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Thursday, 17th January 2008

Facebook Releases Open Source JavaScript Library

Facebook has long been a big contributor to the open source movement, and releases a number of their in-house projects under open source licenses. They even provide a a mirror for popular open source endeavors, such as Mozilla and Apache. This week Facebook announced the release their first open source JavaScript library.

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Google Goes to School: Hey Kids, Want Some Free AdWords?

The Google Online Marketing Challenge! promises excitement for boys and girls around the world who participate in a new school program all about online advertising. Google's giving $200 worth of AdWords to schools where students will marketing students learn how to use Google's online advertising products and test out trial campaigns with local…

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Bad Form: 61% Use Same Password for Everything

A study by digital communications agency @www, reveals that whenever possible, 61% of web users use the same password for all their online accounts, reports the Guardian. The survey also found that more than 1 in 10 users have over 50 online accounts to log into, leading many to experience password fatigue. Hence using the same password across…

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Bad Idea: Time Warner to Test Per Usage Web Access

With the rise of online video, broadband providers are starting to feel a strain on their networks. In order to combat network congestion, Time Warner has a solution: charge for Internet access based on usage. But if the growing popularity of online video is the reason for shifting to a per usage billing scheme, it is also precisely the reason…

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Wednesday, 16th January 2008

Old School BBS: The Chinese Social Networking Phenomenon

According to latest report from China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), by end of 2007, there are over 200 million Internet users (including 163 million broadband users) in China. 2008 is shaping up to be a very busy year for the Chinese Internet, and the Chinese market seems to be pulsing with social networking activity. But for…

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