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Researchers Build Malicious Facebook App

Slashdot 44 mins ago, 121 words

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Researchers Build Malicious Facebook App

narramissic writes "Back in January, a team of researchers uploaded a malicious program to Facebook to demonstrate the possible dangers of social networking applications. Called 'Photo of the Day,' the app serves up a new National Geographic photo daily, but every time it's clicked it sends a 600 K-byte HTTP request for images to a victim's Web site. Photo of the Day is still listed on Facebook, with its authorship attributed to Andreas Makridakis, one of the researchers. The application has 514 active users now, with several comments praising it. The study was published by the Foundation for Research and Technology in Heraklion, Greece, and the Institute for Infocomm Research in Singapore."

Parking Comparison Sites

AboutAirportParking.com - Has listings for over 400 parking lots near over 100 international airports. Can add optional services like valet, car wash, mechanics and more. You can read more about this site in our Startup Review.

BestParking.com - Allows you to compare parking rates of various garages in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Also offers a mobile version.

ParkingAnytime.com - Locate garages, lots, free parking and more for a given area. Limited to Chicago, IL during their beta phase.

ParkingCarma.com - See real-time data of available parking spaces. If you register, you can reserve parking spaces in advance. Serves multiple US cities.

PrimoSpot.com - Gives you information on parking conditions in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and will show you the actual parking rules for a specific space. The service plans to include more cities. You can read more about PrimoSpot here on Mashable.

Streetlinenetworks.com - Not operational yet, Streetline is putting monitors in 24,000 San Francisco metered parking spots so people will know where spots are available. Read a summary of Streetline’s services here on Mashable.

Parking Spot Rentals

CraigsList.org - As with just about anything else you can sell or rent, CraigsList has numerous listings for parking spaces.

ParkAtMyHouse.com - Specializes in renting out parking spaces around sporting venues, airports or just about anywhere. Available in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and the USA.

ParkingHunter.com - Lists available spaces to rent in cities such as Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Vancouver and more.

ParkLet.co.uk - Offers listings of thousands of parking spaces available for rent all over the United Kingdom.

ParkingSpotter.com - Helps you locate parking spots for major events, airports or everyday use.

Parkingspots.com - Parking spot rental connections for those who own them, and those who need them, in the USA and Canada. You can find a more detailed review of Parkingspots here.

ParkWhiz.com - Offers parking options around airports, sports arenas, daily & monthly parking and some more tools for those who need a place to park.

SpotScout.com - Parking garages list their inventory and then you can look them up on the Web or your mobile device.

YourParkingSpace.co.uk - A site to help connect people with spare parking spaces in the UK with those who are looking for them.

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Question of the Day: ...

Gizmodo 2 hrs ago, 109 words

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Question of the Day: Have You Made Google Chrome Your Default Browser? [Question Of The Day]

It's been a few days since Google Chrome was released, so you should have a fairly decent idea of what the deal is by now. Obviously, it is still in beta, so there are bugs to work out and scary EULAs to be freaked out by—which is why I'm curious to know how many of you have taken the bold step of running it as your default browser. I'm also interested in knowing whether or not you plan on keeping it that way.

Google Turns 10

Slashdot 2 hrs ago, 113 words

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Ian Lamont writes "It was on September 7, 1998 that Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc., aiming to provide a better search engine. You can see what it looked like here. Google had a relatively good search engine technology that succeeded in burying many late 1990s competitors, and it eventually developed a successful advertising model and pledged to "do no evil." The company now has nearly 20,000 employees and a $150 billion market value, and has been acquiring or developing a host of groundbreaking technologies. When did you start using its search engine? Is the world a better place because of Google?"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Random Notes: Bruce Sp...

Rolling Stone 2 hrs ago, 118 words

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Random Notes: Bruce Springsteen, Rage and the Week in Rock

Photo: Brad Fedie for RollingStone.Com

This week was all about rallying the troops, as Bruce Springsteen lead a bunch of biker types on a run through “Wooly Bully” during his set at the Harley-Davidson Festival in Milwaukee last weekend. A few hundred miles west in Minneapolis, Rage Against the Machine whipped up some opposition to the Republican National Convention, while New Kids on the Block brought people together in the name of their comeback album in New York. Click below for the rest of the week’s music news, brought to you in handy gallery form.

• Random Notes: Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine and the Week in Rock

Dealzmodo: Ultimate N...

Gizmodo 2 hrs ago, 158 words

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Dealzmodo: Ultimate Never Leave Home Food Kit, 275 Meals for $75 [Deals]

There's nothing worse than having to leave the comfort of your closed blinds and glowing computer in order to get dressed and and go outside on a sunny day just to pick up something to eat. Consolidate your trips with this emergency food kit. Lasting up to 20 years, the bucket contains 275 meals worth of sustenance so you never have to leave the house. And since you save $10 by ordering online, you could potentially never need to leave your house again. So here's your menu for the next few months:

30 Servings - Potato Bakon
25 Servings - Corn Chowder
25 Servings - Ala King
25 Servings - Cacciatore
25 Servings - Western Stew
25 Servings - Country Noodle
25 Servings - Rice Lentil
45 Servings - Whey Milk
25 Servings - Blueberry Pancakes
25 Servings - Barley Vegetable

It should be noted that all meals are vegetarian and vitamin-fortified. [CostCo via Gear Diary]

Britney Might Be Perfo...

Perez Hilton 2 hrs ago, 67 words

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Britney Might Be Performing At The VMAs After All - You MUST Watch This!!!!!!

Video: Britney's Back!

Fuck it! This is too newsworthy not too report.

We cried as we watched the footage above.

It's NEW video of Britney rehearsing a NEW song for what appears to be her VMA performance!!!!!! Or just rehearsing for fun????

Her body is banging and the song sounds tight.

We're still crying!

Check it out above!

Microsoft to Deploy T...

Gizmodo 2 hrs ago, 114 words

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Microsoft to Deploy Their Own Version of the Apple Genius [Microsoft Gurus]

As part of their $300 Million ad campaign Microsoft has announced that they will begin to deploy in-store representatives to large chains like Best Buy and Circuit City to help consumers with their PC issues. Like their Apple counterparts, The "Microsoft Gurus" will not be paid on commission and they will be available to handle general questions and give demos of products—but they will not be available for any real tech support or repairs. So they are kind of like Apple Geniuses, only a lot less useful. Nonetheless, Microsoft plans to roll out around 155 of these trained experts during an initial trial run sometime before the end of the year. [Electronista]

MyAWOL Becomes LP33.TV, Launches IMDB For Musicians

TechCrunch 2 hrs ago, 313 words

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MyAWOL Becomes LP33.TV, Launches IMDB For Musicians

Last July I wrote about MyAWOL, a web-centric music label looking to compete with traditional labels, which are becoming increasingly less relevant as artists turn to digital distribution methods to gain exposure. While the site has the potential to break some new ground in the online music world, it has run into a major snag during its buildup to launch: its name sounds almost exactly like My.AOL when spoken aloud.

In light of this, the company has decided to rename the site to LP33.TV, which should hopefully be less confusing. LP33 is more memorable, but I think the company should consider dropping the .TV extension entirely since they already own the .com.

Along with the name change, LP33.TV is also launching its database for music industry professionals, TheMIDB, which hopes to fulfill the same role as the movie and television industry’s popular IMDB. The derivative name will probably confuse just about everyone, but at least it makes the site’s purpose clear.

The site will welcome user profiles from music producers, executives, managers, writers, musicians, and anyone else involved in the music trade. Users will be able to post their biographes, and the site will facilitate connections between users and allow them to keep track of current and past projects. LP33.tv Founder Andrew Bentley, a former major music label executive, says that TheMIDB fills an important role, as there hasn’t been a comprehensive database of industry professionals.

TheMIDB is only one portion of LP33.TV’s new approach to the music industry, and the company plans to have its flagship consumer site out within the next month.

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