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Instagram отключён от Twitter. Такое решение принял Фейсбук, который недавно приобрёл этот фото-ресурс, ставший за последний год очень популярным. Война централизованных социальных коммутаторов набирает новые обороты. Стены «отгороженных садиков» становятся всё выше и выше. Когда же наконец-то начнётся децентрализация или… хотя бы подключится антимонопольное законодательство? […]

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All of us have probably run into spam bots or at least heard about them at some point in time. For a long time I have been battling with spam comments made by bots, and this has driven me to a point where I have decided to stop them once and for all…I was able to come up with an algorithm that can eliminate all the current generation of spam bots. I was able to do it by adding an extra layer of complexity into the problem of choosing images. I named my program “Are yoU a Human?” or RUH for short […].

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Yes, Google can, but only if the Diaspora inside of Google+ is open and decentralized. My marketing strategy is that the «Diaspora of grownups» initially competes with LinkedIn not Facebook. There are many factors, which provide a basis to believe that Google + can easily win such a competition. Google+ enters into a direct competition with Facebook only after defeating LinkedIn. That itself could mean a lot to Google+ because of the firm position LinkedIn has on the market. By that time, having well established a system of decentralized social network communications, along with many already existing services, it would not be difficult for Google to defeat Facebook […]

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Today, when an increasing number of publications, where characteristics of the Google+, its advantages and disadvantages in comparison with Facebook are considered from all sides, we would like to take a look at new project from a different side. That, in general, represents the emergence of Google+ on the market and where all this may lead Internet along with us? […]
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If we talk about the possible use of Google + for work and at work, we will be primarily interested in such a new social function switch, like a Circle, Sparks, a collective videochat (Hangout). Or consider his future and full integration with email Gmail, that would bring together in one place and executed in the same style as «old» opportunities for personal correspondence with new methods of social connectivity. On the diversification of our social environment with Circles albeit indirectly, the conversation has already taken place . In this note we shall discuss Spark and all that with them, directly or indirectly connected […]
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On manners prevailing among the IT giants and claiming a leadership role in the social space of the Internet, about the complicated relationships in the triangle «Facebook, Google, Microsoft» I have already described . And now another news. Earlier this week, InformationWeek magazine has told us about some felts accidental release of information about the conscious or omitted it reset. Supposedly Microsoft, despite its friendly relations with Facebook, still followed by Google, too, decided to challenge the new evil empire, and to enter the market of social switchboards […]
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I decided to use the Google Translate to post some of my blogs in English. I don’t expect them to be perfect but hopefully good enough to understand what I’m talking about. I want to edit the posts ASAP. Thanks to Google!
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It seems that Google’s «social front» of the war with his rival Facebook has applied his main weapon — the search. July 15 introduced a new service News Badges and associated virtual currency of the same name […]

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