Company Acquisitions Finally origin Malaysia Friendster

Malaysia-based company, MOL Global Pte Ltd plans to buy U.S. social networking sites, Friendster. Online payment provider does not say how much money to Friendster, a social networking site of the earliest his feet, but according to Reuters, reported that Friendster will sell for $ 100 million.

"The merger with Friendster will continue the transformation of social networking industry, combining a successful social sites and online marketing channel payment platform and network content, including games, gift items, music and video." Said Ganesh Kumar, president and CEO of MOL.

Friendster is holding the 5th U.S. patent relating to social networking sites, according to United States Patents and Trademarks Office.

do you know? Top 10 Most Popular Facebook Game

There is a Facebook game charts the fastest growth, such as FishVille, Zoo World is growing due to user confusion, and the Country Life with agricultural themes into developing the game fast enough. Fishville game is about giving the game fish with 415.713 users increase every day. Game developers, Zynga, said although the game was just released last month, has now entered the chart number 8 with 21 million unique users per month, and more than a quarter of users who check their virtual fish given each day.

While the game of the World Zoo RockYou! Now in the top 10 after defeating the other games, and increased by 20 percent, since 26 November. For a total increase of over 110.000 users 80.000 users in the last week, and discussion boards are filled with applications that increased the user success in digital zoo. While Country Life is the other game, is also being developed by a developer (which appear in the first game of this game) have added some new object and image. Outside the Top 10, Fish Life of Clipwire also has a user double in the last month and was getting stronger in visitors per month from 860,000 to 2,500,000 in the same period.

The following Top 10 Facebook games taken from observations began 27 November:
1. FishVille (6,806,371 = +415.713 / 6.1%)
2. World Café (10,168,466 = +258.310 / 2.5%)
3. FARKLE (1,136,269 = +208.912 / 18.4%)
4. Country Life (+198.039 = 995.373 / 19.9%)
5. Happy Pets (1,906,178 = +175.201 / 9.2%)
6. Fish World (2,370,899 = +170.833 / 7.2%)
7. Zoo World (+113.622 = 545.615 / 20.8%)
8. Mafia Wars (6,683,266 = +88.998 / 1.3%)
9. Sorority Life (1,166,854 = +88.375 / 7.6%)
10. YoVille (3,014,210 = +77.797 / 2.6%)

Ahead of Christmas, Koobface Attack Facebook More intense

Before Christmas, like many Internet users are obliged to be careful of Koobface malware that can infect a PC user. Security vendor Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has discovered that malware campaign Koobface act now by using a Christmas theme (Christmas). Koobface latest development has even entered the features of Google Reader.

Koobface own website offers a video posted by 'Santa'. In addition, also uses a codec to watch these videos used to encourage users to allow users to install and run the file named setup.exe (SHA1: a2046fc88ab82abec89e150b915ab4b332af924a). These files have been successfully detected 16 of 41 antivirus products, according to VirusTotal observation.

While in the infected Facebook page, that user will see a link to the site 'ch [removed] cher.ch' which is infected sites in Switzerland. Users will be directed to a Web site Koobface through malicious Flash movie files in the infected site. If the user runs the infected file, the worm will automatically log into your account Facebook, MySpace and some of their social networking sites, then send a message to all their friends.

This is not the first time Koobface worm attack social networking website, even the same case had been reported several months ago.

Foreign Language Translation Glasses? Try Tele Scouter

Foreign language dictionaries may be over soon, after the Japanese manufacturer, NEC launched a pair of glasses that can automatically translate words and phrases are spoken. Glasses Tele Scouter microphone features a compact camera, which can take a foreign language conversation. Then the audio recorder will deliver the translation to the computer via a small voice in the hands of users, which will transmit information to a remote server. Server and then translate the words of the speech into text, and transmit back to the glasses. After that, the translated phrase will appear in a small display in the subdistrict of the retina, which provides language translation of a conversation with himself.

System hardware designed glasses Tele Scouter very light, so it is comfortable for long periods and do not use too much battery power. Retinal display text display in the user's view, that does not hinder the user when he made eye contact with the speaker.

Scouter Tele is still a prototype, although the NEC is intended to make glasses for business opportunities in the years ahead. NEC recognizes that the ability of these devices is still limited. NEC says that the Tele Scouter technicians can also be used to view the guide or manual when trying to install and repair hardware. Tele Scouter System is support for 30 users at a price of $ 8.5 million, and NEC intend to sell 1.000 Tele Scouter system in the next 3 years.

Microsoft Create Facebook Applications in Silverlight and ASP.NET

Microsoft has released an SDK (Software Development Kit) which makes it easy for Facebook developers to create Facebook applications in Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation. Facebook SDK will be the third-party applications that support for Silverlight and WPF. This SDK comes complete with samples and tools to assist the development of Facebook applications in ASP.NET, Silverlight, WPF, and WinForms.

Other features in this Facebook SDK includes source code for the API (Application Programming Interface), component, control and sample. In addition there are also libraries for Facebook developers to easily develop other technologies, like JavaScript, PHP, ActionScript, and the iPhone.

As known, Microsoft has invested $ 240 million stake in Facebook in October 2007. The launch of this SDK is part of Microsoft and Yahoo partnership. To find out more can go to Microsoft's website (msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ee388574.aspx).