by Mike Krumboltz Something is hurtling toward the planet. And we say "something" because neither we, nor anybody in the scientific field, seems to know exactly what it is. The buzz surrounding this mysterious object has inspired a slew of searches and no shortage of articles . A piece from MSNBC notes that, according to scientists, the object will "fly by Earth at a distance of just 80,000 miles." That's about a third of the distance to the Moon. In terms of outerspace,

Many corporations and consumers regularly come under cyber attack, and Google is no exception. We recently detected a cyber attack targeting our infrastructure and that of at least 20 other publicly listed companies. This incident was particularly notable for its high degree of sophistication. We believe Google Apps and related customer data were not affected by this incident. Please read more about our public response on the Official Google Blog .

by Claudine Zap Travel tip number one: When leaving home, don't pack oodles of cash. Travel tip number two: If you do, don't forget your cash in a cab. Travel tip number three: If you ignore advice points one and two, make sure  this guy  is your cabbie. Yes, there seems to be at least one honest man left in New York City  who safely returned a bundle of cash to its rightful but forgetful owner. It gets better.

Facebook has released a new email feature that will streamline the conversation process for many users. Now, when you get an email notification of a comment on an update, you can respond by replying to the email. Since some employers block Facebook, this is a way to keep up with some aspects of your social networking while at work. Social media marketers in charge of Facebook campaigns will find this an extremely efficient way of engaging with consumers.

The rumors about Yahoo selling Zimbra have finally become fact. Today, VMware announced that it's acquired the open source email and collaboration specialist, and although the financial details weren't disclosed, corporate representatives on all sides of the transaction seem pleased. Let's start with someone who works for the buyer. Brian Byun, VMware's Vice President and General Manager of Cloud Services, said in a statement, "[W]e expect more organizations,

Google made big waves in the mobile industry early in the year, and the effects of those waves are being felt quite hard by some users. The Nexus One's release has gotten off to kind of a rocky start. The issues plaguing customers of the much-anticipated Google phone have been widely publicized . Most of the gripes have dealt with Google's customer service (or lack thereof) for the device, and trouble with 3G connections. More recently, however,

Microsoft is not the only one with some new offerings in the way of health search today. Google has added a slew of new cities to its Flu Trends product. The move is timed well, as the company acknowledges that it is National Influenza Vaccination Week. "Since the strain of influenza that is active (H1N1) is novel, no one knows exactly what will happen next. However, the CDC is warning that one possibility is a second spike of flu activity,

Today, the Apache Software Foundation gained a new sponsor: Facebook. Facebook is a gold sponsor, too, which means that the social network expressed its support for open source software by volunteering to donate $40,000 per year to the ASF. Cynics shouldn't waste their time looking for an ulterior motive. Facebook won't get much out of this deal aside from a link on the ASF's "Thanks" page, an ASF logo to put on its own site, and a PR blurb.

Hi Everyone, In your travels across the web, you may have noticed little "Digg This" buttons out there on various publisher or news sites. Some sites also have Digg widgets that display their top stories as ranked by Digg. Two of the most recent publishers to add these types of integrations are CBS News and WSJ.com - who this week added the Digg widget to all their blogs (the ones that do not require a subscription to view).

As the automotive world (and our friends at MSN Autos ) descend on Detroit for the North American International Auto Show we here at Bing wanted to highlight our enhanced auto search results. Simply search for your favorite car make and model and voila, youll see all the important information (price, Fuel Economy, user rating) as well as quick links to additional information right within the search result.