attempt to steal passwords from its Gmail users, which may have originated in China. The hacking attempt is being reviewed by the U.S. State Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation. At this time, it is believed no Netpros' customers were affected by the hacking attempt. The U.S. was notified ...

While on the surface, it may appear that website design primarily deals with the organization and display of online content, something as trivial as the amount of text a given site should house or even the font face one should select are crucial design considerations. Too much media and not ...