The social instant messaging client Digsby seems to be all things to all people.  You can use it to connect to AIM, you can use it to connect to Gtalk, you can even use it to log onto Gmail, Facebook and Twitter with Digsby…it even supports Facebook Chat.
In addition, the company recently fixed [...]

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Google has just released two interesting new applications for Google Latitude.
Google Latitude debuted back in February via Google Mobile Maps and lets you share your location with friends and family members.  Now, these two new applications will let you share your location with everyone else as well, if you so desire.
Google Talk location status will [...]

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More tough luck for Google.  Following a Gmail outage this morning, Google Talk is now being targeted by a phishing scam that is spreading quickly.
The scam begins when you receive an IM from someone you probably haven’t spoken with in a while with typical phishing jargon (“hey, check this out!”) along with a hyperlink to [...]

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Is it just me or is this whole “information age” thing getting way out of hand?  Google Trends is already keeping track of what the world is searching for and we broadcast every little detail of our lives though Twitter (”washing my dog” – hey, that’s great, thanks for sharing!).
At times, I seriously [...]

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With today’s multi-tasking madness, any additional steps that you can shave off of your routine will come in handy.
Google to the rescue.
You can now embed YouTube and Google Video clips right into your Gmail and Google Talk screen.
If you receive (or send) a link to a video in a chat message, you’ll see [...]

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