To provide answers that arent already in Google’s ever-expanding database, the company will blend new semantic-search technology with its current system to better recognize the value of information on websites and figure out which ones to show in search results. It would do so by examining a Web page and identifying information about specific entities referenced on it, rather than only look for keywords.
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Google Gives Search a Refresh – WSJ.com
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on March 19, 2012
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Five Leadership Lessons From James T. Kirk
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on March 8, 2012
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Your Complete Guide to Facebook Timeline
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on January 28, 2012
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Facebook has been rolling out Timeline slowly since December, after first introducing it at its F8 developer conference in September. The project is one of Facebooks most ambitious and significant redesigns to date, as it seeks to become your digital scrapbook with the capability to document your life from birth to present day, and revisit old posts more easily.
While not everyone is on board with Timeline, the switch is inevitable. Heres our complete guide to Facebook Timeline, from making the switch to adjusting your privacy settings, in order to make the transition easier.
“Someone tried to steal my identity” – CSO Mag
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on January 6, 2012
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A cautionary tale regarding Facebook profile privacy:
Someone has spent the last three months trying to get prescription drugs using my name.I learned of this when I got home last night to a note on the kitchen table with a Salem, N.H. police officers name and number with a message to call him back.
Far as I can tell, he got the idea to use my identity from my Facebook page. I don’t give my address or year of birth, but I have had the day of birth on my profile. Given the mistakes the guy has made, it seems reasonable to connect it to my Facebook page. That doesn’t mean he didn’t get my information elsewhere, but it’s all I got at the moment.
I’ve since removed all birthday information, and feel rather stupid for letting that much information onto the profile to begin with.
You practice safe computing, so why do you still see malware?
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on November 16, 2011
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…just being connected to the internet and using email or doing some web browsing especially if you do image searches is likely to expose you to this darker side of computing. Second, a number of these pieces of malware point to people becoming exposed to not infected by malware by visiting trusted web sites…
There are a few things you can do to mitigate these risks on any computer:
iPad 2 vs. business class tablets
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on October 24, 2011
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iPad2 is the gold standard, but Fujitsu Stylistic and GammaTech Durabook are strong contenders
Tech lovers have been flocking to the iPad 2 and other tablets in order to watch movies, read books, surf the Web and make video calls on the latest, greatest, thinnest, lightest, coolest devices. But where do tablets fit within the enterprise?
We tested 10 tablets to see which had the strongest set of business-related features… We focused on business-related features, such as business-oriented programs and apps, security components, developer programs poised towards the enterprise, and accessories targeting business use. We also looked at battery life and Java-based browser performance.
via Network World.
Bad Siri! She lets anyone use a locked iPhone 4S
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on October 21, 2011
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The voice-activated feature on the new iPhone 4S will let anyone use the phone to send e-mails and text messages and make calls even if it is passcode locked….. There is an easy fix for this situation… In the Passcode Lock settings, switch Siri to “Off”.
via Bad Siri! Shell let anyone use a locked iPhone 4S | Security – CNET News.
