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Google releases Zeitgeist

The world is obsessed with Rebecca Black, Google + and tragic daredevils – according to this year’s global search activity. Google has released its 11th annual Zeitgeist report on the year’s fastest rising global queries, sharing a list of ‘hot topics’ that dominated the minds of users worldwide. Topping the list of ‘fastest rising’ global search terms was web celebrity and singing teen sensation Rebecca Black, followed closely by social networking newcomer Google +, daredevil and reality star Ryan Dunn, controversially acquitted mother Casey Anthony, and first person shooter game Battlefield 3 – each respectively in the top five spots of the global Top Ten. As usual, cultural trends, fads and famous people dominated the global search lists, including queries about cupcakes, future “i” devices – iPad 3 and iPhone 5 for example – celebrity families, and high-profile weddings. However, the year’s global events from revolutions to natural disasters also influenced people’s googling habits. Google Fellow Amit Singal wrote on the Google blog : “Google was used for much more than staying up to date on the sisters Middleton and Kardashian. “From local celebrities in Finland to Singaporeans looking for news on the revolutions in Egypt and Libya half a world away, people turned to Google to learn more about what was happening on the world stage. “It wasn’t just the man-made moments that topped the charts this year, but also the natural disasters that literally shook the world, from Hurricane Irene in the U.S.

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Android’s malware trouble doubles in 6 months

While one hand giveth Android 10 billion downloads , the other taketh away with a thousand malicious apps. The number of Android apps containing malware has doubled to 1,000 in the last six months, according to mobile security firm Lookout. The company’s recently released report “Malwarenomics: 2012 Mobile Malware Predictions” stated: “2011 has seen the emergence of a credible field of Android malware with a 4 per cent yearly likelihood of an Android user encountering malware, which was a significant increase compared to the beginning of the year. In the beginning of 2011 we measured a 1 per cent yearly likelihood.” The company, however, has indicated that the majority of the malicious content is found on third-party apps and other alternatives to the official Android Market. Regardless, Android users have found themselves with a growing risk of unknowingly clicking on links that can lead to malware and phishing sites. The report added: “The global yearly likelihood of an Android user clicking on an unsafe link is 36 per cent (6 per cent higher than July 2011).

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Chrome Exceeds 20 Percent Globally in June

Watch out Firefox and IE, Chrome’s gaining users. For the first time since its launch in 2008, Google Chrome exceeded 20 percent of the worldwide internet browser market in June 2011, according to StatCounter Global Stats.

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Google’s Android Beats Symbian as Leading Smartphone Software

Reuters reported on Monday that Google’s Android has risen to first place triumphing over Nokia’s Symbian as the global leader in smartphone software.

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Yahoo Inc. Looking to Sell Off HotJobs for the Right Price

ahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz told attendees at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York on Tuesday that the company would consider selling its HotJobs job search site “for the right price.” Reuters reported that sources have claimed that Yahoo Inc.

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Google Releases New Tool for Reading News

Google today unveiled a new approach to reading news online, developed in partnership with The New York Times and the Washington Post. Available as an experiment through Google Labs, the new Living Stories prototype unifies coverage on a single, dynamic page with a consistent URL.

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Online Social Networking and Video Cause "Dramatic Shift in Global Online Landscape"

According to a new report from The Nielsen Company, online social networks and videos have caused “a dramatic shift in the global online landscape” for both consumers and advertisers.

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Online News Gains Worldwide Readership Trust

New data from market-research firm TNS Global shows that online news sites are now “highly trusted” sources of information by 40% of respondents in the 16 countries surveyed and are considered the second most trusted source of information in the UK.

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RM Releases SaaS Special Report

A new product bundle package, containing a Software as a Service (SaaS) Special Report and Global SLA Navigator, is being offered by Research and Markets.

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RM Releases SaaS Special Report

A new product bundle package, containing a Software as a Service (SaaS) Special Report and Global SLA Navigator, is being offered by Research and Markets.

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