BBC: Flickr Censors Comments

BBC NEWS | Technology | Yahoo 'censored' Flickr comments More news on the recent censorship by Yahoo of Rebekka Gudleifsdóttir from the BBC.

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Yahoo/Flickr Censorship Accusations Answered

A talented photographer posted her photos on Flickr, and when another company stole and sold the pictures, she wrote a post about it.  After almost 450 people had voiced their support, Flickr deleted the artist’s post, and cries of “Censorship!” ensued.  But now Flickr’s co-founder, Stewart Butterfield, has stepped up and apologized.

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Local Guides Launches Beta

Local Matters yesterday announced the launch of their new site, LocalGuides.com, which mashes up Local + Social + Vertical content and utilities. The site is really strong with some compelling features, so I’ve kicked the tires and have a few technical comments.

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Engadget Explains iPhone Gaffe

Engadget editor Ryan Block followed up on Wednesday's iPhone mix up with a long apology and explanation of how the popular tech blog received bogus information and why it was posted.

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Google Book Search Grows Some More

It once was the case that, if Google Book Search hadn’t yet made a book available in digital form, you were out of luck - that was the end of this particular resource’s line.  But Google is now helping its users find those books out in the real world, and it’s also supplying more reviews and references (and books in French and Swiss) than ever…

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