Safari User Sues The Big G Over Privacy Snafu

So, it's time for a look at most significant links of the day. I've dug up stuff on Google, Facebook and Twitter.

First things first, who has been discussing Google? It was www.webpronews.com who wrote an article called Safari User Sues Google Over Privacy Snafu.

Google: also known as The Big G

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What did they say about Google? They said:

We previously reported that Google has hit a bit of rough spot due to allegations that the search giant exploited a loophole in Apple's Safari browser to track users

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It seems that Safari users want to get in on the "shame on you, Google" party

Facebook: http://facebook.com

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Next it's a site that's been writing about Facebook - Facebook Timeline Apps Deliver Big Traffic for Pinterest, More Sites.

They said:

Some of Facebook's timeline app partners are apparently giddy with the relationship so far, according to a post on the company'sdeveloper blog

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Let's start with the much-hyped Pinterest, one of 60 launch partners announced last month. Since starting its open graph integration, the virtual pin-up board has seen its daily visitors increase 60 percent.

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com

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Lastly we have Top 5 Mashable Comments This Week from mashable.com, focussing on Twitter. They made a number of good points, particularly

This week, the Mashable community most discussed topics included Twitter's reaction to the death of Whitney Houston and Apple's announcement of Mac OS X Mountain Lion

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In this weekly segment, we showcase the week's best comments on our site. We're always looking for thoughtful comments that engage the community and drive more conversation, as well as those that make us laugh.

Hyperpublic Could Help Groupon Compete With The Big G In Local Search - also the best of the web

I've been warming up for the next links roundup. I've found some interesting links on Google, Facebook and Siemens.

Google: also known as The Big G

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So, who's been discussing Google? It was www.webpronews.com who wrote an article called Hyperpublic Could Help Groupon Compete With Google In Local Search.

What did they point out about Google? Well...:

So Google wants to enter Groupon's turf?

and went on to say

Maybe Groupon will just enter Google's

Facebook: http://facebook.com

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Next we have a site that's been talking about Facebook - CrunchBase: Social, Mobile And Deals Categories Led 2011 Private Tech Investments.

They said:

Out of this, Facebook alone was $1.5 billion; out of the 1,941 companies that were included in this analysis, Facebook alone raised 7.3% of the $20.5 billion total

... sounds interesting ...

421 Companies with the "social" tag in CrunchBase raised a total of $5.2 billion over the year.

Lastly we have Dell, Siemens Collaborate on Cloud Medical Image Storage from www.eweek.com, focussing on Siemens. The wrote good quality stuff, particularly

Dell and Siemens are coming together to provide a massive amount of cloud storage space for medical images

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The two companies will create the Siemens Image Sharing and Archiving (ISA) service, which will provide a cloud platform for vendor-neutral image archiving and sharing. ISA will incorporate Dell's Unified Clinical Archive. The Dell archive will also provide redundant archiving support for the Siemens Healthcare Cloud Computing Center.

Apple vs. Google: Who Owns Slide-to-Unlock on Phones? - also the best of the web

Google: also known as The Big G

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So, it's time for another links roundup. We'll be talking about Google, Facebook and Microsoft.

To kick it off, let's see who's been talking about Google? It was mashable.com with their post entitled Apple vs. Google: Who Owns Slide-to-Unlock on Phones?.

What did they say about Google? They said:

That simple function has prompted a huge amount of legal wrangling, with both Apple and Google (by proxy of its recent acquisition, Motorola) scoring victories over the ownership of "slide-to-unlock" on phones in the past week

and went on to say

Both iPhones and Android devices unlock in the same way: with the user sliding his or her finger along part of the screen.

Facebook: http://facebook.com

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Next we have a site that's been writing about Facebook - Facebook Now Features Verified Accounts.

They wrote:

Both Twitter and Google+ already have a feature that give public figures from celebrities to politicians around the world the ability to "verify" their accounts, Starting today, Facebook is now giving public figures the chance to have higher, more prominent placement and recognition through the social network community by having their accounts verified

... interesting ...

Facebook requires them to use a passport, driver's license, or government-issued work or military image. If the user cannot provide any one of those documents, they can also submit two other forms of ID, such as a library card, credit card, or a birth certificate. Once the account is verified, Facebook will immediately delete all of these documents.

Microsoft: http://Microsoft.com

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Lastly it's Apache Deltacloud Emerges as Top-Level Project from www.eweek.com, focussing on Microsoft. Good stuff from them, particularly

It also consists of a number of implementations of this API for the most popular cloud computing environments such as Amazon, Eucalyptus, GoGrid, IBM, Microsoft, OpenStack, Rackspace and more

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Apache Deltacloud defines a RESTful web service API for interacting with cloud service providers and resources in those clouds in a unified manner. . In addition to the API server, the project also provides client libraries for a wide variety of languages

Facebook and Twitter flooded by The Diva of all Divas Scams - with links of the day

So, it's time for yet another glace through the best of the web. I've found some interesting links on Twitter, Microsoft and Parallels, Inc.

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com

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So, let's see who's been talking about Twitter? It was technorati.com who wrote an article called Facebook and Twitter flooded by Whitney Houston Scams.

What did they point out about Twitter? Well...:

Just recently, once again, Facebook and Twitter were flooded once more with countless scams regarding the death of award-winning recording artist Whitney Houston

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A familiar event rapidly occured just moments after the deaths of Michael Jackson, Osama bin Laden, Moammar Ghadhafi, and Amy Winehouse. This same even also happened with natural disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and other worldwide crises and disasters in the past and the present.

Microsoft: http://Microsoft.com

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Next it's a site that's been writing about Microsoft - Cisco Challenges Microsoft's Skype Acquisition In EU Court.

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Concerned that Microsoft's acquisition of Skype could leave other video communications services out in the cold, Cisco is planning to challenge the deal through the European Union's highest court

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Although the European Commission already approved the acquisition last year, Cisco wants to ensure that calls made through other video services, such as their own video conferencing service, WebEx, will not be impeded

Last but not least it's Cloud Services Adoption Rises for Small Businesses: Parallels Report from www.eweek.com, focussing on Parallels. They had some interesting points to make, particularly

Parallels, a hosting and cloud services enablement provider, released the latest updates of Parallels SMB Cloud Insights, its series of research that profiles the cloud buying behavior of small to medium-size businesses (SMBs), the fastest growing segment for cloud services

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The survey results continues to confirm why Parallels and service providers should remain laser-beam focused on meeting the demand for SMB cloud services, as most SMBs plan to double their purchase of cloud applications over the next three years

Capitol Records Denied Injunction In Cloud Case

So, it's time for a look at most interesting links of the day. I've found some interesting links on Capitol Records, Microsoft and Zynga.

To kick it off, let's see who's been writing about Capitol Records? It was www.webpronews.com with their blog post entitled Capitol Records Denied Injunction In Cloud Case.

What did they say about Capitol Records? They said:

Capitol Records (EMI) was denied a motion request for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court in New York on February 8

and went on to say

ReDigi, an online marketplace for pre-owned digital music and revolutionary cloud service technology that verifies the legitimacy of a digital music file before it can be uploaded for storage, won a major victory in a court hearing when Capitol Records was denied a request for a preliminary injunction in an attempt to shut down ReDigi.

Microsoft: http://Microsoft.com

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Next we have a site that's been writing about Microsoft - Cisco Objects to Microsoft's Skype Deal Before European Commission.

They said:

Cisco Systems will appealthe European Commissions approval of Microsofts Skype acquisition,potentially kicking off a messy legal battle between tech behemoths

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We respect the European Commission, and value Microsoft asa customer, supplier, partner, and competitor, Marthin De Beer, senior vicepresident of Ciscos Video and Collaboration Group, wrote in a Feb. 15 postingon the companys corporateblog. Cisco does not oppose the merger, but believes the EuropeanCommission should have placed conditions that would ensure greaterstandards-based interoperability, to avoid any one company from being able toseek to control the future of video communications.

Zynga: Zynga (English pronunciation: /ˈzɪŋɡə/) is a social network game developer located in San Francisco, United States. The company develops browser-based games that work both stand-alone and as application widgets on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace.

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To finish we have Zynga Ramps Up Private Cloud Infrastructure zCloud; Now Stores 1.4 Petabytes Of Data from techcrunch.com, focussing on Zynga. They made a few good points, particularly

As mentioned in yesterday's earnings call, Zynga revealed that the company's zCloud, its private cloud infrastructure has been scaling significantly in the past year

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At the start of 2011, only 20% of Zynga's daily active users (DAU) were in the zCloud. A year later, nearly 80% of Zynga games' DAU reside in zCloud, and 20% in the public cloud (powered by AWS). Today the company is revealing additional information about the zCloud and how much data is being transmitted through its infrastructure

Google-Motorola Acquisition Approved in United States EU - and my other links of the day

Foxconn: http://foxconn.com

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It's the perfect time for a look at most intriguing links of the day. We'll be talking about Google, Zynga and Foxconn.

Google: also known as The Big G

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So, let's see who's been talking about Google? It was searchenginewatch.com with their write-up entitled Google-Motorola Acquisition Approved in U.S., EU.

What did they point out about Google? Well...:

U.S. and EU antitrust authorities have approvedGoogle's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility.In a pair of announcements made just hours apart, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the European Commission (EC) each announced that the deal had been cleared by their respective antitrust authorities and could proceed. "This is an important milestone in the approval process and it moves us closer to closing the deal," Google said of the decisions."We are now just waiting for decisions from a few other jurisdictions before we can close this transaction."

and went on to say

The rulings put Google on the brink of completing its landmark acquisition. In addition to providing the company with a mobile hardware branch, the deal will also allow Google to take control of key patents in the mobile hardware space

Next we have a site that's also been writing about Google - Want More From Google Maps? Make Sure You Are Logged In.

They wrote:

I like Google

... interesting ...

For the most part I tend to side with them on most issues like free market concerns and so on. I usually don't have any issue with the privacy stuff either mainly because it's my choice whether I want to be "tracked" by Google or not. As you may have noticed I said usually

Zynga: Zynga (English pronunciation: /ˈzɪŋɡə/) is a social network game developer located in San Francisco, United States. The company develops browser-based games that work both stand-alone and as application widgets on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace.

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To finish it's Zynga Mobile Grew Five-Fold To More Than 15 Million Daily Users In 2011 from techcrunch.com, focussing on Zynga. They made several good points, particularly

As we mentioned in our coverage of Zynga's fourth quarter earnings, mobile has been one of the fast-growing parts of Zynga's business

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On the company's earnings call, CEO and founder Marc Pincus revealed that mobile users have grown five-fold to 15 million daily active users in 2011. That's up from 13 million in December

Breaking: EU Approves The Big G To Buy Motorola - plus my selection of links for the day

Facebook: http://facebook.com

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So, it's time for another links roundup. I've dug up stuff on Google, Xerox and Facebook.

Google: also known as The Big G

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To kick it off, let's see who's been discussing Google? It was www.webpronews.com with their post entitled Breaking: EU Approves Google To Buy Motorola.

What did they say about Google? They said:

After five months, European Union regulators have approved of the purchase of Motorola Mobility by Internet search giant Google, Inc. The main reason Google wants to purchase Motorola is to increase its stable of patents

and went on to say

The main reason Google wants to purchase Motorola is to increase its stable of patents. The EU was mainly concerned about the stifling of competition of the deal were to go through. At this point, the commissioners charged with making the decision of whether to approve the buy or not have determined that there is no current cause for concern. But, they have said that they will keep an eye on Google to see how they behave in the future

Xerox: http://Xerox.com

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Next we have a site that's been writing about Xerox - ACS CEO Blodgett on Competition, Xerox Acquisition.

They said:

With its $6.4 billion acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services in 2009, Xerox made a bold play in the business-process outsourcing market

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And according to Lynn Blodgett, former CEO of ACS and now Xeroxs president of Services Business, the acquisition wasnt just good for Xerox: The latters considerable resources (including the famed Xerox PARC research unit) fast-tracked the pre-existing ACS roadmap

To finish we have Today's Top Stories: 8-Inch iPad Rumors, Angry Birds Now on Facebook from mashable.com, focussing on Facebook. The wrote good quality stuff, particularly

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world

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Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories