The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), and US Public Interest Research Group (US PRIG), are about as happy about the Google DoubleClick deal as Microsoft was, but for different reasons.
Google Groups – Out of Beta Again
So this PC World story covers the new version of Google Groups, which is now out of beta, which means little in the sense that beta users have been using this interface for months.
Google Groups Goes Socializing
If your invitation to Google’s after-hours party at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos somehow got lost in the mail, you can use that time to explore the newly updated Google Groups service.
Groups Want Microsoft Out Of Your Business
Two consumer advocacy groups have filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking the regulatory agency to investigate alleged abuses resulting from Microsoft’s adCenter services and the private user data the company collects.
Google Groups Regroups With Beta
It’s more than just a facelift, as Google took the existing Groups service that grew from its long-ago purchase of Dejanews into a more Googly look with an expanded set of features.
Third-Party Tagging: Next Stop, Google Groups?
I wrote earlier about Google’s effort to enlist users to tag images, in part through a competitive game that offers an incentive system.
Voice Of The Customer And Focus Groups
The ‘Voice of the customer’ is a tool or process of gathering customer input about the proposed or existing services or products depending on the situation.
Google Maps Discussion Groups Expand
Just received a message regarding the Google maps discussion group which is now expanding and branching out into several new areas… details follow:
Family & Porn Groups Team Up To Kill Bill
When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) lacked the fortitude to withstand the flurry of protestations against the proposed .xxx domain for pornographic websites, two U.S. Senators took up the cause proposing not just the domain’s creation but also a .com eviction notice.
New Version of Google Groups Launched
Shannon Bauman, Associate Product Manager of Google Groups announced the launch of a new and improved Google Groups.