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Did you know that the name Google is actually the result of misspelling? The word googol is the number 10 to the 100^th power and was coined in 1920 by mathematician Edward Kasner's nine-year-old nephew. Kasner used Googol to illustrate numbers that are nearly unimaginably large and yet still finite.
When Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were looking for the perfect name for their search technology that would index an unimaginably large number of Web pages on the Internet they chose the mathematic name googol but misspelled it.

Do you know the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?
If your answer was "Didn't Al Gore invent one of 'em?" you may be thinking of worldwide warming which he didn't invent either. Confused? The Internet is the physical array of interconnected computer networks that are linked together in various ways including fiber–optics and wireless to deliver services such as file sharing, e–mail, chat and other information via hyperlinks.

IBM researchers paint a black picture when it comes to online security in 2007. As browsers integrate higher levels of security attackers have developed malware that identifies a user's browser type, down to the version, and then launches programs that take advantage of that particular browser's vulnerabilities.

One thing is certain about Internet marketing – it's an evolving arena with new strategies appearing almost daily. With Google's acquisition of MySpace and YouTube the big buzz is " Social Networking" on the Web but not everyone is sold on the hype.

Fueled by the success of Indian IPOs in 2006 some 150 ventures are expected to climb on the bandwagon with initial public offerings that are expected to raise us to $10 billion.

It wasn't that long ago that Netflix revolutionized the entertainment industry with home delivery of movies. Now, just a few short years later the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company introduces " Watch Now" in an effort to trump the online competition from YouTube and other Web video services.

Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt has stated that Google is working with cable set-top box manufacturers to devise a platform for selling television advertising that targets viewers according to geographical location and viewing habits similar to their online PPC model.

Microsoft founder recently showcased one of his personal treasures, a 72-page notebook penned by Leonardo Da Vinci which he purchased in 1994 for $31 million. The notebook, known as the Leicester Codex was presented virtually in conjunction with Gates' worldwide press junket to promote the release of Microsoft's new OS, Vista. Wouldn't you love to see the look on the IRS agent's face when he sees a $31 million deduction for "visual aids"?

In a report on IT pay rates Hudson, an IT staffing and outsourcing firm reported a 3.1% increase in wages year to year but also cites a somewhat downbeat mood among tech workers.

Amid our schizophrenic desire for an open cyber community and our fear of "Big Brother" Microsoft unveiled their new Vista OS, which may result in the worst of both worlds as it tries to protect us from ourselves. Read some other annoying things about the Vista OS.

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