The Morning Reboot: * YourMinis has [added a new blog directory][1] to highlight widgets for specific blogs. The widgets themselves aren't new, but the new section makes it easier to find a widget for your favorite blog. That said, the "featured" blog widgets happen to mainly be tech review sites (which are likely to reviewing the new feature) which I find a bit tacky. [1]: http://www.yourminis.com/blogs "Yourminis: Blog Widgets" * Google inked a deal yesterday to [provide software for students and government workers in Rwanda and Kenya][2]. The move represents Google's increasing interest in working with developed countries, which may not be internet hotbeds at the moment, but are headed in direction. The students and government workers will have access to the Google Apps set of free communications tools, including e-mail, shared calendars, instant messaging and word processing. [2]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2007-03-20T023810Z_01_N19292941_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOOGLE-AFRICA.xml&src=rss "Google signs software deals in two African nations" * Wired's own Jeanette Borzo has an interesting piece on NetVibes which includes an [interview with Tariq Krim][4], the man behind Netvibes and Krim's plans to revamp online advertising. [4]: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72999-0.html?tw=rss.index "Latest Twist: Useful Online Ads" * Symantec has [released a new study][3] which claims "the current Internet threat environment is characterized by an increase in data theft, data leakage, and the creation of targeted, malicious code for the purpose of stealing confidential information that can be used for financial gain." In other news, the world is apparently "round." [3]: http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20070319_01 "Symantec Reports Rise in Data Theft, Data Leakage, and Targeted Attacks Leading to Hackers’ Financial Gain" * And finally, of interest to science nerds: Discover magazine has [opened its online archives to everyone][5], you no longer need to be a subscribe to access older articles. [5]: http://discovermagazine.com/2007 "Discover Magazine"