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April 07, 2008 Hot Trends

Digital Power Electronics: IC Product Introduction Trends (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:13:00 PDT
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Digital Power Electronics: IC Product Introduction Trends" to their offering.

Breaking News: iGoogle?

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:37:14 PDT
Did anyone catch the Google's� new "iGoogle"?It seems like Google is trying to create their own "console"-like homepage for their customers.What do you think about it?

Legal News Watch Launches Asbestos Today

Tue, 04 Nov 2003 00:00:01 PST
SAN DIEGO, CA (PRWEB) November 3, 2003– Legal News Watch today announced the debut of Asbestos Today (http://www.asbestostoday.com), a single, central location where consumers can easily find...

MTV News Correspondent Asks, "Why Do We Vote on Tuesday?"

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:21:54 PDT
Gideon Yago has worked on award-winning documentaries the 2000 and 2004 elections, and the war in Iraq. In 2005 Yago covered the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the devastating Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan and India. But now the simple question on his mind: why do we vote on Tuesday?

US News Expands The Ranking Service

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:14:05 PDT
US News&World Report, an authoritative source for US university rankings has launched an auto ranking website in what seems to be an expansion move towards a general online ranking service.

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Jerry Seinfeld cheats death in his 1967 fiat btm

Source: "HULIQ"

Google Funny Street Views: Discreet Privacy

A couple of months ago, Google's web mapping service GOOGLE MAPS launched a new feature: Google Street View. A panoramic street level environment lets you descend from the sky and virtually travel through the streets. However, some very funny Google Street View images have surfaced on the internet raising privacy issues.

Consider for example, this image from the Chicago and you can see why we think Google Street Views are funny, yet concerning about privacy.

Already this publication has reported a lawsuit that a couple has filed against Google Street Views alleging that the service violates their privacy.

"Aaron and Christine Boring (yes, that's really their name) filed suit in Allegheny County court on April 2. The couple, who lives in Pittsburgh, says that there is a private road sign on their street that Google should have honored."

Patric Carlsson who writs for the Blog of Intellectual Capitals while explaining how useful Google Maps and Street Views can be contends that there are "some funny pictures to find aside from all the usefulness."

It's not known how many complaints Google Street Views will still receive and how is the company going to respond to them. However, one thing we are sure of is the fact that while many people are going to consider some of the Google Street Views to be funny, many others are going to think they are violating people's right to privacy.