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Google, Facebook search

acmaurer — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:11:57 +0000

As of Feb. 25, Facebook Fan Page status updates should begin appearing in Google search results, according to Read Write Web. This means we’ll start to see updates from roughly 3 million fan pages, but not the updates from the 400 million profiles. What are your thoughts on this? Do you welcome Facebook updates in Google? Do you wish the profile updates would be included? Or is all of this unnecessary?

Twitter

acmaurer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:11:18 +0000

Phishing attacks have been happening often, so take care that you don’t click on certain links.

The trouble is that these links may be from friends on Twitter; some of the messages have said things like “This you????”

If you click on a phishing link, you’ll be prompted to log in again. It will appear to be Twitter, but if you look closely at the URL, you will see it is not Twitter.

If you’ve clicked on one of these links, change your Twitter password immediately. If you need more information, check out the Twitter Blog.

Facebook Connect

acmaurer — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:42:23 +0000

Facebook’s privacy controls has now come to Facebook Connect and other applications. It appears that every time you post something, you’re given the choice to share it with a specific group of friends. Read more.

Kindle

acmaurer — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:47:46 +0000

Blackberry users—Amazon.com has released its new, free Kindle application for Blackberry, according to PCWorld. While you can access the 400,000-some digital books available, users cannot access newspapers, magazines and blogs like they can on the Kindle. What do you think? Will you use this new app? Do you have a Kindle?

Google Docs

acmaurer — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:36:28 +0000

I may be late to the party for this one, but I recently discovered Google Docs Templates. If you’re a fan (or not yet a fan) of Google Docs, these templates may inspire you to use them more often. Did you know they existed? Which ones do you/will you use?

Google Reader

acmaurer — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:00:56 +0000

If you’re a fan of RSS technology – and RSS readers – you’ll be happy to know that Google now allows you to subscribe to any page on the Web. All you need to do is type (yes, any) Web site’s URL into the “Add a subscription” field, and Google will subscribe to that page for you. What will happen? You’ll receive short messages anytime the page is updated. According to Mashable, Google’s working on improving these messages.

Digg

acmaurer — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:33:46 +0000

Apparently a number of big changes are coming to Digg, according to Mashable and Telegraph. The new version can be expected in the next few months, and according to Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, these changes could shock some people. The changes will focus on the navigation bar, Digg buttons and photos. Are you on Digg? What do you think about this news? What changes would you like to see?

AP & Google News

acmaurer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:16:38 +0000

The Associated Press has returned to Google News. Unfortunately, there aren’t any details on why Google News is now including AP articles, which had been absent for nearly a month. Read more. Do you care if Google indexes AP stories? Why or why not?

Foursquare & Blackberry

acmaurer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:31:01 +0000

Blackberry’s Foursquare client has launched to the public. It’s still in Beta, but at least it exists! What do you think? Do you use Foursquare?

Google Buzz

acmaurer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:03:21 +0000

Google Buzz is making news, but not the good kind, according to ReadWriteWeb. One woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Google (for sharing personal data without consent), and many others are complaining that Gmail users didn’t have the option to opt-into Buzz; they were simply added as active participants. What do you think about Buzz? Are you a fan or do you think it’s a flop?