News of Michael Jackson's death almost broke the Internet.

After complaints from consumers, Time Warner Cable Internet has axed its plans to use "metered billing," which charges Internet customers based how much bandwidth they use. AT&T and Comcast are both testing similar versions of metered billing.

After a brief lull, spam is back. Microsoft reports that over 97 percent of e-mails are spam, including unsolicited advertising, malicious attachments and links to phising sites.

Need to tell your significant other you have an STD? Say it with an e-card.

The U.K.'s Independent profiles the "Internet's most popular and enduring pirate," aXXo, who has posted an estimated 1,000 pirated movies on the web.

One out of every two women would give up sex for two weeks instead of giving up their Internet access, according to a survey commissioned by Intel. Only three out of 10 men would do the same.

One in five teenagers say they've sent semi-naked or naked pics over Internet and cell phones to "flirt."

A U.S. web hosting company allegedly responsible for 75 percent of junk e-mail around the world has been shut down by a Washington Post blogger. (via Slashdot)

How not to get scammed on the Internet, by Internet scammers. (via Metafilter)