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Is Google Too Big? 
I didn't write this, but I'm posting it because I thought it was a good write up.


Written by Scott Spanbauer at PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132989-c,privacysecurity/article.html

From search to e-mail, from calendars to spreadsheets and text documents, more and more of what PC users read and create flows through one firm: Google.

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Google backs bid to restore trust in ads
Guardian.co.uk - 11 Hours ago
Advertising Association's 'Front Foot' foundation is promised support and investment from Google Google has pledged to support and invest in the Advertising Association's new foundation to rebuild public
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Programme Manager/Web/eCommerce/Blue Chip - Coventry
ZDNet UK - 14 Hours ago
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Google updates Apps BlackBerry service
Computer Dealer News - 18 Hours ago
Google is targeting its Apps BlackBerry service at businesses of all sizes with an update that it announced on Tuesday. Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server pushes Gmail and calendar
News: Google updates Apps BlackBerry service Australian PC World
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Milan prosecutors seek prison sentences for Google execs
ITworld.com - 12 Hours ago
Milan prosecutors Wednesday sought prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for four Google executives accused of violating Italy's privacy laws over the posting of a video showing the bullying
Italian Prosecutors Seek Prison Sentences For Google Execs Slashdot
Prosecutors say they'll seek stiff sentence in Duluth hit-and-run Duluth News Tribune
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Aus gov dredges up cuter panic-button for kids online
The Register - 3 Hours ago
Salvation for children who feel threatened, harassed or bullied on the internet may be close at hand, in the shape of a user-friendly dolphin-shaped 'panic button'. That appears to be the upshot of discussions
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Facebook swipes user's vanity URL
The Register - 5 Hours ago
Analysis Facebook's recently introduced vanity URLs may be a handy function for many, but the offer to distinguish users' profiles with names rather than numbers is not unconditional. Defence systems
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Italian prosecutors seek jail time for Google execs
The Register - 5 Hours ago
Italian prosecutors are pushing for Google execs to be jailed in a case over an internet video that showed the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome. In September 2006, someone posted a three-minute
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Google profiles now work with OpenID
TheInquirer.net - 5 Hours ago
GOOGLE PROFILES can now we used as OpenID identifiers, according to a Twitter announcement from the OpenID standard's creator. 'Google Profiles are now OpenIDs. Also, gmail webfinger declares that now
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Google Testing Fresher, Bolder Search page User Interface
ITProPortal.com - 5 Hours ago
Google is currently testing a new search home page with bigger search buttons, brighter colours - bold white typeface on bright blue - with a slightly different logo, one without the shadows. The search
Google tests new search page and logo TECH.BLORGE.com
Google Tests A New Look For Its Search Pages paidContent.org
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Amazon Rolls Out Improvements To Kindle 2
CIO Today - 5 Hours ago
Back in August, Nicholson Baker wrote a devastating review of the Kindle 2 in the New Yorker. Noting that everyone from Newsweek to the tech blogs to just-plain-folks was calling the new Kindle "important,"
Amazon Rolls Out Improvements To Kindle 2 (NewsFactor) Addict3d.org
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Google flirts with new-look home page
The Register - 10 Hours ago
Google is testing out a new look for its iconic search page, featuring cleaner, bolder graphics and a default side bar. A small number of Google users have already been seeing the changes over the past
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DNS redirect requests can harm the Internet, ICANN says
Network World Middle East - 10 Hours ago
Handling DNS requests this way has a number drawbacks that could lead to the Internet not working properly, according to ICANN.
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The Google-TiVo Deal: What It Means For You
PC World Philippines - 13 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Google and TiVo are teaming up for a new deal thatâ??ll put your clicking habits into the hands of advertisers. Before you grab the nearest â??privacy violationâ? placard, though, check
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ComScore: Online video scores another big month
PublicTechnology.net - 14 Hours ago
Market research firm ComScore releases its data on online-video viewing for October 2009. Not surprisingly, YouTube is leading the pack by a large margin.
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The Whitening Solution For The Teeth
ArticleBliss.com - 16 Hours ago
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Amazon Vs. Wal-Mart This Christmas
OfficialWire - 16 Hours ago
Wal-Mart, the biggest U.S. retailer, and Amazon.com, the biggest online retailer, are entering the Christmas season locked in a price war. The battle to offer the lowest prices has spread from a few best-selling
Price war brews between Amazon and Wal-Mart Spartanburg Herald-Journal
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Facebook Stock Going Public?
Slashdot - 17 Hours ago
zmaragdus writes 'Facebook Inc. converted its existing stock holdings into different classes of stocks (Class A and Class B) designed to give certain shareholders more power than others. This has been
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IKEA manipulates Facebook for inventive campaign
IMedia Connection - 17 Hours ago
While other companies are building branded widgets or partnering with Facebook for campaigns, Swedish furniture retailer IKEA used one of the social network's most basic features to promote a new store.
IKEA Conquers Facebook with Innovative Campaign Softpedia
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Cloud Computing Service: Amazon EC2 vs Google GAE
Eclipse Developer's Journal - 18 Hours ago
Their economy of scale will be difficult to match. What about Microsoft - they are constrained by the fact that they have to defend their desktop business - which will prevent them from following optimal
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Cassa NY jacks up prices, FTC goes after mortgage rescue plan scammers ... and more
Real Deal - 10 Hours ago
1. Cassa NY hotel and condo jacks up prices at nine of the 29 remaining unsold units [Curbed] 2. City considers shuttering three underperforming Queens schools [NYDN] 3. AY opponent says, despite court
FTC Cracks Down on Mortgage Rescue Scams HousingWire.com
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Porn plus Facebook can lead to embarrassment, perhaps worse
Computerworld Philippines - 5 Hours ago
By Tim Greene Network World (US) November 26, 2009 FRAMINGHAM - The mechanism behind a click-jacking attack that was spread by luring in Facebook users with a link to a porn site that has the potential
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Can Google Wave replace email?
Fortune - 11/25/2009
Email is antiquated. We need a better way to get things done online than hitting â??reply allâ? to long message chains and sending constantly updated attachments. Google (GOOG) is attempting to solve
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Google Chrome extensions site now open for uploads
ZDNet UK - 11/25/2009
Google has opened up its gallery for developers to share Chrome extensions, a step that should soon make it easier for people to customise the open-source browser. Aaron Boodman, a leader of the Chrome
Google calls for Chrome Extension ideas ElectricPig
Chrome Extensions Site Now Open for Uploads OSNews
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Bing and online newspapers: Web-wide war
The Economist - 11/25/2009
Microsoft opens a new front in its battle with Google EVEN technology pundits can sometimes be right. Jason Calacanis, an entrepreneur and noted agent provocateur, recently argued that there is a simple
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Who is looking out for online shoppers?
CNET News.com - 11/25/2009
Web shoppers are in need of a digital-age Ralph Nader, the kind of firebrand consumer advocate who can focus public scorn on unscrupulous merchants. Jeffery Boyd, Priceline's CEO, is among the merchants
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