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Google Cofounder Sergey Brin Starts Blogging at TOO Posted: 19 Sep 2008 11:11 AM CDT Google Cofounder Sergey Brin has launched a personal blog on Google blogger called TOO located at too.blogspot.com. Would you be rushing out there to get some Google tips? What kind of a blog name is TOO? Sergey explains in the first post that “While Google is a play on googol, too is a play on the much smaller number - two. It also means “in addition“, as this blog reflects my life outside of work.” So did he post some Google tips? No. In fact the blog was truly personal as he talks about his mother suffering from Parkinson’s disease and how he is at higher risk to develop it too, and is getting prepared to support research into it. I carry the G2019S mutation and when my mother checked her account, she saw she carries it too. The exact implications of this are not entirely clear. Early studies tend to have small samples with various selection biases. Nonetheless it is clear that I have a markedly higher chance of developing Parkinson’s in my lifetime than the average person. In fact, it is somewhere between 20% to 80% depending on the study and how you measure. Since anyone could create a free blogspot blog and start posting as Sergey Brin, Matt Cutts has checked with Google staff and and they confirmed that it was indeed Sergey Brin's blog. Will you be following his new posts? Related » Google Buys Garage Where Larry & Sergey Started Google » 50 Top Web VIPs : Most Important People on the Web » Google License Plate Spotted in Sweeden » First Annual Pajama Day at Google » Google Shares Close All Time High on Nasdaq Share your views: Post a Comment Copyright 2008. Quick Online Tips. All Rights Reserved.

Brad Pitt Most Dangerous Celebrity to Search Online Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:38 AM CDT Searching for celebrities online can get your computer infected and some celebs are particularly famous for that. McAfee reports that Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberspace. McAfee says that Fans searching for “Brad Pitt,” “Brad Pitt downloads,” and Brad Pitt wallpaper, screen savers and pictures have an 18% chance of having their PCs infected with online threats, such as spyware, spam, phishing, adware, viruses and other malware. In fact a search for “Brad Pitt screensavers” let to more than half of the resulting Web sites with malicious downloads! McAfee warns that actors Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake are the most dangerous men to seek on the Internet, while Beyonce and Heidi Montag top the list for women. In fact Paris Hilton, who topped 2007’s most dangerous celebrities and and Britney Spears who was ranked #4 in 2007 are now missing from the list. Some other common search terms which are favorite with scammers are Beyonce ringtones, Justin Timberlake downloads, Heidi Montag wallpapers, Mariah Carey screen savers, Jessica Alba downloads, Lindsay Lohan downloads, Cameron Diaz images, George Clooney downloads, Rihanna pictures, Angelina Jolie downloads, Fergie screen saver, David Beckham wallpapers, Katie Holmes screen savers and Katherine Heigl pictures. Cybercriminals often use celebrity names and images and target innocent Web surfers to download screen savers and ringtones via fake web sites that will then install viruses, spyware and malware. You need to be careful what you search for and what you download. Your favorite celebrity search could turn out dangerous… Related » First Annual Celebrity Baby Blog Awards Winners » The Edge Annual Question 2006 » Britney Spears Baby Name Contest » Angelina Jolie Registers Domain Names for Newborn “Shiloh Nouvel Jolie Pitt” » Newsweek Giving Back Awards : Thanks for Helping Share your views: Post a Comment Copyright 2008. Quick Online Tips. All Rights Reserved.

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