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Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit (Reuters)

Reuters – Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.

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Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit
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PARTING SHOTS: Gov. Brewer nixes future debates (The Upshot)

The Upshot – Here’s our daily roster of stories that evaded full-on blog treatment: • Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has announced she will not participate in anymore debates after her embarrassing showing this week. (Arizona Daily Star) • A Malaysian man known as the “Lizard King” has pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 live boa constrictors in his luggage.

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PARTING SHOTS: Gov. Brewer nixes future debates
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Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google (PC World)

PC World – Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General’s Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year.

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Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google
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Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)

PC World – More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That’s a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.

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Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere
(PC World)

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Google updates privacy policy (AFP)

AFP – Google updated its privacy policy on Friday, a day after a video cartoon featuring the Internet firm’s chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square.

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Google updates privacy policy
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WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go (Appolicious)

Appolicious – The free WordPress for Android app was upgraded thanks to feedback from faithful users.

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WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go
(Appolicious)

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Lawsuit says teens too young to "Like" Facebook ads (AFP)

AFP – A lawsuit filed Friday says Facebook should require teenagers to get parental permission before hitting a “Like” button endorsing online advertising at the social networking website.

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Lawsuit says teens too young to "Like" Facebook ads
(AFP)

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Reach Older Users on Facebook and Twitter (PC World)

PC World – A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that social networking is maturing–or at least its audience is. As Baby Boomers flock to Facebook and other social networking sites, it shifts the marketing demographics and makes social networking an even more critical forum for engaging consumers.

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Reach Older Users on Facebook and Twitter
(PC World)

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Older folks flocking to online social networks: US study (AFP)

AFP – While online social networks remain havens for the young, they are also becoming increasingly popular with the over 50 crowd in the United States, a study released Friday showed.

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Older folks flocking to online social networks: US study
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Google’s Latest Acquisition Is All About Facebook (Mashable)

Mashable – Google has acquired Ã…ngströ, a service for delivering intelligent search results about a person’s professional network.

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Google’s Latest Acquisition Is All About Facebook
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