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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched a "terms of service" tracker for Facebook, Google, eBay, and other popular websites. The goal…
YouTube is set to premiere Luc Besson's new movie, the first time a film debuts both online and in theaters. The move by YouTube is part of its strategy to boost ad sales and reach profitability. The Google owned property will premiere "Home" tomorrow, a movie about the environment produced by Besson, who has previously directed "The Fifth Element," "Nikita" and "Leon."
Companies that have made it this far should feel hopeful about the future; we may finally be coming out of the recession. Not everything's back to normal, though - just ask General Motors - and so if you're in the position of needing to justify the use of paid search (or just wanting to get better at it), a session at SMX Advanced aimed to…
Intel has announced today that it is acquiring software-maker Wind River Systems for $884 million. Wind River makes embedded devices. Embedded systems and mobile devices include smart phones, mobile Internet devices, other consumer electronics (CE) devices, in-car "info-tainment" systems and other automotive areas, networking equipment, aerospace and defense, energy and thousands of other devices.
The Monster Employment index, which is a monthly gauge of U.S. online job demand, went down 29% in the past year. It actually went down a couple points after rising slightly in April. It might not be all bad news though.
Digg has announced plans to roll out a new advertising platform called Digg Ads. This platform will give users more control over which ads are displayed on the popular site. It's not ready to go just yet. The pilot will be launching in several months, but it will be "an ongoing work in progress."
