If you were just cruising around the web today and got hit smack in the face with a Google Chrome malware error, you weren't the only one. A whole number of sites from such as imgur, DeviantArt, The San Francisco Chronicle, and YouTube were blocked for many users citing malware from us.bernerverein.ch.



Reports started bubbling up on Twitter this afternoon,and list a whole slew of websites that appear to be affected. The cause of the alerts is unknown, as is where the malware came from and what it's trying to do, provided it is more than some sort of false positive. If there is something truly sketch afoot, chances are it wormed its way in through ad networks. It'll probably be cleaned up soon, but in the meantime it's probably wise to steer clear if "infected" sites if you can. [The Verge]

If you’ve got your music stored in the cloud, then streaming it to your iPhone might be difficult. Depending on which service you use, you may need to find a third-party app — one that actually works well, and is designed specifically for music playback. AudioBox is exactly that.

Compatible with a whole host of cloud-based storage services — including Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, and Dropbox — AudioBox ensures that you can take your entire music library with you on your iPhone.

AudioBox isn’t just another file management app that has a somewhat functional built-in music player; it’s actually dedicated to music playback, and it’s packed full with great features. What’s more, it’ll stream your music from AudioBox Cloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, SoundCloud, Box, and even YouTube — one app does it all.

You don’t have to enjoy these services one at a time, either. If you have music stored in Google Drive and in Dropbox, you can sign into both and access both libraries simultaneously. It’s like a Spotify or Rdio service, where you’re in control of the music catalog.

Some of the app’s features include Retina artwork, AirPlay support, background streaming, artwork and track information, pre-buffering, lyrics integration, gapless playback, and the ability to share the tracks and albums you’re listening to via your favorite social network.

You may already be familiar with AudioBox — it’s been available as a web-based app for desktops for quite some time. But this is its first leap onto mobile, and if you ask me, it’s off to a great start.

Via TechCrunch

I don’t know a single small business owner not actively looking for ways to get more from their SEO. We want trusted information focused on the areas we’re not always too sure about like… search ads. Or how to decipher Google Analytics. Let’s face it, as SMBs we’re pretty swamped. We don’t always have the time or resources to learn about everything. Instead, we want to know what we need to know and we only want to take in information we can trust. And that’s exactly why SMBs may be interested in checking out the Learn with Google Webinars happening all this month.

Yesterday morning Google announced its new Learn with Google Webinar program which is designed to share best practices across a variety of topics like paid search, mobile ads, display ads, YouTube and Google Analytics. Eight webinars were formally announced, all taking place during the month of March.

What topics can you expect tips on from Google?

    March 13 at 10am PDT: 5 Tips to Start Marketing your Business with Video
    March 14 at 10am PDT: Introduction to the Google Display Network
    March 15 at 10am PDT: GoMo: Mobilize your Site and Maximize your Advertising
    March 20 at 10am PDT: Understanding Mobile Ads Across Marketing Objectives
    March 21 at 10am PDT: Reaching Your Goals with Google Analytics
    March 22 at 10am PDT: GoMo for Publishers
    March 27 at 10am PDT: Manage Large AdWords Campaigns with Less Effort
    March 28 at 10am PDT: 3 Tips to Get More out of your Video Advertising Campaigns

Video.
Search ads.
Google Analytics.
Mobile.
More advertising.

Yup, looks like all of the core areas that Google has been stressing that SMBs get more involved with in order to help grow their online presence. If you’re a small business owner just starting to get your feet wet (or finally not ignoring) any of these important areas, you may want to sit in on these free webinars and get some best practice advice from Google.

Also worth noting is Google’s new webinar page which not only lets you register for the webinars listed above, but let’s you access previous webinars that you probably didn’t even know existed. Many of these Google webinars are targeted toward setting up and smartly using Google Analytics, which is pretty vital. If you’re feeling 100 percent comfortable in this area, you’ll definitely want to check these out.

To make things even simpler, Google is allowing SMBs to download it’s Learn with Google Webinar calendar to be automatically notified of upcoming webinars via Google Calendar. Wasn’t that nice of them? ;)

I think it’s really great for Google to these types of resources for small business owners to take advantage of. You’ll almost always want to go beyond what Google is telling you and experiment on your own, but if you don’t even know where to start or how to get going (and many of us don’t) these types of programs are just the jump start we need.

By Lisa Barone (smallbiztrends) "ThankS"

Updates to both YouTube Capture and Google Currents on iOS have just hit Cupertino's App Store, bringing with them a handful of functionality and UI updates. Mountain View bumped YouTube Capture to version 1.1, adding support for 1080p uploads, improved audio syncing, detailed upload feedback and a grab bag of bug fixes and stability enhancements. If you're feeling particularly chatty after hamming it up for the camera, the refreshed app now allows for sharing to social networks. As for Google Currents, the latest update brings it to the two-dot-oh milestone with a number of UI upgrades. A new sidebar sorts editions by category for easy access and fresh controls let users swipe vertically to scan an edition or horizontally to skip to the next one. A brand-new catalog design, breaking stories from Google News and the ability to save articles by labeling them with stars round out the overhaul. Hit the source links below to give the revamped experiences a spin.