Latest News| Trends & Innovations - Thursday
(Investor's Business Daily)
- Investor's Business Daily - Social network users may be more vulnerable to identity theft and other online threats than they realize, says a survey by security software firm Webroot. It found 66% don't restrict any details of their personal profile from being visible through a public search engine, and more than 50% aren't sure who can see their profile pages. Moreover, 33% include at least 3 key pieces of personal data on those pages. The survey's findings come as online hangout Facebook simplifies its privacy controls so it's easier for users to restrict access to their pages.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:01:20 GMT
| | DOJ Officially Opens Investigation Into Google Book Search
(PC World)
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PC World - The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on Thursday that it is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible antitrust violations, following months of speculation that the agency had its eye on the service.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:30:13 GMT
| | In China, Games Get Serious
(Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - When Sohu.com, a leading Web portal in China, announced plans last year to spin off its fast-growing online games business, investors balked.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:12:51 GMT
| | Ask.com Bets on Semantic Search, Targeting Special Audiences
(PC World)
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PC World - In the past eight months, Ask.com has unfurled a set of changes to its search engine that the IAC unit calls a success, although its share of U.S. search queries has actually shrunk during that time period.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:40:14 GMT
| | Microsoft adds selected "tweets" to Bing
(AFP)
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AFP - Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:28 GMT
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