Thursday, March 09, 2006

Headlines March 9


New trams and buses in Brussels!
The first new style buses and trams could be seen on the streets of Brussels on Wednesday. Out go the old yellow and blue colours to be replaced by grey and copper. Within three years all trams and buses in the capital should display this new livery. READ ON


Belgium's Zaventem named Europe's best airport
Belgium's Zaventem Airport in the capital of Brussels has been crowned the best airport in Europe by the Airport Council International (ACI), news agency Belga reported on Wednesday. However, Zaventem was awarded equal first place with the Copenhagen Airport in Denmark. READ ON

Google targeted by zombie networks. Fake ‘clicks’ on advertising force sellers to pay more than necessary.
But the latest click fraud threat is the emergence of what police forces around the world are calling “zombie networks”. These networks are created by organised criminal gangs that use illegal software to hijack vast numbers of personal computers owned by innocent users into performing simple tasks such as repeatedly clicking on ads on Google web pages or on affiliated sites. The affiliated sites get a cut of Google’s advertising revenue. Zombie networks are more likely to want to siphon off money than sabotage an advertiser. READ ON

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