DuckDuckGo – New Search Engine Choice or Dud?
Every now and then, there's a new search engine released that tries to play with the big boys, but they often fail. Usually its because of speed, maybe financial backing, sometimes user interface, but most often because they don't do the job well.
So here's one that may be worth some attention. Like Google, they focus on keeping very minimal .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Duck Duck Go, Google, Internet, Search EnginesFacebook Now Changing Privacy Policy In the Face of Public Hatred
It looks like it didn't take long for them to get the hint. Facebook will now be improving their privacy controls and policy.
From the CNN article:
Tech blogger Robert Scoble... equated the privacy outrage to both Facebook's complicated privacy settings and the company's inability to communicate why users should share their private information with the .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Facebook May Improve Privacy Control In Face of Public Hatred
Facebook has found itself facing some tough choices when it comes to the direction of the company, specifically revolving around user privacy. As most Netizens know, Facebook has faced harsh criticism in recent months—which may be coming to a head after having built up slowly over the years—regarding how it handles user information. Now, the .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Laundry Hacks
Here's a bunch of neat tricks I found today how to hack your laundry:
- Use a small ball of tin foil instead of dryer sheets to eliminate static
- Toss a ball or yarn or a tennis ball into the dryer for baster drying times
- Avoid dryer sheets entirely because they leave a film on .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Map To Hidden Facebook Privacy Controls
Here's a nice consolidated list with screenshots to the hard-to-reach Facebook privacy controls.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: Facebook, Hidden Settings, InternetFacebook Secretly Adds Applications to Your Profile
Wow. It seems like the last week or so, all I've talked about is Facebook! But it seems there's an awful lot to talk about! Check out what I found today:
If you visit certain sites while logged in to Facebook, an app for those sites will be quietly added to your Facebook profile. You don't .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]10 Reasons to Quit Facebook
10. Facebook terms of service are completely one-sided
9. Facebook's CEO has a history of unethical behavoir
8. Facebook has flat-out declared a war on privacy
7. Facebook is pulling a classic bait and switch
6. Facebook is a bully
5. Even your private data is .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Skip the Nudie Scanner, Get Extra Frisking as Punishment
There are some people who have reported extra screening and scrutiny of their person and personal belongings when they refuse to engage in the TSA nudie scanner fiasco.
I went over to the TSA blog to see what the climate was and the responses are overwhelmingly against the technology.
From the complaints that have been coming in, it seems to be common practice .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Have Fun With Secret Questions
Sometimes when you set up an account with a company, they'll let you set a question and the answer. Then when you call in, the operator will read the question YOU WROTE and you get to provide the response. This has the potential to be highly amusing if done right:
Q: What the hell is .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Banks, Telephone Challenge QuestionsFinding a Name For Bully Data Practices Leads to Facebook
The world needs a simple word or term that means "the act of creating deliberately confusing jargon and user-interfaces which trick your users into sharing more info about themselves than they really want to." Suggestions?
Although we didn't specifically mention Facebook in our question, … suggestions included "Zuckermining", "Infozuckering", .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
