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- 12 May 2009
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Opinion: 10 guaranteed ways to be a Twitter superstar
Everyone wants to be a Twitter superstar, don't they? You needs a lot of followers. Like thousands. Hundreds of thousands. Or a million.
- 11 May 2009
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Opinion: 6 ways to protect your privacy on Google
Concerned that Google knows too much about you? Here are six top tips to protect your privacy online.
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Opinion: What does Google know about you?
Kevin Bankston of the Electronic Frontier Foundation recently said: "Google knows more about you than your mother." A few years ago, it might have sounded far-fetched.
- 08 May 2009
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Opinion: The Windows 7 free for all explained
The public flogging of The Pirate Bay achieved... not much. 'Law-abiding' folk still merrily download pirate media, copyright holders impotently wring their hands on the sidelines. Same same, match match.
- 06 May 2009
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Opinion: Google: rival, partner, 'monopolistic newsstand'
Unless you're in the face-mask business, it probably hasn't escaped your attention that we're in a recession. It sucks. But it's also the first economic downturn of the digital age (and for 'digital', read 'Google').
- 04 May 2009
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Opinion: WikiHow: how to do (just about) anything
More and more these days, I find myself wanting to learn new things (probably a byproduct of turning 40) and wanting to save money on other things (definitely a by product of the financial apocalypse).
- 01 May 2009
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Opinion: How to protect your privacy on Facebook
Facebook users who are concerned about keeping control of their information should get themselves over to the social network's Privacy Settings page without delay.
- 30 April 2009
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Opinion: Internet Explorer 8 vs Firefox 3.5
Every day I sit at my computer and open two browsers: Firefox 3.5 and Internet Explorer (IE6, then IE7, and recently IE8). I maintain two separate browser lives, in a sense. But which is the better web browser?
- 29 April 2009
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Opinion: Microsoft Vine: social networking for emergencies
Microsoft has launched a private beta of its new Microsoft Vine service, a social-networking tool that allow small groups to trade vital information. Microsoft Vine is a downloadable application that allows you to send out Twitter-style alerts and longer reports, and keep track of your Vine contacts.
- 28 April 2009
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Opinion: Facebook vote? What Facebook vote?
Facebook users were recently polled about new Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, and three quarters of respondents preferred Facebook's new terms of use. But there's a small problem.
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Opinion: Swine Flu spreads on Twitter
Forget Oprah: the biggest star of Twitter at the moment is Swine Flu. There have been relatively few reported cases of Swine Flu so far, but mass hysteria is sweeping the globe, and Twitter is adding fuel to the fire.
- 27 April 2009
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Opinion: AT&T uses behavioural advertising - but not as an ISP
AT&T has denied using behavioural advertising systems as an ISP, but it does as an advertiser, according to a vendor of such services.
- 23 April 2009
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Opinion: Google Profiles: your own private Google
Will Google Profiles rescue your reputation - or make you another pawn in Google's quest for world data domination?
- 21 April 2009
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Opinion: Google News Timeline: a wonderful waste of time
Got work to do? Then don't, for your own good, check out Google News Timeline. This new Google Labs feature, which organises news stories and other information by date, looks to be the most enjoyable time waster since Google Earth.
- 17 April 2009
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Opinion: Get more from Firefox tabs
Sure, you use Mozilla Firefox, but are you really making the most of it?
- 15 April 2009
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Opinion: Amazon's 'gay' book debacle: hack or glitch?
What really happened that caused hundreds of books with homosexual themes to disappear from Amazon's best-seller lists?
- 09 April 2009
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Opinion: 'Arrogant' newspapers vs 'parasitic worm' Google
Listen, can you hear it? That choked gurgling is the sound of newspapers drowning in a pool of ink. But is Google to blame, as they claim?
- 07 April 2009
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Opinion: What's your favourite genealogy website?
We want to hear which websites you use for family-tree research.
- 06 April 2009
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Opinion: 8 reasons why Twitter and Facebook help productivity
Office workers who find time for a little Facebook and Twitter get more work done than those who don't. Here's why.
- 03 April 2009
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Opinion: Inside Twitter's new 'Discovery Engine'
Twitter is stepping up its game with its Discovery Engine souped-up search feature. The futuristic-sounding service packs some extra punch into Twitter's existing search functionality and could give the web interface a much needed jolt of energy.
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