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Google certifies ad networks to serve ads on sites that use AdSense

Google certifica a redes publicitarias para mostrar anuncios en sitios que usan AdSense

Some time ago, Google began certifying ad networks to compete with advertisers using AdWords, the advertising of publishers using AdSense. This function was available so far for North America and Europe, but all editors have access to participating ad networks.

"Benefits?. As quoted by Arlene Lee, AdSense team, this feature aims to:

.. let these ad networks compete for your display ad space, means more relevant ads to display on your pages, which would mean greater long-term revenue.

The certification of these networks implies that all ads must meet the same requirements of ads that Google requires members of AdWords. There is a great list of major advertising networks that have been certified, including Chitika, Quantcast Corporation, MediaPlex and OpenX Technologies (who calls me enough attention) so it's a benefit to all AdSense publishers, then surely we show a lot now more variety in the ads.

Indeed, in AdSense, Configuration, Ad Review Center is the option to allow or block a specific advertising network.

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MySpace "selling" their users data

MySpace vendiendo datos de sus usuarios

Which was once the most popular social network now has half the Internet surprised with the news that much of the data of its users have been offered for sale to the public on the site InfoChimps.

The data from the shuffled playlists, status updates, updates via mobile, photos, comments, names and postal codes, the "expected" to be of interest to academic researchers, scientists, or the music industry. Prices range from $ 10 to access the MySpace API to access $ 300 with latitude / longitude of users. The buddy list is not negotiable.

MySpace is a social network in decadence, I think that there is no doubt to anyone, maybe keep a small base of loyal users, but nothing more. With this move, not that users will think, but I see a great lack of respect for privacy, even if you "try" to contribute to research, so I can help it be its own grave.

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@ Anywhere: a new way to show profiles on a website Twitter

@Anywhere: una nueva forma de mostrar perfiles Twitter en un sitio web

Twitter has just announced a few hours ago a new service that aims to provide web sites with Twitter integration, in a way that is most useful, your name is @ Anywhere.

The idea is simple, @ Anywhere provides a kind of widgets for the sites concerned (who must apply for a license) to use it to allow any mention of a name or firm becomes a link to the account of the Twitter profile, if you have it of course. By positioning the pointer over the link will display a brief summary of the profile of this person / company together with the last tweet did. I can well imagine that this will seem a little to the concept that Snap offers for blogs and other sites.

At the time of its release, hopefully soon, companies like Amazon, AdAge, Bing, Digg, eBay, The Huffington Post, Meebo, MSNBC.com, The New York Times, YouTube, Yahoo! and Salesforce.com, which will integrate into their platforms. Hopefully not as strict with issuing licenses, and open a way to develop plugins for many CMS, my special interest with WordPress where that would be of great utility.

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New Nokia patent revolutionizes the concept of "energy independence"

Nueva patente de Nokia revoluciona el concepto de independencia energética

It appears that Nokia have just found the fountain of youth for its new range of phones and has filed a patent which has undoubtedly left the competition thought, Why will not we before? technology appears as though the truth is another world that already existed in theory, the novelty is that they applied it to mobile.

The patent speaks of a mobile whose need to connect to a power source has been removed, so we have a stand-alone device energetically.

How did they do? the secret is in the device architecture, which places heavier components thereof (such as the battery and radio transmitter circuit) in a sturdy frame, which rests on a set of two rails which in turn allow move up, down and sideways.

Piezoelectric crystals located at the end of each rail generate electric current when compressed by the frame. So when the user walks or submit to any type of device movement generates electricity which in turn is stored in the phone battery. Something somewhat similar to what happens with wristwatches.

Nokia's bet is interesting, especially now that we demand more and more independence for our gadgets, after all nobody likes having to carry the N96 2 times a day. We expect this technology to be implemented by other companies, we are also the iPhone needs something from this.

Via | Symbian-Freak

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Hugo Chávez: "Each country must make its rules" to regulate the Internet

Hugo Chávez: cada país tiene que poner sus reglas para regular Internet

Interesting statements that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez took this Saturday in its usual program. According to the Internet should be governed by rules that each country imposes, namely to create an atmosphere of censorship at various sites and type of information, as do China, Iran and Cuba.

President Hugo Chávez, excuse his opinion based on what happened to a local site (noticiasdigitales.com) to spread misinformation about the murder of a Venezuelan minister. Chavez's statements are more than clear:

I read a statement from the German chancellor, Chancellor Merkel. She says something that is very true, the Internet can be a free thing where they do and say whatever, each country must make its rules.

We must act on this. We will ask for support from the prosecutor and the prosecution, because that (referring to what happened with NoticiasDigitales) is a crime. I have information on that website that are published regularly appeals to the coup

Although Hugo Chávez do not consider the measures that will seek to impose and apply to the prosecution, the mere fact of "trying to regulate Internet censorship involves running certain sites. Bad for Venezuela.

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Reuters: "Please use caution social networks"

Reuters: Favor usar las redes sociales con cautela

Reuters, one of the most popular news agencies, has published a document for their workers in calling for a little caution when making use of social networks both for publishing new information and to use as a primary source. The "key points" to take into account for a journalist to participate in social networks according to Reuters:

  • To open a professional profile, you should obtain permission from superiors and that this demands a high commitment and may interfere with the commercial interests of the company.
  • Wikipedia is not reliable source, so do not use as sole source, or be quoted, or linked to.
  • Twitter can be a source of information following certain pre-established guidelines. The same must obtain permission from superiors to open a profile, and correct any information in case of error.

Reuters is not the first to change their guidelines to suit the new media channel information, in fact is not wrong to do so with caution, but that do not restrict their employees to use them only for "not wanting to interfere with interests of the company. " This is a clear example of that social networks are adapting to new times conventional journalism.

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Almost certain that Google will close your browser in China

Casi seguro que Google cerrará su buscador en China A Google spokesman told the newspaper Financial Times that the company is 99.9% decided to close your browser in China, the reason: the failure that turned out this week's talks with the government of China where Google calling for greater flexibility the use of filters.

4 years ago that Google opened its search engine in China, and then had to adjust to regulations imposed by the Government, which include filters to remove the results any site that issues about democracy or human rights.

After the events of last December, and the many clues that suggest that China is involved in the attacks, norteamerican company decides to continue with their operations and advertising business in the country but close your browser in retaliation against censorship that he wants continue to impose.

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The Chinese government severely punish those involved in the attack on Google

El Gobierno Chino castigará severamente a los involucrados en el ataque a Google Another chapter in the history of attacks on Google last December, and in this, the Chinese Government appears to cooperate a bit with Google and admits that if found sufficient evidence to suggest that the acts were perpetuated by Chinese hackers, they will be severely punished.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology in China, Miao Wei, stated that:

If Google has evidence that the attacks came from China, the Chinese government opens the doors to provide information and severely punish the offenders according to law.

For many, a smokescreen to try to break every link of the Chinese government to this attack, especially after they were testing information that pointed to computers belonging to two educational institutions of China were the possible source of the attacks.

No official statement from Google to the charge, despite all the information published so far suggests that those involved live in China. Perhaps a diplomatic solution is being carried out to end what would be one of the worst Asian faults of this administration to the Internet.

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Google Apps Marketplace for Google Apps applications in one place

Insurance and some time will have heard about Google Apps, a suite of tools dedicated to the business environment, used by 25 million users and 2 million companies worldwide. This is the Google proposal by the tools in the cloud that allow companies to save significant, and today announced the opening of a store of applications that will expand its services and the way to open a new market for web developers.

This new store, known as Google Apps Marketplace, allows Web developers to distribute their applications securely and to a number of potential customers of Google Apps. The interesting thing about this, especially for developers is that Googe only gets 20% of the sale of each application, compared with 30% of the competition (Apple AppStore, Android Market).

Installing applications in Google Apps is very simple, and just simply follow a few small steps to approve access to our domain, all using secure OAuth protocol. So simply select the application you use fences (there is also free) from the main page Apps Marketplace, where you can find them sorted by category, or find them via search. This is a demo of the entire Google Apps Marketplace:

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U.S. licensed social services for export to countries in the "blacklist"

EE.UU licencia a servicios sociales para exportar sus productos a paises en la lista negra Although some Internet is the concept of freedom, truth is ever the presence and value that gives the network of networks is such that should be subject to laws that impose some countries such as China and censorship to "preserve their culture, "or U.S. and trade sanctions, which prevented Internet companies based in this country to operate in nations belonging to the" blacklist ". However, little by little we see that the policy is being flexible and recognize the true value of the Internet, as well the United States has reconsidered lifting the sanction.

It turns out that in a report in the New York Times, ensures that the U.S. treasury department, a license will be effective tomorrow to Internet companies offering web social services (such as IM, photo sharing, social networking, etc.). that are able to continue operations in the countries making up the "black list" of the U.S., Iran, Cuba and Sudan to name examples. Apparently, the reason that the U.S. Government intends to take such action, it is believed that these services contribute to the democratization of the countries of the countries concerned.

Internet is a fundamental right and should not that himself on access restrictions, except for minors and some sites, what the U.S. is a big step in the right direction.

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