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Al-Qaeda Websites Oddly Go Dark for 11 Days

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:54:14 CDT

Al-Qaeda's most popular web forums have gone dark for 11 days now in what experts are calling a likely cyber attack, the Washington Post reports. "It sure looks like a takedown," said a former State Department official. If website administrators were dealing with mere technical glitches, they would "get on...

UK Suicide Pact Pair Met in Person Just Hours Earlier

Emily Rauhala — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:47:27 CDT

Two Britons who died in an apparent death pact earlier this month may have been perfect strangers who met on a web forum, reports the Sun . Joanne Lee, 34, was a regular on a suicide forum, where she asked for advice on toxic chemicals and, at one point, begged for...

Peanut Gallery to Fey: No, You Suck It

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:20:00 CST

Only moments after Tina Fey lofted her Golden Globe and told several bloggers who've been chronic detractors to "suck it" Sunday night, they fired back with shrieks of sophomoric glee, reports the Daily News. "Give me something to suck on," posted "Cougar-Letter" on the LA Times' Envelope blog, while "DianeFan"...

Al-Qaeda's Top Web Sites Disappear

Kevin Spak — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:40:54 CDT

All but one of al-Qaeda’s main message boards have disappeared, the Washington Post reports, and militants seem unable to get them back online. All five major al-Qaeda portals went down September 10, putting the kibosh on the group’s much-hyped Sept. 11 anniversary video. Only one of the sites has returned;...

Obama Brushes off Fall Debates

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:20:14 CDT

Barack Obama's campaign declared forum fatigue today, announcing that the presidential hopeful will decline requests to speak at debates and forums for the rest of this fall, beyond those they've already committed to. “Unfortunately, we simply cannot run the kind of campaign we want and need to," campaign manager David...

Whole Foods CEO Sorry for Web Subterfuge

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:15:00 CDT

The CEO of Whole Foods apologized yesterday for boosting his company and posting snide comments about a rival supermarket chain in Internet forums and said he "had fun doing it." John Mackey's actions over the last 8 years have already triggered an SEC investigation, and the company's board said yesterday...

PR Firms Target Customers' Google Reputations

Dustin Lushing — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:00:26 CDT

If your first hit on Google feels like a mafia hit, don't despair. Firms like ReputationDefender and Reputation Management offer clients an enhanced image on the top search engine by creating links, sites, YouTube videos, and MySpace profiles that promote positive Google results, and lower the pageranks of defamatory comments.