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REUTERS | Links | Related | Aug 31, 2010 11:18 PM EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese mobile telephone users must register their personal details to buy phone numbers under a rule that comes into force from Wednesday, in what the government calls an attack on spam but some see as a blow to privacy.
Mashable! | Links | Related | Aug 31, 2010 03:28 AM EST
With the launch of Priority Inbox , a radical new way to sort mail, Google has hugely changed the way you can process and manage email. As Gmail Product Director Keith Coleman says, “Once you go priority, you never…
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Aug 31, 2010 02:33 AM EST
In May 2009, I wrote a post speculating about something called 'Magic Inbox.' What was so special about it? It was a reference found in the code of Gmail by the blog Google Operating System , and appeared to point to a new Gmail feature that would sort your email with the help of your social connections. Many of us wondered if such a feature would be launching soon. But that never happened. Well, until tonight, that is. Magic Inbox is the new Gmail Priority Inbox . Gmail Product Director Keith Coleman made that revelation during our meeting with him last week to discuss the new Priority Inbox. Magic Inbox had been in testing at Google for a long, long time leading up to this launch. ' We went through so many versions of this ,' Coleman said. In fact, Coleman noted that the idea to prioritze email based...
InformationWeek | Links | Related | Aug 27, 2010 12:58 PM EST
Email and peer-to-peer networks also rank as significant venues for malware attacks, which have increased slightly in the U.S. but declined in Europe, according to Panda Security.
AustralianIT.com.au | Breaking News | Links | Related | Aug 27, 2010 03:37 AM EST
SOME Australians have discovered Google has trawled through personal email contacts as it set up access to its new Gmail web phone service.
SEO Book | Links | Related | Aug 18, 2010 12:25 AM EST
Sigh, not this again. ;) Recently Rand highlighted his surprise at how prevalent search spam is . But the big issue with search today is not the existence of spam, but how it is dealt with. For a long period of time Google spent much of their resources fighting spam manually. That worked when spammers were sorta poor and one hit wonders fighting on the edge of the web & few people knew how search worked. But as technology advances & 'spammers' keep building a bigger stock of capital eventually Google loses the manual game. Search engines concede the importance of SEO. It is now officially mainstream. Both Google and Microsoft offer SEO guides. Microsoft and Yahoo! have in-house SEO teams. Yahoo! purchased a content mill. Microsoft's update email about powering Yahoo! search results later...
Mashable! | Links | Related | Aug 17, 2010 03:40 AM EST
An email from Microsoft tonight tells us that Windows Phone 7 will be launching with a whole roster of Xbox Live games to push the envelope of mobile gaming. A grand total of 63 games from have been announced today,…
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Aug 13, 2010 08:07 AM EST
Only days after buying DataCap, Big Blue has made another purchase. IBM is acquiring marketing software giant Unica approximately $480 million, or approximately $21 per share. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010. Unica , a publicly held company that traded on the Nasdaq exchange, develops an enterprise marketing management software that helps companies to manage web marketing efforts, including web and customer analytics, search marketing, email marketing, and website marketing/personalization.
InformationWeek | Links | Related | Aug 12, 2010 02:12 PM EST
Report also says phishing is down despite the rise of a new Live-Chat based attack that tries to trick people into giving up personal details.
Top News - WebProNews | Links | Related | Aug 12, 2010 02:02 PM EST
Google has shared some results from recent research it conducted on consumers becoming friends/fans of brands on Facebook. According to these findings, close to half of Facebook users actually do 'friend' brands (the term is technically 'like' now), with 55% friending/liking zero brands. Google says that the biggest reason consumers are friending brands is for the possibility of discounts (25%). Brands might like the second reason even better though - to show others they support the brand (18%). What makes you 'like' a brand on Facebook? Let us know . 'So when developing your social media strategy, keep in mind that consumers are looking primarily to receive promotions, with secondary goals of learning new information first and being entertained,' says Heidi Spector of the...
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Aug 11, 2010 01:30 AM EST
Push notifications, which allow you to receive alerts without having to manually open an application, are a big deal on mobile devices. They're important enough, in fact, that some startups have sprung up with the sole mission of making it easy for mobile developers to integrate them into their apps. One such startup is Urban Airship , and tonight the service is adding Android to its roster of supported devices (it already supports apps on both iPhone and Android). Developers have plenty of reasons to send out push notifications to users — they can include things like important messages about updates, breaking news, or gaming challenges (they're also good for keeping users engaged long after they've initially installed an app).
The Register - Mobile | Links | Related | Aug 04, 2010 04:48 AM EST
Shutters come down Friday BlackBerry users residing in, or visiting, Saudi Arabia should ensure that they can get to their messages another way, as the government is asking operators to block RIM’s email service from Friday.…
WebGuild | Links | Related | Aug 03, 2010 02:15 PM EST
This is unreal. The Los Angeles Police Department has learned that the FREE Google email services is costing the department
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Aug 02, 2010 01:44 AM EST
Many a post has come before this one on the special adventure that is pitching TechCrunch. And while most of our writers have their own personal preferences (Please don't call my cell before 7 a.m. unless you're Google, and you're buying Twitter. And you've made breakfast in bed.) there's definitely a right and wrong way to ping tips@techcrunch if you're a startup desperate for coverage. The following email thankfully fit into the former category.
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Jul 28, 2010 05:20 AM EST
PayPal , the eBay-owned electronic payments company, continues to run into operational issues in India. Earlier this year, the company had to suspend personal payment transactions from and to India, albeit temporarily , when the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) concluded that PayPal was not in compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements. This morning, an email was sent to Indian users, notifying them that they would (very) soon be removing the ability to withdraw funds from accounts electronically.
Associated Press - Technology | Links | Related | Jul 28, 2010 04:43 AM EST
LONDON (AP) -- WikiLeaks' chief claims his organization doesn't know who sent it some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents, telling journalists that the website is set up to hide the source of its data from those who receive it....
Top News - WebProNews | Links | Related | Jul 25, 2010 08:49 AM EST
A new report from Econsultancy suggests that email still beats social networks when it comes to marketing for e-commerce. The report says that over a third (37%) of consumers don't use a social networking site, and that those who have become a 'fan' or 'friend' of a company or brand online are still in the minority. Is email marketing more effective than social media for you? Let us know . The report is based on a survey of over 1,400 U.S. consumers, which the firm calls 'nationally representative.' While Facebook may think email is 'probably going away,' marketers are still having a great deal of success with it. And just as increased mobile adoption continues to fuel social media use, it's not exactly hurting email. The report suggests that the rise of mobile will continue fuel...
CNET News.com | Links | Related | Jul 21, 2010 07:30 AM EST
Trada, a company that brings small businesses together with paid-search experts, will receive $5.75 million in funding led by Google Ventures.
Techdirt | Links | Related | Jul 20, 2010 03:46 PM EST
As a bunch of you have been submitting, The Pirate Party, who recently took on hosting The Pirate Bay , has now announced plans to offer a 'Pirate ISP' service in Sweden , with the idea being to offer ISP service that maximizes privacy rights. The whole thing is a bit of a publicity stunt, of course, but it does seem to highlight the key point: which is that consumers do value these kinds of things, and for every attempt of certain industries to force ISPs to reveal info, there will always be incentives for others to set up ways for more privacy. I tend to cringe at the whole 'pirate ISP' name, because it will almost certainly be misunderstood and demonized, but The Pirate Party long ago decided to embrace that name, so I guess it's no surprise. Permalink | Comments | Email This Story
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Jul 20, 2010 03:20 PM EST
We just wrote about Twitter's second deal from the new sales initiative, a TV. The new deal offers a 32-inch Vizio HDTV for $349.99 at Target, along with free shipping. But, it appears that the promotion code 'TGTTWEEET,' which user needs to enter in the last stage of the checkout process to receive the deal, is incorrect. I actually tried to purchase the TV twice with the code and was told by Target that the promotion code was invalid. Twitter Tweeted ten minutes ago (several hours after the deal was announced), saying that the code had an extra 'e' in it. As we wrote in our last post, the deal itself was fairly underwhelming. The TV is listed on Target as $388 (the original list price is $450), so you'll get a little less than $40 discount plus free shipping. On Amazon the TV is listed for $405...
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Jul 18, 2010 10:49 AM EST
WeShop is hoping to shake up the online shopping space with its platform that allows consumers to share purchase information on a free and anonymous basis. In private beta, WeShop allows consumers to pool their purchasing information which is available to other WeShop members. WeShop then analyzes and sells this data for vendors. Here's the catch-consumers have to give WeShop access to your e-mail account or your credit card number. That way, when you use your credit card for a purchase or if you buy something online and receive an email receipt, WeShop will flag it and insert it into your profile
Brainstorm Tech | Links | Related | Jul 17, 2010 11:44 PM EST
In an email sent to the press, Google sets the stage for an announcement a new product of some sort. Please join us on Tuesday, July 20th for a brief press event at Google's office in San Francisco. Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products and User Experience, will be speaking, and we'll be introducing a few new things we think you'll be interested to see. We'll kick off with a continental breakfast followed by the presentation and product demos. I wonder if Search Products and User Experience includes ' Facebook Killers '. We'll find out Tuesday. Filed under: Google 24/7
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Jul 17, 2010 07:36 PM EST
Email overload is a problem that's as common as it is difficult to solve. Fortunately, everyone know it's a problem, and there are plenty of startups (and webmail providers themselves) looking to fix it. One recent entry to the space is AwayFind . The service, which opened to the public earlier this year, allows you to set up filters identifying the most important messages that hit your inbox— emails from coworkers, family members, or perhaps those that have 'IMPORTANT!' in the subject line. When one of these urgent messages comes in, AwayFind can alert you with a text message, phone call (that actually reads the message aloud) or IM. All of the site's alert settings are customizable: you can choose to receive an alert every time your boss emails you, or only when you get a new message in an especially...
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Jul 16, 2010 03:43 PM EST
We're releasing another 100 tickets now to our July 30 summer party at August Capital. Act fast if you want one, these things sell out in less than an hour. If you don't get a ticket, don't email me begging for one. Come to our Social Currency Crunchup earlier that day instead. A ticket to the CrunchUp gives you entry to the party afterwards. We've got a great lineup of startups and investors ready to explore the rapidly growing realms of social commerce, the local Web, Geo, and game mechanics. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman and Google VP of Product Management John Hanke (who is in charge of Google Places, Google Maps, Google Earth, and local search) will discuss how the Web is taking over the Yellow Pages for local businesses and how mobile is accelerating that trend. Groupon CEO Andrew Mason...
TechCrunch | Links | Related | Jul 15, 2010 10:23 PM EST
If you're running a website, you've probably heard of A/B testing, which entails running multiple versions of a site at once and tracking which one performs best with users. But there's also a pretty good chance that you haven't actually gotten around to running those A/B tests — the prospect can be daunting, and if you aren't tech savvy, existing solutions can be confusing. Enter Optimizely , a Y Combinator -funded company with a great pedigree that's launching today in private beta. The service is looking to make all aspects of running an A/B test as easy as possible, and it looks quite impressive. In fact, when I showed it to our lead developer, he responded 'This is brilliantly simple. Can we get an invite?'. If you'd like an invite of your own, head to Optimizely's homepage, enter your email...
Mashable! | Links | Related | Jul 14, 2010 10:34 PM EST
According to an email from Apple, the first beta of the iPhone’s iOS 4.1 mobile operating system is now available from the iPhone Dev Center along with the 4.1 SDK. Combine that with news that Apple is
CrunchGear | Links | Related | Jul 13, 2010 04:10 PM EST
Greetings from Japan. I'm here looking at some gadgets and would love to see some of our Tokyo readers. We've planned a very small meet-up tonight at 7pm JST at Akasaka Joe [ Plancast link ] but here's the kicker: the place is only big enough for about 40 people. You must RSVP via Plancast or email .
InformationWeek | Links | Related | Jul 13, 2010 04:08 PM EST
Almost 20,000 of the 108,000 claims to receive compensation for damages incurred by the Deepwater Horizon spill were filed online.
CNET News.com | Links | Related | Jul 04, 2010 03:44 AM EST
After Apple calls an alleged email exchange between Steve Jobs and a customer a fake, Boy Genius Report provides what it says is proof that the reported Jobs messages came from his email address.
Techdirt | Links | Related | Jul 01, 2010 01:01 PM EST
Apparently ten people who claim that they're on the official US government 'No Fly' list have sued the US government , claiming that it's illegal to be on such a list where there's no way for them to confront their accusers or get themselves off of the list. Some of the people in the lawsuit are US citizens and military veterans. There's a great quote about how these people are 'too scary to fly but not scary enough to arrest.' It does seem like a valid question, but legally I doubt the case will go anywhere. The government will claim national security, and that will basically be that. Permalink | Comments | Email This Story
