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The Worst Malware Ever (and What It Teaches Us About Malware of the Future)

The Realtime Report

In 2003, experts estimated that the worm caused between $950 and $1.2 Unlike the major malware that came before, Operation Aurora was a targeted malware attack in 2009 on tech giants including Google, Adobe and Yahoo. billion in damage, globally.

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The Worst Malware Ever (and What It Teaches Us About Malware of the Future)

The Realtime Report

In 2003, experts estimated that the worm caused between $950 and $1.2 Unlike the major malware that came before, Operation Aurora was a targeted malware attack in 2009 on tech giants including Google, Adobe and Yahoo. billion in damage, globally.

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Social media and the rise of fantasy sports

Sprout Social

million in 2003. So in early 2003, we’ve got over 15 million people playing fantasy sports online. Fantasy draft companies. A few companies start popping up where online players can join, and play a variety of games, with people all over the world. How Top Fantasy Draft Companies Use Social Media.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. In 2009, Twitter capitalized on the hashtag by adding hyperlink capabilities.

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What is this Commission Agreement for?

Writtent Blog

Between 8 January and 25 January 2009, Ms Rosa had, while acting as pharmacist in charge, used her own Clubcard to obtain points to which she was not entitled on approximately 55 occasions when the customer did not present a Clubcard. An SLA determines how a supplier will deliver their services to a company.

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With 4 Days Before Blogger Social, I Bring You the 4×4 Meme

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

4 Jobs I’ve Had Right after college, I worked for a few months in tech support at a forex company in the Empire State Building. Prior to Austin (where I had to go outside the city in order to get Kosher food for SXSW), the last time I ate Indian food was in 2003. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Mobile Marketing Goes To The Dogs

Diva Marketing Blog

The principal watch dog for abuses in mobile advertising is the Federal Trade Commission, working under the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act. While CAN-SPAM was initially focused on the glut of spam email messages flooding computers, Section 14 of the Act specifically bans companies from sending unsolicited commercial text messages to cellular phones.

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