Google Once Again Sued for Auto-complete Feature

By Jane Gracielo, on May 1st, 2012%
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Once again, Google is facing another lawsuit because of the Auto-complete feature.

Many French anti-discrimination agencies filed a lawsuit against the popular search engine for apparently proclaiming unpermitted and systematic associations involving celebrities along with their “Jewishness” by Google’s auto-complete feature, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

SOS Racisme, a French anti-racist NGO, as well as several anti-racism organizations are scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday for a lawsuit which claims that Google is “overseeing the creation of what is probably the biggest Jewish file in history” with auto-complete suggestion feature that connect well-known individuals, for instance Rupert . . . → Read More: Google Once Again Sued for Auto-complete Feature

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LinkedIn Becomes Largest US Social-Networking Site Next to Facebook

By Jane Gracielo, on July 11th, 2011%
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LinkedIn, which is focused on job seekers and recruiters, exceeded MySpace to turn into the No. 2 social networking service in the US previous month, increased by its first public offering in May.

According to a Reston, Virginia-based ComSore report, for the month of June, the company had 33.9 million visitors, up 63% from a year before, while Myspace had 33.5 million, down 50%. Facebook stayed the biggest social networking site with 160.9 million US visitors, up 14%.

The IPO of LinkedIn increased its profile with shareholders and assisted in building publicity throughout the . . . → Read More: LinkedIn Becomes Largest US Social-Networking Site Next to Facebook

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