GoDuckGo, a non-tracking search engine, is blocked in China

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goduckgo, google, search engine

http://searchengineland.com/china-blocks-duckduckgo-privacy-search-engine-203855

Another good reason to use GoDuckGo, a privacy oriented search engine. It’s my default search tool. Highly recommended. Does anyone trust Google anymore?

 

Google+

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google

I have a Google+ account.  It’s here:  gplus.to/dagnyg

Come and See!

Opt Out of Google Behavioral Tracking

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behavioral tracking, google, internet advertising

There’s a plug in for Firefox and IE that prevents Google from using behavioral tracking to send you advertisements.  http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/plugin/

This short article describes what you can avoid. Here’s a more detailed article.

Go here to opt out of other tracking networks.

Yet Another Use for Google

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blog, computer, google, tools

Google knows all. Well, not quite but it is great for getting information that can be mechanically searched for. Today I needed to spell the word facetious. I first tried OS X Leopard’s built in dictionary, but my first guess was too far off. So I tried a few approximations in a google search and it found the spelling and definition. Cool. And useful.

Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo

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Computers, google, microsoft, Software, yahoo

This NYT article starts with the sentence “Oh, how the mighty have fallen.”

A Giant Bid That Shows How Tired the Giant Is – New York Times via kwout

My own take is this is a desperate act, an admission that Google is dominating Microsoft in the state of the art area of online or so called “cloud” applications. MS, of course, still owns the desktop 😦 especially in larger organizations.

I don’t think this merger would work, even if it gets by the EU regulators who have seen MS as being anti-competitive in the past. The US regulators have been either asleep or for sale regarding MS’s behavior. These companies have very different cutures and technology bases.