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Facebook Puts Bullies and Harassment in the Forefront of Social Media
Facebook is unveiling a new set of tools launched to squash bullies from having free reign across the social space. In 2008, the Anti-Bullying…
Search Week in Review for March 12, 2011
Here’s a recap of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of March 6 to 12, as reported by Search Engine Watch,…
The Hydra: Privacy Problems Expand as Linden Lab Play Catch-up
How the Lab's refusal to deal with overall issues of privacy has come back to haunt them.
Too Much Charlie Sheen? Browser Plugin Can Remove Him
Okay it may be rudimentary, but if all the mentions of Charlie Sheen are too much for you, then the browser plugin for Chrome…
Google Responds Rapidly To Japan Quake, Tsunami With Online Help
The 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan early today, followed by the tsunami, left the country in a massive state of disarray – one that…
Google Panda Update Shifts Estimated $1 Billion in Revenue to Large Publishers
The rich are getting richer, thanks to Google’s Panda Update. The Online Publishers Association, boasting members such as ESPN, CNN, The Wall Street Journal,…
Court: Bidding on Competitor’s Name OK in AdWords, adCenter
Buying ads based on a competitor’s name doesn’t violate trademark law, a court has ruled, overturning a lawsuit over AdWords and adCenter ads displaying…
Want to Work at YouTube? 200 Jobs Open
Just as Google earlier promised 2011 would be its biggest hiring year ever, YouTube has announced a goal of growing its staff by 30…
Discovering the Right SoLoMo Formula
The mobile discovery trend is taking on new forms with growing smartphone penetration, and a Groupon-fueled hunger for the deals infused with apps carrying…
Senator Kohl Hops on the Google Antitrust Gravy Train
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), head of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, has announced that Google will face antitrust…