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It’s a tough time to be a bank, but even more so when a major social network launches business pages that it seems anyone can create.
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Bank of America's Google+ Page Gets Hijacked
28th Annual Austin Jewish Book Fair [Event Preview]
Those of us feeling bereft and searching for literary meaning after the closing of the Texas Book Festival won't have to wait long at all to get our next book fix. The 28th Annual Austin Jewish Book Fair opens on today, less than two weeks after the conclusion of this year's Festival.
Google Launching New Social Network Today?
Read Write Web is reporting that there's a good chance we'll see Google announce the launch of a new social network today at SXSW Interactive. It's called Google Circles, and it is likely to offer photo, video and general status updates.
Google's Hotpot Lands In Austin [Tech News]
Coming soon to shop and restaurant windows near you: Google Maps pointer logos. These decals will allow patrons and passer-bys to learn more about the business by using wireless Near Field Communication technology (NFC for short). Currently available on Nexus S Google Android phones and potentially in the next version of the iPhone and iPad, NFC transfers contact info, sales hours and other data to the user's phone without the need for a web browser or other application.
Community Can Pitch For Google Broadband Via Big Gig Austin
City officials are preparing their official response to Google to illustrate why Austin is the best place for the high-speed service. Now there's a website - BigGigAustin.org - that gives the community a chance to chime in as well.
Nominate Your Neighborhood for Google's Super-Fast Internet Test
Google is planning to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in select communities that would deliver speeds more than 100 times faster than most people get today. And you can nominate your city or neighborhood for as a test market.
Austin, Here's Your 2009 Google Zeitgeist
"Each year, we examine the billions of queries that people around the world have typed into Google search to discover the zeitgeist—the spirit of the times," says Google. The global listings were dominated, not suprisingly, by queries on Michael Jackson and New Moon.
UT, Google Amend Book Search Agreement to Free Up More Titles
Google's pending settlement with authors and publishers groups will make more books from University of Texas libraries available online.
News Bits
Monkey pees on a President. (No, really. We can't make this up.) Access to The Google in China is sketchy. This is what happens when you censor. No snarky headline for this "gay exorcism" story; it's disgusting. Two bodies of Flight 447's crew found. So much for voter values, GOP. REALLY, Citibank?! Keepin' it classy, Hal.
Gmail Currently Inaccessible For Many Austinites
Many folks on Twitter are reporting that Gmail and assorted Google services are currently down for them. We're pulling up ours ok, but an informal survey shows that many around downtown (@bnl771), on UT campus (@anorwood), or just around town (@mavsmom) are experiencing errors. The problem seems to be hit or miss, as @recoveringlazy and @mavsmom aren't seeing any issues. In other internet news, there's a Woot-Off going on right now.
Banks Feeling Much Better, Thanks [News Bits]
Reporter Saberi freed from Iranian jail Obama tells Google and Apple to stop playing footsie Some banks feeling much better, thanks Back to the moon, NASA? Really? Churches getting religion on marketing That's "Dr. Dolly" to all y'all Opinion: Don't just legalize it, tax the hell out of it
Adios Google, We Hardly Knew Ye
Three months after showing off their new digs in the historic Scarbrough Building downtown, Google announced Wednesday that they were closing their Austin office and offering the 20 engineers employed there jobs at other locations.
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