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Facebook fixes cookies when blogger raids the jar

An Australian blogger revealed his investigation of Facebook’s use of cookies, claiming that they could be making it possible to track a user’s movements even once they have left the social networking site. Nic Cubrilovic passed the findings of his yearlong study into Facebook’s cookie usage onto the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), when he found that the cookies tracked users’ web browsing on other Facebook integrated sites. The OAIC then launched a report into whether such cookies are breaching privacy laws. “Logging out of Facebook only de-authorizes your browser from the web application, a number of cookies (including your account number) are still sent along to all requests to facebook.com. Even if you are logged out, Facebook still knows and can track every page you visit,” Cubrilovic blogged on Sunday , as he urged users to delete their Facebook cookies

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Google discusses why it’s its own worst enemy at Zeitgeist conference

To celebrate its 13th birthday, Google hosted its annual Zeitgeist conference to talk about the future and reflect on the future of the search giant. During the conference in Paradise Valley, Arizona, CEO and search mastermind Larry Page was asked what he feels is the biggest obstacle to the success of the company. His response? Google . “One of the interesting things that we’ve noticed is that companies correlate on decision-making and speed of decision-making,” Page said. “There are basically no companies that have good slow decisions. There are only companies that have good fast decisions. “So I think that’s also a natural thing as companies get bigger, they tend to slow down decision-making

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Yahoo! Collaborates with GenieKnows Sponsored Search

Privately held, Halifax-based search company part of IT Interactive Services Inc., GenieKnows.com, has entered into a search distribution deal with Yahoo, designed to allow GenieKnows.com with access to Australian and Canadian sponsored search listings.

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AMCC Selects IDT Network Search Engine

A new LA-1 based network search engine (NSE), developed by essential mixed-signal semiconductor solution firm, IDT(Integrated Device Technology, Inc.), has been chosen for use by AMCC, for its Saguaro evaluation kit based on the AMCC nP3705 packet processor.

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comScore Ranks Google, Yahoo!, Top of June Search Engine Report

Digital measurement firm, comScore, has released the June U.S. search engine rankings with its monthly qSearch analysis of activity across competitive search engines. In June 2007, Google Sites maintained its 49.5 percent ranking at the top of the U.S. search market.

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Funnelback Search Engine, Unveils on ABC

Internet and enterprise search engine company, Funnelback, has debuted the launch of a range of new website search capabilities for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Patent Granted, for Local.com

Local.com, has been granted a U.S. patent in connection with an ad-supported 411 local search model. The free enhanced directory assistance solution, is supported by referral advertising revenues.

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Answers.com Joins Netscape, WordPress, in Ratings Program

Search engine, Answers.com, along with Netscape and WordPress, have joined the open Internet ratings web site, Quantcast’s Quantified Publisher Program.

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