Why Did Google Discontinue SearchMash?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 7 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags robin wauters, searchwiki, google, lively, searchmash, Search All Tags
Robin Wauters comments "It’s a bit of a surprise that while everyone was focused on SearchWiki and what it means for the company, Google next to Lively also decided to kill its search sandbox Search read more »
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DoD Protects U.S. but Who Protects the DoD?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 8 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags wired, noah shachtman, agent btz, us army, usb drives, data, lidija davis, sillyfdc, defense department, Search All Tags
According to Wired's Noah Shachtman a rapidly spreading network worm, known as Agent BTZ, has prompted the U.S. army to put the use of USB drives and all removable data storage devices on hold tempo read more »
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Google SearchWiki Is Back. Here’s How To Kill It For Good.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 8 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags michael arrington, greasemonkey, franz enzenhofer, searchwiki, Search All Tags, , , , ,
Michael Arrington provides a link for a Greasemonkey script created by Austrian developer Franz Enzenhofer to allow you to turn off SearchWiki. read more »
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Study: many young people want to do their banking over IMOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 13 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags jacqui cheng, microsoft, javelin strategy, research, millennials, banks, web, im, sms, Search All Tags
Jacqui Cheng writes "A new survey conducted for Microsoft by Javelin Strategy and Research shows that 'Millennials'—people between the ages of 18 and 30—heavily prefer interacting with their banks read more »
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Google adds OAuth to widget mashupsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 10 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: internet | Tags david meyer, google, oauth, web, widget, platform, Search All Tags, , ,
David Meyer writes "Google has adopted OAuth, an open Web authentication standard for controlling privacy, for its widget platform, Google Gadgets." read more »
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Breaking: Yahoo Finally Sells Off KelkooOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 10 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags kelkoo, jamplant ltd, Search All Tags, , , , , , ,
Kelkoo has been sold to a UK-based private equity firm called Jamplant Ltd. read more »
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360 Cities Brings Stunning Spherical Panoramas To Google EarthOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 10 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags robin wauters, prague-based 360 cities, virtual reality, google earth, panorama, Search All Tags, , , ,
Robin Wauters writes she is impressed with "Prague-based 360 Cities, a network of ‘Virtual Reality’ photographers promoting high-resolution spherical imagery, has integrated its portfolio of stunnin read more »
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US court orders keylogger CyberSpy to halt software salesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by Lifeofpurpose87 12 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags us, court, orders, keylogger, cyberspy, halt, software, sales, Search All Tags,
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) won an injunction today against software vendor and keylogger developer CyberSpy. The US district court ruling prohibits CyberSpy from selling or operating its Remo read more »
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