Sunday Roundup: Top Stories This Past Week – 9.13-9.20.09
Mixed Messages about Texting and Driving
While many states will fine you for even messing around with your smartphone- some are more than happy to send you tweets regarding current traffic conditions. This is very disconcerting for safety experts who claim this sends a mixed message to driving smartphone users…
Twitter Changes default Avatars eats yours in the process
Twitter- having recently changed some design elements on their site -switched the default avatars from a bland “meh” character face to a new more appealing bird icon. In this process they also blew away many users’ hand picked avatars – replacing them with the new bird. This created a bit of an uproar in the community because many veterans view this new avatar as a newbie branding of sorts – while others just view it as a sign of instability in the twittershpere…
Facebook exceeds 300M users
Facebook gained a whopping 50 million plus users since July 2009, when they proudly announced their following had reached 250 million users. This marks a major milestone for any business considering this small timeframe…
Facebook shuts down Beacon Service after Lawsuit
Facebook agreed to shut down the invasive beacon service, that tracks users actions through out the net via facebook. This occurs after a settlement was reached from a class action suit filed in August of 2008…
Idiot Criminal Checks Facebook Status while Robbing a House
Jonathan G. Parker, 19 of Fort Loudoun, Pa., decided to logon to his facebook account while robbing a house in Martinsburg, WV. In the robbery Parker stole some jewelry valued at $3,500 and Googled “best escape routes” in the process. When leaving the premises Parker left his facebook account logged in…
Google Fires back at Apple over Google Voice App Rejection
The saga continues as more evidence points out that Apple may have lied to the FCC and did in fact reject the Google Voice App for the iPhone. While Apples stands firm stating they did not reject the app and they are still studying it. Google fired back releasing the previously secret document to the FCC- accounting for all interactions between Google and Apple (pdf here)…
The DOJ chimes in on Google’s Books Settlement
Google’s Massive Book Scanning project was handed another setback on Friday Sept 18, 2009, when the Department of Justice pressured a district court to reassess Google’s class action settlement in fear on a Monopoly …
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Another Great Roundup my friend. is good to read them all on one site. Keep them coming.