A woman has been detained by the Shanghai police since she first filmed herself having sex and then posted her video on the Internet which created a sensation among Chinese Internet users.

Shanghai Public Security Bureau (PSB) statement read, "Huang was detained by police on suspicion of disseminating pornographic materials." The statement identified the accused woman by her surname only.

In China, pornography is illegal; however, it remains quite accessible on the Internet.

It would not come as a surprise to anyone that Google accounts for a lion's share of the ad server market. On the contrary, it would shock everyone that Microsoft holds only the equivalent of a lion's paw.

In the month of October, Attributor, a content-tracking company, analyzed ad server calls across 75 million domains and if adhered to the data Attributor released this week, Google--through DoubleClick and AdSense--accounts for 56.5 percent market share.

After when Facebook received an alert that a jihadist group was using the site to spread its radical message, it shut down this fast growing jihadist group.

On the evening of 18th December, the site blocked the group called the Fursan Ghazawat Alnusra, which is Arabic for "Knights in Support of the Invasion" after its membership expanded to about 120 in just more than one week.

Basically the group aimed at teaching its members to wage "Jihad to aid the religion of Allah and his Prophet."

Indian equities opened weak today, (Dec 23), following disappointing worldwide shores prior to December F&O expiry.

Auto, consumer goods and metal stocks traded flat.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index fell 0.35% and 0.20% respectively.

Asian stocks also dropped down as a smaller-than-forecast interest rate cut in China and an economic growth report in New Zealand fanned worries that a global recession is becoming deeper.

On Sunday, work to repair submarine cables under the Mediterranean commenced, which are suspected of being cut by a ship's anchor. As a result, it has hindered Internet and international telephone service in parts of the Middle East and south Asia.

On 21st December, at 1330 GMT, experts arrived at the site of the damage between Sicily and Tunisia on a cable ship.

A remotely operated submarine robot was sent with the aim to track down the cables.

Due to the security threats following last month's Mumbai attacks, authorities in India's south-western resort state of Goa have banned beach parties. On Saturday after the discussions, the state government decided to ban the most popular beach parties during Christmas and New Year's holidays.

M Digamber Kamat, Goa Chief Minister announced, "There will be no beach parties from December 23, 2008 to January 5, 2009 due to security reasons. But hotel and traditional parties will be allowed."