Google Alarm is a Google and Firefox addon that visually and audibly alerts you when your personal information is being sent to Google servers. Even outside Gmail and YouTube you are constantly sending information to Google through their vast network of tracking bugs: Google Analytics, Google AdSense, YouTube embeds, API calls all of this data is used to monitor and track your personal web browsing habits. It shows notifications, plays sound effects and keeps running stats about the % of websites you’ve visit with Google bugs present.
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Synchtube.com – Watch YouTube Videos with Friends in Real-time
Ever want to share a video with your friend or family, but wish you were there with them to watch so you could enjoy the moment together? Synchtube solves this problem by allowing you to share a video in real-time in sync. Simply paste a YouTube link and create a room. You can share this room with others, and watch videos in real-time. Synchtube allows you to share and discuss a video in real time with up to four of your friends. The first person to enter the room controls the playback and also has the ability to change videos. […]
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Pakistan Lifts Facebook Ban, Bangladesh Blocks Facebook
Pakistan lifted the ban on Facebook which had carried a competition to draw the Prophet Mohammad, after getting assurance from the government that “blasphemous material” would no longer be available in Pakistan. On Sunday, Bangladesh also blocked access to Facebook over “objectionable” material about the Prophet Mohammad. […]
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YouTube Leanback Launched – Watch Youtube on Your TV
YouTube has officially rolled out the full release of YouTube Leanback, the “lean back on your couch and watch the video” version. It is designed for 10-foot viewing on TVs. YouTube Leanback provides a simplified, less-cluttered and easy-to-personalize YouTube experience and interface. Users can search for videos, comment, list videos as favorites, and copy the video’s HTML code and embed it elsewhere on the Web. […]
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