News tagged with social services
Poland goes cyber-smart for Euro 2012 fans
Cyber-minded fans heading to Euro 2012 in Poland are set to find life easier at the championship after organisers launched smartphone applications to help them navigate their way around.
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Bing to duel Google with Facebook-friendly format
Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.
May 10, 2012 |
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Shutterfly stock flies on Eastman Kodak deal
(AP) -- Shutterfly's stock climbed after the online photo publishing company emerged as the sole and thus the likely winning bidder for Eastman Kodak's online photo services business.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Environmental index could save rural communities
A new approach to environmental monitoring could avert ruin for some of the world's poorest communities.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Utah breach affects 25,000 Social Security numbers
(AP) -- Utah health officials said Friday that hackers who broke into state computers last weekend stole far more medical records than originally thought, and the data likely includes Social Security numbers of children ...
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Google chief betting big on social and mobile
Google co-founder Larry Page said his first year back at the company's helm has been marked by big bets on social networking and mobile gadgets.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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US regulators call for tighter online privacy rules
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called for Internet users to be given an easy-to-use "Do Not Track" feature in a report released on Monday backing tighter online privacy laws.
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Twitter stores user iPhone address books for 18 months after scan
Twitter Inc. said that to help users find friends also using the service, it retrieves entire address book from users' smartphones, including names, email addresses and phone numbers, and keeps the data on its servers for ...
Feb 17, 2012 |
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EU court: Web sites need not check for IP breaches
A European Union court ruled Thursday that social networking sites cannot be compelled to install general filters to prevent the illegal trading of music and other copyrighted material.
Feb 16, 2012 |
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India probes Google over 'forex transactions'
Indian authorities are probing whether online giant Google broke domestic foreign-exchange transactions rules while shifting funds abroad, the Press Trust of India reported on Friday.
Feb 10, 2012 |
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VC firm Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.5B to invest
(AP) -- A venture capital firm started by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Marc Andreessen has raised an additional $1.5 billion to invest in promising technology startups.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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IBM sees students' Facebook time as more than waste of time
College students need not feel guilty about spending hours each day on Facebook or other social networks. Turns out it might help them get a job.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Wikipedia, Google protest US antipiracy proposals
(AP) -- January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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S. Korea tightens monitoring of social media
South Korea has tightened monitoring of popular social networking sites to curb illicit content including an upsurge in North Korean propaganda, officials said Thursday.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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IBM buys Irish software company
US computer giant IBM said Monday that it has bought Curam Software, an Irish company that makes programs used by government agencies to deliver social services to citizens.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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