Comment: Re:2 Step Authentication (Score 1) 186
I also use the Google 2 Step Authentication. Once Facebok implements this as well, I will switch immediately.
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/05/13/0451222/Facebook-Adds-Two-Factor-Authentication
Comment: Re:Assumptions out the window (Score 1) 76
http://correlate.googlelabs.com/search?e=Alfred+Hitchcock&t=weekly# is another good example, especially given that this one is just his name and doesn't include the term "birthday" and that searches for his name probably number quite highly anyway.
Comment: Re:Assumptions out the window (Score 1) 76
Yep:
http://correlate.googlelabs.com/search?e=Sir+Arthur+Conan+Doyle's+birthday&t=weekly#
Look through the past doodles (US/Global ones) here: http://www.google.com/logos/ and then search for them here: http://correlate.googlelabs.com/ to see how powerful the doodle is at generating search volume.
Comment: Highest normalized weekly search term volume? (Score 1) 76
Here's a quick game. Try and find a term with the highest weekly search volume when normalized against the usual search volume for that term.
Here are a few that I tried:
http://correlate.googlelabs.com/search?e=inauguration&t=weekly# - 19.637
http://correlate.googlelabs.com/search?e=Michael+Jackson&t=weekly# - 14.537
http://correlate.googlelabs.com/search?e=Olympics&t=weekly# - 11.656
http://correlate.googlelabs.com/search?e=new+year's+eve&t=weekly# - 8.355
Also, check out the "Search by Drawing" option: http://correlate.googlelabs.com/draw - it's great. Draw your own graph and see what search terms correlate with it.
Comment: Re:I'm not an Avid Linux User... (Score 1) 289
What is a good benchmark?
Comment: Pages (Score 1) 446
I don't think many people will be that fussed about non-friends knowing who their friends are. A bigger problem will probably be that Pages that you are a fan of are now visible to everyone. This may go against other privacy measures if for example you're a fan of your hometown, or your employer/college etc. Or something that you generally don't want strangers to know that you like...
Google acquires reCAPTCHA->
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DJCater writes "Google has acquired reCAPTCHA, the CAPTCHA system that also helps read books. This technology is already being used by Google Books."
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T-Mobile backs off plan to charge $1.50 for paper ->
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netbuzz writes "Following a torrent of customer complaints, bad publicity and the threat of a class-action lawsuit, T-Mobile has abandoned a plan announced this summer to charge any customer wanting a paper bill $1.50 per month. While the news is being cheered by many T-Mobile customers, it's not going to be as popular with others who praised the extra fee as an environmentally sound inducement to reduce paper use.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/45215"
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BBC Wants DRM on HD Broadcasts-> 1
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NickFortune writes "Over on BoingBoing, Danny O'Brien has pointed out that, the BBC has asked the regulator for permission to add DRM to their High Definition broadcasts.
Apparently this is at the behest of "content providers".
Offcom, the regulatory body in question, has asked for comments, but the window closes today. So if you don't want DRM added to the Beeb's broadcasts, read the
proposal and explain why this is a bad idea."
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Apparently this is at the behest of "content providers".
Offcom, the regulatory body in question, has asked for comments, but the window closes today. So if you don't want DRM added to the Beeb's broadcasts, read the
proposal and explain why this is a bad idea."
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Comment: Re:Firefox isn't helping (Score 1) 392
A false sense of security is worse than no sense of security.