Today Google made top headlines once again as 3 Googlers were tried and found guilty because failing to comply with Italian privacy code. Google has labeled this a serious threat to the web in Italy . Google posts: " ' But we are deeply troubled by this conviction for another equally important reason. It attacks the very principles of freedom on which the Internet is built.

As you might imagine, conversations tend to be more productive and enjoyable when theyre not interrupted and cut short all the time. Googles made a smart move, then, by upgrading Google Talk in several respects. The upgrades actually pertain to one of Google Talks most advanced features: the voice and video chat plug-in. As for what they do, users should experience fewer crashes when newer Macs are in the mix and benefit from increased webcam compatibility.

Consumer Watchdog today called on the Justice Department to guarantee that its ongoing antitrust probe of Google's business practices include an investigation into if the company is manipulating its search results to favor its own products. The nonprofit advocacy group said it sent a letter to Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division,

It was only a matter of time before Microsoft followed Google in announcing a secure cloud collaboration suite targeted for U.S. federal government agencies, as my colleague Nick Kolakowski noted Feb. 24 . Business Productivity Online Suite Federal will include the customary hosted Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Office Communications Online and Microsoft Office Live Meeting the software giant has been offering for a couple years now in BPOS .

At CES 2010 , WebProNews met with Steve Murtha from Intel to discuss the HP MediaSmart Server . With up to 17TBs of storage, this new server centralizes all files in one location. As Steve Murtha tells WebProNews , the server is based on the Microsoft Home Server OS and is about value propositions. The first essential aspect of the server is protection. The HP MediaSmart Server simply and automatically protects your content on your home PCs and Macs.

Like many sub-verticals in Financial Services, 2009 was a "reset" year. Traffic fell due to the economic recession and consumers looked at ways to save money by taking fewer risks. The insurance vertical saw many of the same trends, but unlike vertical such as credit cards and mortgages, assessing ones current insurance coverage opens an opportunity to put some more cash back in ones pocket.

We occasionally get questions around the new bid behavior introduced in API Version 6. Common questions include: How do I remove a match type? We updated a keyword bid to zero; we thought we would see a default bid value in the web UI? We never bid for Exact match, so why are we showing .05 cents as the bid in the web UI? An Exact bid doesnt show up when we retrieve the same keyword bid values via the API. So I thought I would take the time to clear things up.

Social media use among businesses has grown significantly over the past year or two, but new research from E-Consultancy , in association with the Online Marketing Summit (where WebProNews is conducting exclusive interviews this week), indicates that most businesses are largely still in the experimental stage when it comes to their efforts. There are a great deal of interesting stats to pick through in the report , but to me,

by Mike Krumboltz Sports mascots aren't usually known for making news. But over the past several days, three different creatures have gone from sideline to headline. All hail Admiral Ackbar The University of Mississippi (or " Ole Miss " as it is more often known) is a school of great tradition. But its mascot, Colonel Reb, was retired a few years ago, and the university has been searching for a new one ever since. School officials asked students for their suggestions,

China's standing in the scientific community might be damaged if Google leaves the country, according to the results of a new survey. This isn't a simple matter of reputation, either; a great many Chinese scientists instead acknowledged that they regard the search engine as a useful research tool. As reported by Reuters , the journal Nature contacted over 700 scientists,