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Apple, Google, smartphone makers sign privacy accord

Feb 23, 2012

San Francisco: Six of the world's top consumer technology firms have agreed to provide greater privacy disclosures before users download applications in order to protect #Amazon Inc. #Android #Apple Inc. #California #Gmail #Google #Google plus #Microsoft Corporation #NewsTracker
Yahoo says it is not a ‘social evil’ like others, seeks case dismissal

Feb 21, 2012

New Delhi: Yahoo India has told a Delhi Court that the complaint lodged against it along with 21 other social networking sites for allegedly hosting objectionable #facebook #Google #InsecureNet #Online social networking #Technology/Internet #Yahoo!
Russian search engine Yandex will now show real-time tweets

Feb 21, 2012

London: Twitter and Russian search engine Yandex have agreed a partnership that will allow Yandex to show new tweets in its search results almost instantly, #Google #TechBuzz #Twitter Inc. #Yandex

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Eight marketing lessons from Facebook’s IPO

Feb 3, 2012

The announcement of Facebook’s IPO crashed the SEC site for a few hours (The site is back up now) Here is a copy if #ConnectTheDots #facebook #Google #http://www.firstpost.com/tag/notjobsbutpassion #Mark Zuckerberg #Marketing #Online social networking #the New York Times
What investors can learn from Apple and Steve Jobs

Oct 17, 2011

Apple under Steve Jobs has done everything a company should to reward shareholders. The company innovated to bring best-in-class products carrying best-in-class technology to consumers. #Apple #Google #NotJobsButPassion #SmartMoney #Steve Jobs
Backing up your brain. One little app at a time

Sep 19, 2011

A few weeks ago I celebrated my birthday. While birthdays don't hold the same level of excitement that they did when I was 8, what #Albert Einstein #facebook #Google #http://www.firstpost.com/tag/notjobsbutpassion #NotJobsButPassion #ThisisNext

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Google Announces Updates to Google Bar

2012-02-22 12:58:00

Based on feedback from users, Google has recently announced a new update to the Google bar - the navigation bar that runs across Google products - including Google menu, the search box and the Google+ sharing facility. According to a post on Google's off #Google Inc.
Channel News Asia
Browser bypasses put Google in privacy cross hairs

2012-02-22 10:26:00

SAN FRANCISCO: Privacy advocates, lawyers and powerful rival Microsoft were piling on Google on Tuesday for sidestepping Web browsing software to tailor ads for people signed into its online services. The California-based Internet giant continued to stau #Google Inc. #Microsoft Corporation #California
Times of India
Google fires back at Microsoft's privacy claim

2012-02-22 07:22:00

CALIFORNIA: Privacy advocates, lawyers and powerful rival Microsoft were piling on Google for sidestepping Web browsing software to tailor ads for people signed into its online services. The California-based Internet giant continued to staunchly defend i #Microsoft Corporation #Google Inc. #California

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Let's not deny something's wrong in the Indian dressing room

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Courts, lawsuits, divorces: 2G mess won't be cleaned up till 2013

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Why India gets away in Kashmir

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First Mausam, then Rockstar, and now Ekk Deewana Tha. This is the season for failed epic love stories. Perhaps it’s time to stop and reflect on the irrationality of what passes for love in these movies.
Should PMO be crowing about arm-twisting Coal India?

The PMO claims it has solved a major issue in the power sector, but it has not really dealt with the problem.

Sahara makes BCCI, Srinivasan eat humble pie

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