eWeek, NY, By Roy Mark, November 20, 2008 Given the current state of the economy and the yawning federal deficit, the efficiency and cost-savings associated with cloud computing are prompting U.S. federal IT agencies to flirt with the cloud platform. Slowly, of course, since it is...
Los Angeles Times, By Jessica Guynn, November 20, 2008 Google is letting you get personal with your search results. The Internet company today introduced a new feature, called SearchWiki, that allows users to change their results from Google searches. You can move items up and down...
PC World, By Grant Gross, November 20, 2008 The U.S. government may be poised to reverse course on its market-only approach to rolling out broadband and a smart electricity grid to all corners of the country, advocates said Thursday. With a Democratic Congress and a Democratic...
CRN, NY, By Chad Berndtson, November 20, 2008 They may be cutthroat competitors. But tried as their representatives did to explain the fundamental differences between two personal health record (PHR) platforms, Microsoft and Google also may yet have some detente—at least when it comes to the...
RedOrbit, TX, November 20, 2008 A newly-formed group of privacy experts are seeking to influence policy decisions of President-elect Barack Obama. The Future of Privacy Forum sees the present time as the prime opportunity to shape policies and decisions on crucial privacy issues. “Technology is advancing...
Nel panorama non troppo ricco di italiani ai vertici delle istituzioni comunitarie, entra al galoppo Giovanni Buttarelli, segretario generale a Roma dell’autorità sulla Privacy ed indicato ora a Strasburgo come numero due della Data Protection della Ue. Leggi tutto...
Bizjournals.com, NC, By Mike Sunnucks, November 19, 2008 Consumer Watchdog wants Google Inc. to implement more privacy protections in its e-mail and search systems as it may be looking at e-mails coming and going from GMail accounts. Google has inked e-mail and search-engine agreements with a...
VNUNet.com, By Shaun Nichols, November 20, 2008 Google is embracing a new security standard for its Gadgets online widget platform by adding support for the OAuth system. The open standard is designed to allow sites to share user information securely for mash-up apps while still allowing...
Chicago Tribune, By Wailin Wong, November 20, 2008 Everyone's a critic on the Internet. Thanks to online review sites, practically anyone can post an opinion on a product or service. And consumer decisions can be made by virtual committee. I have a roster of favorite sites...
Online Media Daily, By Mark Walsh, November 20, 2008 In a potential boost for marketers, Facebook will now show in public search listings that branded Facebook Pages users have designated as their favorite brands. So if someone is a fan of the Gap, that will appear...