The Nightly Build:

*	Ebiquity, an internet research group comprised of students and faculty from the University of Maryland, [released some interesting numbers on spam][4] in the world of blogs (no I will not use that term). Highlights from the study: over 50 percent of blog pings are spam, most spam blogs are based in Mountain View CA and MySpace is now the largest contributer of to the world of blogs.

[4]: http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2007/02/01/pings-spings-splogs-and-the-splogosphere-2007-updates/ "Pings, Spings, Splogs and the Splogosphere: 2007 Updates"

*	For those Mac users who are lovin' Vista, Parallels has [released a new build][7] of its popular virtualization software. Parallels Release Candidate 2 adds full USB support, improvements to Coherence Mode and more.

[7]: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/beta_testing/ "Parallels Desktop for Mac Release Candidate 2"

*	Google has added some more tools to its [Webmaster Tools][5] to include a way to view a much larger sample of pages with inbound links your site. From the [Google Webmaster Central blog][6]: "unlike the link: operator, this data is much more comprehensive and can be classified, filtered, and downloaded. All you need to do is verify site ownership to see this information."

[5]: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ "Webmaster Tools"
[6]: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/02/discover-your-links.html "Google Webmaster Central Blog"

*	TSIA: [Gorbachev Asks Bill Gates To Save Russian Teacher From Siberia After Students Use Unauthorized Copies Of Windows][8]

[8]: http://techdirt.com/articles/20070205/122618.shtml "Gorbachev Asks Bill Gates To Save Russian Teacher From Siberia After Students Use Unauthorized Copies Of Windows"

*	And finally your daily web zen: [photoshopped animals][2] (most of which were taken from the ever-entertaining [worth1000][3].) [Thanks NoEnd]

[2]: http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=21785 "Photoshopped animals"
[3]: http://www.worth1000.com/ "worth1000.com"

[photo credit][1]

[1]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/twoblueday/376922196/ "Sunset Lake Dora"