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The Social Network Wars Begin In Earnest: Facebook Bans Google Friend
via TechCrunch by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by SharonG ahahahaha!!! this stuff is hilarious!Facebook is all about openness and data portability, as long as that doesn’t involve openness or portability of data, it seems. Today they wrote a long 7 paragraph blog post to get a single point across: Facebook has banned Google’s Friend Connect access to the Facebook API:Now that Google has launched Friend Connect, we’ve had a...
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A need for speed: the path to a faster loading sequence
via Official Gmail Blog by Gmail Blog on May 13, 2008
Posted by Wiltse Carpenter, Tech Lead, Gmail PerformanceGreat performance has always been an obsession at Google and it's something that we think about and work on everyday. We want Gmail to be really fast, and we keep working on ways to make it faster. Gmail's architecture eliminates many of the delays in reading mail by employing techniques like prefetching, but recently we decided to...
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Andersen gets highest-ever attorney fees award against RIAA
via Ars Technica by eric@arstechnica.com (Eric Bangeman) on May 15, 2008
Exonerated P2P defendant Tanya Andersen was awarded $107,834 in court costs and attorneys' fees for her successful defense against the RIAA's copyright infringement charges. It's the largest fee award so far against the RIAA, and over triple what the RIAA argued it should pay.Read More...
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Jammie Thomas judge: "error of law" may result in new trial
via Ars Technica by eric@arstechnica.com (Eric Bangeman) on May 15, 2008
Citing a flawed jury instruction and a precedent-setting Eighth Circuit ruling he was previously unaware of, Judge Michael Davis is on the cusp of granting Jammie Thomas' request for a new trial.Read More...
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NewsGator releases FeedDemon 2.7: Desktop RSS reader
via Download Squad by Brad Linder on May 15, 2008
Filed under: Internet, Windows, FreewareNewsGator has released an updated version of FeedDemon, the company's desktop RSS reader for Windows. FeedDemon 2.7 features a ton of bug fixes, a handful of new features, and best of all, it's still free. NewsGator used to charge for its desktop reader, but starting with FeedDemon 2.6 and NetNewsWire 3.1 for Mac the company started offering desktop...
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How Your Cellphone Can Stop Cybercrime
via Flying Hamster by Catherine on May 15, 2008
www.forbes.com,“As devices like the iPhone have demonstrated, a phone today is more than a phone: Beyond simple calls, handsets play music, take photos and serve up Web video of skateboarding dogs. Now banks and security researchers are hoping to squeeze another function into the wireless devices that people all over the world now carry: putting an end to identity theft.”link: How Your...
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Verizon: Stop Yer Broadband Bellyachin' - The fact you're drowning in broadband competition may be news to some...
via DSLreports - front page by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Earlier this week, Ars Technica's Nate Anderson wrote a good piece on the state of the broadband union. It consists of the same points I've been making for years, namely how our lack of any broadband policy whatsoever has left many markets without reasonable competition, leading to high prices and poor customer service. Our lack of broadband policy is courtesy of industry lobbyists and...
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Animoto: Turn Photos into Video, Free
via AppScout by Appscout on May 15, 2008
What's the best way to send your photos to friends? For most people, it's email, pure and simple. There are alternative methods. though, and this one is very cool (and free... I'm all about free): Animoto.Using Animoto's browser-driven interface, you upload 10 to 15 photos, choose some music (theirs or yours) and wait. Actually, the wait's a little too long, something Animoto...
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United States Tax Court Spear-Phishing Attack
via US-CERT Current Activity by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
US-CERT is aware of public reports of a spear-phishing attack circulating via email messages that claim to be petitions from the US Tax Court. These messages appear to be legitimate because they may contain very specific information about the message recipient. The message requests that the user follow a link to download additional information about the petition, but if a user clicks on this...
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Federal MySpace Indictment May Threaten Web "Anonymity"
via Lauren Weinstein's Blog by Lauren on May 15, 2008
Greetings. Back in January, I discussed (Can You Go to Prison for Lying to a Web Site?) the tragic case of a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide after receiving upsetting messages via MySpace, and the efforts of authorities to find...
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