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Yahoo`s Friends on Fire Challenges Google Latitude
by admin on Mar.16, 2009, under Storage
Yahoo`s Friends on Fire Challenges Google Latitude
Yahoo introduces a Facebook application, called Friends on Fire, which takes advantage of the companys Fire Eagle geo-location platform. Yahoo hopes its new application will counter Google Latitude, a geo-location service that lets people share their real-time location with contacts. Yahoo has been updating Fire Eagle to make it more developer-friendly.
– Yahoo announced the release of a new Facebook application, Friends on Fire, designed to let acquaintances see your real-time location on a map (youll be able to see their locations, as well). The service seems designed to compete with Google Latitude, a geo-location service that also lets users…
‘Cybersquatting’ Cases Hit Record High
by admin on Mar.16, 2009, under Storage
‘Cybersquatting’ Cases Hit Record High
Cybersquatting, where people use misleading Websites to profit off the names of celebrities and companies, hit a record high in 2008, according to a new report. In addition to actors and actresses, companies such as BlackBerry maker RIM and Google have been targeted.
– GENEVA (Reuters) – Companies and celebrities ranging from Arsenal football club to actress Scarlett Johansson filed a record number of quot;cybersquatting quot; cases in 2008 to stop others from profiting from their famous names, brands and events, a United Nations agency said on Sunday. Web si…
States Turning to the Web to Auction Off Goods
by admin on Mar.16, 2009, under Storage
States Turning to the Web to Auction Off Goods
States and local municipalities that are strapped for cash have begun turning to the Internet to auction off goods of all kinds in order to raise money. One report finds that 46 different states are struggling with budget deficits.
– NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. municipalities, strapped for cash as the recession decimates revenues, are stepping up sales of everything from old police cars, helicopters and bicycles to confiscated jewelry and slot machines in an effort to reduce swollen deficits. And municipalities that previous…