PARTING SHOTS: Gov. Brewer nixes future debates (The Upshot)The Upshot - Here's our daily roster of stories that evaded full-on blog treatment: ??? Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has announced she will not participate in anymore debates after her embarrassing showing this week. (Arizona Daily Star) ??? A Malaysian man known as the "Lizard King" has pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 live boa constrictors in his luggage. [...] Full text |
Google faces Texas AG inquiry and settles privacy suit (Reuters)
Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)
Texas AG Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Google (PC Magazine)
Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)
Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google (PC World)
Google to Simplify Privacy Policy (PC Magazine)
Anti-Google Group's Creeptastic Video Campaign (PC World)
Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which Stinks (PC World)
Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy? (PC World)
The Upshot - Here's our daily roster of stories that evaded full-on blog treatment: ??? Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has announced she will not participate in anymore debates after her embarrassing showing this week. (Arizona Daily Star) ??? A Malaysian man known as the "Lizard King" has pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 live boa constrictors in his luggage. [...] Full text
Reuters - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings. Full text
AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine. Full text
PC Magazine - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conducting an antitrust review of Google, the search engine giant announced Friday. Full text
PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines. Full text
PC World - Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year. Full text
PC Magazine - Google on Friday announced that it will be streamlining its privacy policy, effective Oct. 3. The search engine giant is not making any material changes to its policy, but is removing redundant sections, and launching a new privacy tools page. Full text
PC World - Consumer Watchdog, an anti-Google group, invaded Times Square with a 540-square-foot video cartoon of Google CEO Eric Schmidt frightening children -- and me -- with threats of infiltrating their online lives. Watch it with the lights on. Full text
PC World - Twitter now has more than 145 million registered users, and sadly, most people still visit the social network through Twitter's default Web site. Full text
PC World - Wondering why you can't use Facebook to find your friends on Ping--Apple's new iTunes-based social network that supposedly connects to the social networking site? Full text
