This week’s top story was Marshall Kirkpatrick’s analysis of Facebook’s third biggest advertiser, which, allegedly, was a Bing affiliate scam. After the story broke, Facebook denied any connection to it and Bing shut it down right away. It’s a story that got more convoluted as the various players responded to the allegations – which always makes for fun reading.
In location news, visitors to 9-11 locations in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania can use an app to listen to oral histories from first-responders. The top real-time Web story was that Collecta is ending its API. And one of our biggest Internet of Things stories of last year is finally here: IPv4 addresses are about run out. In 10 days, to be exact. Read on for more.
Top Stories of the Week
- Facebook’s 3rd Biggest Advertiser is (Allegedly) a Bing Affiliate Scam (With Updates)
- Report: iPhone 5 will be “Completely Redesigned”
- Facebook Now Shares Phone Number & Address With Third-Party Apps
- Learn to Program with Hackety Hack
- Facebook Suspends Phone & Address Sharing Feature
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Location
- Google Hotpot Keeps Improving, Now Offers Filtered Searches by Friend
- 9-11 Oral Histories Saved and Shared via Smart Phone
Real-Time Web
Internet of Things
- This Week in Internet of Things: 11 More Days Until IPv4 Addresses Run Out
- Kinect Official Software Dev Kit Coming From Microsoft, Report Says
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