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SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo offers opt-out on ads
Yahoo on Friday said it will give users more choices to opt out of customized advertising in response to congressional concerns about consumer data protection on the Web.Yahoo said the new opt-out features will be available to consumers by the end of August.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
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Electronic items OK for recycling event
The county will conduct an electronic recycling event in the parking lot at Vidinha Stadium near the end of this month.
The Garden Island |
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The Olympics, Part 1: A Test of IT Strength, Endurance and Discipline
The 2008 Summer Olympics kicked off in Beijing Friday, and this year's Summer Games will serve up highlights outside of athletic prowess and national pride. China's hosting of this year's Games has made them a flash point for a wide range of issues having to do with China and international relations, from freedom of the press, human rights, Tibet and terrorism to pollution and climate change.
TechNewsWorld.com |
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Paris has her say in presidential campaign
Since Sen. Barack Obama is gracing us with a visit, we'll start with presidential politics as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused:
Honolulu Advertiser |
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‘Cloud computing’ trend heightens privacy risks
LAS VEGAS -- A United States military computer science professor on Friday warned that a trend to push software into the "clouds" exacerbates privacy risks as people trust information to the Internet.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Ericsson to go into social networking aggregation
MANILA, Philippines -- Social networking is getting ever more confusing as new similar services are activated at breakneck speed.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Yahoo to offer users new opt-out features for ads
Yahoo Inc. said yesterday it will give users more choices to opt out of customized advertising in response to congressional concerns about consumer data protection on the Web.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Rwanda: Africans Should Believe in Themselves, Even in the Face of Bigots
It is very interesting to read comments in the international media and on internet chat forums on the recent release of what has come to be known as the Mucyo report on the role allegedly played by France in the 1994 Genocide of Tutsis.
AllAfrica.com |
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Free Office Suites, Mac and the Enterprise
Both StarOffice 9 and OpenOffice.org 3 will offer an office suite of tools compatible with Microsoft Office. Both are based on the same code base, and both will be native on the Mac, no longer requiring X11. Sun's Louis Suarez-Potts explained the key differences to TMO and what the customer should know before selecting one or the other.
LinuxInsider.com |
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Fossett attorney dismisses speculation about death
CHICAGO - An attorney for Steve Fossett's widow pleaded for an end to speculation circulating in Internet reports that the millionaire adventurer may have faked his own death, possibly because he was heavily in debt.
Nevada Appeal |
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Hollywood Webmasters Dish On Celebrity Web Sites
Webmasters to celebrities Jeff Bridges, Ben Stein, Harry Shearer, and Lord of The Rings star Ian McKellen reveal that heading off -- or squashing -- tabloid rumors is just as important as SEO, compelling content, and server uptime.
InformationWeek |
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Stuff's guide to web comics
Say comics and most people think newspapers. That's fair enough, because until the internet came along, that was pretty much the only place you'd find them.
Stuff |
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1998 Chrysler Concorde LXi review from North America
Battery needed to be replaced at 72,000 miles. It was the original. This car does not like city driving in the wintertime. Going by the onboard computer, that gives 12-14 mpg. The highway is a different story. I hear people bragging about their Civics getting 33mpg, that's what I get.
Carsurvey.org |
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Cox donates laptops
Every student participating in a new program between the Lafayette Parish School System and South Louisiana Community College that allows them to receive associates' degrees while attending high school will be given free laptops as part of the partnership.
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser |
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All about the Google Lively experience
As it progresses, Lively is sure to acquire layers of complexity - and at that stage, it will offer an intriguing challenge to the current model of the virtual universe.
rediff.com |
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Two killed in group clash in Karnataka
Gulbarga, Aug 9 : Two persons were hacked to death while four others were injured when two groups clashed at Ganagapur in Afzalpur taluk in the district last night.
New Kerala |
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True life confessions of a Googleholic
I'm not sure when it happened entirely. I think a little here, a little there. While I do know it's been a long time in the making, it has gotten seriously out of control the last several months.
The Pampa News |
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Barnard Library gets a mini makeover
The Dewey Avenue book haven has gone wireless and has spruced up its digs.
MPNnow.com |
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Web site helps police,neighbors stay informed
EL CAJON: Neighborhood Watch is going digital in El Cajon, where police have launched an interactive Web page to encourage residents to blog and share community concerns with each other and police.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Taufeer.com opens online markets to Saudi retailers
E-Channel service will allow Saudi and regional retailers to easily establish online operations
ITP.net |
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College Dream Team falls short
A college basketball blog called Storming the Floor unveiled its version of a Dream Team on Wednesday, comprising only college basketball players. Before the original Dream Team in 1992, led by Michael Jordan , Magic Johnson , Larry Bird , Karl Malone and, uh, Christian Laettner , only college players were eligible for the Olympics.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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Neighborhood Web Watch
EL CAJON – Neighborhood Watch is going digital in El Cajon, where police have launched an interactive Web page to encourage residents to blog and share community concerns with each other and police.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Look out networked world; hackers unite at DefCon
Their talks served as a reminder of the danger of physical attacks as a way to breach hard-to-crack computer networks.
The Gainesville Sun |
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Cut phone line causes problems
A severed phone line near Saline caused problems for Internet, credit card and ATM users Thursday.
The Daily Telegram |
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Linux risks netbooks defeat to Microsoft
Small window of opportunity Ubuntu-based things do pretty well in techie circles. The consumer space is a different beast, as gOS discovered when mega retailer Wal-Mart blamed poor demand from those sporting baseball caps and mullets for its decision to stop selling PCs loaded with its version on Linux earlier this year.…
The Register |
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