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The social networking site culled some 29,000 profiles from its userbase after finding they had been created by registered sex offenders.
Here we go again with Google Maps and censorship; regardless of which side you’ve taken in this debate, you can’t help but sigh. The battleground is Washington, D.C. this time, and the specific issue involves Google’s mix of new and old imagery.
In what there calling "The Facebook Effect," metrics firm Quantcast says widgets developed on the Facebook platform are driving substantial traffic spikes for the websites they're connected to.
At Webproworld, we write about Google acquiring other companies on what seems like a daily basis. We may soon get to write about Google funding them, as well - the search engine giant has joined the Band of Angels, and will invest in young Indian companies.
Google has often had PR problems with its Maps and Earth services; the search giant has also had trouble gaining market share in South Korea. Now a problem that involves both of these issues may be resolved, although the exact solution (assuming there is one) remains unknown.
Twango’s all about sharing media, whether it’s a photo, an audio clip, or a video. But Twango will likely gain a special focus on mobile media sharing, as the company was just acquired by Nokia.
