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Facebook's new friend request: Political insiders - Washington Post

Published on: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:36:25 GMT


USA TODAY

Facebook's new friend request: Political insiders
Washington Post
Facebook is friending the feds. The company has put political veterans in key executive roles and board positions. It's also quickly built up a powerhouse Washington lobbying operation and established a political action committee to make it easy for ...
Pew study: Facebook users get more than they giveWall Street Journal
Pew study: Facebook users don't follow golden ruleUSA TODAY
Average Facebook Users Get More Than They GivePC Magazine
msnbc.com -BusinessWeek -Los Angeles Times
all 1,144 news articles »



Google Privacy Policy Changes Concern Congress, Europe - eWeek

Published on: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:40:43 GMT


USA TODAY

Google Privacy Policy Changes Concern Congress, Europe
eWeek
Despite public concerns from Congress members and European data protection authorities, Google isn't going to slow or stop its march to whittle its product privacy policies down into one big umbrella policy. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) plans to move forward ...
EU regulators want Google to halt new privacy policyReuters
EU Presses Google to Delay Privacy Policy ChangesNew York Times
Google execs defend new privacy policyUSA TODAY
Washington Post -InformationWeek -BusinessWeek
all 615 news articles »



Microsoft loses key Windows Phone employee to Amazon - SlashGear

Published on: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:32:58 GMT


TIME

Microsoft loses key Windows Phone employee to Amazon
SlashGear
The man who was in charge of getting new apps and content on the Windows Phone Marketplace has left Microsoft to pursure a similar occupation at Amazon. Brandon Watson apparently feels that the online bookseller-turned-behemoth has a brighter future.
Key Windows Phone Leader Goes To Amazon (MSFT, AMZN)San Francisco Chronicle
Today in who's leaving Microsoft...The Seattle Times
Windows Phone 8 Details Leaked through VideoITProPortal
The Verge -Daily Gossip -PC Magazine
all 88 news articles »



Google's new search services and privacy policy have some calling for a boycott - Washington Post

Published on: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:41:08 GMT


LAPTOP Magazine

Google's new search services and privacy policy have some calling for a boycott
Washington Post
Over the past few weeks, there's been quite an uproar over Google and changes to its search services and the privacy policies that govern how and where the company can use your data. I wrote about some of those changes last week.
Look At How Much Google Search Has Changed Since 1998 (GOOG)San Francisco Chronicle
SEO Impact of Google's Search Plus Your WorldPractical Ecommerce
Google+ Isn't Even Very Good at SearchThe Atlantic Wire
WebProNews -All Things Digital -Search Engine Land
all 19 news articles »



Review: Final Fantasy XIII-2 Improves on Original, but Not Much - Wired News

Published on: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:36:55 GMT


USA TODAY

Review: Final Fantasy XIII-2 Improves on Original, but Not Much
Wired News
By Guest Blogger by Garret Martin, Ars Technica Final Fantasy XIII-2 takes place three years after Final Fantasy XIII . Vanille, Fang, Snow and Lightning are gone; either dead, encased in crystal or disappeared to unknown adventures.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360New York Times
Review: Square Gets 'Final Fantasy' Back on TrackABC News

all 190 news articles »


 

Yahoo

Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)

Published on: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:04:08 GMT

A general view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Britain's for-most and largest police serviceFriday, Feb., 3, 2012. Hackers have intercepted a conference call between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Scotland Yard it has emerged . At the heart of the conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was a strategy aimed at bringing down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, which has launched a series of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.





EU probes new Google privacy policy (AP)

Published on: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:53:15 GMT

AP - The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.


HP awards new CEO Whitman with $16.5M pay package (AP)

Published on: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:30:39 GMT

AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package that hinges on the one-time politician's ability to lift the stumbling technology company's stock price during the next two years.


Facebook Timeline feature unpopular, especially among Baby Boomers (Yahoo! News)

Published on: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:15:40 GMT

Yahoo! News - The new mandatory Facebook Timeline is a surprisingly controversial feature. You either love it, or you hate it. And according to a new poll, it appears that almost all of you hate it. Overall, only 20% of those surveyed said they liked …


Super Bowl bust: U.S. government seizes 307 domains for violating NFL copyrights (Yahoo! News)

Published on: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:08:23 GMT

Yahoo! News - While many sports fans are preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl by organizing parties and shopping for TVs, the U.S. government is preparing in a different way. Just yesterday, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency seized 307 different domains suspected of violating NFL copyrights. …

 

CNN

U.S. officials to get secure Android phones

Published on: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:49:18 EST

Some U.S. officials this year are expected to get smartphones capable of handling classified government documents over cellular networks, according to people involved in the project.



5 tech tools for the Super Bowl

Published on: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:01:02 EST

When the Giants and Patriots take the field on Sunday in Indianapolis, they won't be doing battle in soft leather helmets with no face masks. And there definitely won't be some kid on the sideline ladling out water from a tin bucket to quench their thirst after a big play.



Really, he's on Twitter? 10 unlikely tweeters

Published on: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:43:24 EST

See CNN's list of 10 well-known people whose Twitter accounts will cause you to do a double-take.



What will the Facebook millionaires do?

Published on: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:19:03 EST

Whenever a hugely popular and successful company goes public, many people wonder what will happen to all the newly created millionaires. What will they do now that they are financially "set for life"? Will there be "1,000 millionaires"? Will they suffer "sudden wealth syndrome"?



How not to annoy people via e-mail

Published on: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:23:33 EST

E-mail can be a lovely way to connect, an easy and instant medium for getting back or keeping in touch, a canvas for hellos and sorrys and XOXOs.


 

MSNBC

Hackers take over law enforcement websites

Published on: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:52:40 GMT

Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous.


Hackers: We intercepted FBI, Scotland Yard call

Published on: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:31:09 GMT

A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, the hacking group known as Anonymous claimed Friday.A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, the hacking group known as Anonymous claimed Friday.





Space voyages shouldn't be politically incorrect

Published on: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:19:35 GMT

An artist's conception shows an astronaut examining the Mars Pathfinder mission's Sojourner rover, which operated on the Red Planet in 1997.Why should politicians support trips beyond Earth orbit? It's good for jobs in the short term, and good for our survival in the long term. Commentary by NBC News' Jay Barbree.





Small moves add up in commercial space

Published on: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 05:12:59 GMT

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Commercial ventures have been taking lots of small steps toward the next giant leap in spaceflight — and the federal government is helping them out.Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Commercial ventures have been taking lots of small steps toward the next giant leap in spaceflight — and the federal government is helping them out.





Corpse sits in gamer cafe for 9 hours

Published on: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:45:29 GMT

In what is beginning to be a disturbingly common phenomenon, a young man in Asia has died, apparently due to prolonged gaming. According to Sky News and the AFP, the latest incident took place in New Taipei, Taiwan.

 

ABC News

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