Google +1 button now available for use on websites, Facebook’s Like should tremble with fear
Google has decided to dip its toe in the water and now the +1 button is available for publishers, bloggers and basically everyone to put on their websites.
The button, as you may remember, was found only on the Google’s search results page, but as it turns out the search giant is taking it one step further. Rather than waiting for you to search a page, figure it’s useful and then “+1″ it, Google lets publishers take the initiative and allow people to recommend their website right on it.
In order to use it, though, you will have to allow it from your Google’s account settings. You will only see your friends’ recommendations if you have opted for it, so don’t forget to put a check next to it.
Google has now put the “+1 button” on Android’s Market website as well, so give it enough time and we should see if the recommended apps are the most downloaded ones. We too have placed a “+1″ here in our blog so if you feel a post may be useful to others just hit the new button.
Google I/O Captions
In addition to the live streaming for Google I/O, Google (YouTube) start a live captions generated from the live streaming. It is really human like captioning.
You have to see it,
http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers
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عودتنا جوجل على مسميات الحلويات لإصدارات نظام تشغيلها الرائع للهواتف الأندريد و هذه المرة قد تأكد أن النسخة القادمة ستكون مسماها ساندويتش ايس كريم (انظر الصورة أعلاه) و بهذا اظنهم وصلوا لمستوى جديد من الحلويات
السؤال الذي يطرحه الجميع الآن اصدارة سندويتش ايس كريم ستكون اي اصدارة ؟ لأن الجيجنربريد نزل باصدار 2.3 و يقال عن اصدار الهوني كومب سيكون 3.0 و هو مخصص للتاب (للحاسب اللوحي) و ليس للهاتف
فهل سيكون الايس كريم اصدار 2.4 ام انه سيكون 3.1
ماذا لو قررت جوجل ان جميع اصدارات الهاتف ستكون
2.x
و اصدارات الحاسب اللوحي
3.x
و السؤال الأهم ما هي خصائص هذا الآيس كريم ساندوتش ما مدى مذاقه اللذيذ و ما مدى برودته و سرعته و الخصائص الجديدة به ؟!
Read MoreThis Months Video: Metaweb
Maybe you already saw this video from a company has bean just bean acquired by Google.
both video and acquisition happen yesterday. interesting work this company is doing: “maintains an open database of things in the world”.
see the video
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/deeper-understanding-with-metaweb.html
Read MoreThe First Symposium on Free Source in Oman
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We are pleased to announce that ITA will held the first symposium on free software on the 9th of March 2010, the main objectives of the symposium is to shed the light on ITA national initiative to promote
This initiative comes as part of Information Technology Authority (ITA) strategic directions to play a neutral role towards promoting different technologies.
The symposium shall raise the awareness about the importance of free software because of its potential and competitive characteristics comparing with the commercial software.
The symposium will host a number of key speakers from different countries who will present different topics on issues related to free software movement and philosophy, Arab world initiatives towards promoting the use of free software at different levels and also the symposium will address the local needs to develop such industry in the Sultanate.
During the opening ceremony of the symposium ITA will sign a number of memorandums of understanding with Sultan Qaboos University, Nizwa University and Muscat Higher College of Technology to support the national initiative implementation.
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The previous is an internal circulation coming to you (after taking permission) directly from ITA internal website.
As many of you know this is the first symposium on free source , in fact this the first Government organized free source related event ever (as far as I know ). It is a great that the young Information Technology Authority (ITA) already exploring the Free Software as a way to implement eOman initiative. For me I will be eagerly waiting to meet Richard Stallman the founder of Free Software Foundation.
My second most exciting thing is ITA signing memorandums of understanding with the educational institutes. It seems that it will be the start of free source movement in Oman. If true, this will make the educational institutes into active and direct contributors to eOman vision through free software.
Check the event website : http://www.ita.gov.om/fss
Read MoreChina shuts down Major training website for hackers
China has closed down what is believed to be the country’s biggest training website for hackers, state media has reported. 
They say the site, Black Hawk Safety Net, gave lessons in hacking and sold downloads of malicious software.
The reports say three people suspected of running the site were arrested.
Hacking is a sensitive topic for China, especially since the internet giant Google recently threatened to pull out of the country.
Google said China-based hackers had attacked its operations but the Chinese government denied any involvement.
The hacker training operation openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyber attack lessons and Trojan software, the China Daily and the Wuhan Evening News said.
Trojans, which can allow outside access to a computer when implanted, are used by hackers to illegally control computers.
Black Hawk Safety Net recruited more than 12,000 paying subscribers and collected more than seven million yuan ($1m: £650,000) in membership fees, while another 170,000 people had signed up for free membership, the paper said.
The Hubei government refused to comment on the reports.
It was unclear when the shutdown had taken place but the Black Hawk Safety Net site was unavailable on Monday.
Cyber attacks
In January Google threatened to pull out of China unless the government relented on censorship.
It said it had uncovered a computer attack that tried to plunder its software coding and the e-mail accounts of human rights activists protesting against Chinese policies.
Government officials have defended China’s online censorship and said the country is the biggest victim of web attacks.
China has some 350 million internet users – more than any other country – and provides a lucrative search-engine market worth an estimated $1bn last year.
Google holds about a third of the country’s search market, with Chinese rival Baidu having more than 60%.
The BBC’s Damian Grammaticas in Beijing says that the reports made no link between the hacking site and Google’s allegations.
But the case will help authorities show that China is taking action against those who hack into computers, says our correspondent.
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