With Google's new offering, Buzz, they show once again that they want all your data and they don't ever want you to float away. It's like "Gluegol", stick around. It's enticing. Read more about Linger like a Butterfly, BUZZ like a Bee »

Facebook sues to protect its users’ privacy from phishing spammers while being struck with a complaint by EPIC for reducing its users’ privacy. This is not so much about upholding privacy but rather deciding who makes money from personal information. Read more about Privacy is in the <strike>Eye</strike> Pocketbook of the Beholder »

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Update 1/12/10: Google enables loading and storing files to Google Docs without conversion. See Ways to Use that Storage below.

Google just reduced its storage fees by a factor of eight, or as they say “Twice the storage for a quarter of the price.” Announced on Nov 10, 2009, this effects both Gmail and Picasa Web Albums (including Blogger photos).

This is amazing and interesting news. When was the last time you saw the cost of something go down, never mind by nearly an order of magnitude?
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