Social networks

Symantec's MessageLabs says Rustock, the largest of the spam botnets, is back with a bang since Monday, and appears set to continue where it left off on Dec. 25 as the biggest source of worldwide spam.

Steve Ballmer gives a keynote address at the CES going over Xbox, Windows PC and Windows Phone 7 capabilities.

The lines between professional and personal interactions are being blurred. Social media users need to exercise prudence

McAfee expects Apple’s iPhone, geolocation services such as Foursquare, and mobile devices to be the target of malware attacks in 2011. The computer security company also predicts attackers targeting shortened URL services and internet TV platforms as well as a rise in politically motivated hacktivisim, as more groups are expected to repeat the WikiLeaks example.

A new start up company was launched last week to help entertainment, media, retail and manufacturing brands to find, filter, organize and display relevant social content to the right audience in real-time.

Copia, a maker of e-reader systems, has unveiled a social networking platform.

Facebook is not sure if it's “100 per cent right” in preventing Google’s Gmail and other third party apps from automatically importing email addresses from the social-networking service.

The use of social media applications is becoming a popular tool for both employers and job seekers, especially those fresh out of college, to gather critical information and accumulate valuable contacts.