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Get Social with Google Friend Connect

Posted by: globaltidings on: December 8, 2008

Walled Gardens

You are probably a light user of a social networking site, whether you know it or not.  MySpace, Facebook, Twitterare all examples of this type of site.  Some of these types of sites are also called walled gardens. In this case, a walled garden is a social site that lets you use all of its profiling and networking features, [...]

Google Now Features SearchWiki

Posted by: globaltidings on: December 2, 2008

 
Google is now following the “Wiki way” to allow users, who have logged in their (Google) accounts, customizing search by re-ranking, deleting, adding, and commenting on search results. Here is Google’s demo video:

Cedric Dupont, Product Manager, talked about SearchWiki on official blog:
This new feature is an example of how search is becoming [...]

A True Browser-Based Operating System: Cloud OS

Posted by: globaltidings on: December 2, 2008

 
             Good OS, the California-based company who is most famous for the gOS, a Linux distribution that debuted last year on the $199 Everex gPC selling at Wal-Mart, announced another operating system called Cloud on Monday at the Netbook World Summit in Paris.
Different from other quick-start software that allows users to check [...]

Protect Your Password

Posted by: globaltidings on: October 1, 2008

Two weeks ago, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin discovered that a hacker  had gained access to her personal e-mail  account and posted some of its contents — both letters and photos — on a Web site viewable by the public.
Later, a person claiming to be that hacker anonymously boasted that gaining access to the [...]