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Have you ever performed a Google Search, then clicked on a link only realize it was a spam, perhaps even malware-filled site?

With a new feature Google rolled out on March 10, you can now block certain domain names from your search results.

Last week, Demand Media launched its initial public offering.

Today, the company announced the closing of the IPO of 10,235,000 shares of common stock at $17.00 per share.

From the release:

Often what it comes down to when calling a prospective client is the introduction. Suppose, for example, you want to call Jason Adams* at Spin magazine to shoot portraits for them.

Your objective is to engage him with your creative talents, right? Wrong. Your objective is to get his permission to send an email to him with a few images, and a link to your website.

How do you do this? Well, break down your call into what happens.

Google has launched a new mobile version of Google Finance for Android and iPhone. This offers nearly all the same features and functionality as the desktop version.

Many of the biggest forum-based online communities, including DaniWeb, are powered by vBulletin software. So it came as something of a shock when the BBC reported that a vBulletin security flaw means that any hacker could "easily access the main administrator username and password for a site".

But is the security flaw really both that simple and that serious, and are DaniWeb users at risk?

Make no mistake, Apple and Google both want to be the gateway to your TV. Back in May, Google officially announced its TV initiative.

Just yesterday came rumors in this New York Times blog post that Apple is working to revamp its failed Apple TV.

Apple has ended its popular "Get a Mac" ad campaign. A Google search for "Get a Mac" brings up a link that formerly would have taken you to a "Get a Mac" page on its site, but instead goes to a "Why You'll Love a Mac" page, now.

Once upon a time, Google was a company that specialized in search and advertising.  Now, it's tossing out advanced mobile phones and requesting the right to buy and sell energy.  Still, several financial analysts think these not-entirely-conventional moves are a good idea.

If you are looking for a job, you should count on employers looking for your LinkedIN profile. It's becoming a business standard to check people out online before hiring them, whether doing a Google search or looking them up on LinkedIN or Facebook.

You can make your LinkedIN profile work FOR you, by writing a profile designed to help employers find you in searches.

What are the steps needed to write a killer LinkedIN profile?

Once upon a time, Usenet newsgroups were the Twitter, Facebook and forums of the online world. All the early Internet community makers were there, and important announcements such as the arrival of Mosaic by Marc Andreesen broke there first.