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Lady GaGa Medley Remixed - Youtube sensations
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Enter Yale students Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider, a singer/guitar player duo achieved repeat viral hits on YouTube.
Their latest viral sensation is “Lady GaGa Medley,” a perfect arrangement of the pop star’s radio hit “Poker Face” that’s already amassed more than 2.9 million views.
The YouTube veterans have also covered the Glee version of “Don’t Stop Believing.” That video alone has upwards of 3.5 million views. Then there’s the a cappella rendition of a hodgepodge of Michael Jackson songs, which is closing in on four million views fast.
Are 5,001 Facebook friends one too many?
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The British anthropologist and Oxford professor Robin Dunbar has posed a theory that the number of individuals with whom a stable interpersonal relationship can be maintained (read: friends) is limited by the size of the human brain, specifically the neocortex. "Dunbar's number," as this hypothesis has become known, is 150.
Facebook begs to differ.
What would be an impressive, even exhaustive, number of friends in real life is bush league for Facebook's high rollers, who have thousands. Other social networks use less-intimate terminology to portray contacts (LinkedIn has "connections," Twitter has "followers"), but Facebook famously co-opted the word "friend" and created a new verb.
Friending "sustains an illusion of closeness in a complex world of continuous partial attention," said Roger Fransecky, a clinical psychologist and executive coach in New York (2,894 friends). "We get captured by Facebook's algorithms. Every day 25 new people can march into your living room. I come from a failed Presbyterian youth, and there was a part of me that first thought it was impolite not to respond. Then I realized I couldn't put them all in a living room -- I needed an amphitheater."
Facebook begs to differ.
What would be an impressive, even exhaustive, number of friends in real life is bush league for Facebook's high rollers, who have thousands. Other social networks use less-intimate terminology to portray contacts (LinkedIn has "connections," Twitter has "followers"), but Facebook famously co-opted the word "friend" and created a new verb.
Friending "sustains an illusion of closeness in a complex world of continuous partial attention," said Roger Fransecky, a clinical psychologist and executive coach in New York (2,894 friends). "We get captured by Facebook's algorithms. Every day 25 new people can march into your living room. I come from a failed Presbyterian youth, and there was a part of me that first thought it was impolite not to respond. Then I realized I couldn't put them all in a living room -- I needed an amphitheater."
Now its Bangladesh turn to ban facebook.
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After banning popular social networking sites like twitter and facebook and partial ban on video sharing site Youtube by pakistan over religious sentiments, now its turn of the brother country to ban the social networking facebook.
No official announcement was made yet on the decision but the Daily Star newspaper quoted an unnamed Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission official as saying that "part of the reason (of blocking the network) is the posting of some anti-religious and porn links by users across the globe".
"We have blocked all access to Facebook temporarily... It was done in line with a decision of government high-ups," the official said, adding some users had posted anti-Islamic content about Prophet Mohammad, which the government took seriously.
No official announcement was made yet on the decision but the Daily Star newspaper quoted an unnamed Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission official as saying that "part of the reason (of blocking the network) is the posting of some anti-religious and porn links by users across the globe".
"We have blocked all access to Facebook temporarily... It was done in line with a decision of government high-ups," the official said, adding some users had posted anti-Islamic content about Prophet Mohammad, which the government took seriously.
Facebook launches Q&A feature.
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The social-networking giant is asking members to sign up as "experts" for a real-time response feature called Facebook Questions, which it rolled out in beta format Thursday.
A page on the site is asking prospective experts to ask three questions, answer them themselves and submit them.
"Your expert writing will be seen by tens of millions of people -- including job recruiters," Facebook wrote. "And we'll bring our best beta testers out to California to tour Facebook headquarters and meet the team."
Some of the sample questions Facebook proposed:
A page on the site is asking prospective experts to ask three questions, answer them themselves and submit them.
"Your expert writing will be seen by tens of millions of people -- including job recruiters," Facebook wrote. "And we'll bring our best beta testers out to California to tour Facebook headquarters and meet the team."
Some of the sample questions Facebook proposed:
- How can I get over my fear of flying?
- What are women looking for in a relationship?
- How did the Beatles find success?
Facebook type social networking site for Muslims goes online.
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IT professional Omer Zaheer browses MillatFacebook. Photo: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images
Six young IT experts in the city of Lahore have set up MillatFacebook – using the Urdu word for nation – which they hope will become a hub for Muslims around the world.
Omar Zaheer Meer, one of the founders, said the site was launched on Wednesday and had already attracted 8,000 users.
The aim, he said, was to register their disapproval of the images of the Muslim prophet and to offer an alternative to a site that has also been criticised for its lax and confusing privacy controls.
"We are saying that we are technologically independent and that you can't make money from us and then not respect our views," he said.
Thousands of people in Pakistan have demonstrated against the US-based social networking site for hosting a contest calling for cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
facebook acts, simplifies privacy controls.
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Faced with a backlash that wouldn't go away, Facebook announced changes Wednesday that will make it easier for users to change privacy settings and block outside parties from seeing personal information.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that feedback from users over recent privacy changes, which made some user information public by default, was crucial in the decision to tighten controls.
"We think that they're the right thing to do," he said. "We listened to the feedback, and we agree with it."
Facebook will begin rolling out the new privacy controls Wednesday, he said, and they should be in place for most users within the next few weeks.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that feedback from users over recent privacy changes, which made some user information public by default, was crucial in the decision to tighten controls.
"We think that they're the right thing to do," he said. "We listened to the feedback, and we agree with it."
Facebook will begin rolling out the new privacy controls Wednesday, he said, and they should be in place for most users within the next few weeks.
Third grader wins Doodle 4 Google.
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Makenzie Melton now has a $15,000 college scholarship, a netbook computer and a $25,000 technology grant for a new computer lab at her school.
Melton’s doodle, titled “Rainforest Habitat," will appear on the Google homepage Thursday.
The doodle, which expresses Melton’s “concern that the rainforest is in danger,” was chosen over more than 33,000 submissions by students - ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, according to a post on the Official Google Blog.
facebook facing the heat, pledges for easier privacy.
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pledges easier privacy. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that Facebook "missed the mark" over recent privacy concerns.
In a column in the Washington Post newspaper, he said the social network would soon make changes to users' privacy options.
The move may placate some of the growing band of members who had pledged to quit the social network on 31 May.
"Sometimes we move too fast - and after listening to recent concerns, we're responding," wrote Mr Zuckerberg.
In a column in the Washington Post newspaper, he said the social network would soon make changes to users' privacy options.
The move may placate some of the growing band of members who had pledged to quit the social network on 31 May.
"Sometimes we move too fast - and after listening to recent concerns, we're responding," wrote Mr Zuckerberg.
Beware of sneaky Typhoid adware in cyber cafes.
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Typhoid adware, a virus, is a potential threat lurking in cyber cafés, according to computer science researchers.
Adware is a software that sneaks onto computers often when users download things, for example, fancy tool bars or free screen savers, and it typically pops up lots and lots of ads.
The menace Typhoid adware, as it is called now, works in a way similar to Typhoid Mary, the first identified human carrier of typhoid fever who spread the disease to dozens of people in the New York area in the early 1900s.
Adware is a software that sneaks onto computers often when users download things, for example, fancy tool bars or free screen savers, and it typically pops up lots and lots of ads.
The menace Typhoid adware, as it is called now, works in a way similar to Typhoid Mary, the first identified human carrier of typhoid fever who spread the disease to dozens of people in the New York area in the early 1900s.
Uprise of facebook rivals ?
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Facebook has brought world wide negative attention due to change in its privacy law which made some people to quit the social networking to quit. Almost 11,000 members pledged to quite the facebook by May 31st which facebook might not bother due to its large members in millions.
Right now the only competitor of the facebook is twitter the micro blogging service site which recently entered into world top 10 sites in Alexa based web ranking. Though other rivals like Bebo, Myspace, friendster had seen decline in their property in the last 24 months.
Uprising of new and young rivals
The latest round of privacy issues with Facebook has provoked considerable interest in some more embryonic social network projects.
Mr Bryant said: "Many people are looking to Diaspora as a new model - something which is standards-based, open-source and distributed."
Right now the only competitor of the facebook is twitter the micro blogging service site which recently entered into world top 10 sites in Alexa based web ranking. Though other rivals like Bebo, Myspace, friendster had seen decline in their property in the last 24 months.
Uprising of new and young rivals
The latest round of privacy issues with Facebook has provoked considerable interest in some more embryonic social network projects.
Mr Bryant said: "Many people are looking to Diaspora as a new model - something which is standards-based, open-source and distributed."
Group sets May 31 as 'Quit Facebook Day'
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Over privacy concerns many people are considering to quit facebook and follow its alternative twitter. Many Celebs like Cory Doctorow, an author and co-editor of the popular blog BoingBoing, tweeted that he had signed off from Facebook for good.
Frustrated by Facebook's recent privacy changes, a group is urging users to delete their Facebook accounts en masse on May 31.
The campaign comes amid complaints that the social-networking juggernaut is diminishing users' privacy with its "open graph" model that adds Facebook connections on other sites across the internet. A handful of glitches during the rollout of the changes have, in fact, put some personal info at risk, if only briefly.
Frustrated by Facebook's recent privacy changes, a group is urging users to delete their Facebook accounts en masse on May 31.
The campaign comes amid complaints that the social-networking juggernaut is diminishing users' privacy with its "open graph" model that adds Facebook connections on other sites across the internet. A handful of glitches during the rollout of the changes have, in fact, put some personal info at risk, if only briefly.
Pakistan blocks Facebook over 'Draw Mohammed Day'
Pakistan is blocking access to Facebook in response to an online group calling on people to draw the Prophet Mohammed, officials said Wednesday.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority issued the order a day before "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day," scheduled by a Facebook group with the same name, because of "the objectionable material" on the social networking site, said Khoram Ali Mehran of the telecommunication authority.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority issued the order a day before "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day," scheduled by a Facebook group with the same name, because of "the objectionable material" on the social networking site, said Khoram Ali Mehran of the telecommunication authority.
10 things you didn’t know about Twitter
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Courtesy of telegraph.co.uk
1. Twitter has its own DJ booth
Located in the centre of the office’s "breakout" space, it’s the place where celebrities come and "guest mix". The latest starlet was no other than Conan O’Brien, a US TV host and comedian, who then joined the host of other DJs and signed a cartoon version on himself on the Twitter wall of fame.
2. Tea time with Twitter
DJing usually goes on during the company’s weekly "tea time" session on Friday afternoons. It may sound very English and proper– but tea has long been replaced with beer to the soundtrack of someone jamming.
3. Twitter’s office was once home to Bebo
Michael Birch, the British-born entrepreneur who co-founded Bebo with his wife Xochi, was once based in Twitter's offices. Birch, who is now working on a host of new web start-ups in a building just down the road, proudly informed me that the Twitter DJ booth was indeed his creation. However, in his new office space, he’s opting for a more relaxing option this time round: a massage room.
1. Twitter has its own DJ booth
Located in the centre of the office’s "breakout" space, it’s the place where celebrities come and "guest mix". The latest starlet was no other than Conan O’Brien, a US TV host and comedian, who then joined the host of other DJs and signed a cartoon version on himself on the Twitter wall of fame.
2. Tea time with Twitter
DJing usually goes on during the company’s weekly "tea time" session on Friday afternoons. It may sound very English and proper– but tea has long been replaced with beer to the soundtrack of someone jamming.
3. Twitter’s office was once home to Bebo
Michael Birch, the British-born entrepreneur who co-founded Bebo with his wife Xochi, was once based in Twitter's offices. Birch, who is now working on a host of new web start-ups in a building just down the road, proudly informed me that the Twitter DJ booth was indeed his creation. However, in his new office space, he’s opting for a more relaxing option this time round: a massage room.
More than half of Facebook users 'could quit the site over privacy worries'
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Report claims that around 60 per cent of Facebook users are considering deleting their profile.
Concerns about privacy are running so high that 60 per cent of the 1,588 Facebook users questioned by Sophos, a computer security organisation, said they were considering deleting their accounts on the social networking site.
A further 16 per cent said they had already stopped using Facebook because they felt they had inadequate control over their data, while a quarter said that they would not be quitting the social networking site, which has almost 500 million users worldwide.
Concerns about privacy are running so high that 60 per cent of the 1,588 Facebook users questioned by Sophos, a computer security organisation, said they were considering deleting their accounts on the social networking site.
A further 16 per cent said they had already stopped using Facebook because they felt they had inadequate control over their data, while a quarter said that they would not be quitting the social networking site, which has almost 500 million users worldwide.
Chinese scientist demonstrate 2 Mbps Internet connect with LED
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LED data transmission used to be all the rage -- we fondly remember beaming Palm Pilot contacts via IrDA. Then we got omni-directional Bluetooth and building-penetrating WiFi, and put all that caveman stuff behind us. But now, scientists the world over are looking to bring back line-of-sight networking, and the latest demonstation has Chinese researchers streaming video to a laptop with naught but ceiling-mounted blue LEDs.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences claims to have realized a 2Mbit per second internet connection that transmits data simply by modulating the flicker of the little diodes, and imperceptibly enough to have them serve as room lighting as well.
Like Boston University before them, the Chinese scholars see short-range LED networks controlling smart appliances. It's not quite the gigabit speed you'd get from laser diodes.
At YouTube, Adolescence Begins at 5
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Article appeared on nytimes.com
By BRAD STONE
SAN FRANCISCO — Early this year, the most popular YouTube video of all time — a 2007 clip of a British toddler gleefully biting the finger of his older brother — was supplanted by a brash newcomer.
The upstart was Lady Gaga’s slithering, sci-fi-themed music video for her hit single “Bad Romance.”
The shift was symbolic: YouTube, a subsidiary of the search giant Google, is growing up. Once known primarily for skateboard-riding cats, dancing geeks and a variety of cute-baby high jinks, YouTube now features a smorgasbord of more professional video that is drawing ever larger and more engaged audiences.
By BRAD STONE
SAN FRANCISCO — Early this year, the most popular YouTube video of all time — a 2007 clip of a British toddler gleefully biting the finger of his older brother — was supplanted by a brash newcomer.
The upstart was Lady Gaga’s slithering, sci-fi-themed music video for her hit single “Bad Romance.”
The shift was symbolic: YouTube, a subsidiary of the search giant Google, is growing up. Once known primarily for skateboard-riding cats, dancing geeks and a variety of cute-baby high jinks, YouTube now features a smorgasbord of more professional video that is drawing ever larger and more engaged audiences.
How to: delete your Facebook account, and adjust key privacy settings
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By Claudine Beaumont, Technology Editor of telegraph.co.uk
Facebook's privacy policy is a whopping 5,830 words long. As the New York Times recently pointed out, the Constitution of the United States is just 4,543. In recent months, Facebook has made revisions to its privacy policy that makes a growing amount of information public by default; users must opt out if they want to keep their information private, or share it only with a trusted group of friends.
The changes have caused something of a backlash among both the user community and the technology industry, with some commentators questioning whether these changes are the thin end of the edge, and may even result in users leaving the social-networking site in their droves.
Facebook's privacy policy is a whopping 5,830 words long. As the New York Times recently pointed out, the Constitution of the United States is just 4,543. In recent months, Facebook has made revisions to its privacy policy that makes a growing amount of information public by default; users must opt out if they want to keep their information private, or share it only with a trusted group of friends.
The changes have caused something of a backlash among both the user community and the technology industry, with some commentators questioning whether these changes are the thin end of the edge, and may even result in users leaving the social-networking site in their droves.
Internet soon be run out of addresses
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Rod Beckstrom, chief executive of ICANN, said only 8 or 9 per cent of ipv4 addresses were left, and companies needed to switch to the new standard of ipv6 as quickly as possible.
"We are running out," he told Reuters in an interview. "That move really needs to be made, we're seeing this scarce resource run down." Ipv4, used ever since the Internet became public in the 1980s, was created with space for only a few billion addresses, whereas ipv6 has trillions.
"We are running out," he told Reuters in an interview. "That move really needs to be made, we're seeing this scarce resource run down." Ipv4, used ever since the Internet became public in the 1980s, was created with space for only a few billion addresses, whereas ipv6 has trillions.
Facebook rolls out its new feature.
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With the privacy concern from all over the world the facebook had recently added a new feature in which you can as to notify via mail or text if you account has been accessed from unfamiliar address.
Facebook is also adding roadblocks when it notices unusual activity, such as simultaneous log-ins from opposite sides of the planet. For example, you might be shown a photo with your friends tagged, and be asked to correctly identify who they are before the second log-in goes through.
Lady Gaga calls 12-year-old YouTube star
A 12-year-old boy who became a hit on YouTube with his cover version of Lady Gaga's Paparazzi has received a phone call from the pop star.
Greyson Chance has had more than 10m hits on YouTube for his piano rendition of the hit single.
What did Gaga said to Chance ?
"Keep following your dreams and work really hard and stay away from girls and be focused!"
"so sweet and so talented".
"I was so excited that you covered Paparazzi," she added.
Greyson Chance has had more than 10m hits on YouTube for his piano rendition of the hit single.
What did Gaga said to Chance ?
"Keep following your dreams and work really hard and stay away from girls and be focused!"
"so sweet and so talented".
"I was so excited that you covered Paparazzi," she added.
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