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Police arrest exec for not using Twitter
After singer Justin Bieber does not appear at a Long Island mall, police ask a record label veep to tweet encouragement for the crowd to disperse. He allegedly doesn't and is thus arrested. Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
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Google places ad explaining offensive image
A distorted image purporting to be First Lady Michelle Obama is currently the number one image result for her name, and Google is using ad space to explain its policy for such matters. Originally posted at Relevant Results
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Hulu adds tagging for movies, TV shows
Hulu gives users a way to tag videos, letting them give the site a whole new layer of organization. Originally posted at Web Crawler
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Can News Corp. afford calling Google's bluff?
Google makes it easy to remove content from its search engine, but few companies do because of the loss of traffic. News Corp., with help from Microsoft, could change that. Originally posted at Relevant Results
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LinkedIn's platform loosens up
The professional networking site now lets developers access its API to import LinkedIn features into external sites. Originally posted at The Social
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Google picks up ad company Teracent
Search giant enters into an agreement to acquire the online ad-optimization for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the quarter. Originally posted at News - Digital Media
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'Technical issue' downs eBay search over weekend
Some power users are none too pleased, though, and are requesting refunds for seller fees if their auctions were disrupted as a result. Originally posted at The Social
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Make car shopping on Craigslist less cumbersome
Having trouble weeding through the auto listings on Craigslist? The "buy or sell car on Craigslist" Firefox extension does all the research and hard work for you. Originally posted at Web Crawler
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Browser-server now baked into Opera
Amidst promises to "reinvent the Web", the Opera Browser debuted a new beta feature earlier this year. Opera Unite now comes as a regular feature, starting with Opera 10.10. Originally posted at The Download Blog
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Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious
A new iPhone worm is impacting jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touch devices. The threat, unlike the previous one, is extremely serious. Originally posted at The Digital Home
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GrandCentral Web site to jump the tracks
Google on December 31 will shut down site for GrandCentral, which it acquired and reworked into Google Voice. Users should back up old messages now. Originally posted at News - Wireless
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Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem
Mozilla's browser does not efficiently use a computer's CPU and, consequently, can cause overheating problems in some laptops, particularly ultraportables. Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog
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Seize Seesmic Twitter app on BlackBerry, Android
Twitter service Seesmic expands from the desktop with two new apps for Google Android and BlackBerry phones. Originally posted at Android Atlas
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Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge
Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point, the two will become one. Originally posted at Relevant Results
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Browser security features compared
The newest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers all protect against phishing and malware attacks, and most also let you browse anonymously, though they implement these features in very different ways. Originally posted at Workers' Edge
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Brizzly opens up...and translates
The Twitter client has built in Google Translate for quick decoding of international tweets--and also, no more invite codes are required. Originally posted at The Social
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Twitter's geotagging API goes live
The geolocation tool allows developers to incorporate a user's location in tweets. It's an opt-in service.
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Adobe's Acrobat.com reorganizes, gets mobile app
The company improves its Acrobat service with a new organizer and a mobile app for the iPhone and BlackBerry that lets users access their files on the go. Originally posted at Web Crawler
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Judge sets Feb. hearing for new Google Books deal
After Google and groups representing authors and publishers submitted a revised settlement late Friday, objectors will be able to file protests ahead of a final hearing in February. Originally posted at Relevant Results
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Offerpal revises terms amid continued scandal
Under fire for running misleading ads on social networks, the offers-and-surveys broker now says publishers can choose how "conservative" they want to be with ads. Originally posted at The Social
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