Spam -- Clearswift, a London-based company that specializes in managing and securing electronic communications, has published its second "Spam Index." Clearswift found a significant increase in the amount of gambling related spam, which now accounts for 7.2 percent of all spam worldwide.
Hurling -- Bookmakers Paddy Power have asked eight endorsed hurlers not to use hurls with the company logo in the Guinness All-Ireland hurling semi-finals. Paddy Power terminated its sponsorship after the Gaelic Athletic Association and Gaelic Players Association criticized the company and players for infringing sponsorship guidelines by using the hurls in a previous game. The players will still be paid in full.
Web Controversy -- Two weeks ago Ryan Lackey, Former Chief Technology Officer of HavenCo, abandoned the project. HavenCo, a man-made, basketball court-sized platform off the coast of England, launched in 2000 as the home for controversial web businesses. Lackey says his business partners had become nervous and were leading the company, which has only six customers, into financial failure. Representatives from HavenCo, however, deny that that the company is in any danger and that it has only six customers.