It’s hard to predict the future, especially for technology. The Internet has evolved quicker than most imagined in the past 10 years, so it will be fascinating to see what the next 10 years will do for the Internet. It grows at an amazing rate! At WingSwept, we are always striving to stay ahead of the curve and be aware of important changes and evolutions. Read this article’s predictions for the Web: http://pcplus.techradar.com/node/3230/
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Recently, the Town of Garner launched their new website, created by the web developers at WingSwept. The local IT firm created a ”cleaner, sleeker version of the town’s previous homepage with a series of user-friendly navigation buttons and a new feature that will make it easier for residents to register for parks and recreation programs.”
http://www.garnercitizen.com/2010/01/blue-gold-and-read-all-over-garner-revamps-web-site/
The NY Times Digital Advertising department unknowingly placed a malicious ad for fake antivirus software on the newspapers website. The scammers claimed to be Vonage, the Internet phone provider, and posted an ad on the site. During the weekend, the advertisements were switched to pop-up ads that made website visitors think that their computers were infected. This was done over the weekend so to make it harder for IT staff to respond. Click here to read the entire article. WingSwept suggests you beware of all pop ups and even be careful when closing it. Use the key Alt + F4 to close windows, because sometimes a ad has a “close” link but clicking it may actually be triggering it perform another action.
Around the same times, Microsoft filed five charges against scammers that put malware that was mistaken as legitimate advertisements on their AdCenter network. By clicking on the advertisements, one was led to a website that claimed his/her computer was infected and that the individual needed to purchase the anti-virus product (which was fake). They are unsure who is behind the exploitation, but hope that filing the five civil lawsuits will help uncover the criminals. A Microsoft representative said that, “Microsoft works vigilantly, using both technology and the law, to fight illegal activity that undermines people’s trust in the Internet and online services.” Learn more about malware and Microsoft’s lawsuits.
These stories shows how creative hackers have gotten and that their tactics have proven it possible for anyone to be tricked.
Wikipedia is changing the way that information is added to the site. The once go-to site for information has lost credibility due to the fact that any one could add information. This just goes to show how the Internet and the emergence of web 2.0 is changing.
“We have really become part of the infrastructure of how people get information,” Wales told The New York Times. “There is a serious responsibility we have.”
The new changes are expected to be complete within two to three months.
WingSwept reccomends the following articles on this topic:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/26/wikipedia.editors/index.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/aug/27/importance-of-wikipedia-forces-it-to-change/
http://viewfromthebunker.com/2009/08/26/a-sign-of-the-times/