Top News on 'The Twitter Times: Stevie_T' http://tweetedtimes.com/Stevie_T The Twitter Times is a real-time personalized newspaper generated from your Twitter account en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 23:08:17 -0800 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 23:08:17 -0800 <![CDATA[UK Minister says website blocking proposals “imminent”]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:31:37 -0800 iptegrity.com
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: UK Minister says website blocking proposals "imminent" (Monica Horten / Iptegrity) http://t.co/c352PefE http://t.co/ILuv71ur
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@peterjblack on Twitter
@peterjblack: this is concerning: "UK Minister says website blocking proposals 'imminent'" http://t.co/m3MAo8hK #openinternet
@ianbetteridge on Twitter
@ianbetteridge: Uh oh. Here we go again. Minister says website blocking proposals imminent: http://t.co/r2YYs2xE
@darrenwaters on Twitter
@darrenwaters: Uh oh. Here we go again. Minister says website blocking proposals imminent: http://t.co/r2YYs2xE
@jaggeree on Twitter
@jaggeree: RT @tom_watson: Uh oh. Here we go again. Minister says website blocking proposals imminent: http://t.co/DfnIPzhv <- oh joy new fucktardery
@CharlieBeckett on Twitter
@CharlieBeckett: Uh oh. Here we go again. Minister says website blocking proposals imminent: http://t.co/r2YYs2xE
@meeware on Twitter
@meeware: UK Minister says website blocking proposals “imminent” - http://t.co/PTQebebB imminent stupidty (v @copyrightgirl @Copytwilight) #deact
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: UK Minister says website blocking proposals “imminent”, says IPtegrity http://t.co/gGkJJuqH ~~ it seems @downingstreet wants your hate
]]> <![CDATA[Path]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:20:03 -0800 blog.path.com
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@venessapaech on Twitter
@venessapaech: Dave Morin and Path do the right thing and delete all the user data they uploaded from our cell phones http://t.co/3tA1vIdq
@yoz on Twitter
@yoz: "We are sorry" (http://t.co/KxaZmkry) is right up there with @Stewart's "Sometimes we suck" (http://t.co/DJKCR57L) post as best of breed.
@blech on Twitter
@blech: "We are sorry" (http://t.co/KxaZmkry) is right up there with @Stewart's "Sometimes we suck" (http://t.co/DJKCR57L) post as best of breed.
@cityofsound on Twitter
@cityofsound: Unqualified kudos to @davemorin for @path's clear, unequivocal response to privacy issues: http://t.co/y1niXNy0
@stevebridger on Twitter
@stevebridger: "...we’ve deleted the entire collection of user uploaded contact information from our servers." Great post from @Path http://t.co/KxaZmkry
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: A rare & laudable apology. RT @path Blog post from @DaveMorin, Co-Founder and CEO: "We are sorry." http://t.co/NpvhheA8
@Aubs on Twitter
@Aubs: I applaud @DaveMorin & @Path for their transparency, apology & action taken. Hope more companies follow this model. http://t.co/yX1T7IXl
@jaggeree on Twitter
@jaggeree: Path says: "We are sorry" & "We’ve deleted the entire collection of user uploaded contact info." http://t.co/tvjqYUfX
]]> <![CDATA[Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:39:39 -0800 mclov.in - Arun Thampi
Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers 8 Feb 2012 – Singapore It all started innocently enough. I was thinking of implementing a Path Mac OS X app as part of our regularly scheduled hackathon. Using the awesome mitmproxy tool which was featured on the front page of the Hacker News yesterday, I started to observe the various API calls made to Path’s servers from the iPhone app. It all seemed harmless enough until I observed a POST request to https://api.path.com/3/contacts/a...  show all text
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers (@iamclovin) http://t.co/1aXg0LaX http://t.co/lUFcFHPL
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@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Woah. Path uploads users' addressbooks to their servers w/out informing users. http://t.co/AaOpy2la Who thought this was a good idea?!?!
@dina on Twitter
@dina: RT @Gilgul: Maddening! Path uploads your entire iphone address book to their servers! Annoyed by Path CEO response: http://t.co/ko2879ci
@zephoria on Twitter
@zephoria: Woah. Path uploads users' addressbooks to their servers w/out informing users. http://t.co/AaOpy2la Who thought this was a good idea?!?!
@jowyang on Twitter
@jowyang: Oh dear. Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/BQtjLC9j
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: Oof. @Path uploads user data: http://t.co/sUiorWpi & @Pinterest adds affiliate links? http://t.co/Z2BBFW52 Poor form; > transparency needed.
@ifenn on Twitter
@ifenn: Those interested in the details of Path's usage of address book content can read this: http://t.co/PZdUxFhB
@martinvars on Twitter
@martinvars: Path uploads your contacts without telling you http://t.co/rjLmoLrI
@sambrook on Twitter
@sambrook: Astonished that @path uploads entire address book without asking permission. Will be leaving. http://t.co/6onxmdNQ
@amayfield on Twitter
@amayfield: RT @a0k: NOT OKAY!!! @Path's CEO confirms that it uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers > http://t.co/1NO91ZcE < really?!
@felix_cohen on Twitter
@felix_cohen: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to its servers http://t.co/PwhOofKn
]]> <![CDATA[Sky News clamps down on Twitter use | Media | guardian.co.uk]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:07:06 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Josh Halliday
Reporters banned from reposting non-company tweets and told to check with the news desk before breaking news stories Sky News has told its journalists not to repost information from any Twitter users who are not an employee of the broadcaster. An email to staff on Tuesday laid out new social media guidelines for Sky News employees, including a contentious ban on retweeting rival "journalists or people on Twitter". The new guidelines also warn Sky News journalists to "stick to your own beat" and...  show all text
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@AnnaAtTheAmbler on Twitter
@AnnaAtTheAmbler: Most of email to staff here: RT @mediaguardian: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use: http://t.co/4D6pvWDd
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@jayrosen_nyu on Twitter
@jayrosen_nyu: Now listen 2012. I order you to turn back into 1987. Do you hear me? THAT IS AN ORDER. http://t.co/1M7YaeZz You're not Lis. Ten. Ing. 2012?
@steverubel on Twitter
@steverubel: Sky News clamps down on Twitter use | Media | http://t.co/BRTjQ8qb http://t.co/Cw2b3fB3
@andypiper on Twitter
@andypiper: Extraordinary decision by Murdoch-controlled Sky News in UK to ban staff from RTing non-Sky sources gu.com/p/35aqv/tw
]]> <![CDATA[Those Millions on Facebook? Some May Not Actually Visit - NYTimes.com]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:42:50 -0800 dealbook.nytimes.com - By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
"Active users" add up in Facebook's prospectus, but some of those clicks aren't on the Web site.
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Those Millions on Facebook? Some May Not Actually Visit (@andrewrsorkin / DealBook) http://t.co/RCAHFol0 http://t.co/pWVVU1Lq
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@techlawadvisor on Twitter
@techlawadvisor: every time you press the "Like" button on http://t.co/rJEiyT09 you're an "active user" of Facebook http://t.co/JLmRxUk8
@Mlsif on Twitter
@Mlsif: Facebook inflates its user numbers! I'm shocked, shocked. http://t.co/b7wzIuZY
@kevglobal on Twitter
@kevglobal: Should someone who Likes pages beyond Facebook's walls count as an "active user"? http://t.co/pYnbicph
@jangles on Twitter
@jangles: Trying to figure out what "active user" actually means http://t.co/07pqExzK
]]> <![CDATA[Amazon Web Services Blog: Amazon S3 Price Reduction]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:28:28 -0800 aws.typepad.com - AWS Evangelist
As you can tell from my recent post on Amazon S3 Growth for 2011, our customers are uploading new objects to Amazon S3 at an incredible rate. We continue to innovate on your behalf to drive down storage costs and pass along the resultant savings to you at every possible opportunity. We are now happy (some would even say excited) to announce another in a series of price reductions. With this price change, all Amazon S3 standard storage customers will see a significant reduction in their storage ...  show all text
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Amazon S3 Price Reduction (@jeffbarr / Amazon Web Services Blog) http://t.co/NGY3uSnf http://t.co/456WTLck
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@RobertAndrews on Twitter
@RobertAndrews: RT @adamhodgkin Amazon S3 bringing down its prices c 10% http://t.co/43cAdjrA Cloud getting lower (boom-boom) #pcbuzz
@marshallk on Twitter
@marshallk: Amazon drops cloud storage prices 10%+ http://t.co/chtPGhg6
]]> <![CDATA[Super Bowl 2012 Commercials: Watch Them All Here]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:19:34 -0800 mashable.com - Zoe Fox
Phone Innovators: Official 2012 Best Buy Game Day Commercial Watch as phone innovation meets phone-buying innovation, at Best Buy. Choose Phone Freedom and get any phone, any carrier, and all of their plans, with lots of unbiased advice. Reserve a $50 gift card at http://www.bestbuy.com/phonefreedom now for your next upgrade. Click here to view this gallery. There are two kinds of Super Bowl fans: those who watch for the football and those who watch for the advertisements. For those who prefer...  show all text
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@mashable on Twitter
@mashable: All the Super Bowl 2012 commercials, in one place - http://t.co/cPduh1gj
@mashable on Twitter
@mashable: Super Bowl 2012 Commercials: Watch Them All Here - http://t.co/cPduh1gj
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@Damiano on Twitter
@Damiano: Super Bowl 2012 Commercials: Watch Them All Here http://t.co/bStvbPnY (via @summify)
@sophiebr on Twitter
@sophiebr: All the superbowl ads are here, for your perusal pleasure http://t.co/hm6JKXJW
@alizasherman on Twitter
@alizasherman: Anything groundbreaking? Super Bowl 2012 Commercials: Watch Them All Here http://t.co/TMfafDQ0
@DrBaher on Twitter
@DrBaher: Super Bowl 2012 commercials: watch them all here - http://t.co/NgH6aakX
]]> <![CDATA[Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:14:50 -0800 arstechnica.com - Jacqui Cheng
Facebook is still working on deleting photos from its servers in a timely manner nearly three years after Ars first brought attention to the topic. The company admitted on Friday that its older systems for storing uploaded content "did not always delete images from content delivery networks in a reasonable period of time even though they were immediately removed from the site," but said it's currently finishing up a newer system that makes the process much quicker. In the meantime, photos that ...  show all text
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online (@ejacqui / Ars Technica) http://t.co/ln1ZBTxB http://t.co/v8thXkOE
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@deirdre on Twitter
@deirdre: Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online | @arstechnica http://t.co/UE3FsL3v
@cityofsound on Twitter
@cityofsound: Three years later, 'deleted' Facebook photos are still online: http://t.co/lBkonTbg (@arstechnica)
@Stepreo on Twitter
@Stepreo: Three years later, 'deleted' Facebook photos are still online: http://t.co/lBkonTbg (@arstechnica)
@bobbiejohnson on Twitter
@bobbiejohnson: Three years later, 'deleted' Facebook photos are still online: http://t.co/lBkonTbg (@arstechnica)
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: Maybe Facebook could use some of the $5B IPO cash to actually delete pictures users asked to be deleted 3 yrs ago http://t.co/tcSdeyXz
]]> <![CDATA[OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:18:46 -0800 youtube.com
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@YouTube on Twitter
@YouTube: Watch what happens when @OKGo teams up with @ChevyLife #Sonic to bring you their latest music vid “Needing/Getting”: http://t.co/OLzz1pQp
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@erwblo on Twitter
@erwblo: De nieuwe geweldige OK Go video is binnen een dag al meer dan een miljoen keer bekeken http://t.co/jflBZrDT
@kmakice on Twitter
@kmakice: OK Go: Needing/Getting video http://t.co/8qUeMxHe [This is an instrument I would love to play]
@armano on Twitter
@armano: All I kept thinking during this video is how pissed @scottmonty is going to be that they're driving a Chevy. http://t.co/CkIYAN39
@armano on Twitter
@armano: RT @peterkim: 1. Prepare to be amazed then 2. Watch this @okgo video: http://t.co/CkIYAN39
@peterkim on Twitter
@peterkim: 1. Prepare to be amazed then 2. Watch this @okgo video: http://t.co/I3W9u7a4
]]> <![CDATA[The Death of the Cyberflâneur]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:18:29 -0800 nytimes.com - By EVGENY MOROZOV
Today’s Internet is a place for getting things done, pushing aside the cyberflâneur — the heir to the flâneur culture of 19th-century France.
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@ademoor on Twitter
@ademoor: The Death of the Cyberflâneur http://t.co/L8vkig2i (via @SteveWoda) - or "the tyranny of the social" #Facebook
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@dina on Twitter
@dina: Reading Bytes: How "frictionless sharing" is undermining the individual experience - essay by @evgenymorozov. Th... http://t.co/2Io2BM33
@LloydDavis on Twitter
@LloydDavis: Read this earlier. Loved the insight. via @Rishadt: The Death of the Cyberflâneur http://t.co/p8kPZDfU
@Mlsif on Twitter
@Mlsif: Hardly anyone “surfs” the Web anymore, sez @evgenymorozov, in an otherwise intriguing oped. My teen kids do. http://t.co/gd1SjU5i
@dina on Twitter
@dina: I'm reading: How "frictionless sharing" is undermining the individual experience - essay by @evgenymorozov. The ... http://t.co/ob8ltIYq
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: .@EvegenyMorozov's provocation: @Facebook is to the Internet as Baron Haussmann was to 19th century Paris http://t.co/kaSmM1y1 Discuss! :)
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: "The Death of the Cyberflâneur"-@evgenymorozov http://t.co/kaSmM1y1 flâneur - {French}: a stroller. What would Baudelaire make of Facebook?
]]> <![CDATA[Hack on the Record - Hacking - Computing - History- Eventbrite]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:36:34 -0800 hackontherecord.eventbrite.co.uk
The National Archives is holding its first ever hack day. (We think it might be the first one to be actually held inside a UK government department. But we could be wrong.)We want to work with developers who share our interests in history, government and culture to devise and build systems using our records as well as datasets from across the web. Or to use a more technical term, build cool stuff.We hold millions of documents covering almost a millennium of world history: everything from the Do...
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@billt on Twitter
@billt: The National Archives are holding their first Hack Day on March 24th for techies and non-techies >> http://t.co/fpdKpP8n #hackon12
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@stef on Twitter
@stef: The National Archives are holding their first Hack Day on March 24th for techies and non-techies >> http://t.co/ZK6TKtAi #hackon12
@nevali on Twitter
@nevali: The National Archives is holding it's first ever Hack Day on 24th March. Join us! http://t.co/ULaTGSHA
]]> <![CDATA[Apple's iPhone Business Alone Is Now Bigger Than All Of Microsoft]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 05:17:47 -0800 businessinsider.com - Henry Blodget
Tech writer MG Siegler just noted a remarkable fact: Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than Microsoft. Not Windows. Not Office. Microsoft. Think about that. The iPhone did not exist five years ago. And now it's bigger than a company that, 15 years ago, was dragged into court and threatened with forcible break-up because it had amassed an unassailable and unthinkably profitable monopoly. The iPhone also appears to be considerably more profitable than Microsoft. In the December quarter,...  show all text
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@josiefraser on Twitter
@josiefraser: Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than all of Microsoft http://t.co/X2dTzM1H
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@nmcintosh on Twitter
@nmcintosh: Apple's iPhone Business Alone Is Now Bigger Than Microsoft http://t.co/b3GRwrMu via @zite
@martinvars on Twitter
@martinvars: Apple's iPhone Business Alone Is Now Bigger Than Microsoft by @hblodget http://t.co/U1Km0PsP
]]> <![CDATA[Death Toll Is Said to Rise in Syrian City of Homs]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:16:18 -0800 nytimes.com - By ANTHONY SHADID
Activists said the death toll climbed to 260 in an attack Saturday on Homs, a claim the Syrian government flatly denied ahead of a meeting scheduled for Saturday at the United Nations Security Council.
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@armano on Twitter
@armano: RT @Britopian: Hey Internet, let's PROTEST this! "'I saw bodies of women and children lying on roads, beheaded'..." http://t.co/joKg3E0p
@Britopian on Twitter
@Britopian: Hey Internet, let's PROTEST this! "'I saw bodies of women and children lying on roads, beheaded'..." http://t.co/pnaJAYXn
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: #Syria RT @SlaughterAM "I saw bodies of women & children lying on roads, beheaded." Death Toll Said to Rise in Homs: http://t.co/W1APMCk6
@DanPatterson on Twitter
@DanPatterson: Russia, China Veto U.N. Resolution on Syria http://t.co/bRdYuuZ6 via @NYTimes
]]> <![CDATA[Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds | Science | The Guardian]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:55:51 -0800 guardian.co.uk - James Meikle
People are more likely to give in to urge to tweet or check email than other cravings, say US researchers Tweeting or checking emails may be harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, according to researchers who tried to measure how well people could resist their desires. They even claim that while sleep and sex may be stronger urges, people are more likely to give in to longings or cravings to use social and other media. A team headed by Wilhelm Hofmann of Chicago University's Booth Busine...  show all text
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@geoffreyawalker on Twitter
@geoffreyawalker: Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds -- http://t.co/2cQjJ9st
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@mrchrisadams on Twitter
@mrchrisadams: Study finds Twitter and email may be harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol http://t.co/7C78IVXv (HT @carr2n)
@peterjblack on Twitter
@peterjblack: this is so true!: "Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds" http://t.co/SKXTGbZh
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds - @guardianscience http://t.co/GskXVCIC #true
@RichardWooding on Twitter
@RichardWooding: RT @guardiantech Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds http://t.co/w87UobTa but it has fewer health effects
]]> <![CDATA[Las Vegas: Startup City - Businessweek]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 09:08:38 -0800 businessweek.com
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@jowyang on Twitter
@jowyang: Forget Palo Alto, the next startup town could be..... Downtown Las Vegas. http://t.co/2ipN003Y
@acton on Twitter
@acton: Silicon Sin. The @Zappos CEO is spending $350m to make downtown Las Vegas a startup hub. Good luck! http://t.co/o18u7msb
]]> <![CDATA[Right-wingers are less intelligent than left wingers, says controversial study - and conservative politics can lead people to be racist | Mail Online]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:03:01 -0800 dailymail.co.uk
Conservative politics, as practiced by the likes of British PM David Cameron, work almost as a 'gateway' into prejudice against others, academics claim.
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@miketually on Twitter
@miketually: Some of the comments on the Mail's 'right wingers are thick' story are sublime. http://t.co/fjVx9oV3
@neave on Twitter
@neave: Amazing for a Daily Mail article. "Right-wingers are less intelligent than left-wingers": http://t.co/iZxEdk8N via @lexnels
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@Zoonie on Twitter
@Zoonie: [protected tweet]
@felix_cohen on Twitter
@felix_cohen: Some of the comments on the Mail's 'right wingers are thick' story are sublime. http://t.co/fjVx9oV3
@nevali on Twitter
@nevali: Daily Mail: "Right-wingers are less intelligent than left wingers" http://t.co/xwZXqVuJ Comments will be epic.
]]> <![CDATA[Top five regrets of the dying | Life and style | guardian.co.uk]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:11:58 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Susie Steiner
A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled the dying in their last days has revealed the most common regrets we have at the end of our lives. And among the top, from men in particular, is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent  show all text
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@cristinacost on Twitter
@cristinacost: RT @heloukee: Top five regrets of the dying http://t.co/bScloKUO // after the phd I promise to work less and party even more! LOL
@verkoren on Twitter
@verkoren: Top five regrets of the dying http://t.co/vxlR5iuG
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@garretkeogh on Twitter
@garretkeogh: This getting a lot of links and rightly so: Top five regrets of the dying http://t.co/yTZMeA6T
@alizasherman on Twitter
@alizasherman: Don't live with regret...Top 5 regrets of the dying http://t.co/eQ6myZfw What changes will you make?
@kittenhotep on Twitter
@kittenhotep: "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me." http://t.co/BjJK5EdS v @nekliolios
@graemedouglas on Twitter
@graemedouglas: It's probably my hormones, but I found this rather devastating: Top five regrets of the dying http://t.co/Nbk43CWF
@mikebutcher on Twitter
@mikebutcher: "The Top 5 regrets of the dying" http://t.co/rzd3iwJ0
]]> <![CDATA[Welcome to GOV.UK - simpler, clearer, faster]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:04 -0800 gov.uk
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@timd on Twitter
@timd: @saulcozens "Oh, yes, gov.uk is all very well, but if it had to scale like *these* systems, then you'd realise why we charge £10^6 etc etc"
@timd on Twitter
@timd: @saulcozens Give it a couple of months. Then we'll see the whispering campaign and the lobbying. That's when gov.uk is most vulnerable.
@simoncollister on Twitter
@simoncollister: New gov.uk site running in beta https://t.co/OzBfELUd - *looks* nice. Not tried it yet though…..
@ewanmcintosh on Twitter
@ewanmcintosh: The www.gov.uk beta site has just gone live. Do visit, use and feedback.
@Thayer on Twitter
@Thayer: So awesome watching my steam explode about @govuk #govuk gov.uk & all entirely positive. Marvellous. Really does feel like a new era in gov.
@Zoonie on Twitter
@Zoonie: [protected tweet]
@jaggeree on Twitter
@jaggeree: Check out the amazing icons drawn for gov.uk by @Futurefabric http://t.co/wl1dL8BE #govuk
@Thayer on Twitter
@Thayer: Just tried maternity part of gov.uk @govuk #govuk. Waaaay better/more functional/gorgeouser than my past experiences! :) Nice work you lot.
]]> <![CDATA[BBC News - Caution on Twitter urged as Britons barred from US]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:12:56 -0800 bbc.co.uk
Tweeting travellers are being told to be extra cautious after two Brits were refused entry to the US due to a "threatening" message.
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@BBCClick on Twitter
@BBCClick: Be careful what you tweet or you could get barred from America! http://t.co/Vj5nVWF9 Over cautious or not? #BBCClick
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@dotBen on Twitter
@dotBen: Those wondering why I always make my twitter account private a few days before I re-enter the US should read this: http://t.co/pphivpV3
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: Does our government have any idea how ridiculous -- and tourism-unfriendly -- this makes the U.S. look? http://t.co/qleudYrb
@dalelane on Twitter
@dalelane: as someone who has been to tweet some stupid things on occasion, this is a little alarming http://t.co/khu3DfCc
@BBCTech on Twitter
@BBCTech: Brits barred from US after tweet http://t.co/eNAbBNqm
]]> <![CDATA[Letters of Note: To My Old Master]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:50:16 -0800 lettersofnote.com - Shaun Usher
In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdan Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdan — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family — responded spectacularly by way of the letter seen below (a letter which, according to newspapers at the time, he dictated). Rather than quote the numerous highlights in this letter, I'll simply leave you to enjoy it. Do...  show all text
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@DeliaLake on Twitter
@DeliaLake: I'm late to this but you may not have seen it. A former slave writes to his former master. Incredible. http://t.co/OfMWbwCS
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@leelefever on Twitter
@leelefever: One of the greatest letters I've ever read. You gotta read this. Takes 90 seconds. http://t.co/6CrPgkBu
@Zoonie on Twitter
@Zoonie: [protected tweet]
@bru on Twitter
@bru: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
@lloydshep on Twitter
@lloydshep: Amazing letter from an ex-slave to his former owner in 1865, after being asked to return to work: http://t.co/DQWfZ6gK
]]> <![CDATA[BBC - Media Centre - BBC enters new partnership to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:18:50 -0800 bbc.co.uk
The BBC and Sky today announced a landmark partnership deal that will bring the BBC’s popular video-on-demand service BBC iPlayer to up to five million Sky homes in 2012.
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@sophiebr on Twitter
@sophiebr: @vikkichowney @heatherataylor did you ladies see that BBC signed landmark deal to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky http://t.co/9oydqdsy #BBCiPlayer
@aarons on Twitter
@aarons: BBC enters new partnership to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky - http://t.co/975eKu7b
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: The BBC/Sky deal brings #BBCiPlayer to up to 5million Sky homes, directly on TV. http://t.co/9oydqdsy
@adew on Twitter
@adew: Good news for Sky subscribers: BBC iPlayer (TV and radio) coming your way in 2012: http://t.co/GfVfopcK
@JemStone on Twitter
@JemStone: Good news for Sky subscribers: BBC iPlayer (TV and radio) coming your way in 2012: http://t.co/GfVfopcK
@JamesCridland on Twitter
@JamesCridland: Good news for Sky subscribers: BBC iPlayer (TV and radio) coming your way in 2012: http://t.co/GfVfopcK
@sophiebr on Twitter
@sophiebr: @theMediaTweets BBC have signed a landmark deal w Sky, to bring #BBCiPlayer to up to 5m Sky homes in 2012 http://t.co/9oydqdsy
@catfunt on Twitter
@catfunt: BBC enters new partnership to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky >> http://t.co/b70pdx8w
@thoroughlygood on Twitter
@thoroughlygood: BBC enters new partnership to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky >> http://t.co/b70pdx8w
@sophiebr on Twitter
@sophiebr: The BBC/Sky deal brings #BBCiPlayer to up to 5million Sky homes, directly on TV. http://t.co/9oydqdsy
@sophiebr on Twitter
@sophiebr: BBC signs landmark deal to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky http://t.co/9oydqdsy #BBCiPlayer
]]> <![CDATA[A Glimpse of Murdoch Unbound]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:24:51 -0800 nytimes.com - By DAVID CARR
While many modern executives live behind a wall of communications operatives, Rupert Murdoch, the chief of News Corporation, is openly expressing his opinions on Twitter.
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch's Mind (@carr2n / New York Times) http://t.co/n2DMEd75 http://t.co/MBJqHBz3
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@amayfield on Twitter
@amayfield: NYT portrait of Murdoch-on-Twitter as the CEO-equivalent of Stephen Fry http://t.co/xkSon8qh Some nice commentary on PR and reputation too
@DrBaher on Twitter
@DrBaher: twitter gives glimpse into Rupert Murdoch mind http://t.co/RTi9AMOE
@dangillmor on Twitter
@dangillmor: An 80-yr-old wanders into Twitterdome: http://t.co/8ZNpPAOW - @carr2n's column on @RupertMurdoch
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: .@RupertMurdoch "has an intuitive understanding of how Twitter is supposed to work"-@carr2n http://t.co/oxXoLghk …few links, replies & RTs…
]]> <![CDATA[Home | Bus-Tops]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:52:23 -0800 bus-tops.com
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@billt on Twitter
@billt: Note to self: make a 256x80 animated gif and upload it to http://t.co/TXivHOQn
@rooreynolds on Twitter
@rooreynolds: Note to self: make a 256x80 animated gif and upload it to http://t.co/TXivHOQn
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@nicprice on Twitter
@nicprice: http://t.co/zhHDMhq0 animated gif projections on London bus spots
@deirdre on Twitter
@deirdre: Wouhou! The Bus-Tops site is live! Head on over to http://t.co/13jP1Owr to get creating, and have a look at the... http://t.co/rENnFK3Z
@revdancatt on Twitter
@revdancatt: Woot, the amazing @bus_tops' website has gone live http://t.co/mlAWdMpw art in unexpected (and awesome places)
@benhammersley on Twitter
@benhammersley: Wouhou! The Bus-Tops site is live! Head on over to http://t.co/13jP1Owr to get creating, and have a look at the... http://t.co/rENnFK3Z
@matlock on Twitter
@matlock: Wouhou! The Bus-Tops site is live! Head on over to http://t.co/13jP1Owr to get creating, and have a look at the... http://t.co/rENnFK3Z
]]> <![CDATA[Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates | technosociology]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:32:06 -0800 technosociology.org - zeynep
I know many people are upset with Twitter’s announcement that it will now be able to block tweets country by country. There has been a lot of excellent writing / reporting on the content explaining that this is not as bad as it looks. (Check out good posts by my friend Jillian York here or Alex Howard here). My initial reaction upon a cursory reading of the announcement was also that it wasn’t too bad, given the alternatives. However I’ve since looked at the policy in more detail and my conclus...  show all text
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Why Twitter's new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates (@techsoc / technosociology) http://t.co/cb1iqy3F http://t.co/Mpq6Y4be
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@peterjblack on Twitter
@peterjblack: again, i think there is a lot to this: "Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates" http://t.co/PoP0YpIQ
@dina on Twitter
@dina: Reading Bytes: I don't like it tho I kinda get where Twitter is coming from! Read @techsoc on why Twitter’s new ... http://t.co/X0GGCn5U
@dina on Twitter
@dina: I'm reading: I don't like it tho I kinda get where Twitter is coming from! Read @techsoc on why Twitter’s new po... http://t.co/CbaenZrY
@bobbiejohnson on Twitter
@bobbiejohnson: The most useful pieces I've read on Twitter censorship are by @hitherto http://t.co/B1tGdjmy and @techsoc http://t.co/006OrMr3
@Mlsif on Twitter
@Mlsif: Smart (as always) post by @techsoc on why Twitter's new policy is actually good for free speech online http://t.co/HkpLGGAL
@Suw on Twitter
@Suw: Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful to free-speech advocates, writes @techsoc: http://t.co/lRo1Zolg
]]> <![CDATA[MURK AVENUE, I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY']]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:59:37 -0800 murkavenue.tumblr.com
CLUE 1:      “went to short dogs house,        they was watching Yo MTV        RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired:                Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:                Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3:       ”The Lakers beat the Super         Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics:       Nov 11 1988    114-103       Nov 30 1988    110-106       Apr    4 1989   ...  show all text
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@garrytan on Twitter
@garrytan: Someone pinpointed Ice Cube's Good day: Jan 20, 1992 http://t.co/7dPluAvZ
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@leelefever on Twitter
@leelefever: Wow. Someone ferreted out the actual day that inspired Ice Cube's 'Good Day' song. http://t.co/8HPQdpRe (via: @ezraklein)
@alanconnor on Twitter
@alanconnor: This is genius. Someone has worked out when Ice Cube's 'Good Day' was. http://t.co/roDR2ENA
@ToastMaster on Twitter
@ToastMaster: The date of Ice Cube's 'good day' http://t.co/J7xfBmj8
@bounder on Twitter
@bounder: Ice Cube's "A Good Day" deduced as January 20th 1992. This, kids, is what maths is for http://t.co/RseHCb6p /cc @rossbruniges @deathlypallor
@graemedouglas on Twitter
@graemedouglas: Ace ---> RT @MissCay Someone has finally figured out when Ice Cube had his 'good day' - January 20th 1992 apparently http://t.co/Nn5wpjoE
]]> <![CDATA[Letter to Twitter Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey urging him not to cooperate with censors - Reporters Without Borders]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:55:11 -0800 en.rsf.org
Reporters Without Borders has written to Twitter Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey voicing deep concern about yesterday's announcement that Twitter will introduce geolocated censorship – censorship varying according to the social network user's country location – and urging him to reverse a policy that violates freedom of expression. Mr. James Dorsey Executive chairman Twitter, Inc. 795 Folsom St., Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Paris, 27 January 2012 Dear Mr. Dorsey, Reporters Without B...  show all text
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Letter to Twitter Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey urging him not to cooperate with censors... http://t.co/qSX655UD http://t.co/00U5Pshh
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@drewb on Twitter
@drewb: Letter to Twitter Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey urging him not to cooperate with censors, at Reporters Without Borders http://t.co/CIz5F7kE
@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: Letter to Twitter Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey urging him not to cooperate with censors, at Reporters Without Borders http://t.co/CIz5F7kE
@kevglobal on Twitter
@kevglobal: Letter to Twitter Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey urging him not to cooperate with censors - Reporters Without Borders http://t.co/dFfW3hyF
@Ycnt_ibdonlyjen on Twitter
@Ycnt_ibdonlyjen: RT @jeanlucr: Important : Letter to Twitter Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey urging him not to cooperate with censors http://t.co/VqD3vUfU
]]> <![CDATA[Observations on #savetheintern — Tom Watson MP]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:48:36 -0800 tom-watson.co.uk - Tom
If you are reading this post it’s probably because you are interested in a trending hashtag on Twitter – #savetheintern. There have been hundreds of comments, questions,humorous one liners and attempts at satire, as well as a small amount of legitimate journalistic enquiry. To be honest, I haven’t got the spiritual energy to personally reply to them all. So here’s a bullet point list of answers to many of the questions that have been posed, as well as a few things I would like to get of my ches...  show all text
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@rooreynolds on Twitter
@rooreynolds: Bonus link because the web moves THAT fast: I didn't include this from @tom_watson - http://t.co/e834dWKV
@billt on Twitter
@billt: MT @tom_watson: Grrrr. I'll respond to #savetheintern. After this, I really am drawing a line under it: http://t.co/S9Qa0HGU (nicely done)
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@marksimpkins on Twitter
@marksimpkins: RT @JackofKent Good on @tom_watson for this: bit.ly/y3XvVk #savetheintern < @tom_watson is brilliant
@stevebridger on Twitter
@stevebridger: RT @jaggeree: The one where @tom_watson shows beyond doubt how he totally gets digital http://t.co/W04ktBWU
@jaggeree on Twitter
@jaggeree: The one where @tom_watson shows beyond doubt how he totally gets digital and why he's so admired (by me amongst others) http://t.co/zRPnrS4d
@revdancatt on Twitter
@revdancatt: The one in which @tom_watson responds incredibly well to #savetheintern http://t.co/iSCVepfd (this is how it should be done)
]]> <![CDATA[O2 mobile numbers and web browsing - O2 Blog]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:37:18 -0800 blog.o2.co.uk - O2
Security is of the utmost importance to us and we take the protection of our customers’ data extremely seriously.   We have seen the report published this morning suggesting the potential for disclosure of customers’ mobile phone numbers to website owners. We investigated, identified and fixed it this afternoon. We would like to apologise for the concern we have caused.   Below is a set of Q&As, to answer questions we've been receiving. If you have further questions, do leave them in the blog c...  show all text
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: O2 mobile numbers and web browsing (O2 Blog) http://t.co/2GBGLh07 http://t.co/BQA3me3a
@rooreynolds on Twitter
@rooreynolds: We're sorry about the concern re mobile numbers and web browsing, which is now fixed. Here's what happened + Q&A. http://t.co/Dm5bb5d5
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@jackschofield on Twitter
@jackschofield: O2 mobile numbers and web browsing: O2 responds on its blog http://t.co/EfnICQKG
@thesmith on Twitter
@thesmith: We're sorry about the concern re mobile numbers and web browsing, which is now fixed. Here's what happened + Q&A. http://t.co/Dm5bb5d5
@Stepreo on Twitter
@Stepreo: We're sorry about the concern re mobile numbers and web browsing, which is now fixed. Here's what happened + Q&A. http://t.co/Dm5bb5d5
@adders on Twitter
@adders: OK so this is the @o2 response hmm http://t.co/McXtzJKg
@andypiper on Twitter
@andypiper: OK so this is the @o2 response hmm http://t.co/McXtzJKg
@nevali on Twitter
@nevali: We're sorry about the concern re mobile numbers and web browsing, which is now fixed. Here's what happened + Q&A. http://t.co/Dm5bb5d5
@jangles on Twitter
@jangles: We're sorry about the concern re mobile numbers and web browsing, which is now fixed. Here's what happened + Q&A. http://t.co/Dm5bb5d5
@ifenn on Twitter
@ifenn: We're sorry about the concern re mobile numbers and web browsing, which is now fixed. Here's what happened + Q&A. http://t.co/Dm5bb5d5
]]> <![CDATA[Bad O2!]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:16:28 -0800 lew.io
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@thomasj on Twitter
@thomasj: .@giffgaff & @O2 send mobile no in an HTTP request header - this is not acceptable! Check yours at http://t.co/WVIRz4q9 (via @lewispeckover)
@cathcam on Twitter
@cathcam: .@giffgaff & @O2 send mobile no in an HTTP request header - this is not acceptable! Check yours at http://t.co/WVIRz4q9 (via @lewispeckover)
@Stepreo on Twitter
@Stepreo: MT @brucel Ouch - reports that O2 sends your phone number along with headers to websites http://t.co/6Akz83rr <-- confirmed for me on O2!
@JamesCridland on Twitter
@JamesCridland: Good news: @threeUK does not send telno with each page request: http://t.co/WZp1FFWw - though O2 (and GiffGaff) does: http://t.co/TPgxIunY
@JamesCridland on Twitter
@JamesCridland: Wow. “@tomsinger: .@giffgaff & @O2 send mobile no in an HTTP request header - this is not acceptable! Check yours at http://t.co/pfDYeEgw ”
@benhammersley on Twitter
@benhammersley: @doctorow This needs a BoingBoing: o2 are silent proxying your http traffic and INSERTING YOUR PHONE # into headers http://t.co/8BWiY0XB
@cyberdoyle on Twitter
@cyberdoyle: http://t.co/qDEjJbR4 Well @O2 promising to come back on whether it gives your number to every website you visit - but it worked for me
@matlock on Twitter
@matlock: @doctorow This needs a BoingBoing: o2 are silent proxying your http traffic and INSERTING YOUR PHONE # into headers http://t.co/8BWiY0XB
@RobertAndrews on Twitter
@RobertAndrews: This is, um, alarming? O2 silently insert your phone number when you browse on their mob network http://t.co/M7EgisJG via @wgx / @doctorow
@dalelane on Twitter
@dalelane: So, @O2 send my phone no in an HTTP header to every site I browse. WTF? Is this normal? Check if your network does too: http://t.co/k9l8EBH6
@trippenbach on Twitter
@trippenbach: everyone is posting but seriously: @o2 silently proxy your traffic + INSERT YOUR PHONE # into headers http://t.co/yrfybsma (via @rgleeson)
@SteveMarshall on Twitter
@SteveMarshall: Holy WTF RT @lewispeckover: So, @O2 send my phone no in an HTTP header to every site I browse. Check your network too: http://t.co/vF51N5cx
@anu on Twitter
@anu: .@O2 why are you adding the user's mobile number as an HTTP header when browsing via your mobile network. #dataprivacy http://t.co/JNeMDYsw
@antimega on Twitter
@antimega: O2 send your mobile phone number with every HTTP req in the headers when on 3G. Info: http://t.co/MmhQuwEE #privacy #O2 /thx @sevanjaniyan
@nmcintosh on Twitter
@nmcintosh: This is, um, alarming? O2 silently insert your phone number when you browse on their mob network http://t.co/M7EgisJG via @wgx / @doctorow
@mrchrisadams on Twitter
@mrchrisadams: A little worrying that @O2 are sending my phone number in HTTP headers. Turn WiFi off and check http://t.co/M13nko9f. (via @lewispeckover)
@bounder on Twitter
@bounder: Ouch. turn off wifi and see that O2 send your number to every site you visit. RT @pezholio: @o2 this is not at all cool http://t.co/3tFisOBk
@rgleeson on Twitter
@rgleeson: OUCH: RT @wgx: @doctorow BoingBoing it: o2 silently proxy your http traffic + INSERT YOUR PHONE # into headers http://t.co/L8gGsk2O
@andypiper on Twitter
@andypiper: @doctorow This needs a BoingBoing: o2 are silent proxying your http traffic and INSERTING YOUR PHONE # into headers http://t.co/8BWiY0XB
@smagdali on Twitter
@smagdali: @doctorow This needs a BoingBoing: o2 are silent proxying your http traffic and INSERTING YOUR PHONE # into headers http://t.co/8BWiY0XB
@robertbrook on Twitter
@robertbrook: Great to have 3G back - not so great to see my mobile number in http headers! http://t.co/0zHMYjja
@nevali on Twitter
@nevali: So, @O2 send my phone no in an HTTP header to every site I browse. WTF? Is this normal? Check if your network does too: http://t.co/k9l8EBH6
]]> <![CDATA[Error - washingtonpost.com]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:51:25 -0800 washingtonpost.com
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@Techmeme on Twitter
@Techmeme: Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt out (@ceciliakang /... http://t.co/QizCZpAJ http://t.co/xkRyyjaW
@pradomedia on Twitter
@pradomedia: #MMLaw Finally! RT @washingtonpost Police need search warrants before using GPS devices to track suspects #SCOTUS rules http://t.co/Ed0STmTx
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@elgreg on Twitter
@elgreg: I for one welcome our new yada yada RT: @washingtonpost: Major privacy concerns with Google's new move: http://t.co/BKsyTkQg
@digiphile on Twitter
@digiphile: Worth revisiting my feature on @Google & #privacy http://t.co/3HHFe6Vl in the wake of today's news: http://t.co/GePqrhrs
@StephanieBamBam on Twitter
@StephanieBamBam: wow. So wrong, and creepy. RT @usabilitycounts: Google to track consumers across products; users can’t opt out http://t.co/UxI5M0i2
@martinvars on Twitter
@martinvars: Mitt Romney releases tax returns - gives out $4M to Big Love http://t.co/vPaLy3w6
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