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The Roku box to expand beyond Netflix. Living room Trojan horse? (MG Siegler/VentureBeat)

If you're a subscriber to the DVD rental-by-mail service Netflix, you probably want to get your hands on the new Roku box. This device lets you stream any of Netflix's 10,000+ “Watch Now” movies (movies that can be watched immediately

The Roku box to expand beyond Netflix. Living room Trojan horse? » VentureBeat

The Roku box to expand beyond Netflix. Living room Trojan horse? (MG Siegler/VentureBeat)

If you're a subscriber to the DVD rental-by-mail service Netflix, you probably want to get your hands on the new Roku box. This device lets you stream any of Netflix's 10,000+ “Watch Now” movies (movies that can be watched immediately )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago in last100

Angry Businesses Organize Anti-Yelp Websites. ... (Calley Nye/TechCrunch)

Yelp, a user-generated database of customer reviews of local businesses, first launched in October 2004. Users rate and leave reviews for local businesses, participate in forums, and can generally get social around local businesses.

Angry Businesses Organize Anti-Yelp Websites. This Is A Sure Sign Of Their Success.

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Angry Businesses Organize Anti-Yelp Websites. ... (Calley Nye/TechCrunch)

Yelp, a user-generated database of customer reviews of local businesses, first launched in October 2004. Users rate and leave reviews for local businesses, participate in forums, and can generally get social around local businesses. )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago in reviews, wom, negative, backlash, and yelp

Google wins source code ruling against Viacom (Steven Musil/CNET News.com)

Google scored a legal victory in keeping its search source code secret from Viacom, but YouTube users were not so fortunate with their privacy. — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the search giant doesn't have to turn over the code to Viacom

Google wins source code ruling against Viacom (Steven Musil/CNET News.com)

Google scored a legal victory in keeping its search source code secret from Viacom, but YouTube users were not so fortunate with their privacy. — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the search giant doesn't have to turn over the code to Viacom )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago

Google Talk comes to the iPhone. Death of the text message approaching? (MG Siegler/VentureBeat)

Google has unveiled a web-based version of its Google Talk instant messaging client specifically built for the iPhone. Quite simply: It's amazing — but it has limitations. — Just as with Google's other apps built

Google Talk comes to the iPhone. Death of the text message approaching? » VentureBeat

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Google Talk comes to the iPhone. Death of the text message approaching? (MG Siegler/VentureBeat)

Google has unveiled a web-based version of its Google Talk instant messaging client specifically built for the iPhone. Quite simply: It's amazing — but it has limitations. — Just as with Google's other apps built )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago

WTF! US Court Declares You Have No Privacy On YouTube (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)

You have no privacy on YouTube. So effectively declared a US judge yesterday. And now somebody in the US government better stop grandstanding about search and privacy protection and actually get some laws enacted now.

WTF! US Court Declares You Have No Privacy On YouTube (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)

You have no privacy on YouTube. So effectively declared a US judge yesterday. And now somebody in the US government better stop grandstanding about search and privacy protection and actually get some laws enacted now. )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago

Stolen: Google employees' personal data (Brendon Chase/CNET News.com)

Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. — Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external company Google and other companies use to handle human resources functions

Stolen: Google employees' personal data (Brendon Chase/CNET News.com)

Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. — Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external company Google and other companies use to handle human resources functions )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago

What comes next in this series? 13, 33, 53, 61, 37, 28... (Marissa Mayer/The Official Google Blog)

sa Mayer / The Official Google Blog:What comes next in this series? 13, 33, 53, 61, 37, 28... Late one night in the summer of 2000, I found myself answering user support emails in response to two new features we had just released, Advanced Search and Preferences (at the time catchily called “Language, Display, and Filtering Options” :)).

Official Google Blog: What comes next in this series? 13, 33, 53, 61, 37, 28...

Google's 'weight' has fluctuated since 1999: 13, 33, 53,61 and now 28. I wonder how heavy our homepages are? ( 5 , 9 )

Google and 28

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What comes next in this series? 13, 33, 53, 61, 37, 28... (Marissa Mayer/The Official Google Blog)

sa Mayer / The Official Google Blog:What comes next in this series? 13, 33, 53, 61, 37, 28... Late one night in the summer of 2000, I found myself answering user support emails in response to two new features we had just released, Advanced Search and Preferences (at the time catchily called “Language, Display, and Filtering Options” :)). )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago in webdesign, design, google, interface, and usability

GAWKER CUTS STAFF PAY RATE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE QUARTER (Karion/RADAR)

Who ever said the future of media was going to feel great? With the current traffic success of Gawker—70+ posts a day, amazing SEO results, and relentlessly hammered-home top stories to maximize numbers—comes a downside.

Fresh Intelligence : Radar Online : Rate Cuts At Gawker Media

choie's interesting analysis of gawker's revnue vs writer pay ( 1 , 10 )

GAWKER CUTS STAFF PAY RATE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE QUARTER (Karion/RADAR)

Who ever said the future of media was going to feel great? With the current traffic success of Gawker—70+ posts a day, amazing SEO results, and relentlessly hammered-home top stories to maximize numbers—comes a downside. )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago in adsense, and gawker

Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube (Miguel Helft/New York Times)

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom its records of which users watched which videos on YouTube, the Web's largest video site by far. — The order raised concerns among YouTube users and privacy advocates

Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube (Miguel Helft/New York Times)

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom its records of which users watched which videos on YouTube, the Web's largest video site by far. — The order raised concerns among YouTube users and privacy advocates )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago

Firefox Browser Share Tops 19 Percent as Record Set (Yahoo! News)

The Mozilla Foundation has set a world record and achieved new heights in its battle for browser market share. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 Web browser set a record for the most downloads in a day.

Firefox Browser Share Tops 19 Percent as Record Set (Yahoo! News)

The Mozilla Foundation has set a world record and achieved new heights in its battle for browser market share. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 Web browser set a record for the most downloads in a day. )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago

Google 'faces Street View block' (BBC)

Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner. — Street View matches photos of locations to maps, including passers-by who were captured as the photograph was taken.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Google faces 'Street View block'

Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner.Street View matches photos of locations to maps, including passers-by who were captured as the photograph was taken. ( 6 , 17 )

Google 'faces Street View block' (BBC)

Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner. — Street View matches photos of locations to maps, including passers-by who were captured as the photograph was taken. )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago in photography, privacy, google, maps, and uk

Techmeme: Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy (Saul Hansell/Bits)

The word “privacy” now appears on Google's home page, with a link to the company's privacy policy. — With that one word, the Web search giant heads off the growing controversy over whether its previous practice ran afoul of a California law

Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy (Saul Hansell/Bits)

The word “privacy” now appears on Google's home page, with a link to the company's privacy policy. — With that one word, the Web search giant heads off the growing controversy over whether its previous practice ran afoul of a California law )

Metagg - 8 weeks ago