And.. We’re back with more news from LeWeb, Google stuff.. and tons of rants and uncut mishaps!
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On today’s show: Aleksander Grynis (Warsaw), Alex Wilhelm (Chicago), Fawzi Rahal (Dubai), Martin Bryant (Manchester), Kristin Marshall (Seattle) and Ralf Rottmann (Dortmund).
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In today’s episode:
Real Time Search Comes to Google!
Will Google kick-start QR Codes in the West?
Google Owns Nearly 3/4ths Of The US Search Market – Bing Seen Shaking Fist
VoiceChat turns Google Wave into a smart phonecall
Facebook Is Rolling Out Granular Privacy Controls Now
Yahoo shares what it knows about you on new Privacy site
YouTube Is Launching Its Music Video Portal VEVO Tonight
Apple To Buy Lala? [Confirmed, It Happened!]
So is Facebook’s FarmVille Really More Popular Than Twitter?
Windows Live Messenger 2010 Screenshots – Oh God My Eyes, They Burn (It’s Ugly)
The Twitter #Snore Campaign – A Mission
In the local news
Queen Rania puts social media to the test with the “1 Goal” Campaign at Le Web.
Russian panel at LeWeb
Dubai Metro gets WiMAX
AT&T: Tightening the Data Belt
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About the Facebook apps vs. friends and the access to your data ->
Check this http://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=privacy&ref=mb#/settings/?tab=privacy§ion=applications&field=friends_share
You can limit the information available to the apps (of course, this is not going to beat the global settings for your profile – where you have everyone, will get to everyone).
Things you will learn if you listen:
1. Martin has a secret shoe addiction.
2. Alex W. isn’t trying to be a dick when he snores. No, REALLY!
3. Kristin is downplaying Seattle’s ATT 3G connection because she doesn’t want people moving here and clogging it up.
4. How to use the 2009 Word of the Year in conjunction with Windows Live Messenger 2010.
5. I don’t know enough about what is going on in technology internationally.
mKay, seriously, was fun and informative again this week. Great info on Dubai’s laws in relation to tech access, Fawzi, and thank you Ralf and Alex G. for the same info on Poland and Germany.
Personally, I would love to read or hear more about the international tech and issues surrounding it. (It seems to be coming out well in the podcast format.) Is the non-U.S. team considering writing from that angle at all?
Facebook really cares about privacy. It’s their top priority. Just look: http://gawker.com/5423914/the-intimate-facebook-ceo-pics-exposed-by-facebooks-privacy-rollback/