Security Flaws Found in Google's Blogger

"Pyra Labs patched a number of security holes in its Blogger Web-based publishing tool this week that could have enabled a hacker to publish thoughts on Web logs owned by others.

But isn't it supposed to be a dialogue? The fact that someone else might publish their thoughts on one of my blogs is a thought I find curiously exciting...

"Given the growing popularity of Web logs hosted by journalists, celebrities, and pundits in recent years, the Blogger security holes take on new weight, creating the possibility that hackers could supplant the opinions of well-known personalities and opinion-makers with their own."

Sounds like a fantastic idea. What part of this constitutes a problem, exactly?

Ceci n'est pas une vache

This is not a link to the Raging Cow blog.

Google goes public

Interesting, if somewhat obvious piece, coughed out by Michael Copeland and almost buried by the sound of the Red Herring's death rattle.

"While Google has become one of the world's most popular Web sites, its most vocal fans of the moment are the underwriters, venture capitalists, and stock junkies who think a Google initial public offering--perhaps valuing the company at a whopping $2 billion--could revive the comatose tech IPO market..." but "First and foremost, Google is not likely to go public any time soon. Quite simply, it doesn't need to."