A coalition of ten consumer and privacy advocacy groups is calling on Congress to limit the ability of companies to offer online behavioral advertising and tracking of Internet users.
YouTube Relaxing Its Partnership Program Limits
This week, Google announced that YouTube is extending its Partnership Program.
ICANN Sets Limits On Domain Refunds
ICANN has put the final nail in the coffin of domain tasting by imposing limits on the number of domains registrars can return within the five-day grace period. Registrars will only be able to return ten percent of registered domains or fifty, whichever is greater, per month within the five day grace period for a full refund. A registrar purchasing 1,000 domains at $6 a piece, then, would only be allowed to return 100 of them in a month and would receive a maximum $600 refund.
Twitter Denies Definite Limits On Following
It’s probably not a safe assumption that there’s a limit on the number of people one can actually follow on Twitter. After all, it’s possible someone has no life to prevent them being able to monitor a stream of thousands. Hey, if people actually camped out or bought scalped tickets to see "The Dark Knight" instead of just waiting 12 hours, then it’s possible to justify almost anything.
Gmail Sending Limits Explored
In the interest of not being sensationalists, here’s a disclaimer: we realize that most people will never engage in the behaviors outlined in this article. But when using Gmail, there are some things that businesspeople and a few other folks should look out for, and they’re listed below.
China Puts Limits On Online Gaming
Kids are creative, so it’s difficult to enforce any rules without the smart little…minxes finding a way around them. You know that tone that only teenagers can hear and drives them crazy? They turned that around by making it a ring tone the teacher wouldn’t hear in class.
Verizon Hits Unlimited Users With Limits
The EVDO offering from Verizon Wireless has been touted by the company as an “unlimited” service; instead, the service is very much limited as the telco shut down the account of one notable customer, ConsumerAffairs.com, for exceeding a limit.
Opera 9 Pushes The Limits
The latest version of the Opera web browser has emerged from beta, bringing BitTorrent support, RSS feedreading, content blocking, widgets, and tab previews to its millions of users.
Multiply Removes Video, Image Limits
Members of the Multiply social networking platform will be able to post for free an unlimited number of photos or videos to their places on the site.
Bush Sets New Limits On Chinese Imports
The Bush administration is setting new limits on textile imports from China, causing trade tensions to rise even more between China and the United States.