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Privacy Groups Want Feds to Investigate Targeted Ads

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2010

A trio of privacy groups want federal regulators to take a close look at ad networks that track web surfers' and sell targeted ads. The groups want the Federal Trade Commission to open an inquiry into whether these networks, including Google and Yahoo, are unfairly tracking Americans and profiting from their data. The World Privacy Forum, the Center for Digital Democracy and U.S. PIRG (public interest research groups) argue that online marketers are secretly combining online data with offline data ...

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15 iPad Apps You Should Download Today

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2010

The iPad's got a big screen, zippy performance and a decent web browser -- but its real potential lies in the thousands of apps -- more than 3,000 already -- that use that hardware in new and interesting ways. But as significant of an advancement as the iPad may be compared to its smaller predecessors, one major problem remains: The App Store is still a cluttered mess, and iPad apps only add to the pile. Furthermore, iPad apps are generally ...

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iPad Etiquette: The 'Official' FAQ

Source: All About Jazz
April 9, 2010

Etiquette on the iPad is white space on the map. It's not a smartphone. It's not a laptop. It's something new.

As early adopters, the opportunity to define proper etiquette is ours.

If we let them, the old guard will try to take the reins on when and how we should use this goddamned thing. Yet if we adhere to the societal mores newspaper mannerists are certain to inflict upon us, we'll all be huddled in dark closets, singularly and ...

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AOL Says Bye Bye Bebo

Source: HypeBot
April 8, 2010

AOL says it will sell or shut down social networking site Bebo in 2010, just 2 years after buying it for $580 million. Bebo has lost 45% of its unique visitors in the last year as Facebook, Twitter and other platforms have gained popularity and AOL is not willing to spend additional funds into a possible turnaround.

“It is clear that social networking is a space with heavy competition, and where scale defines success. Bebo, unfortunately, is ...

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Court Drives FCC Towards Nuclear Option to Regulate Broadband

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2010

A federal appeals court all but told the FCC Tuesday that it has no power to regulate the internet, putting large chunks of the much-lauded national broadband plan at risk. And the FCC has only itself to blame. Telecoms and many internet activists have long argued that the internet is a developing technology that was innovating so quickly that strict regulations would hamper it. In 2005, that argument drove the FCC under the Bush Administration to win a fight in ...

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Apple Unviels iAd Hollywood Eyes New I-Branding Offering

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2010

Apple is about to make it easier for Hollywood to use the iPhone as a promotional tool to tubthump new movies and TV shows.

The company unveiled iAd as its latest i-branded offering that will enable marketers to more effectively create spots that are integrated in popular Apps on the mobile device. The mobile advertising platform, Apple's first foray into the space that Google has dominated online, won't just help marketers but turn into a lucrative new revenue source for ...

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Essential iPad Tips and Tricks

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2010

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China Based Hackers Stole India Secrets

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2010

China-based hackers stole Indian national security information, 1,500 e-mails from the Dalai Lama's office and other sensitive documents, a new report said Tuesday. Researchers at the University of Toronto said they were able to observe the hacking and trace it to core servers located in China and to people based in the southwestern city of Chengdu. The researchers said they monitored the hacking for the past eight months. The report said it has no evidence of involvement by the Chinese ...

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