While this may fall into the “too early to tell” category it certainly is of interest, especially considering the pace of Internet ‘news’ these days. TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington has had a ‘gift’ fall into his lap and a lot of folks are interested to see if he is going to share with the rest of the world.
Court Rules MySpace Posting Not Private
A California court has ruled that a high school principal who sent a copy of a MySpace journal posting to a local newspaper is not liable for invasion of privacy.
University of California at Berkeley student Cynthia Moreno wrote a journal entry on her MySpace page complaining about her hometown of Coalinga, Calif. The post was titled "An Ode to Coalinga" and began with "the older I get the more I realize how much I despise Coalinga" and then went on to make negative comments about Coalinga and its residents.
SEC: Facebook Can Keep Hiring, Stay Private
Deals involving Google and Microsoft may get the government feeling nervous, but so far, Facebook’s growth isn’t causing much anxiety. The SEC has given the social networking company special permission to keep hiring and handing employees equity without publicly sharing its financial data.
The Private Domain Registration & Google Dilemma
The Search Engine Roundtable scoop has drawn our attention towards the fix situation that is faced by the majority of online marketers regarding the registration process of their domain names.
FriendFeed Adds Private Areas
FriendFeed (the social news streamer run by a team of by now seven ex-Google employees) got a new tab on top to create rooms. A room is a public or private area for discussions circling around one topic, group or need. For instance, you could create an invite-only room for discussing a specific work project, adding some other FriendFeed members.
Couple Suing Google Maps For Private Residence Pictures
We’ve heard all kinds of privacy concerns since Google Maps launched its Street View photos last May, most of which have had l
Google XSS Exploit May Show Private Data
In the recent days, an unusually high amount of Google-related security issues have been reported on the web.
Private Messages May Not Stay Private
As the name implies, private messages are supposed to be private. As legal system might imply, they may not always stay that way.
Computer Messages May Not Be Private
Private Schools Versus Teen Bloggers
Some private schools have taken extreme steps to quell the use of blogs and social networking sites by their students; teens just want to express themselves.
Your Private Life In Search
A pair of notable observers of the search and tech industries has raised questions about all the private information people enter into search query boxes online.