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The Science of Dating

The Science of Dating

Jason Kincaid from TechCrunch.com wrote: Every few weeks Internet dating site OkCupid uses the power of anonymized data to share a few truths about the online dating scene and human nature in general. To be sure, these reports are often highly controversial and aren’t going to be showing up

11.19.2009 | Social Media | Hugo Candeias

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Wikipedia sued by German killers

Wikipedia sued by German killers

Guardian.co.uk wrote: Two German men who killed an actor in 1990 are suing the charity behind the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, claiming that its inclusion of detail of their crimes infringes their right to privacy. The case has become an instant online cause celebre – with one lawyer sayi

11.15.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google Launches Social Search

Google Launches Social Search

Google has rolled out a search option that aggregates relevant content from social networks. Google Social Search will serve content in search results taken from social networks including Twitter, YouTube and Blogger when users are logged into their iGoogle profile. Results are taken from thei

10.28.2009 | Social Media, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Reddit Attacked By Javascript

Pete Cashmore from Mashable.com wrote: Reddit fans beware: a very effective XSS (cross site scripting) attack is currently live on the site: even hovering over a comment will cause your account to post scores of rogue comments. Turning off javascript before visiting may prevent the attack, or you

09.28.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Facebook Is Now the Fourth Largest Site In The World

The global rise of Facebook is nothing less than astounding. In the month of June alone it gained 24 million unique visitors worldwide, compared to the month before, for a total of 340 million unique visitors worldwide. It is now the fourth largest site in the world, trailing only Google, Micro

08.5.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Microsoft, Yahoo agree on ad partnership

Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have agreed to an online search and advertising partnership, in an attempt to rival Google Inc, that will be announced within 24 hours, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday. Microsoft will not pay an upfront fee to Yahoo, and the focus of the deal is

07.29.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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Pirate Bay faces new legal threat

The world's most high-profile file-sharing website the Pirate Bay faces a new volley of legal action. Thirteen Hollywood production companies have filed a new lawsuit to try to get the website shut down. In April the site's founders were found guilty of breaking copyright law and were sentence

07.28.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Yahoo set to unveil new homepage

Yahoo has unveiled sweeping changes to its front page aimed at shoring up its position as the main portal to the web. Consumers in the US are the first to benefit from a new, customisable format which lets them link to third parties like Google and Twitter. The new style will be introduced to

07.21.2009 | Marketing, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Optimizing Your E-Commerce Site: Three Levers for Success

In the current economic climate, online retailers are looking for ways to improve sales. Last year's holiday season was weak for many businesses, and the economy doesn't look like it's getting any better all that quickly. So it's a good idea for marketers to start testing and making changes now to e

06.30.2009 | Marketing, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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