Web application disaster planning

On the evening of Sept. 17, one of the biggest hosting providers in the US, Layered Technologies in Plano, Texas, suffered a major security breech. Hackers managed to access the company's support database and download client data on something between 5,000 and 6,000 user accounts.

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Corruption in OOXML standardization vote also in the Balkans?

Votes from South-eastern Europe and former Yugoslavia countries showed Microsoft's domination of that market, and especially good connections with authorities because most of the national standardization bodies voted "Yes with no comments". Just how did Microsoft get OOXML support in Eastern Europe? More corruption?

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Company will monitor phone calls to tailor ads - CNET News.com

Pudding Media to introduce Net phone service supported by ads related to what people are talking about during their calls.The New York Times

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Digg -- Out of Service!

How Digg looked when it was Out of Service!!

The links offered above were also quite interesting.

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iGoogle - The near Complete story

There is lot of buzz about iGoogle, so here is almost complete or say satisfying pick on the big thing.

This is what www.techcrunch.com reported :---

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Rebrand & New Features: Google IG To Relaunch as iGoogle

Michael Arrington

68 comments »

Google’s personalized home page, Google IG, has been rebranded as iGoogle and will relaunch tomorrow at igoogle.com. A number of bloggers were brought in to Google HQ today and are reporting the details.

iGoogle is Google’s entrant into the crowded customizable Ajax home page space, where My Yahoo is the clear leader with over 50 million monthly unique visitors. iGoogle currently has just over 7 million monthly unique visitors.

But Google has never promoted iGoogle, and it has a number of superior features to MyYahoo. The most important is that Google’s personalized home page supports widgets (they call them gadgets). Yahoo has stubbornly refused to integrate the My Yahoo property with their Konfabulator widgets platform. Through Google widgets, users can bring Gmail, Gtalk and other services right to their home page. Finally, Google allows users to customize the template of iGoogle - they say that 30% of users choose to do this.

Google is now offering a “personalized home” link on their main home page, which will drive significant numbers of new users to the site. Look out, Yahoo.

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Well it is almost complete story in itself, but "how 2 do it" is not clearly explained.

But as reported by many places -- www.iGoogle.com returns the original google search page.

To get to the Personalised Google homepage, we have to try

http://www.google.com/ig

This Google homepage is not something new and has been on the scene for quite a while, the only thing which is making it stand out is its widgets(gadgets) which are better than MyYahoo!. The few good or rather timepass gadgets include knowing ur IP address, weather, calender, Optical illusions, text to translate, youtube apart from Gmail preview(u may add more).
But have a try on MyYahoo also (if u haven't yet)

http://my.yahoo.com

MyYahoo which is quite as popular as Yahoo mail itself is very good and needs 2 be seen will Google rebranding policy after Froggle will work against Yahoo.

Untill then Google vs Yahoo
continues!!!
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FaceBox becomes Netlog!!!

This is the part of email received by me announcing the popular Facebox has become NETLOG. Facebox becomes Netlog

with these new features: events, friendslog, and music!

From now on, your favourite site will be called Netlog.com. At the same time, we are pleased to announce several cool new features: Friendslog Thanks to the friendslog, you can now keep up with what's going on with your friends. At a single glance, you can check out pictures, blogs, and comments that your friends have posted as well as the music they've played. You can even see their new friendships. Music Do you go wild for a particular recording artist or band? Why not become a fan and promote your favourite artist? Discover more on the new and improved Netlog Music! Events Starting next week, you can add events, parties, and concerts that you plan to attend in the Event section on Netlog. You can add your own events, invite friends, and even post comments afterwards. Have a look at it! View the complete blog: -- http://randomtechs.blogspot.com

Google Is The MOST POWERFUL Company in The World!

How Google is no. 1, beating online and offline companies including Microsoft.



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