Software as a Service - SAP first biggie to throw hat in the ring

The Globe and Mail is reporting that SAP has unveiled a line of business management programs to be delivered via the Web. Ovum researcher David Mitchell is quoted as having written the following about the service “A1S takes SAP much closer to a more purist model of software as a service than it has previously attempted, and is likely to become a very significant part of the SAP portfolio in the years ahead,”. According to The Globe and Mail, SAP is the widely regarded as the world's top developer of "business software, which helps companies manage accounting, inventory control, shipping, sales and marketing."

Last chance for the iPod give away

Don't wait! You only have one day before the big give away... no more entries after midnight AST.

How indie bands make it big online

Wired Magazine's Geekipedia (with a name like that you know I had to post from it!) has a list of Indie bands gone big, with a little help from the Web! It's brief, but it goes to show you that don't need to sign with a big record label to promote your talents, and you are probably a lot better off in the end! hmm, is there a lesson to be learned here for bloggers? ;-)

Flaw found in Adobe PDF file format that could be exploited, hacker says

Security researcher, Petko Petkov, says he's discovered a flaw in the Adobe PDF file format that could allow a Windows PC to be "Completely!!! Invisibly and unwillingly!!!," compromised. Petkov, who also recently discovered a vulnerability in QuickTime that affected the Firefox browser says " All it takes is to open a PDF document or stumble across a page which embeds one." He has stated that he would not release code that shows how this attack works until Adobe addresses the problem. InfoWorld has the story here.

Google takes AdSense to the mobile device

Google announced this week the availability of AdSense™ for Mobile. The Google press release says "AdSense for Mobile is intended for AdSense partners who have created websites specifically for mobile browsers, and who want to monetize their mobile content via contextual advertising. Like Google's other AdSense products, mobile text ads run on an auction model. The system automatically reviews the content of publishers’ mobile websites and delivers text ads that are relevant to the websites’ audience and content. Publishers earn money whenever mobile users click on the ads."

With more mobile devices world wide than televisions and personal computer combined, the small screen is the next obvious target for advertisers, and Google intends to take full advantage of it's knowledge in matching ads with content.

Digital camera reunited with owner through e-mail campaign

When Michelle Montgomery found a digital camera outside of Ohio Stadium she didn't turn it in to lost and found. Instead she downloaded an image from the camera and started an e-mail campaign to find it's owner. The original message went out to 14 friends and within 48 hours a match was made. "Think of the way we could use it if we wanted to do something meaningful and powerful in the world," Montgomery is quoted as saying. CNN has the story.

NBC to offer shows for free download... with ads

After having removed it's content from Apple's iTunes store over a difference in opinion regarding the rates they should be receiving for their downloads, NBC has announced that it will be making it's content available for free, sort of.

A new service, called NBC Direct, will begin in October that will allow users to download shows to be watched for up to a week after they air on the network. Their is a proprietary viewer that must be downloaded and installed, which currently only works on Windows PCs. The catch is the content will contain advertisements as opposed to the ad free download and pay model used in iTunes. Interestingly the service is only available to PC users at the moment, coincidence?

It's unclear whether or not the service will be available outside of the U.S.

The New York Times, Bits column has the details.

Yahoo and AOL Instant Messenger services exploited

c|net's News Blog is reporting that non-vendor disclosed vulnerabilities are targeting the Instant Messenger services of Yahoo! and AOL. There are no fixes from either vendor yet. The complete details are available from ZDNet blogger Ryan Naraine.

iPod give away bonus # 4

You might have to dig deep for this one... I've become a ______ fan boy!

Only a couple of days until the give away, great work so far, keep the entries coming!

Talk like a pirate day!

September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and in honor of this the folks a meebo have a special treat for all of you would be pirates! Simply log in to your favorite IM service using meebo and type "pirateon", your IMs will get translated into pirate speak! Ye be having some fun with this maties! Yar!