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Microsoft Gets Ready to Talk Photography

Microsoft is hosting Pro Photo Summit 2008 this week, a two-day event that "brings together renowned professional photographers and industry leaders" in Redmond.According to Microsoft's page for the Summit, said industry leaders will be discussing the biggest issues that are affecting the photography industry.Keynote presentations will come from Microsoft CTO David Vaskevitch and nature photographer Frans Lanting.

Will Netflix Survive a Future Without DVDs?

There have been questions as to whether or not Netflix will be able to survive the future where DVDs are obsolete. Many don't think they will be able to compete with companies that offer downloadable and streaming movies via set top boxes.

Google Not Shy About Privacy

Last month I had reported that Ask.com had added a direct link to its privacy policy via a "Privacy" link conveniently placed on its homepage. It was observed that even Google didn't have the 'Privacy Link' and that this move might compel the search giant to do the same to their homepage too.

Do Your URLs Stink?

Formatting URLs properly for SEO purposes shouldn't be something beyond the capabilities of your website.

Oops: Outsourcing Firm Loses Google Staff Data

All the engineering acumen in the world, or at least in the Googleplex, can't prevent an old-fashioned burglary of unencrypted employee data held by an outside firm.

Google Consolidating Denver And Dallas Offices

Google's recurring physical expansions may have gone a little too far.  There's word that the search giant now plans to shrink a bit by closing offices in Denver and Dallas.

Powerset: Why A Google-Killer Sells So Cheap

Of all the post-Google search engine startups, Powerset was touted as the most likely Google-killer. We waited with bated breath, we rubbered our necks around to get a better glimpse—early reports were stellar, yes this was the one to take on Google and. . .Wait, what? Sold to Microsoft. $100 million? Wait, what?

Facebook Beach Party Stalled By Police

A beach party organized on Facebook that was expected to attract as many as 10,000 revelers has been canceled after police warned that it was illegal.More than 7,000 people had confirmed on the social networking site that they would attend the party billed as "a night of mayhem," in the coastal town of Torbay, England.

Selling Your Soul On The Internet Is Hell

Things aren't cool anymore once everybody starts doing them, that's the Law of Cool*. The same applies to selling one's immortal soul on the Internet, which has entered let's-throw-a-toga-party-like-they-did-on-Animal-House status**.  Our latest soul peddler is from New Zealand, who learned like others before him that hosted auction websites don't want anywhere near his soul or lack thereof.