Chances are you may never want to post any more of your photographs to photo sharing websites after reading this story. A man goes to an REM concert. The conditions on the ticket banned taking photographs, but Steve Miller and his wife, who were conveniently seated in the middle of the front row in the Royal Albert Hall in March, noticed that everyone around them was taking photographs and ... Read full entry

Ebay moves to protect buyers against fraud. Are you a five star Ebay seller? Under a new seller rating system, items you are trying to sell may become all but invisible in search results should your overall seller rating fall below a certain threshold. Ebay last year adjusted its five-star ranking system, one of the internet's first and most successful attempts to harness user feedback, to try to weed out ... Read full entry

Almost $1b spent on unwanted Xmas gifts. Not to spoil the fun in anyway, but one billion dollars? A Galaxy survey commissioned by online auction website eBay has found two-thirds of Australians have received at least one unwanted gift. The survey estimates $985 million was spent on unwanted Christmas gifts, up $35 million on last year. And guess where a lot that stuff ends up? Ebay said Boxing Day was one of the most ... Read full entry

Byte Me!: "is a Digital Content Festival, featuring a program of screenings, Show 'n Tells by Industry speakers from around the world, live audiovisual performances and innovative cross-media events." On in Perth, Western Australia, from 2 to 9 December 2007. + Astronomers defend asteroid warning mix-up: a miss is as good as a ... Read full entry