August 19, 2011 - BERLIN (AP) - A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button.

The state of Schleswig-Holstein's data protection commissioner, Thilo Weichert, on Friday ordered state institutions to shut down the fan pages on the social networking site and remove the "Like" button from their websites, saying it leads to ( Read more... )

Programming Regret for Google

TAU scientists give computers "hindsight" to anticipate the future

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Leading app maker said to be planning Twitter competitor

(CNN) -- UberMedia, which owns several popular applications that interface with Twitter, is outlining plans to build a social network that could compete with that popular microblogging platform, said three people who were briefed on the plans.

The service would seek to attract users by ( Read more... )

The absolute truth about ....How the Internet started:-

A revelation with an Incredibly Big Message (IBM):

Well, you might have thought that you knew how the Internet started, but here's the TRUE story ...

In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot.

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Internet Identity System Said Readied by Obama Administration
January 07, 2011, 7:10 AM EST

By James Sterngold
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration plans to announce today plans for an Internet identity system that will limit fraud and streamline online transactions, leading to a surge in ( Read more... )

Iceland may ban MasterCard, Visa over WikiLeaks censorship

By Eric W. Dolan
Monday, December 13th, 2010 -- 2:23 pm

Credit card companies that prevented card-holders from donating money to the secrets outlet WikiLeaks could have their operating licenses taken away in Iceland, according to members of the Icelandic ( Read more... )

Internet Addresses to be Used Up in January: Expert
The current Internet protocol that manages addresses has reached its limit.
Sat Dec 4, 2010 05:18 AM ET | content provided by AFP

The reserve of available Internet addresses will be used up around the world in ( Read more... )

Computer meltdown leaves millions of Aussies without cash
November 27th, 2010 in Technology / Internet

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