When we talk about online video, YouTube always comes into our mind first. But the truth is, there are other video sites out there which may not be offering video uploads but could be a great source of finding video contents scattered all around the Internet. One such service is the seemingly underrated video search portal – Truveo. [Read more…] about AOL’s Truveo Video Search Portal Relaunches
EU Tightens Rule on Social Network Privacy
The European Union is set to implement some operating guidelines for companies and their social networking sites including Facebook, MySpace and others. The new regulation is aimed at ensuring that companies who operate these social networks comply with privacy laws. More particularly, the EU would like to ensure that these sites do not use and distribute personal information divulged by individuals without consent. [Read more…] about EU Tightens Rule on Social Network Privacy
Bloggers Beware: The FTC Would Soon Be Watching Us
Has blogging became such a profitable business that the FTC is now paying attention as to whether bloggers are getting paid for reviewing products? According to an Associate Press report, the FTC will soon be issuing guidelines stating that the FTC could go after bloggers for failing to disclose that they are being paid for product/service reviews. Now, I’m scared. [Read more…] about Bloggers Beware: The FTC Would Soon Be Watching Us
Facebook to Roll Out New Inbox Management Features
Have you checked out your Facebook Inbox recently? Did you notice any changes? Or you don’t bother to check it at all? Well, if your Facebook Inbox currently looks the same as the image you see on the right, that means it is still the old version. [Read more…] about Facebook to Roll Out New Inbox Management Features
Opera Wants to Reinvent the Web with Unite
You know Opera? Opera Mini for mobile phones and Opera browser for PCs? Well, it just announced a new service called Opera Unite. It’s not another mobile phone or desktop browser, but rather an ambitious service that aims to convert our PCs into both a client and a server. [Read more…] about Opera Wants to Reinvent the Web with Unite
Hunch Launches, It’s A Decision Making Tool If you Care to Know
I remember covering Hunch (in my other blogging gig) when it was announced a couple of months ago. It was a pretty promising web tool that aims to help you make decisions when confronted by a situation wherein you have to make a decision. This event doesn’t have to be important decisions. It can range from the most trivial to the most complicated decision-making incident happens to you at some point in your life. It was still in beta mode back then, and now finally Hunch has gone public. [Read more…] about Hunch Launches, It’s A Decision Making Tool If you Care to Know