Engine Yard CEO John Dillon Talks About Competing Against His Old Company, Salesforce.com

When Salesforce.com acquired Heroku last year, no one was more surprised than Engine Yard’s John Dillon.

With Canvas, Can "Moot" Bottle 4chan and Sell It?

Christopher “Moot” Poole, the creator of 4chan, today opened up testing of an image-sharing community called Canvas, which seems a lot like 4chan without the anonymity.

Netflix Gets Social: "Extensive" Facebook Integration Is Coming

Netflix revealed it is in the process of implementing “an extensive Facebook integration” on Wednesday, marking a significant change from its previous absence from the social Web.

Cisco Security Survey Finds Windows Vulnerabilities And Spam Decreasing

Still no rest for the weary computer security professional. Smartphones and tablets are coming to the office and creating new opportunities for trouble.

Topsy Hands Out Real-Time Search Widgets

Real-time search engine Topsy today is launching customizable widgets for publishers to display topical tweets.

Web Commerce Isn't Really Social…Yet

Social and e-commerce seem like they could be an explosive combination, but current darlings Groupon and Gilt Groupe are only scratching the surface.

Gawkergate Collateral Damage Now Includes the New York Times

In the 10 days or so since hackers purloined account data from the Gawker group of sites, several Web properties have urged users to change any potentially compromised passwords. Today, the New York Times joined the chorus.

Still Changing Passwords Today? Silverpop Attack May Be Why.

The hacking incident that affected McDonald’s appears to have wider implications for users of scores of other Web sites, and it may be connected, though indirectly, to the weekend attack on Gawker.

The Gawker Hack Ripple Hits LinkedIn

Gawker Media is still cleaning up the mess left by a hacker attack this weekend, but now other sites have their own work to do. Today’s example: LinkedIn temporarily disabled the accounts of users whose email accounts were exposed during Gawkergate.

Pulse News App for iPad Gets Social

Pulse, the visually engaging mobile news reader, is adding a social element today. To date, Pulse (for iPad, iPhone and Android) gave users an easily scannable and image-driven view of their favorite RSS feeds. Now, users will also be able to add their Facebook accounts and flip through material posted by their friends.

Twitter Trusts, No Longer Verifies

Is My Email Address My Identity?

Google Opens the Black Box a Bit