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Technology

• 07.06.09
  Chief of MI6 British Intelligence, Sir John Sawers, Exposed On Facebook by his Wife
  Current Events, Technology (0)

  Well this story will probably be all over the news for the next few days - along with 'in-depth' reporting on social networking and the internets ... probably sharing time with the Michael Jackson coverage...which blatantly ignores EVERYTHING ELSE that is going on in our troubled world. The man who was slated to be the next chief of Britain's main intelligence agency (equivalent to the US CIA) has been 'exposed' online...through his wife's facebook account.  His wife simply uploaded a few snaps of Sir John Sawers and divulged personal information about their family as well as other potentially sensitive information.  One ...
  
  
• 06.25.09
  Facebook Default for Content is now set to Public (Everyone)
  Technology (0)

  Unless you specify on specific posts that you want them to remain private (i.e. your network, friends) Facebook will make your content available to EVERYONE on the INTERNET - this is an attempt to make your content as PUBLIC as possible...in competition with public sites like Twitter --- BUT...Twitter only publicizes tweets (maximum of 140 characteres) - while Facebook makes your profile public...providing the public at large with a unique insight on your private life. This is great for socialites, and people that really don't mind their Facebook profiles out in the wild ('world wide web') - but it's bad for ...
  
  
• 04.30.09
  New Emoticons added in Gmail - More Smileys
  Technology (0)

  The standard emoticon set in Gmail already includes goofy faces, a lobster that moves from side to side pinching its pincers, and of course...a pile of poop -- cause we all know how much we just want to respond to an email with only that...an emoticon of a pile of poop - how poetic would that be? Anyway - there is a method for adding even more emoticons to your smiley set - all you have to do is go to Google Labs and install the Extra Emoji option --- you'll get TOO many emoticons.
  
  
• 11.13.08
  oDesk Marketplace for Developers, Consultants, IT Professionals Is on Fire
  Business, Technology (0)

  If you need a technical professional it is quite clear that oDesk is the first place you should stop at.  If you are one of those professionals you probably want to post your resume on their right now - because the website has been so overwhelmed with traffic that it is down...I wonder what they're doing to get it back up! oDesk is funded by Benchmark Capital - it seems to be trumping its competition (e.g. Elance.com)in the freelance website market.  They claim to have a total of around $49,000,000 (million) earned so far from deals brokered through the website.  Consultants ...
  
  
• 11.12.08
  Google Flu Trends | Flu Activity and Estimates based on Search Terms
  Health, Technology (0)

  Google created their Flu Trends chart by taking certain flu-related search terms and using them as a basis for flu activity.  The charts are great...you are able to drill down for each US state. Google Flu Trends
  
  
• 02.25.08
  Google’s Hot Trends Tool Logs Popular Search Terms, Spikes and Plunges
  Technology (0)

  This is cool stuff...whether you work or play on the net Google Trends is a hotbed of current and useful data. For Website developers and Internet Marketers this could become one of the most utilized resources for setting up ad campaigns and tailoring a site for optimal search engine optimization. For the casual web surfer you now have yet another place to waste your time...now you don't have to come up with your own time-wasting search terms...you can borrow what's already being searched for. Here's an example of what you'll find on Google's Hot Trends: 1. nascar radio 2. mrn ...