<![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - The Internet - About Internet Users]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ en 10 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:54:35 +0100 <![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - The Internet - About Internet Users]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_guide_us.jpg http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ <![CDATA[Threatening Rap on YouTube Lands Two in Jail]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/YouTube-Rap-threats-Officer-Probation,news-5208.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/YouTube-Rap-threats-Officer-Probation,news-5208.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:40:00 CET Two YouTube rappers are serving jail time for making threats against specific law enforcement officers.]]> <![CDATA[News Corp Rivals Threaten to De-list from Google]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/News-Corp-Google-Publishers-De-List,news-5200.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/News-Corp-Google-Publishers-De-List,news-5200.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:01:02 CET A couple of weeks back News Corp's Rupert Murdoch said he was considering blocking Google from indexing his news sites as part of the company's plans to push a pay-for-content business model. Now other publishing companies are threatening to do the same.]]> <![CDATA[Google, Tivo Team Up to Track Ad Viewing Habits]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-TiVo-Data-Partnership,news-5198.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-TiVo-Data-Partnership,news-5198.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:01:01 CET Google and TiVo have announced a partnership that will see the DVR company provide Google with specific user data to help the search giant's advertising business.]]> <![CDATA[Google Uses Ad to Explain Offensive First Lady Pic]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Offensive-Michelle-Obama-Image,news-5184.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Offensive-Michelle-Obama-Image,news-5184.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:30:00 CET Google is using ad space to explain an offensive picture of First Lady Michelle Obama. ]]> <![CDATA[Woman Fights Insurance Over Benefits, Facebook]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Insurance-Lawsuit-Disability-Pictures,news-5190.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Insurance-Lawsuit-Disability-Pictures,news-5190.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:10:01 CET A woman's disability benefits were terminated due to smiling pictures on Facebook. Now she's striking back.]]> <![CDATA[AOL Getting New Logos Made From Random Stuff]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/aol-logo-america-online-logos,news-5176.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/aol-logo-america-online-logos,news-5176.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:20:01 CET Could this lead to Aolcats?]]> <![CDATA[Man Arrested for Refusing to Tweet at Crowd]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Justin-Bieber-Crowd-Tweet-Arrest,news-5170.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Justin-Bieber-Crowd-Tweet-Arrest,news-5170.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:10:00 CET A record label executive has been arrested for allegedly refusing to use twitter at the behest of the police. ]]> <![CDATA[Woman Tracks Down Club Attacker on Facebook]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/woman-nightclub-attack-facebook-police,news-5151.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/woman-nightclub-attack-facebook-police,news-5151.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:10:00 CET Woman hit in the face with pint glass. Facebook delivers justice.]]> <![CDATA[Sony Expanding PSN: Selling Music, Books, Video]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-Launching-Online-Store-PSN,news-5163.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-Launching-Online-Store-PSN,news-5163.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:02 CET Sony has announced that it will expand the PlayStation Network, turning it into an online portal that offers music, video and books. ]]> <![CDATA[Teen Jailed for DDoS Church of Scientology]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Curch-Scientology-Teen-Jailed-DDoS,news-5158.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Curch-Scientology-Teen-Jailed-DDoS,news-5158.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:00 CET A teen is going to prison for participating in a DDoS attack against the Church of Scientology website.]]> <![CDATA[Angry Irish Soccer Fans Invade Wikipedia, Twitter]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Ireland-France-Thierry-Henry-Handball,news-5150.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Ireland-France-Thierry-Henry-Handball,news-5150.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:10:00 CET Irish soccer fans are furious and they're using every form of social media available to vent. ]]> <![CDATA[Father Speaks Only Klingon Until Son Turns Three]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Klingon-baby-talking-star-trek,news-5147.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Klingon-baby-talking-star-trek,news-5147.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 CET A lot of kids are brought up speaking more than one language at home but how many kids are raised in a home where Klingon is the only language they hear? ]]> <![CDATA[McAfee: Cold War-Style Computer Attack Likely]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/McAfee-Cold-War-Cyberwar-Security,news-5143.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/McAfee-Cold-War-Cyberwar-Security,news-5143.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:30:01 CET It's the Cold War again, only this time it's with virtual rockets focused on our hard drives.]]> <![CDATA['Unfriend' Named Oxford Word of the Year]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/unfriend-oxford-word-year-netbook,news-5126.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/unfriend-oxford-word-year-netbook,news-5126.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:00 CET Oxford's word of the year is likely to irk those who dislike social networking.]]> <![CDATA[Switzerland Sues Google Over Street View]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Switzerland-sues-google-street-view,news-5116.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Switzerland-sues-google-street-view,news-5116.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:40:00 CET Switzerland is suing Google because of the company's Street View mapping application. ]]> <![CDATA[Technology May Lead to Attention Deficit Disorder]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Attention-Deficit-Disorder-Technology-Internet,news-5122.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Attention-Deficit-Disorder-Technology-Internet,news-5122.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:20:00 CET Looks as though the Internet is reducing our attention span to just 140 characters.]]> <![CDATA[Britney Spears Targeted by Satanic Hacker]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/britney-spears-twitter-satan-hacker,news-5097.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/britney-spears-twitter-satan-hacker,news-5097.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:20:00 CET Oh, so Britney Spears doesn’t worship Satan? ]]> <![CDATA[Boy Uses Pancake Inquiry on Facebook as Alibi]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Status-Update-Alibi-Robbery,news-5094.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Status-Update-Alibi-Robbery,news-5094.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:20:00 CET A boy accused of playing a part in a robbery has been released after his attorney used his Facebook status to prove his innocence. ]]> <![CDATA[Hijackers Take Over Hundreds of Facebook Groups]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Hijack-Control-Your-Information,news-5080.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Hijack-Control-Your-Information,news-5080.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:41:00 CET Facebook is denying hijack claims this week after hundreds of groups on the social networking group were taken over by a group called Control Your Info.]]> <![CDATA[Judge Bans Twittering in Court]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Judge-Georgia-Broadcast-Twitter-Court,news-5076.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Judge-Georgia-Broadcast-Twitter-Court,news-5076.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:00 CET As the heading indicates, a judge has banned twittering from his courtroom.]]> <![CDATA[Yahoo Officially Lands on China's Porn List]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Yahoo-China-Porn-Watchdog-Photos,news-5068.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Yahoo-China-Porn-Watchdog-Photos,news-5068.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:20:00 CET China is now going after Yahoo and it's photo-sharing website.]]> <![CDATA[MPAA: Congress Should Encourage 3 Strikes]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/MPAA-Pirates-three-strikes-filtering-movies,news-5046.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/MPAA-Pirates-three-strikes-filtering-movies,news-5046.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:20:02 CET <![CDATA[China Bans the Beating of Internet Addicts]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/china-beats-ban-internet-addiction,news-5042.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/china-beats-ban-internet-addiction,news-5042.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:00 CET Now it's less scary to admit that you have a problem.]]> <![CDATA[Child Porn, Pedophiles Litter Adult Friend Finder]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Cild-Porn-Adult-Friend-Finder,news-5043.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Cild-Porn-Adult-Friend-Finder,news-5043.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:20:00 CET Adult Friend finder is funded by pedophiles and child pornography.]]> <![CDATA[ISPs Soon Forced to Police Your Internet Behavior?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/isp-police-piracy-trade-agreement,news-5028.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/isp-police-piracy-trade-agreement,news-5028.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:00 CET Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?]]> <![CDATA[Report: Apple Pitching $30/mo iTunes TV Service]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-TV-Shows-Cable,news-5014.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-TV-Shows-Cable,news-5014.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:50:00 CET Apple is reportedly pitching an idea to the networks that would see the Cupertino-based company offer iTunes users a TV subscription package for $30 a month. ]]> <![CDATA[Feds Bust Cable Modem Hacker]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Cable-Modem-Hacker-FBI-Oregon,news-5019.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Cable-Modem-Hacker-FBI-Oregon,news-5019.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:00 CET Take note: never hack a cable modem.]]> <![CDATA[Woman Plans to Give Birth Live on Internet]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Lynsee-Live-Internet-Birth-pregant,news-5015.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Lynsee-Live-Internet-Birth-pregant,news-5015.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CET A Boston woman is planning to give birth live on the Internet. ]]> <![CDATA[ICANN Approves International Domain Names]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ICANN-international-domain-names-nonlatin,news-5003.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ICANN-international-domain-names-nonlatin,news-5003.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:20:00 CET ICANN has approved international web addresses, meaning anyone with the desire to register a domain name containing non-Latin characters will soon be able to do just that. ]]> <![CDATA[Councilors Resign En Masse Because of Blogger]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Councilors-Somerset-Town-Council,news-4992.html#xtor=RSS-211439 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Councilors-Somerset-Town-Council,news-4992.html#xtor=RSS-211439 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:10:00 CET Eleven councilors in England staged a mass resignation following critique from a blogger.]]>