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He Said, She Said In Google v. Facebook (TechCrunch)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:17:50 GMT

More details on Facebook’s banning of Google Friend Connect from the Facebook API earlier today. I spoke with Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly and Google’s Director of Engineering David Glazer about the banning to get a fuller picture of the conflict. Here’s an example of how Friend Connect (more details) works in practice. A third [...]

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Killing Google (Cnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:34:00 GMT

How would you kill Google? Why not simply buy out its relevance?

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ReadAir: Google Reader Desktop App (CyberNet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:24:44 GMT

Windows; Mac; One thing that has always amazed me is the fact that none of the desktop feed readers currently available synchronize with Google Reader. Maybe I’m wrong and I just haven't searched hard enough, but we’re getting a little closer with ReadAir. It's a free (and open source) download that leverages [...]

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EU official concerned about Google imagery (Cnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:28:00 GMT

Google Street View would raise problems if brought to Europe, an official with the European Union's data protection agency said Thursday. Google Street View now blurs some faces in Manhattan. (Credit: Google) "Making pictures everywhere is certainly going to create some problems," EU Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx said ...

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Facebook suspends participation in Google's Friend Connect (Cnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:13:00 GMT

"Now that Google has launched Friend Connect, we've had a chance to evaluate the technology," by Facebook employee Charlie Cheever read. "We've found that it redistributes user information from Facebook to other developers without users' knowledge, which doesn't respect the privacy standards our users have come to expect and is a violation of our Terms of Service."

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Google's mobile team: "Android is just another device for us" (Engadget Mobile)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:55:02 GMT

Filed under: Software , Android Think the advent of Android is going to bring Google's deep love and respect for Symbian , Windows Mobile , and the iPhone (among other entities ) to a crashing halt? Not so much. Google's head honcho for mobile engineering, Ann Mei Cheng, has gone on record saying that Android is "just another device" for them that'll be treated equally with its contemporaries,...

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Put Google Reader in Your Sidebar [Google Reader] (Lifehacker)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

In the wake of the recent Google Reader for iPhone update, web site Mozilla Links saw an opportunity to make good use of the new mobile interface by putting Google Reader iPhone into your Firefox sidebar. The setup is a snap, and when you're done the simple, mobile-friendly iPhone interface loads perfectly and looks great in the Firefox sidebar. Add this one to the growing list of mobile...

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The Social Platform PR Wars Continue: Facebook Bans Google Friend Connect (Inside Facebook)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:37 GMT

It's been a very interesting week in the world of social platforms and data sharing: after years of talk in the data portability community, industry behemoths Facebook, MySpace, and Google all announced major data, identity, and privacy portability initiatives within the span of 3 business days. Thur May 8: MySpace announces its “Data Availability” initiative, whereby [...]

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Google surpasses Yahoo--for a second time? (Cnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:50:00 GMT

Google passed Yahoo in its share of monthly visitors in the United States for the first time this April, buoyed by growth in search and YouTube videos, according to ComScore statistics released Thursday. However, underscoring the variability of this sort of measurement, which extrapolates overall data from the usage of ...

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Google gathers 3D data with Street View (Cnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:57:00 GMT

Google confirmed today it's gathering 3D data along with the photographs it takes for its online Street View service, a potential boon for those of us who fantasize about flying like Superman through urban landscapes, at least virtually. "The imaging technology includes lasers that collect 3D geometry data," the ...

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Google Spreadsheets Now Allows Public Editing (CyberNet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:21:57 GMT

Google actually made an interesting move yesterday in terms of how people can collaborate on the spreadsheets they create. If you take a look at the Share tab in one of your Google Spreadsheets you'll notice a new option towards the bottom that's new. With it you can share a spreadsheet that can be edited [...]

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Facebook Changes Mind: Bans Google Friend Connect (GOOG) (Silicon Alley Insider)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:21:00 GMT

Just a few days after Facebook was announced as a partner in Google's Friend Connect , a program that allows users to share data from Facebook and other partners, on third-party sites, Facebook is bowing out . We were more surprised to learn that Facebook had joined up with Friend Connect to begin with: After all, Google's OpenSocial program is more or less designed to combat Facebook's...

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Google Street View Starts Blurring Faces (Switched)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:48:41 GMT

Filed under: Computers , Google Google 's Street View has been a source of amusement for some, ire for others, and a concern for privacy advocates. Google is finally starting to conceal the identity of some of the hapless victims of its panoramic photo-taking van. The company has started implementing a new facial recognition tool that will automatically blur the faces of people...

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Google Doctype like Wikipedia for Web Development [Google] (Lifehacker)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Google's new web site Doctype rounds up web development tips, tricks, and best practices in an editable format à la Wikipedia. Whether you dabble in HTML on your blog or you're a full-on web professional, this one's worth adding to your reference toolbox. [ via ]

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Microsoft vs.Google: New Masters of the Universe? (Science Pal)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:48:00 GMT

Are Microsoft and Google in a space race? We think they are. Their rivalry is also, we believe, a precursor to the next great post-Internet technology boom: space exploration and development. Microsoft just released its new Worldwide Telescope, which will access images from NASA's great fleet of space-born telescopes and earth-bound observatories such as the future Large Synoptic Survey Telescope,...

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Facebook Puts the Breaks on Google Friend Connect (Marketing Pilgrim)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:03:15 GMT

Facebook was onboard with Google’s new Friend Connect - until they looked a little closer at how the technology works. Then they suspended Google’s access to Facebook. On the Facebook Developer’s blog post “Thoughts on Privacy” it says: “We’ve found that it [Google Friend Connect] redistributes user information from Facebook to other developers without users’ knowledge, which [...]...

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New Recruiting Campaign - Keyword "Google Killer".... (On Our Radar Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:06:00 GMT

WOW - I love it when a company is in a competitive situation, and lets it all hang out, even with something as image restricted as the recruiting process. What's gotten me thinking about this? This freaking cool ad from...

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Facebook Puts the Breaks on Google Friend Connect (SEOCentro - SEO News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:15:25 GMT

Facebook was onboard with Google's new Friend Connect - until they looked a little closer at how the technology works. Then they suspended Google's access to Facebook. On the Facebook Developer's blog post "Thoughts on Privacy" it says: "We've found that it [ Google Friend Connect] redistributes user information from Facebook to other developers without users' knowledge,

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EU warns Google over photos on Street View (Examiner)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:17:25 GMT

The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe.

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Google Kills Anonymous AdSense Account (ShoutWire.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:44:20 GMT

Google has murdered the AdSense account run by one of the web's most influential anti-Scientology sites. Yesterday, the search giant cut off all ads served to Enturbulation, a fledgling site dedicated to promoting activism against the Church of Scientology and all its related organizations. This could have something do with the nature of the ads Google was serving. Many of the Google-driven...

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