StumbleUpon May Become Bigger Player

StumbleUpon announced today that it will be rolling out a new design to make the service more accessible to new users. The biggest drawback has always been the fact that users had to install a toolbar to use the service, but with this new design, the need to do so has been eliminated.

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Germans Seek To Block Google Street View

Aspects of Google are pretty popular in Germany; the latest comScore data indicates, for example, that it's cornered 79.8 percent of the country's search market.  Google Street View is being looked at in a different light, however, and may hit a show-stopping barrier in the town of Molfsee.

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British Telecom’s Doing ISP-Based Behavioral Targeting

British Telecom began some ISP-based behavioral ad targeting testing today. Before privacy enthusiasts freak out, it's on an opt-in basis...so far. "Around 10,000 customers will be invited to opt in to the trial when they commence their browsing session. We will issue invitations at random," said British Telecom.

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Cyberdil-what?

I deal with a lot of PR flaks, marketing guys, computer geeks, company founders and CEOs, but not one of them has ever uttered a phrase like this: “Instead of just iCams or emoticons, you can reach out and tickle or fondle someone if they agree to it."That gem is courtesy of Amir Vatan, co-founder of HighJoy Products. His company specializes in cyberdildonics, a.k.a. teledildonics,…

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