Firefox 3.0.2 Update and Google Chrome Note

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

With the buzz this month all about Google’s Chrome, the latest Firefox update probably won’t get much attention.  This Firefox update is critical and fixes some security issues.

Fixed in Firefox 3.0.2 - Get Firefox Update
MFSA 2008-44 resource: traversal vulnerabilities
MFSA 2008-43 BOM characters stripped from JavaScript before execution
MFSA 2008-42 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.2/1.8.1.17)
MFSA [...]

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Google Friend Connect - Social Media Tool

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

On May 12th 2008 Google previewed Friend Connect. The social tool touts some clear benefits to web site owners:From May 12 Mountain View CA - Press Release (NASDAQ: GOOG):

Without requiring coding experience, Google Friend Connect gives site owners a way to attract and engage more people by giving visitors a way to connect with [...]

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Will Web 3.0 Take Us Beyond Starting at Google for Every Search?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

In a recent Popular Mechanics article, Glenn Derene’s article “How Social Networking Could Kill Web Search as We Know It” brings up a very interesting perspective on the furure of search.
Google has done an excellent job of forecasting the online future and acquiring appropriate targets. This article questions if search will be performaed at [...]

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