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Private: some search engines make money by not tracking users

In the United States, two out of every three searches go through Google , which serves up a total of three billion search queries per day . "Googling" has become so ubiquitous that the company has become a verb in English (and in other languages, too). http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/private-the-search-engines-that-make-money-by-not-tracking-users/
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Introducing Tello -- a Faster Way to Solve Customer Service Issues

http://mashable.com/2012/03/19/roamz-app/

Location-Based App Maps Nearby Bars, Food and Adventure

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark .

Gore, Parker urge Web to 'Occupy Democracy'

Former Vice President Al Gore and Napster co-founder Sean Parker speak during South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Al Gore: 'Our democracy is being hacked' and the Web can help Gore and Napster founder Sean Parker spoke at South by Southwest Interactive Both say money is too prevalent in politics and the Web needs to balance that Parker founded Votizen to help turn social networks into political activism Austin, Texas (CNN) -- When speaking to the tech-savvy attendees of South by Southwest Interactive, it doesn't hurt to lead with a Web reference -- even if you're the former vice president. http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/12/tech/web/gore-parker-sxsw
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/24/tech/web/owning-your-data-online

Manage (and make cash with?) your data online

Personal lets users store data from multiple sites and then decide whom, if anyone, they want to share it with.
Ideas

It doesn't matter whether you're taking photos at a cheesy tourist trap or at the Golden Globes — there's always a risk that a stranger (or Tina Fey) will ruin your memories with a cameo appearance in the background. Photo technology company Scalado has developed a way to correct the so-called photobomb. It announced on Tuesday a technology called Remove that automatically deletes unwanted objects from the background of mobile phone photos. http://mashable.com/2012/02/14/erase-photobomb/

New Photo App Erases the Photobomb

Engag.io Is the 1 Inbox To Rule Them All

http://readwrite.com/2012/02/15/engagio_is_the_1_inbox_to_rule_them_all Engag.io launches to the public today. Imagine a Gmail inbox (in a good way), but for all your online conversations.
New Social Media sites

http://mashable.com/2012/02/10/this-message-will-self-destruct-one-shar-es-erases-data-after-transmission/

'This Message Will Self-Destruct': One Shar.es Erases Data After Transmission

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark . If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . Name: OneShar.es
Argh! What was that video called?

How To Find That 1 Thing You Lost Online

http://readwrite.com/2012/01/26/how_to_find_that_1_thing_you_lost_online_feat_grep

Career of the Future: Data Scientist [INFOGRAPHIC]

http://mashable.com/2012/01/13/career-of-the-future-data-scientist-infographic/ Want a job where the talent is scarce — and likely to remain that way for at least the next five years? Become a data scientist. That, at least, is the conclusion of a global survey of the number-crunching professionals by IT service company EMC.
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Each weekend, Mashable selects startups we think are building interesting, unique or niche products.

3 New Tools for Promoting Your Interests.

Juxtapose looks mildly interesting by pattychanman Jan 7

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Citelighter Is Like a Highlighter for the Internet

Chances are you've already used YouTube as a music player.

Use YouTube As a Music Player With Tubalr

Used it. Found it worthless, and I'd much rather just have youtube playing in another tab. by pattychanman Jan 7

Easy-to-Use Mashup Tool IFTTT Gets Betaworks Backing

Point and click web mashup startup ifttt ("if this then that") has raised financing from cutting-edge tech incubator Betaworks . News of the funding came to us via NeuVC's bot watching the firm's portfolio page, which is fitting given the nature of the startup. ifttt allows anyone to set up a chain of conditional actions between a wide variety of web services, like "If I post a photo to Flickr, save it to my Dropbox."

'Is It Old?' Decides If Links You Share Are Dead, OK or Mad Fresh

Ever wonder whether that link you want to share with friends is still in its prime? Sure you have.

Is It Old? uses open API to analyze how many times a link has been posted on Twitter and how far back it was first shared. The service then creates a hidden numbered value and spits out a worded conversion on a scale of “Dead” to “Mad Fresh!” (See gallery below) by pattychanman Dec 9

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Tiny Gadget Hooks You Up With Like-Minded People Nearby [VIDEO]

I dont see it going far if the company wont release a mobile app. by pattychanman Dec 6

Never Fill Out a Form Again? Personal Seeks to Be the Data Vault for Your Private Information

Several people blasted it for the disaster potential. I think the obvious solution is not place any information that's too sensitive on it's servers. That way if it does get hacked, intruders will only find out "your favorite wines" or "your plans for summer vacation" by pattychanman Nov 19