Oh Tracy, seriously!  You didn’t know that you would screw this up so badly that it would become a viral internet sensation, did you?
LOL…

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Just when we thought Google couldn’t be any nosier, along comes the “spy cycle”.
The Google Tricycle has debuted in Europe, with the ability to go off-road. The search giant has hired two cyclists to pedal through Paris gardens and other pedestrian zones on the cycles in order to take thousands upon thousands of pictures.
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The Onion has done it again.
Concerned about your online privacy?  Just move to Google Opt-Out Village…
Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village

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Vanessa Hudgens is irate over various websites that are publishing new nude photos of her, and she might just file criminal charges.
The photos, taken by Vanessa herself, have appeared on several other websites, although we won’t show or link to them here as she was underage at the time they [...]

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Facebook just got hosed, eh?
The Canadian government has issued a report telling the insanely popular social networking site that its privacy practices do not meet the standards of Canadian privacy laws.
In order to comply with Canadian privacy law, Facebook must take greater responsibility for the personal information in its care, the Privacy Commissioner [...]

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Google is going local in a big way.  Back on July 9, the company added location to Google Maps for Chrome and Firefox. On Thursday, Google then added a location-based feature to its mobile website on the iPhone.
You need to have the new iPhone 3.0 software in order to use this new functionality.  [...]

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Back in March, we wrote about how the White House didn’t want YouTube to “cookie” visitors that were watching the videos that appear on the official Whitehouse.gov channel and website.  YouTube usually does this automatically with all visitors.
To satisfy the White House, YouTube added an option to set cookies in a sort of “delayed mode,” [...]

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That loud “Oops!” that you hear is coming from MySpace.
MySpace seems to be updating their “Groups” feature.  Groups gives users the ability to connect on a community message board and group page.
Currently, the service is down and displays the message “Groups are currently disabled for special maintenance. They will be available again shortly.”
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Facebook.  It’s both a blessing and a curse.  When it comes to bachelor parties…it’s a curse.
Antonio M. is an Italian with a romantic streak.  Antonio also likes to party…perhaps a little too much.
You see, Antonio posted a picture on his Facebook page of himself, with two naked breasts on top of his head.  Unfortunately, the [...]

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Once again, we witness the wreckless mis-handling of social media.
One Swiss insurance company employee told her employer that she needed to stay away from her monitor and in the dark for a while, for medical reasons.  Later, though, she was spotted actively using Facebook and was subsequently fired.
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