TechCrunch:
Conspiracy theory lovers are going to have a field day with this one: when you try to access Facebook using the Google Chrome browser today, you’ll get a warning that the social network may in fact be a phishing site. At least, it gave a warning here and at least two tipsters.It worked fine for me until earlier this m (Read More)
: I haven't ever seen this in Firefox, and I don't use Chrome, but I find it quite amusing.
But it's not really that surprising, think of all the inter-connectivity that exists in Facebook, all the apps that most people have given access to their info., pictures, life. From superpoke to mob wars, everything has access to your info.
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
With the rise of app-laden smartphones like the iPhone and Google's Android OS, now on T-Mobile's G1, many penny-pinching shoppers have downloaded barcode scanning applications onto their mobile devices. These apps allow consumers to compare the prices of merchandise on a store's shelf to competing stores in the area just b (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
So now we know where Barack Obama got his itch to go into politics and put the world to right. Some of it, to be sure, from his feisty mother, Ann Durham of Wichita, Kansas, in the American heartland. But only some.A large dollop clearly comes via his Kenyan father, Barack Sr, who got the itch in turn from his own father, f (Read More)
: @jmalmberg I'm presuming that what you're describing as a "stretch" is the effect it would have on Obama's views of the British. I think you're right that it would have little effect on Obama's perceptions - aside from perhaps strengthening his view on the worth of torture - but it may have some effect on the perception of others, particularly the British. Should he have any need to counter the British world view or decisions, this might come up as a perceived "reason" for his actions. It's interesting, but then I'm a genealogist - which colors MY perceptions!
ReadWriteWeb:
Distributed social networking - where users can connect their profile, friends and other data across multiple sites - is still a relatively new concept and not fully developed. There are plenty of companies and projects vying to be a major piece of the distributed social networking puzzle. The big Internet companies have in (Read More)
Submitted by Jeffowens:
This new application, currently in alpha, lets you update your networks, follow your friends, organize your favorites, and search for content across networks that include Twitter, flickr, YouTube, LinkedIn, Digg, Seesmic, identi.ca, Photobucket, upcoming, and FriendFeed. (Read More)
Mashable!:
The iPhone’s built-in accelerometer has opened up a new world of mobile gaming, introducing fun, engaging, and interactive applications from virtual golf to racing games, mobile beer pong, and more. Here are over 100 free and paid apps that are worth checking out, especially if you’re looking for ways to waste s (Read More)