Google Apps Presentation in Ann Arbor  —  I had the privilege to attend a Google Apps presentation in Ann Arbor last night.  The event was hosted by Google in coordination with The Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce at the Boardwalk Creative Center.  The presentation was basically an intro …

Source:   Your Search Advisor
Author:   Andrew […]

One Laptop Per Child orders surge  —  Peru wants 260,000 machines; Mexican billionaire signs up  —  Despite slower-than-expected sales and tough competition from commercial rivals, the One Laptop Per Child Foundation of Cambridge is enjoying a surge of new orders.

Source:   Boston Globe
Author:   Hiawatha Bray
Link:   http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles…

Friending, Ancient or Otherwise  —  THE growing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Second Life has thrust many of us into a new world where we make “friends” with people we barely know, scrawl messages on each other’s walls and project our identities using totem-like visual symbols.

Source:   New York Times
Author:   […]

WebFives/Vizrea aquired by Microsoft so download your content in the next 30 days  —  I set up a Vizrea account back in 2006 when they launched their service that was going to make it easy to get photos and video off of my camera-enabled phone and onto my PC so I could share it easily […]

NYT: Facebook’s Zuckerberg Lied To Us; Coke: Ditto  —  The “Beacon” fallout continues.  The New York Times’ Louise Story essentially accuses Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg of lying to her about Beacon’s being “opt-in.”  Coca-Cola got a similar impression from the company—and, having learned the truth, is holding off on using the program.

Source:   Silicon Alley Insider
Author: […]

Coke Is Holding Off on Sipping Facebook’s Beacon  —  At Facebook’s Nov. 6 extravaganza to introduce its new social advertising features, I asked the first question after the speech of Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s 23-year-old chief executive.  I asked why he thought lots of users …

Source:   Bits
Author:   Louise Story
Link:   http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/coke-is…

Mozilla Swats Firefox Bug With a Patch  —  Mozilla has issued a fix for a bug found in an update issued earlier this week.  —  Officials at Mozilla said they have released an update to fix a flaw in the recently released 2.0.0.10 version of their Firefox browser.

Source:   eWEEK.com
Author:   Brian Prince
Link:   http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2225870,00.asp

Exclusive: Hackers say they can pick pockets of characters in Second Life virtual world  —  As if we don’t have enough worries in the real world, now we have to worry about virtual world pickpockets.  The Mercury News has learned that security researchers have found a flaw in Second Life virtual world …

Source:   Tech […]

GameSpot editor (?) on fired reviewer [Jeff Gerstmann]  —  We never know for sure if the commentards are who they claim to be.  But one prodigious poster with the new account “gamespot” is telling what reads like a credible insider story — it’s written in editor-speak …

Source:   Valleywag
Author:   Paul Boutin
Link:   http://valleywag.com/tech/jeff-gerstmann/gamespot…

Facebook’s Misrepresentation of Beacon’s Threat to Privacy: Tracking users who opt out or are not logged in.  —  As follow-up to Ben’s look at Facebook’s Beacon system, I began investigating the extent of its privacy implications.  What I found is extremely disconcerting.

Source:   CA Security Advisor Research Blog
Author:   Stefan Berteau
Link:   http://community.ca.com/blogs/securityadvisor/archive…