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Volunteers crucial for policing Craigslist

"It bugs me that there are people out there trying to trick others," she said. Bader, a project coordinator for the California Labor Federation, is part of Craigslist's volunteer police force - the primary line of defense for the classified ad site. ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, San Francisco Chronicle,  9 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Craigslist.org

Mixed views on Craigslist crackdown on hookers

Pressured by law enforcement, Craigslist launched a crackdown on prostitution in May by promising to review adult ads. While largely stamping out overt solicitations for paid sex, the new policy has prompted a proliferation of more vaguely worded ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, San Francisco Chronicle,  9 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Craigslist.org,  Richard Blumenthal

Yahoo, Microsoft reportedly seal deal on ads

The high-profile deal, which allies two technology giants in their battle against Google, would follow more than a year of on-again, off-again negotiations. Under the proposed alliance, Yahoo would replace its search technology with Microsoft's Bing, ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, RYAN KIM, San Francisco Chronicle,  29 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Yahoo!,  Google Inc.

Yahoo-Microsoft search deal is reportedly close

Yahoo and Microsoft will announce a search engine advertising partnership as soon as tomorrow, according to news reports. The high-profile deal, which allies two technology giants in their battle against Google, would follows more than a year of ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, The Tech Chronicles,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Yahoo!,  Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.

Regular folks find fame on Twitter

No, they're not Hollywood A-listers like Oprah or Ashton Kutcher, who have collected more than a million fans on the micro-blogging service. Rather, they're three relative unknowns from Northern California who, through tireless hobnobbing, nonstop ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Ashton Kutcher,  Paris Hilton,  Justin Timberlake,  Newt Gingrich

Google Books under attack over privacy

Google's effort to put entire books online creates serious privacy concerns, civil liberties groups warned today. The Mountain View company's repository of data about its users' reading habits could become a "one-stop shop for government and civil ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, The Tech Chronicles,  23 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  American Civil Liberties Union,  Electronic Frontier Foundation,  University of California Berkeley

A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech) / Civil liberties groups warn of Google Books privacy concerns

The Mountain View company's repository of data about its users' reading habits could become a "one-stop shop for government and civil litigant fishing expeditions into the private life of Americans," the groups wrote in a letter to Google CEO Eric ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  American Civil Liberties Union,  Electronic Frontier Foundation,  University of California Berkeley

Yahoo acquires Xoopit

"You'll be able to share your pictures among a group of friends or family like never before - combining pictures from numerous sources into a single album for a private group to view," he said. "And soon your inbox will become an organized photo index ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, The Tech Chronicles,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Yahoo!

A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech) / Yahoo tests new home page, but can it attract the traffic?

The Sunnyvale Web portal's idea is to transform the page into a central hub, where users can get access to various Yahoo services, plus other Web sites including eBay, Facebook and Time magazine. Yahoo's revamp follows nearly a year of testing, during ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Yahoo!,  eBay Inc.,  Facebook Inc.,  Carol Bartz,  Google Inc.

Mixed second quarter dims hopes for Yahoo

Profit nudged up slightly, largely because of job cuts and closed offices. But revenue fell 13 percent because of the economy's impact on online advertising sales. Yahoo said second-quarter profit was $141 million (10 cents per share), up from $131 ...

From VERNE KOPYTOFF, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Yahoo!,  Carol Bartz,  Google Inc.,  Facebook Inc.

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