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Gloob Fights The Glob
They may not have meant for the association, but globs, lube, gunk and goo came to mind, which, if you stretch the…
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U.S. Endorses Music Search Project
We all know that Google can help us find MP3 files, but the leading search engine just works off of words and phrases. Another engine would actually listen to and analyze music, and it just received a small amount of funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Facebook Wasn’t Ready For Freddi
Forty-one percent of Facebook users are willing to share their personal information, such as email address, date of birth and phone number with a stranger, increasing their risk of identity theft according to new research from IT security company Sophos.
AOL Seeks Redemption Through Mobile Search
Make way - AOL’s getting into mobile search. And unlike many of the company’s older products, the logically named AOL Mobile Search service has been getting some positive (initial) reviews.
Online Revenge Company Driven Offline
Online punsters are slacking – Am I really the first to offer the gratuitous transmogrification to "e-venge" or "Revenge 2.0?" A company that appears to offline since news broke, offered revenge packages to online customers seeking to ruin their opponents.
Readers Want The Full RSS Monty
We can all agree, I think, that for things we like, full is better than partial. This goes for nudity, chocolate donuts, and cleanliness. But we're really talking about readership here, and text feeds, and the ongoing riff between reader and publisher regarding subscriber entitlement. Publishers, who tend to favor partial RSS feeds and work them like broadcast news teasers, want readers to click through…
