Germans Can Opt-Out Of Google Street View

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As we mentioned last week, Google is now allowing German residents to opt-out of having buildings shown in Google Street View Germany.
The removal request page begins by saying that it’s “a pity” that the user wants to make a building unrecognizable in Street View. Google goes on to explain that

anyone can request removal, including [...]

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Twitter Search Queries Up 33%, 24 Billion Searches Per Month

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VentureBeat reports Twitter’s co-founder, Biz Stone saying that Twitter’s search volume is up 33%. That is 800 million queries a day or 24 billion search queries per month, up from 19 billion as reported in April.
24 billion is a huge number, it is larger than Yahoo and Bing, almost as large as them together. [...]

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The power of Twitter eh?

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Doctors Warn Against Relying Too Much On Google

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Chances are good that you’ve searched for health-related information via Google, Yahoo, Bing, or some of the other health-specific portals. Both Google and Bing continue to expand the amount — and quality — of content they show in response to our health searches. But, based on a recent study, the medical industry says we should [...]

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