'Scared Google about to launch Facebook rival'
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| About to take on Facebook?: Google co-founders Sergey Brin, left, and Larry Page. Photo: AP |
The founder of popular link-sharing site Digg, Kevin Rose, kicked off a round of feverish speculation this week by tweeting that he had heard a "huge rumour" from a "very credible source" that Google was going to launch a Facebook competitor "very soon". Rose has since removed the tweet, saying he was asked to do so.
Adam D'Angelo, former CTO of Facebook and now co-founder of social Q&A site Quora, added fuel to the fire by declaring "This is not a rumour. This is a real project". He claimed to have received information from "reliable sources".
'Google Me' Google's next social experiment?
"Google me" sounds like a lame pickup line delivered near closing time, but it might also be Google's latest attempt at becoming relevant in social media.
Kevin Rose, of Digg fame, got the speculation rolling Sunday with a tweet that Google was working on a social service called Google Me that would compete with Facebook, perhaps Google's biggest rival for attention on the Internet. On Tuesday, former Facebook executive and Quora founder Adam D'Angelo took things a little further by declaring on Quora that "this is not a rumor. This is a real project. There are a large number of people working on it. I am completely confident about this."
So what might Google Me actually be? No one seems to really know. But it does appear to be somehow related to one's Google Profile, a service that got a shot in the arm with the debut of Google Buzz earlier this year. Google Buzz lets users share links, pictures, and thoughts with friends who find them through their Google Profile, but Buzz hasn't exactly put a dent in Facebook's growth.
That could mean something that mimicked Facebook's news feed within a Google Profile, with status updates, new pictures, and ultimately a fair amount of requests for pitchforks or other digital farming equipment could be in the works at Google. A company representative did not immediately return a call seeking further comment.
Kevin Rose, of Digg fame, got the speculation rolling Sunday with a tweet that Google was working on a social service called Google Me that would compete with Facebook, perhaps Google's biggest rival for attention on the Internet. On Tuesday, former Facebook executive and Quora founder Adam D'Angelo took things a little further by declaring on Quora that "this is not a rumor. This is a real project. There are a large number of people working on it. I am completely confident about this."
So what might Google Me actually be? No one seems to really know. But it does appear to be somehow related to one's Google Profile, a service that got a shot in the arm with the debut of Google Buzz earlier this year. Google Buzz lets users share links, pictures, and thoughts with friends who find them through their Google Profile, but Buzz hasn't exactly put a dent in Facebook's growth.
That could mean something that mimicked Facebook's news feed within a Google Profile, with status updates, new pictures, and ultimately a fair amount of requests for pitchforks or other digital farming equipment could be in the works at Google. A company representative did not immediately return a call seeking further comment.
iTunes - sometimes "free' isn't always good.
A few weeks ago iTunes 9.2 recently came out to mark the release of iOS4 and prepare itself for the updates all over the world. Although I love my iPod Touch, I don't like iTunes - not one bit, in fact I believe it is so user-unfriendly it makes me cringe at times. My decision to post on this issue has been sparked from my recent frustration over attempting to use it when to sync it and back up my iPod, so I could update to iOS4 if I wanted to, in the end I spent the better half of two days getting angry, uninstalling, reinstalling, removing all traces and then reinstalling again, only to get 4 different error messages and no good results, which just annoyed me more. Ironically, it almost seemed like a blessing in disguise with some iPod Touch users not enjoying iOS4 as much as 'expected'.
Mitos Ganja Dalam Dodol Aceh
"Saya ingin mencicipi dodol atau kari kambing dicampur ganja," demikian pernyataan yang kerap diungkapkan pendatang ketika menginjakkan kakinya di Aceh.
Pernyataan yang seakan-akan telah menyatukan antara "Aceh dengan ganja" itu juga diakui Wakil Gubernur Aceh, Muhammad Nazar.
"Saya juga pernah mendengar itu," katanya. Akan tetapi, menurut dia, hanya orang-orang yang tidak paham dan mengetahui persis proses peracikan bumbu kari kambing atau dodol Aceh, lantas mengidentikkan dengannya dengan ganja.
Padahal citra rasa lezat, yang dihasilkan makanan itu, kata Muhammad Nazar karena kelihaian orang Aceh meracik bumbu dan membuat makanan lezat.
"Yang pasti, enaknya dodol, gulai kambing atau sapi serta aromanya kopi Aceh itu bukan karena campuran ganja, tapi dasarnya bahwa masyarakat Aceh pintar masak dan usaha kuliner," katanya.
Menurut Muhammad Nazar, kalaupun ada masyarakat yang mencampur bumbu itu dengan daun atau biji ganja, itu hanya sebatas "kenakalan" orang per orang.
Ia sangat menyayangkan tindakan beberapa gelintir orang di Aceh merusak kuliner Aceh, yang saat ini makin dikenal di seluruh Indonesia.
Untuk itu, ia berharap semua pihak bersatu untuk memerangi pemahaman bahwa makanan Aceh enak, karena dicampur ganja sebagai "penyedap". Apalagi, sudah menjadi kesepakatan bersama bahwa ganja "haram" digunakan.
Pohon ganja di Aceh bukan jenis tanaman yang dibudidayakan masyarakat, tapi merupakan tanaman yang tumbuh sendiri di hutan-hutan karena provinsi ini memiliki lahan yang subur.
"Kita mengakui selain tumbuh sendiri, pohon ganja ditanam oknum masyarakat secara sembunyi-bunyi di kawasan hutan belantara Aceh," katanya menyebutkan.
Akan tetapi yang mendorong warga untuk menanam tanaman "haram" itu karena alasan kemiskinan, selain sulitnya membudidaya tanaman produktif.
"Ada juga yang ingin "cepat kaya" dengan pohon ganja. Tapi yakinlah tidak ada orang yang bisa kaya dengan menanam atau mengedarkan ganja. Sebaliknya, akan tambah menderita ketika polisi menangkapnya dan memenjarakan," kata Muhammad Nazar.
Pernyataan yang seakan-akan telah menyatukan antara "Aceh dengan ganja" itu juga diakui Wakil Gubernur Aceh, Muhammad Nazar.
"Saya juga pernah mendengar itu," katanya. Akan tetapi, menurut dia, hanya orang-orang yang tidak paham dan mengetahui persis proses peracikan bumbu kari kambing atau dodol Aceh, lantas mengidentikkan dengannya dengan ganja.
Padahal citra rasa lezat, yang dihasilkan makanan itu, kata Muhammad Nazar karena kelihaian orang Aceh meracik bumbu dan membuat makanan lezat.
"Yang pasti, enaknya dodol, gulai kambing atau sapi serta aromanya kopi Aceh itu bukan karena campuran ganja, tapi dasarnya bahwa masyarakat Aceh pintar masak dan usaha kuliner," katanya.
Menurut Muhammad Nazar, kalaupun ada masyarakat yang mencampur bumbu itu dengan daun atau biji ganja, itu hanya sebatas "kenakalan" orang per orang.
Ia sangat menyayangkan tindakan beberapa gelintir orang di Aceh merusak kuliner Aceh, yang saat ini makin dikenal di seluruh Indonesia.
Untuk itu, ia berharap semua pihak bersatu untuk memerangi pemahaman bahwa makanan Aceh enak, karena dicampur ganja sebagai "penyedap". Apalagi, sudah menjadi kesepakatan bersama bahwa ganja "haram" digunakan.
Pohon ganja di Aceh bukan jenis tanaman yang dibudidayakan masyarakat, tapi merupakan tanaman yang tumbuh sendiri di hutan-hutan karena provinsi ini memiliki lahan yang subur.
"Kita mengakui selain tumbuh sendiri, pohon ganja ditanam oknum masyarakat secara sembunyi-bunyi di kawasan hutan belantara Aceh," katanya menyebutkan.
Akan tetapi yang mendorong warga untuk menanam tanaman "haram" itu karena alasan kemiskinan, selain sulitnya membudidaya tanaman produktif.
"Ada juga yang ingin "cepat kaya" dengan pohon ganja. Tapi yakinlah tidak ada orang yang bisa kaya dengan menanam atau mengedarkan ganja. Sebaliknya, akan tambah menderita ketika polisi menangkapnya dan memenjarakan," kata Muhammad Nazar.
Two more states open Google Apps for teachers and students
We recently announced that Oregon is the first state to begin offering Google Apps to public schools. Today, Colorado and Iowa are joining the movement. Google Apps for Education will now be available to more than 3,000 schools across the two states.
These state-wide agreements enable schools and districts to benefit from centralized resources such as deployment support and training materials, paving the way for an easy transition to Google Apps—including Gmail, Docs, Sites, Calendar, Video, and Groups—in their classrooms, immediately.
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter said it best, “I’m pleased to see the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) continue its tradition of bringing innovative tools to members of the Colorado public. By leveraging the Internet, educators are able to bring new ways of learning to the classroom and connect with students in exciting and challenging ways.” And Brent Siegrist, Director of Iowa Area Education Agencies Services, reflects, “As a former teacher, I can see how these tools will engage students, make the classroom a more vibrant place and allow teachers to work together more collaboratively.”
These state-wide agreements enable schools and districts to benefit from centralized resources such as deployment support and training materials, paving the way for an easy transition to Google Apps—including Gmail, Docs, Sites, Calendar, Video, and Groups—in their classrooms, immediately.
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter said it best, “I’m pleased to see the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) continue its tradition of bringing innovative tools to members of the Colorado public. By leveraging the Internet, educators are able to bring new ways of learning to the classroom and connect with students in exciting and challenging ways.” And Brent Siegrist, Director of Iowa Area Education Agencies Services, reflects, “As a former teacher, I can see how these tools will engage students, make the classroom a more vibrant place and allow teachers to work together more collaboratively.”
Google Makin Cerdas
Internet memang merupakan sumber informasi yang tak ada habisnya. Ketik saja kata-kata di kotak pencarian, maka mesin telusur akan segera mengurutkan limpahan informasi kepada kita di indeks hasil pencarian.
Selama ini Google telah mengindeks miliaran laman internet dengan menggunakan software Googlebot. Googlebotlah yang melakukan indeks konten-konten di web secara otomatis, agar para peselancar internet bisa mendapatkan informasi yang relevan dengan kebutuhannya.
Tanpa disuruh, Googlebot diprogram untuk mengumpulkan link-link dan dokumen dari berbagai laman internet dan memudahkan laman tersebut agar bisa dicari oleh seluruh pengguna Google Search.
Dikutip dari Mashable, sebelumnya, software Googlebot hanya akan membaca link-link, atau menguraikan beberapa kode program saja. Namun, menurut laporan dari Forbes, Google kini telah menambah kemampuan Googlebot.
Googlebot kini bisa berinteraksi lebih dalam dengan kode-kode JavaScript. Bahkan, Googlebot bisa 'memahami' beberapa program Javascript. Hal ini tentu saja bisa membuat pengindeksan rich-content di web bisa menjadi lebih mudah.
Selama ini Google telah mengindeks miliaran laman internet dengan menggunakan software Googlebot. Googlebotlah yang melakukan indeks konten-konten di web secara otomatis, agar para peselancar internet bisa mendapatkan informasi yang relevan dengan kebutuhannya.
Tanpa disuruh, Googlebot diprogram untuk mengumpulkan link-link dan dokumen dari berbagai laman internet dan memudahkan laman tersebut agar bisa dicari oleh seluruh pengguna Google Search.
Dikutip dari Mashable, sebelumnya, software Googlebot hanya akan membaca link-link, atau menguraikan beberapa kode program saja. Namun, menurut laporan dari Forbes, Google kini telah menambah kemampuan Googlebot.
Googlebot kini bisa berinteraksi lebih dalam dengan kode-kode JavaScript. Bahkan, Googlebot bisa 'memahami' beberapa program Javascript. Hal ini tentu saja bisa membuat pengindeksan rich-content di web bisa menjadi lebih mudah.
LED Terbesar di Afrika
Ada yang menarik di pusat kota Johannesburg setiap malam hari. Kota yang terkenal akan hasil emas terbaik di dunia, berubah semakin energik saja. Semenjak ajang piala dunia 2010 diadakan di kota ini, para penggila bola di seluruh dunia-pun berbondong-bondong mendukung tim kesayangan mereka.
Melihat moment yang sangat menguntungkan, salah satu brand sepatu olahraga, Nike, mengubah bangunan monoton setinggi 138 meter. Bangunan ini disulap menjadi instalasi interaktif LED Piala Dunia 2010. Layar LED ini, terbungkus di seluruh bangunan 8.400 meter persegi, dan menjadi iklan terbesar di Afrika.
Google Siapkan Pembunuh Facebook
Google dirumorkan akan meluncurkan layanan pembunuh Facebook. Rumor itu didapat dari update singkat Twitter pendiri Digg, Kevin Rose.
Menurut Rose, layanan baru ini akan disebut "Google Me," dan dalam beberapa hal akan menawarkan fungsi sosial yang bisa menyaingi Facebook.
Jika benar, ini bukan pertama kali Google meluncurkan layanan profil tinggi Web 2.0. Sebelumnya perusahan itu memiliki Google Buzz.
Masih belum jelas seberapa banyak tanda Buzz telah dibuat menyangkut jumlah penggunanya, namun menurut ReadWriteWeb, 90 persen semua konten yang diterbitkan di Buzz hanya pengulangan otomatis dari yang ada di akun Twitter atau RSS feed.
Jadi apa, akankah rancagan Google Me akan berhasil? Sejauh ini rincian hanyalah spekulasi semata. Namun demikian, tampak Google Me bisa berjalan sebagai upgrade ke layanan Google Profil, yang hampir seperti sebuah halaman profil biografi mini.
Menurut Rose, layanan baru ini akan disebut "Google Me," dan dalam beberapa hal akan menawarkan fungsi sosial yang bisa menyaingi Facebook.
Jika benar, ini bukan pertama kali Google meluncurkan layanan profil tinggi Web 2.0. Sebelumnya perusahan itu memiliki Google Buzz.
Masih belum jelas seberapa banyak tanda Buzz telah dibuat menyangkut jumlah penggunanya, namun menurut ReadWriteWeb, 90 persen semua konten yang diterbitkan di Buzz hanya pengulangan otomatis dari yang ada di akun Twitter atau RSS feed.
Jadi apa, akankah rancagan Google Me akan berhasil? Sejauh ini rincian hanyalah spekulasi semata. Namun demikian, tampak Google Me bisa berjalan sebagai upgrade ke layanan Google Profil, yang hampir seperti sebuah halaman profil biografi mini.
Pembobol Akun Twitter Obama Dihukum 5 Bulan Penjara
Pengacara untuk Francois Cousteix, yang mempunyai nama online Hacker Croll, mengatakan kliennya senang dengan keputusan oleh pengadilan Clermont-Ferrand tersebut. Padahal, sebelumnya dia diancam sampai dua tahun penjara dan denda € 30.000 untuk membobol sistem data.
"Vonis ini memuaskan, mengingat semua tekanan media yang dibangun," kata pengacara Jean-Francois Canis, seperti dikutip AP, Minggu (27/6/2010).
Sebelumnya diberitakan, remaja berusia 24 tahun tersebut diduga bertanggung jawab membobol akun Twitter pribadi milik Presiden AS Barack Obama mengaku dirinya bukanlah hacker. Ia hanya berniat baik mencari kelemahan dari keamanan sebuah jaringan internet.
"Saya melakukan ini hanya karena ingin memperingati mereka, menunjukkan betapa sistem mereka sangat rentan. Saya tidak melakukannya untuk tujuan merusak," ujarnya
Tips Membakar Kalori Tanpa Berkeringat
Ibu hamil pasti akan mengalami peningkatan berat badan. Saat memberi asi pastinya akan sulit melakukan diet karena akan membuat asi berkurang bahkan berhenti. Biasanya banyak yang baru akan menormalkan BB-nya setelah nifas atau bahkan ada yang gak peduli sama sekali. Berat badan dengan mudah bertambah (walaupun ada sebagian orang yang susah menaikkan berat badan), sedangkan menurunkannya membutuhkan perjuangan: no pain no gain. Berikut ini ada sejumlah tips cara membakar kalori tanpa berkeringat (sedikit keringat).
Konsumsi vitamin D
Dalam suatu penelitian, wanita yang kekurangan vitamin ini penurunan berat badannya lambat. Dianjurkan untuk mengkonsumsi 2,000 mg per hari.
Minum Kopi
Penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa kafein dapat meningkatkan pembakaran kalori.
Cukup tidur (Tidur lebih banyak)
Sering tidur kurang dari 4 jam sehari akan memperlambat tingkat metabolisme (pembakaran). Dianjurkan antara 7-9 jam per hari.
Lakukan pekerjaan tangan
cuci piring, memasak dan kerja2 rumah tangga lainnya yang mempergunakan tangan ternyata membakar banyak kalori. (Ngetik Keyboard kompi atau lepi atau BBM-an termasuk juga loh he he).
Makan sedikit dan sering (jumlah kalori yang sama per hari)
Pada kebanyakan orang, tubuh akan memakai lebih banyak energi saat mencerna makanan dalam jumlah sedikit setiap beberapa jam, dibanding dengan memakan jumlah kalori yang sama dalam 2-3 kali makan.
Konsumsi vitamin D
Dalam suatu penelitian, wanita yang kekurangan vitamin ini penurunan berat badannya lambat. Dianjurkan untuk mengkonsumsi 2,000 mg per hari.
Minum Kopi
Penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa kafein dapat meningkatkan pembakaran kalori.
Cukup tidur (Tidur lebih banyak)
Sering tidur kurang dari 4 jam sehari akan memperlambat tingkat metabolisme (pembakaran). Dianjurkan antara 7-9 jam per hari.
Lakukan pekerjaan tangan
cuci piring, memasak dan kerja2 rumah tangga lainnya yang mempergunakan tangan ternyata membakar banyak kalori. (Ngetik Keyboard kompi atau lepi atau BBM-an termasuk juga loh he he).
Makan sedikit dan sering (jumlah kalori yang sama per hari)
Pada kebanyakan orang, tubuh akan memakai lebih banyak energi saat mencerna makanan dalam jumlah sedikit setiap beberapa jam, dibanding dengan memakan jumlah kalori yang sama dalam 2-3 kali makan.
Empat Info 'Haram' Dibagi di Facebook
Perkembangan teknologi memudahkan manusia melakukan komunikasi dengan banyak orang di seluruh dunia. Melalui sejumlah situs jejaring sosial seperti Facebook, Twitter, atau MySpace, kita dengan mudah saling bertukar informasi dan berhubungan dengan kawan baru.
Namun, merebaknya kejahatan di dunia maya, ada baiknya selalu mawas diri. Jangan sembarangan mengumbar informasi pribadi lewat jejaring sosial. Jangan sampai informasi yang kita bagi justru mengundang aktivitas penjahat.
Seperti dikutip dari laman Shine, berikut empat informasi pribadi yang sebaiknya tidak dipublikasikan lewat akun jejaring sosial.
Tempat dan Tanggal LahirInformasi yang lengkap tentang tempat dan tanggal lahir bisa saja dicuri oleh orang tak bertanggung jawab. Sebuah studi yang dilakukan oleh Carnegie Mellon menunjukkan bahwa tanggal dan tempat kelahiran dapat digunakan untuk memprediksi angka rahasia untuk menarik uang dalam sejumlah rekening.
“Bahkan bisa digunakan pencuri identitas untuk menguras keuangan Anda” kata Givens. Kalau memang perlu menuliskan informasi kelahiran, cukup tulis tanggal dan bulannya saja.
Namun, merebaknya kejahatan di dunia maya, ada baiknya selalu mawas diri. Jangan sembarangan mengumbar informasi pribadi lewat jejaring sosial. Jangan sampai informasi yang kita bagi justru mengundang aktivitas penjahat.
Seperti dikutip dari laman Shine, berikut empat informasi pribadi yang sebaiknya tidak dipublikasikan lewat akun jejaring sosial.
Tempat dan Tanggal LahirInformasi yang lengkap tentang tempat dan tanggal lahir bisa saja dicuri oleh orang tak bertanggung jawab. Sebuah studi yang dilakukan oleh Carnegie Mellon menunjukkan bahwa tanggal dan tempat kelahiran dapat digunakan untuk memprediksi angka rahasia untuk menarik uang dalam sejumlah rekening.
“Bahkan bisa digunakan pencuri identitas untuk menguras keuangan Anda” kata Givens. Kalau memang perlu menuliskan informasi kelahiran, cukup tulis tanggal dan bulannya saja.
Google Diawasi karena Konten Anti-Islam
Pakistan mulai mengawasi beberapa website terkenal dalam upayaa untuk memblokir konten yang dianggap anti-Islam, salah satunya adalah Google.
Tujuh website utama, yaitu Google, YouTube, Amazon, MSN, Hotmail dan Bing dari Microsoft akan dimonitor dan 17 website lain yang kurang diketahui telah diblokir di bawah perintah pengadilan karena tuduhan adanya material yang berbau penghinaan agama, menurut juru bicara Otoritas Telekomunikasi Pakistan.
Gerakan ini mengikuti pemblokiran sementara yang dikenakan Pakistan pada Facebook pada bulan Mei.
Dia menambahkan: “Jika tautan (link) tertentu yang mengandung konten ofensif muncul di website ini, tautan tersebut akan diblokir sesegera mungkin tanpa mengganggu website utamanya.
Scott Robin, juru bicara Google, merespon balik bahwa perusahaan itu bermaksud memonitor bagaimana kebijakan baru tersebut akan mempengaruhi layanan Google.
Tujuh website utama, yaitu Google, YouTube, Amazon, MSN, Hotmail dan Bing dari Microsoft akan dimonitor dan 17 website lain yang kurang diketahui telah diblokir di bawah perintah pengadilan karena tuduhan adanya material yang berbau penghinaan agama, menurut juru bicara Otoritas Telekomunikasi Pakistan.
Gerakan ini mengikuti pemblokiran sementara yang dikenakan Pakistan pada Facebook pada bulan Mei.
Dia menambahkan: “Jika tautan (link) tertentu yang mengandung konten ofensif muncul di website ini, tautan tersebut akan diblokir sesegera mungkin tanpa mengganggu website utamanya.
Scott Robin, juru bicara Google, merespon balik bahwa perusahaan itu bermaksud memonitor bagaimana kebijakan baru tersebut akan mempengaruhi layanan Google.
Google Lebih Dipercaya Ketimbang Facebook
Para peneliti di Amerika menemukan sebuah fakta baru yang menyebutkan, saat ini orang lebih percaya kepada perusahaan teknologi atas seperti Google, Microsoft, dan Apple ketimbang situs jejaring sosial seperti Facebook atau Twitter.
Survei yang dilakukan oleh Zogby Internasional menyebutkan 49 persen dari 2.100 orang dewasa yang diwawancara sangat meyakini tiga perusahaan teknologi papan atas tersebut. Sedangkan Facebook hanya dipercayai oleh 13 persen orang, dan Twitter sebanyak 8 persen.
Dilansir melalui Telegraph, Rabu (23/6/2010), menurut Chief Executive Zogby International, John Zogby, Google, Apple dan Microsoft jauh lebih berpengalaman dalam mengemas nama merek, ketimbang Facebook dan Twitter yang belum memiliki identitas perusahaan.
Kendati demikian, kedua perusahaan ini diberi nilai lebih tinggi dari media tradisional, penelitian ini menyimpulkan satu dari lima orang dewasa muda, yang berusia antara 18 dan 29, memiliki tingkat kepercayaan yang lebih tinggi kepada Facebook. Sementara 15 persen anak muda mengatakan mereka percaya kepada Twitter.
Survei yang dilakukan oleh Zogby Internasional menyebutkan 49 persen dari 2.100 orang dewasa yang diwawancara sangat meyakini tiga perusahaan teknologi papan atas tersebut. Sedangkan Facebook hanya dipercayai oleh 13 persen orang, dan Twitter sebanyak 8 persen.
Dilansir melalui Telegraph, Rabu (23/6/2010), menurut Chief Executive Zogby International, John Zogby, Google, Apple dan Microsoft jauh lebih berpengalaman dalam mengemas nama merek, ketimbang Facebook dan Twitter yang belum memiliki identitas perusahaan.
Kendati demikian, kedua perusahaan ini diberi nilai lebih tinggi dari media tradisional, penelitian ini menyimpulkan satu dari lima orang dewasa muda, yang berusia antara 18 dan 29, memiliki tingkat kepercayaan yang lebih tinggi kepada Facebook. Sementara 15 persen anak muda mengatakan mereka percaya kepada Twitter.
Internet pornography to get its own red light district as .xxx name approved
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Icann, the organisation which determines what "top-level domains" (TLDs) such as .com or .uk can be added to the internet announced today that it will begin the process of registering .xxx by making checks on ICM Registry, the company that wants to run the domain and sell registrations.
It marks the closing stages of a 10-year battle by ICM Registry, now run by the British internet entrepreneur Stuart Lawley, to get the .xxx domain set up so that legal pornography sites can be found in a single grouping.
Steve Jobs solves iPhone 4 reception problems: 'don't hold it that way'
Apple has issued official guidance - and its chief executive Steve Jobs has issued unofficial guidance - on how to avoid the widely-noted reception problems with the new iPhone 4 when held from below: don't hold it that way.
The cause has been narrowed down to a circuit being formed when the skin bridges the gap between the left and bottom antennas that form the phone's outer stainless steel bezel: depending on the conductance of the skin, it can make the phone reception drop off dramatically.
Emailed by the website Ars Technica about the problem, Jobs responded in his normal terse manner: "Just avoid holding it in that way," he wrote - a response from Jobs that was received by a number of gadget review sites and customers in the US.
Or, in Apple's official statement - which is only being passed out to news organisations which ask for a statement on the problem, rather than sent out (as happens with iPad or iPhone sales figures): "Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your Phone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases."
The cause has been narrowed down to a circuit being formed when the skin bridges the gap between the left and bottom antennas that form the phone's outer stainless steel bezel: depending on the conductance of the skin, it can make the phone reception drop off dramatically.
Emailed by the website Ars Technica about the problem, Jobs responded in his normal terse manner: "Just avoid holding it in that way," he wrote - a response from Jobs that was received by a number of gadget review sites and customers in the US.
Or, in Apple's official statement - which is only being passed out to news organisations which ask for a statement on the problem, rather than sent out (as happens with iPad or iPhone sales figures): "Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your Phone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases."
Terlalu 'Lebay' Adalah Gangguan Kepribadian
Seseorang dengan gangguan ini memiliki keinginan yang besar untuk diperhatikan dan sering berperilaku secara berlebihan (dramatis) atau tidak tepat untuk mendapatkan perhatian, seperti pura-pura sakit agar bisa diperhatikan orang lain. Karena itu arti kata dari histrionik ini sendiri adalah dramatis atau teater.
How to Measure Distances via Distance Measurement Tool in Google Maps
Users especially those in the land surveying field might need to do distance measurement between two or more places from the map from time to time. Instead of using a measurement scale ruler, Google Maps Labs has added another feature, Distance Measurement Tool, to help users to do instant measuring in Google Maps. Users are given various options to choose different measurement units, e.g. metric, foot, inch, etc to measure direct distance from one point to another on the map.
To activate this measurement tool, users just need to go to Google Maps Labs settings, enable the Distance Measurement Tool feature and save the changes.
Once this feature is activated, users will notice a tiny ruler icon located at the left bottom corner of the map. Users just need to click on the ruler icon and they will be able to use the Distance Measurement Tool immediately. Users can click on “I’m feeling geeky” to select their preferred measure unit from the long list of measurement units offered.
To activate this measurement tool, users just need to go to Google Maps Labs settings, enable the Distance Measurement Tool feature and save the changes.
Once this feature is activated, users will notice a tiny ruler icon located at the left bottom corner of the map. Users just need to click on the ruler icon and they will be able to use the Distance Measurement Tool immediately. Users can click on “I’m feeling geeky” to select their preferred measure unit from the long list of measurement units offered.
Activate Facebook Feature to Notify You If Others Log in Your Facebook Account
Despite the increasing complexity of security measures to prevent, detect and remove malicious programs, spyware, viruses, etc, computer crime is hot on their heels and becoming more sophisticated and prevalent. Popular social networking sites such as Twitter, Friendster, Facebook, etc are common targets for cyber criminals. They provide a rich treasure trove for phishers and hackers as personal information is readily available and guards are lowered in these social websites. Hence it is always a good idea to fully capitalize and utilize the security features which are available to minimize hackers’ attack and invasion. Some Facebook enthusiasts are probably not aware that this site offers a pretty good feature which can inform users of logins to their Facebook accounts from mobile devices or other computer systems. With a simple activation, users will be notified when hackers or others access their Facebook account from other devices.
To configure and activate this notification of unauthorized access, users need to log in to their Facebook account and go to Account Settings which is located at the upper right corner on the main page. Users will thence be led to their own “My Account” configuration page. Look for “Account Security” under the setting tab as shown in the photo below:
To configure and activate this notification of unauthorized access, users need to log in to their Facebook account and go to Account Settings which is located at the upper right corner on the main page. Users will thence be led to their own “My Account” configuration page. Look for “Account Security” under the setting tab as shown in the photo below:
Top Ten Google Voice Hacks and Tips
Just over a year ago Google had released their web based platform for communications - Google Voice. The only catch was that you need to request and receive an invitation to try it out. Now Google Voice has been opened to the public with no invitation required. It is packed with an array of cool features for sophisticated telephony. In order to use Google Voice you need to configure your current phones to work with it. The application can be used in conjunction with the mobile phone and VoIP services. To make your work on Google Voice more interesting you might receive an invitation to try it out.
With Gizmo Users can use it to make free incoming and free 3 minute outgoing calls from your computer. Before a few days/weeks posts filtered in there are being actual feature to pair up your GV account & Gizmo to be able to dial out directly from Gizmo without having to pay for the first 3 minutes of call out credit/any in credit or having to login to google.com/voice and start the call from the GV web interface.
Their is a setup with an ATA device and you might be able to make free 3 minute outgoing calls and receive unlimited free incoming calls using a land line phone. (ie: an old SunRocket or Vonage box)
You might be able to make free 3 minute outgoing calls and receive unlimited free incoming calls using a landline phone without needing to run a computer.
1. Try to create bookmarks/favorites or desktops shortcuts that act as the speed dials
Most of the contact in Google Voice has a unique URL at the mobile version of the site. In case you click on the contact, its URL must be brought to you there and is unique to that particular contact. It is not URL which will automatically start the call, its just one click away. Click on "call" once at a page.2. Google Voice works with Gizmo
It's similar to Skype in that it is a VoIP application that you can run on your computer(Win, Mac, Linux) or mobile phone . It's quite similar to Skype. The major advantage that Gizmo has over Skype is that it might work with Google Voice number. It might be your answer to any of the GV calls the Gizmo the Gizmo app.With Gizmo Users can use it to make free incoming and free 3 minute outgoing calls from your computer. Before a few days/weeks posts filtered in there are being actual feature to pair up your GV account & Gizmo to be able to dial out directly from Gizmo without having to pay for the first 3 minutes of call out credit/any in credit or having to login to google.com/voice and start the call from the GV web interface.
Their is a setup with an ATA device and you might be able to make free 3 minute outgoing calls and receive unlimited free incoming calls using a land line phone. (ie: an old SunRocket or Vonage box)
You might be able to make free 3 minute outgoing calls and receive unlimited free incoming calls using a landline phone without needing to run a computer.
Apple Mendesain Ulang Mac Mini
Apple selalu mendesain fitur-fitur hemat ruang dan memiliki teknologi yang sangat berkualitas. Di musim semi ini, bagi Anda pecinta produk berlogo apel tergigit, siap-siap menyediakan budget sebesar US$699 untuk mendapatkan salah satu produk fenomenal di tahun 2010 ini.
Desain terbaru dari Mac Mini lebih tipis dan lebih ringan untuk ukuran PC. New Mac Mini yang memiliki ukuran 1.4″ tinggi x 7.7″ lebar x 7.7″ ketebalan dan sangat ringan sekali, yaitu hanya 3 lbs saja. Ini merupakan ukuran yang paling fantastik untuk sebuah PC bukan?
Facebook & Twitter Dipertanyakan di Amerika Serikat
Mungkin negara Amerika ada di posisi pertama pengguna akun Facebook dan Twitter terbesar di Dunia. Tetapi, baru-baru ini sebuah riset yang sangat mengejutkan dari Zogby Interactive Survey, perusahaan riset di Amerika Serikat, menyebutkan kalau masyarakat Amerika Serikat lebih percaya Apple, Google dan Microsoft dibandingkan social networking sites dan microblogging site.
Facebook and the Big Society? No thanks
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| Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently met the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP |
If they are, they won't be Facebook. Facebook is profoundly anti-democratic, and not just because it is a commercial operation. Facebook politics involve no real commitment any more than sending an email does. Nothing could more quickly tell you that a cause was stupid or irrelevant than the news that a Facebook group has been formed about it which already has 4,000 members, unless it is an announcement that it has 40,000.
10 Tips to Protect Your Business from Cyber Criminals / Hackers
Several small and medium sized business have been victims of cyber crime at some point. According to the recent researches organised cyber gangs intent on cracking into corporate networks in the same way they might target a bank vault posing greater threat to business networks. The online scammers, hackers and identity thieves attempt to access your computer, personal information, finances and more. It's absolutely important to minimize your chances of becoming a victim of an internet-based crime. When online security measures are essential to protect your information, your computer and your money. We assembled a list of top 10 tips that protects your business from cyber criminals/hackers.
File-sharing has a number of risks. In case you don't check the proper settings you might be allowed to access not just the files that you intend to share. Other information on hard drive, like your tax returns, email messages, medical records, photos or other personal documents.
1. Keep Off Spammers
Spammers love the unprotected computers. They constantly probe and set traps for unprotected computers that can control and use anonymously to send spam, turning them into a robot network such as "botnet" or "zombie army". The botnets are created by thousands of computers that send emails by the millions. Most of the spams are sent remotely this way. Making it difficult to stop or to determine the originator.2. Avoid sharing free files with strangers
Millions of computer users share files online. File-sharing can give people access to wealth of information, including music, games and software. You might download a special software that connects your computer to an informal network of other computers running the same software. There are millions of users who could be connected to each other through this software at one time. The software is free and easy to access.File-sharing has a number of risks. In case you don't check the proper settings you might be allowed to access not just the files that you intend to share. Other information on hard drive, like your tax returns, email messages, medical records, photos or other personal documents.
WordPress 3.0 Thelonius: New Features
As you know Wordpress is a powerful platform for blogging with full of features. Be it micro-blogging or personal blogs or a multi-blog corporate house, Wordpress has spread its wings everywhere. Wordpress is free and completely customizable. You can build and manage multiple sites using thousands of plugins, widgets, and themes available in Wordpress.
The revelation of Wordpress 3.0 has created much excitement among millions of its users. They are searching for the new features of Wordpress 3.0. Lets delve into whats the major changes or new features has been adopted in WordPress 3.0.
GoogleCL Brings Google Services to the Command Line
Linux/Mac/Windows: Google's new utility, GoogleCL, allows you to access a handful of Google services from any *nix command line. Google's services are pretty easily accessible in their individual webapps, but if you've got a hankering for the command line, this is awesome.
Having Google's services at your fingertips in the Terminal may not sound super cool, but if you want to incorporate, say, fetching Google Calendar events, Google contacts, Google Docs, or Picasa photos into your scripts, GoogleCL is extremely handy (and long overdue). GoogleCL is a python program that can access and perform a number of actions in Blogger, Calendar, Contacts, Docs, Picasa, and YouTube.
Ubuntu users can download a .deb package and install it right away, though Mac and Windows installation is a bit trickier. If you're the type that will be using GoogleCL, though, it's likely not beyond your skills. Note that before you begin, you'll need Python 2.5 or 2.6 installed,
Facebook hack day: Zuckerberg talks up merits of personalisation
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| Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg. Photograph: Craig Ruttle/AP |
Speaking at Facebook's first officially organised European hack day at London's Barbican Centre, Zuckerberg said the growth of social gaming and his own experience using the new version of Spotify illustrated the potential of "products built around people".
"Every industry will go through this wave where there are new versions of apps for those industries built from ground up around people," he said. "There's the opportunity for new wave of developers to be a part of building new software, websites and mobile apps.
Main Facebook Nantinya Harus Bayar?
Jutaan pecandu Facebook di seluruh dunia khawatir bahwa suatu hari nanti akan diharuskan untuk membayar saat menggunakan halaman situs itu.
Selama konferensi pers yang diadakan baru-baru ini, CEO Facebook Mark Zuckerberg mengatakan bahwa selama para pengguna Facebook memiliki perhatian terhadap masalah privasi, pertanyaan tentang apakah Facebook akan memungut bayaran atau tidak untuk layanannya akan menyita perhatian yang sangat besar, di antara pengguna laman tersebut yang berjumlah sekitar 500 juta
Tetapi apakah ketakutan ini dibenarkan? “Kami sama sekali tidak punya rencana untuk memungut bayaran bagi layanan-layanan dasar di Facebook,” ujar juru bicara Facebook, Larry Yu
Berdasarkan keterangan pegawai Facebook, seperti dikutip darii CNN, alasan tidak akan dikenakan biaya akses karena wall to wall berbayar bertentangan dengan misi perusahaan yang membuat dunia lebih terbuka dan terhubung.
Selama konferensi pers yang diadakan baru-baru ini, CEO Facebook Mark Zuckerberg mengatakan bahwa selama para pengguna Facebook memiliki perhatian terhadap masalah privasi, pertanyaan tentang apakah Facebook akan memungut bayaran atau tidak untuk layanannya akan menyita perhatian yang sangat besar, di antara pengguna laman tersebut yang berjumlah sekitar 500 juta
Tetapi apakah ketakutan ini dibenarkan? “Kami sama sekali tidak punya rencana untuk memungut bayaran bagi layanan-layanan dasar di Facebook,” ujar juru bicara Facebook, Larry Yu
Berdasarkan keterangan pegawai Facebook, seperti dikutip darii CNN, alasan tidak akan dikenakan biaya akses karena wall to wall berbayar bertentangan dengan misi perusahaan yang membuat dunia lebih terbuka dan terhubung.
Pendapatan Facebook Mencapai US$ 800 Juta
Jejaring sosial Facebook mencatat pendapatkan yang mendekati US$ 800 juta pada 2009. Menurut berbagai analis, angka ini jauh lebih besar ketimbang prediksi mereka.
Sebelumnya di dalam blog Facebook memperkirakan jejaring sosial buatan Mark Zuckerberg itu akan memiliki rata-rata pendapatan sebesar US$ 700 juta. Namun, pendapatan hampir US$ 800 juta itu meleset dari perkiraan petinggi Facebook Marc Andreessen yang mengatakan penghasilan Facebook pada 2009 akan lebih besar US$ 500 juta ketimbang tahun sebelumnya.
Untuk tahun 2010, Facebook menargetkan bisa memiliki pendapatan lebih dari US$ 1 miliar. Besarnya pendapatan yang diperoleh Facebook diduga berasal dari periklanan.
Sebelumnya di dalam blog Facebook memperkirakan jejaring sosial buatan Mark Zuckerberg itu akan memiliki rata-rata pendapatan sebesar US$ 700 juta. Namun, pendapatan hampir US$ 800 juta itu meleset dari perkiraan petinggi Facebook Marc Andreessen yang mengatakan penghasilan Facebook pada 2009 akan lebih besar US$ 500 juta ketimbang tahun sebelumnya.
Untuk tahun 2010, Facebook menargetkan bisa memiliki pendapatan lebih dari US$ 1 miliar. Besarnya pendapatan yang diperoleh Facebook diduga berasal dari periklanan.
Akun Palsu Menkeu di Twitter
Nama Menteri Keuangan Agus Martowardojo rupanya menjadi menarik perhatian di jejaring sosial, twitter. Sebuah akun mencatut nama mantan Dirut Bank Mandiri itu, lengkap dengan memajang gambarnya. Terang saja, hal ini membuat resah Kementerian Keuangan.
Dalam release resmi Menteri Keuangan 124/HMS/2010, Senin (21/6), Menkeu Agus Martowardojo melalui Kabiro Humas Harry Z Soeratin meminta kepada masyarakat luas agar waspada dan berhati-hati. "Kami minta masyarakat luas berhati-hati terhadap dibuatnya suatu akun atas nama Agus Marto dalam situs jejaring sosial Twitter yang profilenya merupakan pejabat Menteri Keuangan RI Agus Martowardojo," kata Harry.
Pemberitahuan ini disampaikan, mengingat situs dimaksud dapat seolah-olah merepresentasikan antara lain pendapat, pandangan dan tanggapan dari pemilik akun yang dikhawatirkan menjadi acuan dari para pengikut di situs tersebut serta masyarakat pada umumnya.
Dalam release resmi Menteri Keuangan 124/HMS/2010, Senin (21/6), Menkeu Agus Martowardojo melalui Kabiro Humas Harry Z Soeratin meminta kepada masyarakat luas agar waspada dan berhati-hati. "Kami minta masyarakat luas berhati-hati terhadap dibuatnya suatu akun atas nama Agus Marto dalam situs jejaring sosial Twitter yang profilenya merupakan pejabat Menteri Keuangan RI Agus Martowardojo," kata Harry.
Pemberitahuan ini disampaikan, mengingat situs dimaksud dapat seolah-olah merepresentasikan antara lain pendapat, pandangan dan tanggapan dari pemilik akun yang dikhawatirkan menjadi acuan dari para pengikut di situs tersebut serta masyarakat pada umumnya.
Apa Itu Twitter Annotation?
Situs mikroblogging Twitter akan mengumumkan fitur baru pada Konferensi Twitter bulan April mendatang. Fitur yang diberi nama Annotation itu memungkinkan para pengguna Twitter dan tentunya Twitter itu sendiri untuk menambahkan informasi pada teksnya.
Di dalam teks singkat dengan 140 karakter itu akan terselip seperti string teks, URL, tag lokasi atau bit data - tanpa mengurangi jumlah karakternya. Annotation menjadi salah satu program periklanan yang disebut Promoted Tweets.
Pengembang dan programmer seperti RSS Dave Winer telah mempromosikan ide metadata Twitter untuk beberapa waktu. Winer menjelaskan "tambahan informasi" ini dapat meningkatkan layanan kepada pengguna khususnya jika mencantumkan informasi yang relevan, misalnya link apapun termasuk dari dalam Twitter sendiri.
Di dalam teks singkat dengan 140 karakter itu akan terselip seperti string teks, URL, tag lokasi atau bit data - tanpa mengurangi jumlah karakternya. Annotation menjadi salah satu program periklanan yang disebut Promoted Tweets.
Pengembang dan programmer seperti RSS Dave Winer telah mempromosikan ide metadata Twitter untuk beberapa waktu. Winer menjelaskan "tambahan informasi" ini dapat meningkatkan layanan kepada pengguna khususnya jika mencantumkan informasi yang relevan, misalnya link apapun termasuk dari dalam Twitter sendiri.
10 Ways to Protect Your Facebook Account from Facebook Hackers
Facebook suffers from a number of security issues. Users can run into serious risk in case they are not careful. What's more important is that users should be able to protect his/her own profile form these viruses than that for Facebook developers itself has some of the viruses or an attempt to hack your profile. The number of facebook account hacking seems to be on the increase and this page is in response to a friend who asked what to do after her account is hacked. Any online account is in danger of being hacked. With its unique features the risk of hacking aggravates. To help you out in protecting your Facebook account we have assembled a list of top 10 Facebook accounts from Facebook Hackers.
Facebook will never send you an email asking you to change your password or enter personal details. It's the reason of your hacked public profile as well even, if you logged out from the Facebook account.
1. Proper Facebook login
Avoid clicking on any URL in email or other documentation to open Facebook Login page. Go to the Facebook page and enter login details to access the account. Try to redirect clicks in most common way to hack Facebook account and it might be easily avoided.2. Virus in Facebook Inbox
Send profile friends a personal message that contains a link that redirects you to an infected page. The link was actually send by a hacked Facebook profile. Most of the links are now blacklisted with Malware warnings on them.3. Don't use Facebook public shared PC
Always delete cookies and clear the cache after using Facebook from a public shared computer.Facebook will never send you an email asking you to change your password or enter personal details. It's the reason of your hacked public profile as well even, if you logged out from the Facebook account.
4. Fake home page
Don't ignore a warning from official Facebook. There are "hot chicks" whom you might not know and they might look like some Hollywood starlet might be a guy. Avoid profile's without a profile pic. You might find any friends in common with you. In case if an account is compromised, hackers might still learn certain things about you from your profile, or could send you a message via the friend's account to attract malware site.
iPhone 4 Sold Out Within a Day
iPhone 4 sold out n Tuesday was disrupted o as Apple out of stock in less than 24 hours. In case you pre order an iPhone 4 now it will reach by July 2, it is a already a week after the launch. With Apple's online store server overstuffed there are several issues at the AT&T customers that have access to user data of other users. The Reuters reports about the AT&T order system failing.
It's hard to say how many iPhone 4 phones Apple have been already sold. It could be already close to 1 million iPhone 4 devices. A year ago Apple sold 1 million iPhone 3GS over the launch weekend. Apple definitely wants to break this record. How about this headline Apple pre-sold 1 million iPhone 4 on June 15th world wide. The number of iPhone 4 Apple already sold is hard to predict.
According to AT&T, with the ever-growing iPhone 4 craze they had the busiest online sales day in AT&T history. The customers who pre-ordered iPhone 4 on Tuesday afternoon will receive their device on June 25 or later. Depending on the date when the order is placed users will be confirmed once their order is placed and again when it is shipped. Additionally, we would have devices available at first come, first serve basis in the stores beginning on June 24.
It's hard to say how many iPhone 4 phones Apple have been already sold. It could be already close to 1 million iPhone 4 devices. A year ago Apple sold 1 million iPhone 3GS over the launch weekend. Apple definitely wants to break this record. How about this headline Apple pre-sold 1 million iPhone 4 on June 15th world wide. The number of iPhone 4 Apple already sold is hard to predict.
According to AT&T, with the ever-growing iPhone 4 craze they had the busiest online sales day in AT&T history. The customers who pre-ordered iPhone 4 on Tuesday afternoon will receive their device on June 25 or later. Depending on the date when the order is placed users will be confirmed once their order is placed and again when it is shipped. Additionally, we would have devices available at first come, first serve basis in the stores beginning on June 24.
Foto Terbaik di Dunia Menurut Reuters
Foto-foto dibawah ini sungguh memukau, dari yang lucu, serius, tragis, aneh, dan sebagainya. Bagi anda yang sedang sibuk maupun sedang punya waktu luang, silahkan lihat foto yang sungguh memukau ini. Anda bisa juga share dengan teman-teman di kos kosan atau dengan teman saat hang out bersama.
Miwako Sayumi 22 Tahun Tapi Mirip Balita
Hanya Dengan Melihat foto-fotonya, percayakan bahwa cewek dibawah ini berumur 22 tahun? Cewek ini bernama Miwako Sayumi seorang Idol Taiwan dan sangat terkenal karena mukanya yang imut seperti anak berumur 3 tahun padahal umurnya sudah 22 tahun
Islam Has a Branding Problem: Millatfacebook CEO
I was curious about what’s going on in the mind of the men who launched Millatfacebook — a Facebook-wannabe for Muslims. So, I contacted Lahore-based Omer Zaheer Meer, the CEO of Global IT Vision (Pvt) Ltd, the company that launched Millatfacebook. But even after more than a dozen telephone calls, emails and one story later, I can’ say with confidence whether I’ve understood the man or his motives.
All of 25, Meer comes across as a sincere, open and passionate person, aggrieved by what he calls an onslaught on Islam. In this first interview to the media, he speaks passionately about the motivation behind this website — to ward off attacks on Islam. I asked him why is Islam perceived as a violent religion? His answer: “Put simply, branding problem.”
Why did you launch Millatfacebook?
In protest of the blasphemous, anti-social and hypocritical events of ridiculing Prophet Muhammad which were supported by Facebook. Despite requests from hundreds of thousands of users, who reported the pages to Facebook, let alone taking any action they (Facebook) didn’t even bother to reply. They did reply to media though, saying that they fully supported these events and would do so in the future in the name of freedom of expression.
It’s very strange as the same Facebook administration speaking to the same media only last year stated that they cannot allow such abuse and hatred directed on the basis of religions and races. The only difference was that time it wasn’t about Islam but the Holocaust and racism (which we denounce too).
All of 25, Meer comes across as a sincere, open and passionate person, aggrieved by what he calls an onslaught on Islam. In this first interview to the media, he speaks passionately about the motivation behind this website — to ward off attacks on Islam. I asked him why is Islam perceived as a violent religion? His answer: “Put simply, branding problem.”
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Meer (left) discussing a page with his technical manager Arslan Chaudhary |
In protest of the blasphemous, anti-social and hypocritical events of ridiculing Prophet Muhammad which were supported by Facebook. Despite requests from hundreds of thousands of users, who reported the pages to Facebook, let alone taking any action they (Facebook) didn’t even bother to reply. They did reply to media though, saying that they fully supported these events and would do so in the future in the name of freedom of expression.
It’s very strange as the same Facebook administration speaking to the same media only last year stated that they cannot allow such abuse and hatred directed on the basis of religions and races. The only difference was that time it wasn’t about Islam but the Holocaust and racism (which we denounce too).
WordPress Diincar Para Hacker!
Wordpress.com yang merupakan situs blogging gratis dilaporkan sedang diincar para hacker. Bahkan beberapa situs penyedia layanan yang terkenal seperti DreamHost, GoDaddy, BlueHost dan Media Temple diisukan juga ikut terpengaruh oleh serangan ini.
Apa sasaran dari serangan hacker ini?
Sasarannya adalah sistem manajemen yang berbasis PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), seperti Zen Cart eCommere.
Rayuan maut si hacker
Rayuan buatan hacker yang menginfeksi situs web, membuat situs web tersebut nantinya tidak akan memunculkan peringatan apapun. Hal ini dikarenakan hacker sengaja membuat browser seperti Firefox dan Google Chrome tidak berkutik saat Anda tengah asyik berselancar di situs web tersebut.
Jangan khawatir!
David Dede dari Sucuri Security telah mem-posting Simple Clean Up Solution untuk membersihkan situs yang telah terinfeksi. “Dalam masalah ini, kami tidak menyalahkan WordPress, saya berasumsi bahwa jika masalahnya ada di WordPress, jumlah situs yang terinfeksi kemungkinan akan jauh lebih banyak,” ujar Dede.
Dengan begitu, kegiatan blogging menggunakan WordPress masih sangat aman dan gratis tentunya. Bukan tidak mungkin hacker itu akan menyerang situs lainnya seperti Blogger atau bahkan Facebook.
Apa sasaran dari serangan hacker ini?
Sasarannya adalah sistem manajemen yang berbasis PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), seperti Zen Cart eCommere.
Rayuan maut si hacker
Rayuan buatan hacker yang menginfeksi situs web, membuat situs web tersebut nantinya tidak akan memunculkan peringatan apapun. Hal ini dikarenakan hacker sengaja membuat browser seperti Firefox dan Google Chrome tidak berkutik saat Anda tengah asyik berselancar di situs web tersebut.
Jangan khawatir!
David Dede dari Sucuri Security telah mem-posting Simple Clean Up Solution untuk membersihkan situs yang telah terinfeksi. “Dalam masalah ini, kami tidak menyalahkan WordPress, saya berasumsi bahwa jika masalahnya ada di WordPress, jumlah situs yang terinfeksi kemungkinan akan jauh lebih banyak,” ujar Dede.
Dengan begitu, kegiatan blogging menggunakan WordPress masih sangat aman dan gratis tentunya. Bukan tidak mungkin hacker itu akan menyerang situs lainnya seperti Blogger atau bahkan Facebook.
Twitter Bakal Jual Trending Topics?
Twitter sedang getol-getolnya mencari uang dari layanan microblogging yang luar biasa populer tersebut. Kabar yang beredar, Trending Topics pun bakal dijual.
Hal itu dikemukakan Peter Kafka, blogger dan wartawan teknologi lewat MediaMemo.com, Minggu (13/6/2010). Dikatakan bahwa, selain 'Promoted Tweets' Twitter juga akan menjual 'Promoted Trends'.
Diduga, program itu akan memungkinkan pemasang iklan memasukkan kalimat mereka ke dalam Trending Topic yang sedang muncul di halaman Twitter. Jika diklik, akan muncul hasil pencarian yang menampilkan 'Promoted Tweets' pada bagian atas.
Nah, berapa harga iklan itu? Memang belum ada kabar pasti, namun desas-desusnya menyebutkan harganya bisa mencapai puluhan ribu dollar AS per hari.
Hal itu dikemukakan Peter Kafka, blogger dan wartawan teknologi lewat MediaMemo.com, Minggu (13/6/2010). Dikatakan bahwa, selain 'Promoted Tweets' Twitter juga akan menjual 'Promoted Trends'.
Diduga, program itu akan memungkinkan pemasang iklan memasukkan kalimat mereka ke dalam Trending Topic yang sedang muncul di halaman Twitter. Jika diklik, akan muncul hasil pencarian yang menampilkan 'Promoted Tweets' pada bagian atas.
Nah, berapa harga iklan itu? Memang belum ada kabar pasti, namun desas-desusnya menyebutkan harganya bisa mencapai puluhan ribu dollar AS per hari.
Daftar Nama Domain Tertua di Dunia
Top 100 list, along with current Top 1 Million ranking:
| Ranking 001 = Oldest | Domain | Date Registered (MM/DD/YY) | Current Top One Million Ranking |
| 001 | symbolics.com | 03/15/85 | 288052 |
| 002 | bbn.com | 04/24/85 | 210628 |
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| 006 | northrop.com | 11/07/85 | n/a |
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| 010 | bellcore.com | 03/05/86 | n/a |
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| 019 | ub.com | 07/10/86 | n/a |
| 020 | bell-atl.com | 08/05/86 | n/a |
| 021 | ge.com | 08/05/86 | 11629 |
| 022 | grebyn.com | 08/05/86 | n/a |
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| 024 | nsc.com | 08/05/86 | n/a |
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| 030 | alphacdc.com | 10/27/86 | n/a |
| 031 | bdm.com | 10/27/86 | 503674 |
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| 033 | inmet.com | 10/27/86 | n/a |
| 034 | kesmai.com | 10/27/86 | n/a |
| 035 | mentor.com | 10/27/86 | 86074 |
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| 038 | rosemount.com | 10/27/86 | n/a |
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| 041 | gte.com | 11/05/86 | n/a |
| 042 | adobe.com | 11/17/86 | 56 |
| 043 | amd.com | 11/17/86 | 2001 |
| 044 | das.com | 11/17/86 | n/a |
| 045 | data-io.com | 11/17/86 | n/a |
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| 047 | portal.com | 11/17/86 | n/a |
| 048 | teltone.com | 11/17/86 | n/a |
| 049 | 3com.com | 12/11/86 | 33649 |
| 050 | amdahl.com | 12/11/86 | n/a |
| 051 | ccur.com | 12/11/86 | n/a |
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| 054 | dg.com | 12/11/86 | n/a |
| 055 | peregrine.com | 12/11/86 | n/a |
| 056 | quad.com | 12/11/86 | n/a |
| 057 | sq.com | 12/11/86 | n/a |
| 058 | tandy.com | 12/11/86 | n/a |
| 059 | tti.com | 12/11/86 | n/a |
| 060 | unisys.com | 12/11/86 | 23969 |
| 061 | cgi.com | 01/19/87 | 102209 |
| 062 | cts.com | 01/19/87 | n/a |
| 063 | spdcc.com | 01/19/87 | n/a |
| 064 | apple.com | 02/19/87 | 66 |
| 065 | nma.com | 03/04/87 | n/a |
| 066 | prime.com | 03/04/87 | n/a |
| 067 | philips.com | 04/04/87 | 2810 |
| 068 | datacube.com | 04/23/87 | n/a |
| 069 | kai.com | 04/23/87 | n/a |
| 070 | tic.com | 04/23/87 | n/a |
| 071 | vine.com | 04/23/87 | n/a |
| 072 | ncr.com | 04/30/87 | 46207 |
| 073 | cisco.com | 05/14/87 | 1329 |
| 074 | rdl.com | 05/14/87 | n/a |
| 075 | slb.com | 05/20/87 | 11557 |
| 076 | parcplace.com | 05/27/87 | n/a |
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| 078 | ide.com | 06/26/87 | n/a |
| 079 | trw.com | 07/09/87 | 224218 |
| 080 | unipress.com | 07/13/87 | n/a |
| 081 | dupont.com | 07/27/87 | 24676 |
| 082 | lockheed.com | 07/27/87 | n/a |
| 083 | rosetta.com | 07/28/87 | 266032 |
| 084 | toad.com | 08/18/87 | n/a |
| 085 | quick.com | 08/31/87 | n/a |
| 086 | allied.com | 09/03/87 | 111176 |
| 087 | dsc.com | 09/03/87 | 351550 |
| 088 | sco.com | 09/03/87 | 76724 |
| 089 | gene.com | 09/22/87 | 108440 |
| 090 | kccs.com | 09/22/87 | n/a |
| 091 | spectra.com | 09/22/87 | 776373 |
| 092 | wlk.com | 09/22/87 | n/a |
| 093 | mentat.com | 09/30/87 | n/a |
| 094 | wyse.com | 10/14/87 | 313648 |
| 095 | cfg.com | 11/02/87 | n/a |
| 096 | marble.com | 11/09/87 | 113962 |
| 097 | cayman.com | 11/16/87 | n/a |
| 098 | entity.com | 11/16/87 | n/a |
| 099 | ksr.com | 11/24/87 | n/a |
| 100 | nynexst.com | 11/30/87 | n/a |
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| 02 | src.org | 03/25/86 | n/a |
| 03 | super.org | 07/10/86 | n/a |
| 05 | aero.org | 01/07/87 | 555226 |
| 06 | mcnc.org | 01/15/87 | n/a |
| 07 | rand.org | 04/02/87 | 61186 |
| 08 | mn.org | 04/04/87 | n/a |
| 09 | rti.org | 05/01/87 | 248138 |
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| 11 | usenix.org | 07/14/87 | 98286 |
| 12 | n/a | ?? | ?? |
| 13 | software.org | 10/03/87 | n/a |
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| 01 | berkeley.edu | 04/24/85 | 1580 |
| 02 | purdue.edu | 04/24/85 | 2776 |
| 03 | ucla.edu | 04/24/85 | 2629 |
| 04 | mit.edu | 05/23/85 | 1158 |
| 05 | harvard.edu | 06/27/85 | 1487 |
| 06 | columbia.edu | 07/05/85 | 2775 |
| 07 | cornell.edu | 07/15/85 | 2441 |
| 08 | uiuc.edu | 07/18/85 | 2651 |
| 09 | udel.edu | 07/24/85 | 11999 |
| 10 | umd.edu | 07/31/85 | 4062 |
| 11 | utexas.edu | 08/13/85 | 2179 |
| 12 | usc.edu | 08/20/85 | 4480 |
| 13 | wisc.edu | 09/30/85 | 2743 |
| 14 | uci.edu | 09/30/85 | 5377 |
| 15 | stanford.edu | 10/04/85 | 1276 |
| 16 | umich.edu | 10/07/85 | 2242 |
| 17 | ucsd.edu | 12/09/85 | 5036 |
| 18 | arizona.edu | 01/23/86 | 4151 |
| 19 | ucsf.edu | 02/21/86 | 14279 |
| 20 | indiana.edu | 03/03/86 | 4832 |
| 21 | ucdavis.edu | 03/19/86 | 6016 |
| 22 | virginia.edu | 03/19/86 | 3227 |
| 23 | ufl.edu | 03/25/86 | 3200 |
| 24 | bu.edu | 03/25/86 | 5945 |
| 25 | gatech.edu | 05/08/86 | 7101 |
| 26 | duke.edu | 06/02/86 | 4582 |
| 27 | upenn.edu | 06/02/86 | 2451 |
| 28 | emory.edu | 06/02/86 | 11327 |
| 29 | unc.edu | 06/17/86 | 4359 |
| 30 | brown.edu | 08/27/86 | 11759 |
| 31 | unm.edu | 08/27/86 | 11735 |
| 32 | washington.edu | 09/04/86 | 2336 |
| 33 | nyu.edu | 10/08/86 | 3214 |
| 34 | umn.edu | 01/21/87 | 2602 |
| 35 | clemson.edu | 02/19/87 | 17235 |
| 36 | yale.edu | 03/17/87 | 4504 |
| 37 | princeton.edu | 04/03/87 | 4286 |
| 38 | uvm.edu | 04/14/87 | 14612 |
| 39 | ncsu.edu | 04/16/87 | 4912 |
| 40 | ucop.edu | 04/30/87 | 45277 |
| 41 | colostate.edu | 05/27/87 | 7860 |
| 42 | iastate.edu | 06/22/87 | 7616 |
| 43 | miami.edu | 07/23/87 | 15798 |
| 44 | uconn.edu | 08/18/87 | 14286 |
| 45 | fsu.edu | 11/24/87 | 7400 |
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| 02 | uu.net | 05/20/87 | 165772 |
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Political fundraising tool taps social networks
Candidates in some top political races are raising big sums of money using software that taps donors' social networks, an endeavor that lets the donors track their friends' donations with the zeal a fantasy baseball team owner uses to monitor player statistics.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker in Massachusetts and two GOP Senate candidates, Marco Rubio in Florida and Rob Portman in Ohio, are among those using a software-based fundraising tool called BlueSwarm to successfully tap their social networks for campaign cash. The Democratic Governors Association also plans to use it.
The software democratizes the fundraising process by letting average citizens not just donate, but raise money themselves from their Outlook contacts or their Facebook friends.
The traditional political fundraising model relies on experienced bundlers to hustle money from a small set of well-connected donors.
In contrast, BlueSwarm and similar software lets users work their friends and families and, in turn, have them solicit their own network to build a donor tree with deep roots. The same technique applies to institutional fundraising used by colleges or social causes such as charity campaigns.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker in Massachusetts and two GOP Senate candidates, Marco Rubio in Florida and Rob Portman in Ohio, are among those using a software-based fundraising tool called BlueSwarm to successfully tap their social networks for campaign cash. The Democratic Governors Association also plans to use it.
The software democratizes the fundraising process by letting average citizens not just donate, but raise money themselves from their Outlook contacts or their Facebook friends.
The traditional political fundraising model relies on experienced bundlers to hustle money from a small set of well-connected donors.
In contrast, BlueSwarm and similar software lets users work their friends and families and, in turn, have them solicit their own network to build a donor tree with deep roots. The same technique applies to institutional fundraising used by colleges or social causes such as charity campaigns.
Cara Mendapatkan Password Facebook Yang di Retas
Bagaimana cara mendapatkan kembali akun Facebook kamu yang di hack?. Nah, bagi orang yang punya akun Facebook dibobol password dan email-nya alias kena hack, bisa menggunakan halaman Facebook help center security. Dari situ kamu akan dituntun cara mendapatkan kembali akun FB yang di hack sama orang lain.
Ada 3 jenis form yang diberikan sebagai cara mengembalikan Facebook yang di hack:
1. My Account Has Been Hacked And I Have Access To My Login Email
https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=hacked_self_recovery
Form ini digunakan jika akun FB kamu dibobol tapi email yang digunakan untuk login Facebook masih bisa befungsi, dan emailitu masih bisa diakses untuk menerima dan mengirim pesan.
Ada 3 jenis form yang diberikan sebagai cara mengembalikan Facebook yang di hack:
1. My Account Has Been Hacked And I Have Access To My Login Email
https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=hacked_self_recovery
Form ini digunakan jika akun FB kamu dibobol tapi email yang digunakan untuk login Facebook masih bisa befungsi, dan emailitu masih bisa diakses untuk menerima dan mengirim pesan.
Budaya, Seks, dan Zona Mabuk Internet
Video porno mirip selebriti Ariel-Luna ataupun Ariel-CutTari beredar di dunia maya tanpa batas sosial, budaya bahkan usia. Inikah globalisasi media internet yang kebablasan?
Sepekan ini, pemberitaan di tanah air diramaikan oleh beredarnya video porno mirip selebriti Ariel Peterpan, Luna Maya dan Cut Tari. Hanya dalam hitungan hari, video yang menghebohkan ini telah beredar luas ke seluruh pelosok negeri bahkan ke mancanegara. Jaringan internet yang membaik dan terus berkembang, menjadi katalisnya.
Don Tapscott dalam bukunya yang berjudul 'Growing Up Digital: The Rise of The Net Generation' (1998), menganggap kemunculan internet sebagai ruang publik yang menawarkan berkah bagi perwujudan partisipasi semua orang. Internet telah menjadi ruang maya untuk membangun masyarakat yang dianggap demokratis atau sebuah cyberdemocracy.
Ia pun menyoroti kebangkitan sebuah generasi baru yang dikenal sebagai 'the net generation' dengan kebiasaan dan karakter tersendiri. Dijelaskan juga mengenai pengaruh revolusi jaringan internet dengan budaya digital terhadap kehidupan.
Orang-orang yang berkomunikasi lewat jaringan elektronik tidak terlalu mementingkan perbedaan posisi mereka dan cenderung lebih terbuka dalam mengeluarkan pemikirannya, bahkan seringkali tanpa ada sekat. Demikian ujar Thomas A Stewart, kepala Pemasaran dan Pengetahuan Officer Booz & Company, sebuah perusahaan konsultan manajemen global.
Sebagian organisasi merespons perkembangan ini, dimana e-mail, facebook, twitter, dan jejaring sosial lainnya, dipandang sebagai peristiwa perubahan kebudayaan yang besar yang berpengaruh bagi cara kerja dan sistem pengambilan keputusan organisasi mereka.
Sedangkan Dicky Andika, S. Sos, M.Si, seorang pengajar mata kuliah Komunikasi Antar Budaya sempat mengatakan, wacana-wacana kebudayaan kini tengah tumbuh ke arah titik ekstrem, ke jurusan yang melampaui kondisi yang normal, yang bisa diterima akal sehat. Berbagai wacana kebudayaan pun mengalami pergeseran yang mendasar.
Wacana seksualitas telah berkembang jauh melampaui sifat alamiah seksual itu sendiri. Fenomena video porno baik yang mirip selebritis, atau kalangan pemuda-pemudi biasa, yang terumbar bebas di dunia maya umpamanya.
Dimensi-dimensi seksualitas dan tubuh pun perlahan (tapi pasti) bergeser dan mulai kehilangan kesakralannya. Pada titik ini, eksploitasi tubuh menjadi sebatas instrumen display dan benda komoditi di pentas kebudayaan pop.
Globalisasi budaya lewat internet telah menyebabkan lenyapnya batas-batas sosial, kategori sosial, dan identitas sosial. Cyberspace atau ruang maya yang tercipta dalam jaringan internet menjadi sebuah ruang yang tanpa identitas, tanpa tuan, atau bahkan tanpa nilai.
Dalam ruang maya internet, batas sosial antara dunia anak-anak dan dunia orang dewasa lenyap di tangan situs-situs porno, video biru, blue film, atau cyberporn. Ini terjadi karena perkembangan media informasi (televisi, video, komputer, dan internet itu sendiri) telah bersifat sangat transparan.
Artinya, setiap informasi yang sebelumnya secara sosial, moral, dan religi dianggap terlarang, tabu, dan haram, kini semuanya dapat diperoleh begitu gampang. Pada akhirnya, internet berubah menjadi 'warung libido elektronik' di dunia maya yang memicu hasrat dan fantasi seksual dengan karut-marut informasi seks yang kacau nilai. Meski ada pula yang pro pornomedia. Keakraban dengan sesuatu yang alami dan nyata (real) kini telah berganti dengan keeratan sesuatu yang tak nyata, virtual, dan semu.
Kapan terakhir kita melihat pemandangan anak-anak bermain gatrik, galah atau permainan tradisional lain yang akrab dengan alam? Anak-anak lebih akrab dengan game tentang sepakbola, daripada bermain sepakbola langsung di lapangan terbuka. Kawula muda lebih mahir mengunduh video porno idolanya, ketimbang menciptakan simfoni musik gamelan.
Sepekan ini, pemberitaan di tanah air diramaikan oleh beredarnya video porno mirip selebriti Ariel Peterpan, Luna Maya dan Cut Tari. Hanya dalam hitungan hari, video yang menghebohkan ini telah beredar luas ke seluruh pelosok negeri bahkan ke mancanegara. Jaringan internet yang membaik dan terus berkembang, menjadi katalisnya.
Don Tapscott dalam bukunya yang berjudul 'Growing Up Digital: The Rise of The Net Generation' (1998), menganggap kemunculan internet sebagai ruang publik yang menawarkan berkah bagi perwujudan partisipasi semua orang. Internet telah menjadi ruang maya untuk membangun masyarakat yang dianggap demokratis atau sebuah cyberdemocracy.
Ia pun menyoroti kebangkitan sebuah generasi baru yang dikenal sebagai 'the net generation' dengan kebiasaan dan karakter tersendiri. Dijelaskan juga mengenai pengaruh revolusi jaringan internet dengan budaya digital terhadap kehidupan.
Orang-orang yang berkomunikasi lewat jaringan elektronik tidak terlalu mementingkan perbedaan posisi mereka dan cenderung lebih terbuka dalam mengeluarkan pemikirannya, bahkan seringkali tanpa ada sekat. Demikian ujar Thomas A Stewart, kepala Pemasaran dan Pengetahuan Officer Booz & Company, sebuah perusahaan konsultan manajemen global.
Sebagian organisasi merespons perkembangan ini, dimana e-mail, facebook, twitter, dan jejaring sosial lainnya, dipandang sebagai peristiwa perubahan kebudayaan yang besar yang berpengaruh bagi cara kerja dan sistem pengambilan keputusan organisasi mereka.
Sedangkan Dicky Andika, S. Sos, M.Si, seorang pengajar mata kuliah Komunikasi Antar Budaya sempat mengatakan, wacana-wacana kebudayaan kini tengah tumbuh ke arah titik ekstrem, ke jurusan yang melampaui kondisi yang normal, yang bisa diterima akal sehat. Berbagai wacana kebudayaan pun mengalami pergeseran yang mendasar.
Wacana seksualitas telah berkembang jauh melampaui sifat alamiah seksual itu sendiri. Fenomena video porno baik yang mirip selebritis, atau kalangan pemuda-pemudi biasa, yang terumbar bebas di dunia maya umpamanya.
Dimensi-dimensi seksualitas dan tubuh pun perlahan (tapi pasti) bergeser dan mulai kehilangan kesakralannya. Pada titik ini, eksploitasi tubuh menjadi sebatas instrumen display dan benda komoditi di pentas kebudayaan pop.
Globalisasi budaya lewat internet telah menyebabkan lenyapnya batas-batas sosial, kategori sosial, dan identitas sosial. Cyberspace atau ruang maya yang tercipta dalam jaringan internet menjadi sebuah ruang yang tanpa identitas, tanpa tuan, atau bahkan tanpa nilai.
Dalam ruang maya internet, batas sosial antara dunia anak-anak dan dunia orang dewasa lenyap di tangan situs-situs porno, video biru, blue film, atau cyberporn. Ini terjadi karena perkembangan media informasi (televisi, video, komputer, dan internet itu sendiri) telah bersifat sangat transparan.
Artinya, setiap informasi yang sebelumnya secara sosial, moral, dan religi dianggap terlarang, tabu, dan haram, kini semuanya dapat diperoleh begitu gampang. Pada akhirnya, internet berubah menjadi 'warung libido elektronik' di dunia maya yang memicu hasrat dan fantasi seksual dengan karut-marut informasi seks yang kacau nilai. Meski ada pula yang pro pornomedia. Keakraban dengan sesuatu yang alami dan nyata (real) kini telah berganti dengan keeratan sesuatu yang tak nyata, virtual, dan semu.
Kapan terakhir kita melihat pemandangan anak-anak bermain gatrik, galah atau permainan tradisional lain yang akrab dengan alam? Anak-anak lebih akrab dengan game tentang sepakbola, daripada bermain sepakbola langsung di lapangan terbuka. Kawula muda lebih mahir mengunduh video porno idolanya, ketimbang menciptakan simfoni musik gamelan.
Gawat, Jejaring Sosial Bisa Menjadikan Manusia Asosial Loh!
Kehadiran kemudahan berkomunikasi dalam dunia maya mestinya menjadi perhatian kita semua, khususnya guru bahasa dan sastra Indonesia. Apa yang dikuatiri oleh pakar linguistik dari Universitas Kristen Petra Surabaya, Prof. Dr. Esther Kuntjara, adalah adanya gejala sejumlah situs jejaring sosial di dunia maya layaknya facebook, twitter, dan sejenisnya telah merusak bahasa. Menurutnya, dunia maya menggunakan bahasa lisan yang ditulis, bukan bahasa tulis atau bahasa lisan, sehingga bahasa lisan yang ditulis dapat mengacaukan bahasa baku. Hal itu dikatakannya dalam sebuah seminar di kampus setempat, Selasa(8/6) dalam seminar Language in The Online and Offline World (LOOW) yang digagas Jurusan Sastra Inggris UK Petra Surabaya itu, dosen UK Petra Surabaya itu menyatakan bahasa lisan yang ditulis itu dikenal dengan istilah alay.
Dirinya baru mengetahui bahwa istilah bahasa alay itu justru dari penelusuran melalui facebook. Yang jelas, bahasa alay itu mencampur aduk antara tulisan, lisan, dan gambar, sehingga semuanya menjadi kacau balau. Dimana kekacauan bahasa terjadi karena beberapa hal, antara lain peletakan gambar yang seenaknya dan kadang emosi juga diungkapkan secara tidak tepat.
Ia memberi contoh, bila menyatakan tertawa keras ditulis dengan LOL, padahal mungkin saja penulis itu justru sedang marah, bukan tertawa, sehingga semuanya menjadi kacau atau rumit. Lucunya, bahasa yang rusak itu justru dianggap sebagai kreatifitas. Seakan penutur bahasa dalam dunia maya dianggap kreatif, padahal jelas-jelas merusak.
Dirinya baru mengetahui bahwa istilah bahasa alay itu justru dari penelusuran melalui facebook. Yang jelas, bahasa alay itu mencampur aduk antara tulisan, lisan, dan gambar, sehingga semuanya menjadi kacau balau. Dimana kekacauan bahasa terjadi karena beberapa hal, antara lain peletakan gambar yang seenaknya dan kadang emosi juga diungkapkan secara tidak tepat.
Ia memberi contoh, bila menyatakan tertawa keras ditulis dengan LOL, padahal mungkin saja penulis itu justru sedang marah, bukan tertawa, sehingga semuanya menjadi kacau atau rumit. Lucunya, bahasa yang rusak itu justru dianggap sebagai kreatifitas. Seakan penutur bahasa dalam dunia maya dianggap kreatif, padahal jelas-jelas merusak.
Cucu Tewas, Mandela Batal Hadiri Acara Pembukaan
Kepastian tidak hadirnya Mandela ini diumumkan Yayasan Nelson Mandela, Jumat (11/6). Mandela, tokoh dibalik suksesnya Afrika Selatan mendapat kepercayaan FIFA menjadi tuan rumah, tidak menghadiri acara pembukaan karena berduka menyusul tewasnya Zenani Mandela.
"Tidak sepantasnya bagi Mandela untuk hadir dalam acara pembukaan," jelas Yayasan Nelson Mandela. Rakyat Afrika Selatan sebelumnya berharap tokoh demokrasi ini bisa hadir walau kondisi kesehatannya tidak bagus.
Zenani Mandela, tewas hari ini, dua hari setelah ulang tahunnya yang ke-13. Ia tewas dalam kecelakaan mobil saat pulang seusai menyaksikan konser musik yang digelar untuk memeriahkan Piala Dunia di Soweto.
Twitter dan FIFA Bikin Halaman Khusus Piala Dunia
TWITTER
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Demam Piala Dunia 2010 diperkirakan bakal memuncak mulai Jumat (11/6/2010) malam nanti begitu ajang kompetisi sepakbola terakbar ini dibuka. Twitter pun telah mengantisipasi euforia pengguna layanan mikroblogingnya selama Piala Dunia 2010 nanti dengan mempersiapkan halaman khusus bersama FIFA.
iPhone 4, Generasi Keempat Seratus Fitur
Lupakan kasus prototipe iPhone anyar yang ditemukan di toilet sebuah bar. Pada akhirnya iPhone 4 itu akan segera dikonsumsi publik. Pada Senin lalu, ponsel pintar itu secara resmi diluncurkan dan mulai dikapalkan pada 24 Juni mendatang.
Tak tanggung-tanggung, Apple menanamkan lebih dari 100 fitur baru di dalam ponsel yang akan dijual dalam varian hitam dan putih itu. Namun, pada peluncuran di Konferensi Pengembang Apple Sedunia di San Francisco, Steve Jobs menggarisbawahi sembilan fitur penting.
Perubahan paling nyata tampak pada tubuhnya. iPhone 4 memakai material kaca di bagian muka dan belakang. Di sudut-sudutnya ada "pita" dari baja stainless yang merupakan bagian dari sistem antena.
Ini pertama kalinya vendor ponsel mengintegrasikan antena Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, UMTS, dan GSM pada struktur ponsel. "Ini belum pernah dilakukan sebelumnya," kata Jobs.
Ponsel ini memiliki tebal 9,3 milimeter atau 24 persen lebih tipis daripada pendahulunya, iPhone 3GS. Layar 3,5 incinya beresolusi 960 x 640 piksel, empat kali lebih besar ketimbang milik 3GS.
Tak tanggung-tanggung, Apple menanamkan lebih dari 100 fitur baru di dalam ponsel yang akan dijual dalam varian hitam dan putih itu. Namun, pada peluncuran di Konferensi Pengembang Apple Sedunia di San Francisco, Steve Jobs menggarisbawahi sembilan fitur penting.
Perubahan paling nyata tampak pada tubuhnya. iPhone 4 memakai material kaca di bagian muka dan belakang. Di sudut-sudutnya ada "pita" dari baja stainless yang merupakan bagian dari sistem antena.
Ini pertama kalinya vendor ponsel mengintegrasikan antena Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, UMTS, dan GSM pada struktur ponsel. "Ini belum pernah dilakukan sebelumnya," kata Jobs.
Ponsel ini memiliki tebal 9,3 milimeter atau 24 persen lebih tipis daripada pendahulunya, iPhone 3GS. Layar 3,5 incinya beresolusi 960 x 640 piksel, empat kali lebih besar ketimbang milik 3GS.
A Close Look at bit.ly, the URL Shortening Service
The rise of Twitter and instant messaging has made bit.ly more popular. The URL-shortening free service has become very useful tool for users across the web. According to company official blog, Bit.ly is getting nearly 5 billion clicks per month. Additionally, as per Google double click ranking, the website has become 76 th most-visited destination which is ahead of sites like eBay, MapQuest and the New York Times. It got a huge popularity last year when Twitter, the microblogging site where users shrink long URLs to fit tweets within the 140-character limit, replaced TinyURL with bit.ly as the default link shortener.
URL shorteners help people share links to webpages they like without having to copy a long URL onto the place that may contain letters, numbers and symbols. The service was launched in 2008. bit.ly has some additional features compared to other URL shorteners such as TinyURL like letting users track statistics on how many people clicked their links and how many other people were linking to the same thing.
Bit.ly also announced a host of businesses and bloggers who have signed up for bitly.Pro, a premium service, in the past few months. They include Yahoo, MySpace, Pepsi, C-SPAN, Amazon, Mozilla, NPR,the New York Times and Toys "R" Us. The pay version of bit.ly offers advanced analytics tools and the ability to brand shortened links.
URL shorteners help people share links to webpages they like without having to copy a long URL onto the place that may contain letters, numbers and symbols. The service was launched in 2008. bit.ly has some additional features compared to other URL shorteners such as TinyURL like letting users track statistics on how many people clicked their links and how many other people were linking to the same thing.
Bit.ly also announced a host of businesses and bloggers who have signed up for bitly.Pro, a premium service, in the past few months. They include Yahoo, MySpace, Pepsi, C-SPAN, Amazon, Mozilla, NPR,the New York Times and Toys "R" Us. The pay version of bit.ly offers advanced analytics tools and the ability to brand shortened links.
Penerima Adipura 2010 Meningkat
Jumlah kota penerima anugerah adipura, atau kota dengan predikat terbersih tahun 2010, meningkat dibanding tahun sebelumnya.
"Terjadi peningkatan dibanding tahun 2009," kata Menteri Lingkungan Hidup, Gusti Muhammad Hatta di Jakarta, Selasa (8/6). Menteri menjelaskan, pada tahun 2009 penerima Adipura sebanyak 126 kota dan pada tahun 2010 ini menjadi 140 kota.
Menurut menteri peningkatan jumlah kota tersebut disebabkan adanya perubahan paradigma di beberapa daerah di Indonesia. "Kesadaran pemerintah daerah dan masyarakat untuk menjaga kebersihan kota semain meningkat," katanya.
Bahkan menurutnya, kesadaran tersebut bukan hanya di dorong dari keinginan mendapatkan adipura, melainkan keinginan untuk menciptakan kota yang nyaman dan bersih.
Beberapa kota yang menerima anugerah adipura tahun 2010 untuk kategori kota metropolitan yakni Palembang, Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Selatan, Surabaya, Tanggerang, Jakarta Utara, Jakarta Timur, Jakarta Barat dan Bekasi.
"Terjadi peningkatan dibanding tahun 2009," kata Menteri Lingkungan Hidup, Gusti Muhammad Hatta di Jakarta, Selasa (8/6). Menteri menjelaskan, pada tahun 2009 penerima Adipura sebanyak 126 kota dan pada tahun 2010 ini menjadi 140 kota.
Menurut menteri peningkatan jumlah kota tersebut disebabkan adanya perubahan paradigma di beberapa daerah di Indonesia. "Kesadaran pemerintah daerah dan masyarakat untuk menjaga kebersihan kota semain meningkat," katanya.
Bahkan menurutnya, kesadaran tersebut bukan hanya di dorong dari keinginan mendapatkan adipura, melainkan keinginan untuk menciptakan kota yang nyaman dan bersih.
Beberapa kota yang menerima anugerah adipura tahun 2010 untuk kategori kota metropolitan yakni Palembang, Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Selatan, Surabaya, Tanggerang, Jakarta Utara, Jakarta Timur, Jakarta Barat dan Bekasi.
How Are Spam, Twitter and Protection Center Rogue Related?
Is there a possibility for Twitter to be related to rogue? It looks that the answer to this question is YES. Security experts from Websense have recently detected a new Twitter-related spam campaign spreading rogueware. Let's find out the whole truth about this threat together.
First of all, it has to be noted that the attack starts with a spam message purportedly being sent by Twitter and coming with the subject line "Reset your Twitter password". Victimized users are asked to click on the provided link or paste it into the browser.
Websense claims to have detected about 55,000 cases of this malicious Twitter spam campaign.
So what happens if the recipient clicks on the provided link? As it may be expected, that is where the real malicious attack begins. The link asks the victimized user to download an executable called password.exe. This is a malicious file and drops on the infected system rogue anti-virus application called Protection Center.
An interesting thing to note here is the fact that Protection Center manages to display on the desktop some of the malicious files that it installs. These files are later detected as malicious through the fake system scan and make the victim even more scared.
First of all, it has to be noted that the attack starts with a spam message purportedly being sent by Twitter and coming with the subject line "Reset your Twitter password". Victimized users are asked to click on the provided link or paste it into the browser.
Websense claims to have detected about 55,000 cases of this malicious Twitter spam campaign.
So what happens if the recipient clicks on the provided link? As it may be expected, that is where the real malicious attack begins. The link asks the victimized user to download an executable called password.exe. This is a malicious file and drops on the infected system rogue anti-virus application called Protection Center.
An interesting thing to note here is the fact that Protection Center manages to display on the desktop some of the malicious files that it installs. These files are later detected as malicious through the fake system scan and make the victim even more scared.
Bar codes get around town and get more useful
It used to be that the only time you'd notice a bar code was at a store, maybe when a cashier scanned your groceries. But lately bar codes are showing up in more places around town — and getting more sophisticated.
You might have seen one cousin of the traditional bar code: Known as a QR code, this jumble of little squares randomly arranged within a larger square is popping up on everything from bus stop billboards to restaurant windows. If you spot one and snap it with your cell phone camera, the device can show you a website, photo or video related to the advertiser.
For example, Google Inc. is giving businesses stickers with QR codes that passers-by can scan. That brings up a link to a mobile version of a Google page where the business can post coupons and information about themselves. Soon the codes could lead to other avenues for connecting with customers in ways businesses can measure and control. That could help them target advertisements to the people who are most likely to respond to their entreaties.
You might have seen one cousin of the traditional bar code: Known as a QR code, this jumble of little squares randomly arranged within a larger square is popping up on everything from bus stop billboards to restaurant windows. If you spot one and snap it with your cell phone camera, the device can show you a website, photo or video related to the advertiser.
For example, Google Inc. is giving businesses stickers with QR codes that passers-by can scan. That brings up a link to a mobile version of a Google page where the business can post coupons and information about themselves. Soon the codes could lead to other avenues for connecting with customers in ways businesses can measure and control. That could help them target advertisements to the people who are most likely to respond to their entreaties.
Yahoo's site mirrors Facebook in latest facelift
Yahoo Inc.'s latest facelift will include a Facebook touchup.
As part of changes rolling out this week, Yahoo will import personal updates from Facebook's social network for users who want a bridge between two of the world's most popular websites. The Facebook link will need to be turned on by each Yahoo user.
The personal updates, known as a "news feed" in Facebook's parlance, will be available throughout Yahoo's website, including its front page and e-mail service. Other tools will empower people to automatically let their Facebook friends know what they are doing and saying on Yahoo services such as its photo-sharing site, Flickr.
The additional tie-ins follow through on a makeover that Yahoo announced late last year in an effort to make its website more compelling.
As part of changes rolling out this week, Yahoo will import personal updates from Facebook's social network for users who want a bridge between two of the world's most popular websites. The Facebook link will need to be turned on by each Yahoo user.
The personal updates, known as a "news feed" in Facebook's parlance, will be available throughout Yahoo's website, including its front page and e-mail service. Other tools will empower people to automatically let their Facebook friends know what they are doing and saying on Yahoo services such as its photo-sharing site, Flickr.
The additional tie-ins follow through on a makeover that Yahoo announced late last year in an effort to make its website more compelling.
Apple Revealed HTML/Web Standard
Apple Store faced increasing criticism before for not being more open, Apple recently announced that there is a portion of its devices that is totally open:the Web. If developers do not like some of the restrictions of Apple store, they can build their new Web Apps. But, the critics think that this is the best interest of Apple so that people make native apps for their devices, not web apps that can be used anywhere.
Apple's HTML 5 page on its site establishes the fact what you can do with the technology. There are seven unique things you can do using only HTML5: Video, Typography, Gallery, Transitions, Audio, 360, and VR. "Standards are not add-on to the web," says Apple. But, the odd is that you can only view those things using Apple's Safari Browser.
You can not use other HTML5 compliant browser like Google Chrome. If you try to load the application in different browser, you will get error message "The demo was designed with the latest web standards supported by Safari".
Apple's HTML 5 page on its site establishes the fact what you can do with the technology. There are seven unique things you can do using only HTML5: Video, Typography, Gallery, Transitions, Audio, 360, and VR. "Standards are not add-on to the web," says Apple. But, the odd is that you can only view those things using Apple's Safari Browser.
You can not use other HTML5 compliant browser like Google Chrome. If you try to load the application in different browser, you will get error message "The demo was designed with the latest web standards supported by Safari".
$ 200.000 Diaspora taps Facebook privacy concerns to raise $200,000
Four idealistic students at New York University have raised $200,000 to fund a project building a more privacy-centric social network.
Diaspora isn't likely to take Facebook down just yet, but after a very flattering introduction in the New York Times a few weeks back the group watched hundreds of small donations flood in - more than 6,400 donations have been pledged so far - and in less than one month. Zuckerberg himself is rumoured to have contributed.
The four wrote on Monday that they had expected to scrape an initial $10,000 together through Kickstarter, the creative project funding site, from friends and family - but recognise they have "struck a chord with the world and identified a problem which needs to be solved".
That 'problem' is the need for what they describe as a "privacy-aware, personally controlled, do-it-all, open source social network".
"You may not hear too much from us in the coming months and we will try our best to provide regular updates, but our silence means we are hard at work," wrote the team: Daniel Grippi, Maxwell Salzberg, Raphael Sofaer and Ilya Zhitromirskiy.
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg was given a grilling by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg at the D8 conference yesterday; what MarketWatch described as his "Nixon moment".
Diaspora isn't likely to take Facebook down just yet, but after a very flattering introduction in the New York Times a few weeks back the group watched hundreds of small donations flood in - more than 6,400 donations have been pledged so far - and in less than one month. Zuckerberg himself is rumoured to have contributed.
The four wrote on Monday that they had expected to scrape an initial $10,000 together through Kickstarter, the creative project funding site, from friends and family - but recognise they have "struck a chord with the world and identified a problem which needs to be solved".
That 'problem' is the need for what they describe as a "privacy-aware, personally controlled, do-it-all, open source social network".
"You may not hear too much from us in the coming months and we will try our best to provide regular updates, but our silence means we are hard at work," wrote the team: Daniel Grippi, Maxwell Salzberg, Raphael Sofaer and Ilya Zhitromirskiy.
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg was given a grilling by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg at the D8 conference yesterday; what MarketWatch described as his "Nixon moment".
Google-owned DoubleClick buys ad tech startup
DoubleClick Inc., an Internet ad service owned by Google Inc., said Thursday that it bought online ad technology startup Invite Media.
Invite Media, which is based in New York and Philadelphia, makes tools to help marketers bid on online advertising space.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Google bought DoubleClick in March 2008 for $3.2 billion. More recently, the online search leader passed the final regulatory hurdle in its $750 million acquisition of mobile ad service AdMob in May when the Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved that purchase.
Invite Media, which is based in New York and Philadelphia, makes tools to help marketers bid on online advertising space.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Google bought DoubleClick in March 2008 for $3.2 billion. More recently, the online search leader passed the final regulatory hurdle in its $750 million acquisition of mobile ad service AdMob in May when the Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved that purchase.
Teen Bill Gates was problem child for mum, says dad
A teenage Bill Gates was such a problem child that he and his parents had to go through family therapy for two years, the Microsoft founder's dad has revealed.
"Things obviously worked themselves out," the New York Daily News quoted Gates Sr., 84, as telling the crowd in the auditorium of the storied 92nd Street Y.
He went on: "Our family was pretty typical as families go, with conflicts arising between parents and children at a certain age.
"There's fighting against discipline, and that's the situation we had. In this particular case it was mostly between Bill and his mother."
Gates Jr., nicknamed Trey at home, said: "Mom was on the front line.
"But Dad was in reserve."
"Things obviously worked themselves out," the New York Daily News quoted Gates Sr., 84, as telling the crowd in the auditorium of the storied 92nd Street Y.
He went on: "Our family was pretty typical as families go, with conflicts arising between parents and children at a certain age.
"There's fighting against discipline, and that's the situation we had. In this particular case it was mostly between Bill and his mother."
Gates Jr., nicknamed Trey at home, said: "Mom was on the front line.
"But Dad was in reserve."
Dituding Bocorkan Data, FB Kebanjiran IkIan
Jejaring sosial terbesar di dunia, Facebook, baru-baru ini digugat oleh penggunanya karena dituduh membocorkan data pribadi pengguna kepada para pengiklan.
Salah seorang pengguna Facebook asal South Lake Tahoe California, David Gould, menuding Facebook telah mengingkari kebijakan privasinya. Yaitu dengan mengungkap data-data pengguna yang mengeklik iklan di Facebook, meliputi nama asli, kota tempat tinggal, asal sekolah, serta daftar teman-teman.
Menurut Gould, kepada para pengiklan, Facebook mengirimkan referrer header setiap saat ada pengguna Facebook yang mengeklik iklan. Jadi setiap kali pengiklan menerima referrer header itu, para pengiklan bisa melihat profil pengguna spesifik yang telah mengeklik iklan itu.
Apalagi, kata Gould, saat itu, kebijakan privasi yang lama memungkinkan pengiklan juga mengakses nama username maupun foto pengguna Facebook, mengingat banyak di antara mereka yang tidak mengutak-atik pengaturan privasi mereka.
Salah seorang pengguna Facebook asal South Lake Tahoe California, David Gould, menuding Facebook telah mengingkari kebijakan privasinya. Yaitu dengan mengungkap data-data pengguna yang mengeklik iklan di Facebook, meliputi nama asli, kota tempat tinggal, asal sekolah, serta daftar teman-teman.
Menurut Gould, kepada para pengiklan, Facebook mengirimkan referrer header setiap saat ada pengguna Facebook yang mengeklik iklan. Jadi setiap kali pengiklan menerima referrer header itu, para pengiklan bisa melihat profil pengguna spesifik yang telah mengeklik iklan itu.
Apalagi, kata Gould, saat itu, kebijakan privasi yang lama memungkinkan pengiklan juga mengakses nama username maupun foto pengguna Facebook, mengingat banyak di antara mereka yang tidak mengutak-atik pengaturan privasi mereka.
Search Engine for Muslims
Users are given the ability to determine whether websites or content within a site is “haram” or “halal”, and are encouraged to discuss their views and opinions in a social manner, as content cannot be dictated on the basis of what one person solely believes.
By interacting in this social forum, we are helping one another to understand and consider why certain things are halal or haram.
About Taqwa
Taqwa is the Islamic concept of constant awareness of Allah (God). In the Qur’an Taqwa is explained as “right conduct”, “piety”, “guarding oneself”, “guarding against evil”(Q 2:197 and 22:37), and “piety of hearts” (Q 22:32).
Taqwa, therefore, is an attribute of a believer inspired by Allah.
Six Tips To Ensure Privacy on Facebook and Other social networks
Facebook has just won its court battle in Pakistan and reaffirmed its restoration in the country. The privacy issue continues to besiege the social networking ace. However, for all those Facebook-buffs who are in no mood to celebrate Quit Facebook Day, you can better tighten your privacy. A week ago, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckberg, while addressing the privacy issues, had announced that suggesting the plans would roll out simplified controls. The new tools will offer users one menu with three settings that determine who can see shared content - friends, friends of friends and everyone. To boost up your security you can surely get on with some cool tips by Symantec for on social network to protect their personal information.
- The foremost thing is never to share your password for facebook or any other social networking site with anyone not even your best friend or spouse.
- warned that photos, videos and comments posted on the web are often there forever. Never post anything you would want a grandmother or future employer to see.
- Avoid posting sensitive information such as email or birthday.
- Never share any status updates that informs about your current location, for instance say "Off to L.A for the weekend".
Open vs. Fast, Good vs. Evil, Google vs. Facebook
The landscape of the community-engineered social web, the one based on open technologies, has changed dramatically over the past few months. If you took a year off and just came back, you would probably not recognize it at all.
The movement that started with protocols such as OpenID, OAuth, and Activity Streams, is now mostly gone. All the cool kids got grownup jobs and the market is back again driven by a small number of corporations. In fact, it is so small it can be counted on two fingers. A year ago, a meeting with Chris Messina, David Recordon, Joseph Smarr, Monica Keller, Will Norris, Luke Shepard, and John Panzer represented 7 different organizations or communities – a well-balanced mix of big and small, corporate and independent.
Today it’s just Facebook and Google and that has significant implications. But when examining how these two companies engage in the development of open technologies, the findings are quite surprising. On the product side, Google is famous for their openness while Facebook is notorious for their closed garden. But when it comes to their community engagement, these two giants behave in a rather reverse fashion.
Open technology is slow by definition.
That’s assuming you accept my definition of Open Technology:
The movement that started with protocols such as OpenID, OAuth, and Activity Streams, is now mostly gone. All the cool kids got grownup jobs and the market is back again driven by a small number of corporations. In fact, it is so small it can be counted on two fingers. A year ago, a meeting with Chris Messina, David Recordon, Joseph Smarr, Monica Keller, Will Norris, Luke Shepard, and John Panzer represented 7 different organizations or communities – a well-balanced mix of big and small, corporate and independent.
Today it’s just Facebook and Google and that has significant implications. But when examining how these two companies engage in the development of open technologies, the findings are quite surprising. On the product side, Google is famous for their openness while Facebook is notorious for their closed garden. But when it comes to their community engagement, these two giants behave in a rather reverse fashion.
Open technology is slow by definition.
That’s assuming you accept my definition of Open Technology:
Developed in the open with full transparencyOpen technology doesn’t have to happen in a standards body or format open source organization, but important work usually does; because if it’s important, there are simply too many people collaborating to be successful without a well-defined process and governance. Successful open technology acts very much like a proprietary one – they both tend to block or delay new innovation. As soon as something becomes successful, it poses high risk to those absent from the process.
Open process for anyone to participate freely
Everyone is free to implement
Decisions are made based on technical merit
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