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Jul
26

Users Beware: Google+ Deleting Accounts

Category: Social, Technology Tags: google, Google Account, google plus, Photo identification, Searching, Social network service, TechCrunch, twitter, Vic Gundotra, William Shatner, ZDNet Leave a Comment

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Google+, Google’s latest attempt at developing a popular social networking service, has users in a tizzy because of its no-negotiation policy regarding what it takes to be fake profile names.

According to ZDNet, “a striking number of Google+ accounts” were deleted over the weekend because of questionable profile authenticity. Limor Fried, ZDNet notes, had her Google account revoked–but later restored–for using the pseudonym “Ladyada” on her profile. The site also notes that another suspended user, a former Google employee nonetheless, named Kirrily “Skud” Robert, was asked to scan a photo of his photo ID to prove it was indeed him. Even William Shatner got axed from Google+: the actor, who played Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek, tweeted on July 18, “My Google+ account was flagged for violating standards. Saying hello to everyone apparently is against the rules maybe I should say goodbye?”

Google Labs To Be Shuttered, Though Gmail Labs Not Affected

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In an effort to “prioritize [its] product efforts,” Google announced in a blog post on Wednesday that it will “wind down” Google Labs, the company’s incubator for experimental features and products.

“While we’ve learned a huge amount by launching very early prototypes in Labs, we believe that greater focus is crucial if we’re to make the most of the extraordinary opportunities ahead,” Google said in a blog post.

The post links to notes from Larry Page‘s remarks on last week’s earnings call, where the Google co-founder and new CEO said, “Greater focus has also been another big feature for me this quarter — more wood behind fewer arrows.”

LinkedIn Revamps Profiles for Students

Category: Social, Technology Tags: BBC, Business networking, CrunchBase, Education, Employment, John Mayer, LinkedIn, social network, TechCrunch, twitter, United States Leave a Comment

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Entering the working world with a degree and a smile can be a daunting task for many a student, which is why LinkedIn has added new profile sections specifically targeted toward students.

Now, future interns can add a variety of accomplishments to their profile, letting prospective employers know that they have more experience and expertise than “worked as a historical re-enactor.”

New profile sections include: projects, honors and awards, organizations, test scores and courses. Students can add these sections by going to their profiles in edit mode and clicking the “add sections” bar.

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Jul
7

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Facebook’s Awesome Announcement: Group Chat, Video Chat, New Chat Design

Category: Social, Technology Tags: Ad hoc, Chat room, facebook, Getty Images, google, Mark Zuckerberg, microsoft, new features, skype, TechCrunch, Videotelephony Leave a Comment

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Mark Zuckerberg promised “something awesome” for Wednesday’s conference. What Facebook delivered is a trio of new chat features, including the earlier reported Skype-video chat integration.

The new features include a redesigned chat interface, group chats, and the aforementioned video chat, all explained on Facebook’s blog.

The group chat feature will let users chat with multiple friends at once by selecting “Add Friends to Chat.” According to Facebook, 50 percent of users are using the Groups feature, for things like co-ordinating events. Users can add friends that are not online at the time, and those friends will receive a summary of the chat later on. The feature rolls out today.

Jul
4

By pratyushkp

WordPress 3.1 Downloaded Over 15 Million Times In Under 5 Months

Category: Social, Technology Tags: Blog, Internet Explorer 6, Joomla, MySQL, Patch (computing), PHP, Publishers, Software release life cycle, TechCrunch, Tools, WordPress Leave a Comment

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The latest stable version of WordPress, 3.1, was first released on 23 February 2011.

Now, less than 5 months later, the blogging software has been downloaded over 15 million times according to a tweet posted mere minutes ago (and the download counter).

Joomla just recently announced that its software has been downloaded 23 million times (note that this is the total number, not for any specific versions of the software solution).

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Jul
2

By pratyushkp

Zynga IPO: Social Gaming Company Files S-1 With The SEC

Category: Social, Technology Tags: Allen & Company, Barclays Capital, CityVille, FarmVille, Goldman Sachs, Initial public offering, Morgan Stanley, San Francisco, TechCrunch, Zynga Leave a Comment

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Social gaming giant Zynga is going public.

The San Francisco-based company has just filed its S-1 with the SEC.

“The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined,” according to a press release from Zynga. “A portion of the shares will be issued and sold by Zynga, and a portion will be sold by certain stockholders of Zynga.”

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