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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Need help making decisions? Try Hunch.com!

"The site Hunch.com is designed to help you make decisions. Ask it a question -- "What kind of shoes should I buy?" -- and it will ask you a few questions about yourself, then come up with an answer. That answer, of course, isn't always a stroke of genius, and nobody should rely solely on Hunch's advice for big, life-altering decisions. However, the site can be fun when it comes to trivial matters."

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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Facebook customized URLs

"Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday morning, Facebook will allow registration for customized URLs (example: facebook.com/YourNameHere), instead of the usual long list of numbers that show up as a Web address for a profile. The world's largest social media network began sending out notices for the process on Wednesday, including a link for registered trademark brand owners to place their names on a restricted list, in the hope of avoiding the cybersquatting phenomenon that has long plagued the Internet domain name process."

The advantages are obvious: an easier way for users to track down their friends -- or their favorite companies -- on Facebook. It also gives those companies a shot at ranking higher on a Google.

However, given complaints from its members regarding past terms-of-service changes, is Facebook ready to get into the domain name business? Can it truly protect trademark owners from seeing their intellectual property pilfered by those who would grab a username, only to sell it back to its legitimate owner? Can Facebook's servers handle what may turn out to be a midnight crush?

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