Google Online Security Blog: Safe Browsing Diagnostic To The Rescue

Google & Browsing Security

Google's safe browsing diagnostic feature is making searching safer in the fight against malware. The safer searching solution warns viewers of a potential malware threat on flagged websites by inserting a interstitial warning page stating that "visiting this web site may harm your computer!"

Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware). Malware is short for malicious software. Malware is software designed specifically to disrupt a computer system. A trojan horse , worm or a virus could be classified as Malware. Some advertising software can be malicious in that it can try to re-install itself after you remove it. hms.harvard.edu/hmsit/pg.asp

For more, see: Google Online Security Blog: Safe Browsing Diagnostic To The Rescue

Official Google Blog: Google Sites now open to everyone

Google has announced that the FREE Google Sites are now available to the public in their Official Google Blog! The Standard Version of Google Sites is available for anyone with a Gmail account. The Premier Addition is available for a 30-day free trial. Thereafter, the fee for the Premier Addition is $50.00 per year.

For more on Google sites, see: Google Sites Open to All or Google's announcement at:
Official Google Blog: Google Sites now open to everyone

Official Google Blog: Yahoo! and the future of the Internet

On February 3, 2008, Senior Vice President of Google relayed Google's reponse to Microsoft's univited offer to take over Yahoo. For more, see:
Official Google Blog: Yahoo! and the future of the Internet: "Yahoo! and the future of the Internet"

Official Google Website Optimizer Blog: Our Optimal User Community

Official Google Website Optimizer Blog: Our Optimal User Community