Comment Re:Still looks semi-baked (Score 1) 159

by Flixie on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @08:29AM (#37997770) Attached to: Google+ Opens To Businesses With 'Pages'

It's possible to create a page from an apps account. Apparently, they are working on a multi-admin function.

Comment Re:Noscript wins again (Score 2) 330

by Flixie on Monday December 13, 2010 @04:39AM (#34532572) Attached to: Two Major Ad Networks Found Serving Malware

Flattr is on it... http://flattr.com/ From their blog http://blog.flattr.net/2010/12/claiming-content/: "Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Flattr could figure out that you own a piece of content and automatically let others flattr it, without you doing anything? "

Submission + - OpenLeaks: ”A new WikiLeaks” (www.dn.se)

Submitted by Flixie on Thursday December 09, 2010 @05:41PM

Flixie writes: Swedish newspaper dagens Nyheter reports: ...several key figures behind the website that publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive governmental, corporate, organizational or religious documents have resigned in protest against the controversial leader Julian Assange only to launch a new service for the so-called whistleblowers. The goal: to leak sensitive information to the public.

Bookmark #6: Complete Digital Photography, Fifth Edition (slrbest.com)

by epanic on Saturday August 21, 2010 @04:59AM

Google Hacked, May Pull Out of China 687

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday January 12, 2010 @08:01PM from the now-you've-done-it dept.

D H NG writes "Following a sophisticated attack on Google infrastructure originating from China late last year, Google has decided to take 'a new approach' to China. In their investigation, Google found that more than 20 large companies had been infiltrated and dozens of Chinese human rights activists' Gmail accounts had been compromised. Google has decided to 'review the feasibility of [its] business operations in China,' no longer censoring results in Google.cn, and if necessary, to 'shut down Google.cn, and potentially [Google's] offices in China.'"

Shuttleworth To Step Down As Canonical CEO In 2010 163

Posted by timothy on Thursday December 17, 2009 @04:16PM from the orderly-transition dept.

LinuxScribe writes "In a blog announcement today, Canonical Founder and CEO Mark Shuttleworth revealed he will be stepping down from his CEO role to be replaced by current COO Jane Silber. Both execs do not see major strategic changes on the horizon. Silber's official blog and Linux.com each have more details on how the change will be implemented."

Comment The great pet war of 2010 (Score 2, Interesting) 235

by Flixie on Thursday December 10, 2009 @07:55AM (#30386704) Attached to: Treading the Fuzzy Line Between Game Cloning and Theft

I think 2010 will be the year of the Great Pet War. Zynga just launched Petville, a Pet Society (Playfish) clone, and although it's arguably better looking, much of its content it's also embarrassingly familiar. http://petsocietyanonymous.com/2009/12/06/petville-vs-pet-society/