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Data protection-criticism: unsure Facebook profiles

The announcement for the conversion of the privacy settings on social network Facebook is a step in the right direction. Privacy advocates are the announcements but not far enough. Among other things, is criticism that many options must be disabled by users in order to achieve a truly secure Facebook profile.

In a data protection across the world agree. In the past, Facebook is too lax deal with the data of its users. So say leading consumer and privacy organizations in the U.S. as well as the Federal Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner, among others, the Facebook so criticized because personal data can be transferred without the consent of users. In the future much easier for Facebook users.

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MySpace a new design and layout against loss of members

With a re-launch in stages, MySpace wants to fight against its loss of importance. In design and content is in the next few months, change a few things on MySpace. Music remains an important priority, but other content such as games will also receive a special significance.

MySpace was once the largest social network in the world, but after last year, Facebook has grown extremely strongly, the former leader is far behind in second place. With a number of improvements, including an expansion of the entertainment area, wants the new leadership at the MySpace user fails to inspire.

One of the two leaders, Mike Jones, wrote in a blog post, as is now gaming to a new focus on MySpace. Just as the music sector, which had always been particularly important for MySpace, has been greatly expanded, should now make games for fresh air.

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SOURCE: myspace.com

Free online photo editor Picnik integrates with Picasa

Google has taken Picnik. The small company Picnik offers a free online photo editing program that is operated via the browser. Picnik users need to install any software. In the basic versions of Picnik is free. Google integrates Picasa Picnik in its service.

Picnik allows a Flash-based image processing in the browser functions such as cutting, turning, special effects. The basic functions are completely free, more than 2 million people per month use Picnik. There is a connection to Web 2.0 services like Flickr, Facebook and PhotoWorks. Google integrates free online photo editor Picnik now in his pictures, manage Picasa. The 20-man team from Picnik is also integrated: Within the Seattle draw the people in the local offices of Google do. Picnik is a good example of cloud computing: rather than have to install on your own computer software for image editing, to reach the user through their web browser to it. The application itself runs on servers from Picnik. » Read more..