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Hey all my dear friends! :) Happy Monday and New Week to all of you. And sincere apologies for being late in posting today.
"Whistle" by Flo Rida
Lyrics:
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby
Let me know
Girl I'm gonna show you how to do it
And we start real slow
You just put your lips together
And you come real close
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby
Here we go
I'm betting you like people
And i'm betting you love freak mode
And i'm betting you like girls that give love to girls
And stroke your little ego
I bet you i'm guilty your honor
that's just how we live in my genre
When the hell I'm paid to roll wider
There's only one flo, and one rida
I'm a damn shame
Order more champagne, pull a damn hamstring
Tryna put it on ya
Bet your lips spin back around, karma
Slow it down baby take a little longer
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby
Let me know
Girl I'm gonna show you how to do it
And we start real slow
You just put your lips together
And you come real close
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby
Here we go
It's like everywhere I go
My whistle ready to blow
Shorty don't leave a note
She can get any by the low
told me shes not a pro
It's okay, it's under control
Show me soprano, cause girl you can't handle
Baby we'll start something, you come up in bar clothes
Girl i'm losing with my bugatti the same knows
Show me your perfect pitch,
You got it my banjo
Talented with your lips, like you blew out a candle
So amusing, now you can make a whistle with the music
Hope you ain't got no issues, you can do it
Even if its no fiction, never lose it
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby
Let me know
Girl I'm gonna show you how to do it
And we start real slow
You just put your lips together
And you come real close
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby
Here we go
Go'on girl you can work it
Let me see you whistle while you work it
I'mma lay back, don't stop it
Cause I love it how you drop it, drop it, drop it, on
me
Now, shorty let that whistle blow
Yeah, baby make that whistle blow
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby
Let me know
Girl I'm gonna show you how to do it
And we start real slow
You just put your lips together
And you come real close
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby
Here we go
Whistle baby,
Whistle baby, whistle baby,
Whistle baby,
Whistle baby, whistle baby
Whistle baby,
Whistle baby, whistle baby
"Not Afraid" by Eminem
Lyrics:
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
To take a stand, to take a stand
(Yeah, it's been a ride)
Everybody, everybody
(I guess I had to)
Come take my hand, come take my hand
(Go to that place to get to this one)
We'll walk this world together through the storm
(Now some of you)
Whatever weather, cold or warm
(Might still be in that place)
Just lettin' you know that you're not alone
(If you're tryin' to get out)
Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road
(Just follow me, I'll get you there)
You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay 'em
But you won't take the sting out these words before I say 'em
'Cause ain't no way I'ma let you stop me from causing mayhem
When I say I'ma do something, I do it, I don't give a damn what you think
I'm doin' this for me, so fuck the world
Feed it beans, it's gassed up if it thinks it's stopping me
I'ma be what I set out to be, without a doubt, undoubtedly
And all those who look down on me, I'm tearing down your balcony
No if, ands, or buts, don't try to ask him why or how can he
From "Infinite" down to that last "Relapse" album
He's still shittin' whether he's on salary, paid hourly
Until he bows out or he shits his bowels out of him
Whichever comes first, for better or worse
He's married to the game, like a fuck-you for Christmas
His gift is a curse, forget the earth, he's got
The urge to pull his dick from the dirt and fuck the whole universe
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
To take a stand, to take a stand
Everybody, everybody
Come take my hand, come take my hand
We'll walk this route together through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just lettin' you know that you're not alone
Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road
Okay, quit playin' with the scissors and shit and cut the crap
I shoudldn't have to rhyme these words in a rhythm for you to know it's a wrap
You said you was the king, you lied through your teeth
For that fuck your fillings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped
And to the fans, I'll never let you down again, I'm back
I promise to never go back on that promise, in fact
Let's be honest, that last "Relapse" CD, was "eh"
Perhaps I ran the max and since hit the ground
Relax, I ain't goin' back to that now
All I'm tryin' to say is get back, click clack, pow
'Cause I ain't playin' around, it's the game called circlin'
I don't know how, I'm way too rough to back down
But I think I'm still tryin' to figure this crap out
Thought I had it mapped out, but I guess I didn't
This fucking black cloud still follows me around
But it's time to exorcise these demons, these motherfuckers are doing jumping-jacks now
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
To take a stand, to take a stand
Everybody, everybody
Come take my hand, come take my hand
We'll walk this route together through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just lettin' you know that you're not alone
Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road
And I just can't keep living this way
So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage
I'm standing up, I'ma face my demons
I'm manning up, I'ma hold my ground
I've had enough, now I'm so fed up
Tryin' to put my life back together right now
It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me
Admittedly, I probably did it subliminally for you
So I could come back a brand new me, you helped see me through
And don't even realize what you did, believe me you
I've been through the ringer, but take it through little to the middle finger
I think I got a tear in my eye, I feel like the king of
My world, haters can make like bees with no stingers
And drop dead, no more beef flingers
No more drama, from now on I promise to only focus
On handlin' my responsibilities as a father
I solemnly swear to always treat this roof like my daughter
And raise it, you couldn't lift a single shingle on it
'Cause the way I feel, I'm strong enough to go to the club
Or the corner pub and lift the whole liquour counter up
'Cause I'm raisin' the bar, I shoot for the moon
But I'm too busy gazin' at stars I feel amazin'
And I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
To take a stand, to take a stand
Everybody, everybody
Come take my hand, come take my hand
We'll walk this route together through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just lettin' you know that you're not alone
Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road
I hope you all enjoyed the song. The first one "Whistle", I posted for no reason other than my college friends liked that song a lot. Actually we bunked half of the lectures today! LOL! So we were enjoying some music at a friend's place. There I heard this song, though I didn't like it much, but how much my friends did, I thought it was a worth share! :D And the next one, well it was a youtube suggestion! LOL! :D All comments and suggestions welcomed. Good Day friends! :)
A great good morning to all my readers, welcome to my blog on this nice Tuesday Morning! Happy Tech Tuesday at Blog de Toxifier? LOL! :D
Last week, I received a newsletter, that had a video on how to protect yourself from Smishing. For a second I thought I read it wrong and didn't care. Last evening though it struck me to read it. I searched the Internet to clarify if it exists, or have they used a wrong word. To my surprise I came to know this a new kind of phishing!
The first thing that came to my mind was, "Damn! Everything that gets popular is caught in crime!" Well, my statement isn't incorrect. First it were Windows, then JAVA, then the Internet, recently Mac, and now Mobile Phones? It's too much to take now!
Reading on Wikipedia, let me copy it, I found this:
In computing, Smishing is a form of criminal activity using social engineering techniques similar to phishing. The name is derived from "SMs phISHING". SMS (Short Message Service) is the technology used for text messages on cell phones.
Similar to phishing, smishing uses cell phone text messages to deliver the "bait" to get you to divulge your personal information. The "hook" (the method used to actually "capture" your information) in the text message may be a web site URL, however it has become more common to see a phone number that connects to automated voice response system.
Text messaging is the most common nonvoice use of a mobile phone, and scam artists are taking full advantage of that. In fact, according to security firm Cloudmark , about 30 million smishing messages are sent to cell phone users across North America, Europe, and the U.K. Smishing is part of the much larger SMS spam problem. In the U.S. alone, there has been an almost 400 percent increase in unique SMS spam campaigns in the first half of the year.
The smishing message usually contains something that wants your "immediate attention", some examples include "We’re confirming you've signed up for our dating service. You will be charged $2/day unless you cancel your order on this URL: www.?????.com."; "(Name of popular online bank) is confirming that you have purchase a $1500 computer from (name of popular computer company). Visit www.?????.com if you did not make this online purchase"; and "(Name of a financial institution): Your account has been suspended. Call ###.###.#### immediately to reactivate". The "hook" will be a legitimate looking web site that asks you to "confirm" (enter) your personal financial information, such as your credit/debit card number, CVV code (on the back of your credit card), your ATM card PIN, SSN, email address, and other personal information. If the "hook" is a phone number, it normally directs to a legitimate sounding automated voice response system, similar to the voice response systems used by many financial institutions, which will ask for the same personal information.
This is an example of a (complete) smishing message in current circulation: "Notice - this is an automated message from (a local credit union), your ATM card has been suspended. To reactivate call urgent at 866-###-####."
In many cases, the smishing message will show that it came from "5000" instead of displaying an actual phone number. This usually indicates the SMS message was sent via email to the cell phone, and not sent from another cell phone.
There are ways you can protect yourself if you get an unsolicited text message. First, don't click any links that are contained in the text. Never give out any sensitive information such as your address, your Social Security Number, or your bank account number. You can also forward smishing texts to 7726 and your cell phone provider will mark them as abuse. If you think you've been a victim of a smishing attack, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov or call 1-877-HELP (4357).
This information is then used to create duplicate credit/debit/ATM cards. There are documented cases where information entered on a fraudulent web site (used in a phishing, smishing, or vishing attack) was used to create a credit or debit card that was used halfway around the world, within 30 minutes.
On March 9, 2012 Walmart issued a Fraud Alert regarding a large number of scam texts that offer a nonexistent $1000 gift card as bait.
From the above the thing that struck me was "vishing". As yet I wasn't fully able to digest the fact of SMiShing, and now another term, Vishing? Phew! Vishing is the criminal practice of using social engineering over the telephone system, most often using features facilitated by Voice over IP (VoIP), to gain access to private personal and financial information from the public for the purpose of financial reward. The term is a combination of "voice" and phishing.
The cyber crime is increasing quite rapidly. Internet, such a beautiful creation is being used for so many illegal purposes. The bigger problem is that many cyber crimes are being funded by some big names just to make people become their customers. Have you watched Mission Impossible 2? The movie shows the reality, big companies make virus and antivirus, first introducing the virus that crates a havoc and then unleashing that they have the cure! Believe it or not, I do believe that it's completely true! According to what I think, there is a rare case when somebody actually uses so much of their time and resources just to be a part of a crime, else they are being nurtured, funded and promoted by the big names only.
Related articles, and links that I found on the Internet and thought you may interested in looking:
Hello all my dear readers! A HAPPY NEW WEEK TO ALL OF YOU! :) Let me welcome you all to my blog on this Musical Monday!! :D
"Love the Way you Lie" - Eminem ft. Rihanna
Lyrics:
[Chorus - Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that's alright because I love the way you lie
I Love the way you lie
[Verse 1 - Eminem]
I can't tell you what it really is
I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now there's a steel knife in my windpipe
I can't breathe but I still fight all I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight
High off on love, drunk from my hate
It's like I'm huffin' paint and I love it
The more I suffer, I suffocate
Right before I'm about to drown, she resuscitates
Me, she fuckin' hates me in a lovin' way.
Where you going? I'm leaving you.
No you ain't. Come back. We're running right back
Here we go again, it's so insane
Cuz when it's going good, it's going great
I'm Superman with the wind in his back
She's lois lane when and it's bad, it's awful
I feel so ashamed, I snap "Who's that dude?"
I don't even know his name
I laid hands on him, I never stood so low again
I guess I don't know my own strength
[Chorus - Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
[Verse 2 - Eminem]
You ever love somebody so much,
you could barely breathe when you with 'em?
You meet, and neither one of you even know it hit 'em
Got that warm fuzzy feeling, yeah them chills used to get 'em
Now you gettin' fuckin' sick of lookin' at 'em
You swore you'd never hit 'em, never do nothing to hurt 'em
Now you're in each other's face spewing venom in your words when you
spit 'em
You push, pull each other's hair, scratch, claw, bit 'em
Throw 'em down, pin 'em, so lost in the moments when you're with 'em
It's the fate that took over, it controls you both
So they say, you'd best to go your separate ways
Guess that they don't know ya cuz today,
That was yesterday, yesterday is over and it's a different day
Sound like broken records playing over
But you promised her, next time you'd show restraint
You don't get another chance
Life is no nintendo game, but you lied again
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
Guess that's why they call it "window pane"
[Chorus - Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
[Verse 3 - Eminem]
Now I know we said things, did things that we didn't mean
And we fall back into the same patterns, same team
But your temper's just as bad as mine is
You're the same as me
When it comes to love you're just as blinded
Baby please come back, it wasn't you. Baby it was me.
Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems
Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano
All I know is I love you too much, to walk away though
Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk?
Told you this is my fault, look me in the eyeball
Next time I'm pissed, I'll aim my fist at the drywall
Next time? There won't be no next time
I apologize, even though I know it's lies
I'm tired of the games, I just want her back. I know I'm a liar
If she ever tries to fuckin' leave again,
Ima tie her to the bed and set this house on fire
Just gonna
[Chorus - Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
"Dance Again" - Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull
Lyrics:
dance, yes (redone)
love, next
dance, yes (j.lo)
love, next
shimmy shimmy yah, shimmer yam
shimmer yay
i'm a ol' dirty dog all day
no way jose
your girl only go one way, ay mi madre
you should check that out
maybe you ain't turn her out
maybe it's none of my business
but for now work it out
let's get this, dale
nobody knows what i'm feeling inside
i find it so stupid
so why should i hide
that i love to make love to you baby
(yeah make love to me)
so many ways wanna touch you tonight
i'm a big girl got no secrets this time
yeah i love to make love to you baby
(yeah make love to me)
if this would be a perfect world
we'd be together then
(let's do it do it do it)
only got just one life this i've learned
who cares what they're gonna say
(let's do it do it do it)
i wanna dance, and love, and dance again
i wanna dance, and love, and dance again
dance, yes
love, next
dance, yes
love, next
baby your fire is lighting me up
the way that you move boy is reason enough
that i love to make love to you baby
(yeah make love to me)
i can't behave
oh i want you so much
your lips taste like heaven
so why should i stop?
yeah i love to make love to you baby
(yeah make love to me)
if this would be a perfect world
we'd be together then
(let's do it do it do it)
only got just one life this i've learned
who cares what they're gonna say
(let's do it do it do it)
i wanna dance, and love, and dance again
i wanna dance, and love, and dance again
mr worldwide, and the world's most beautiful woman
modern day hugh hed (uh, yes)
playboy to the death (uh, yes)
is he really worldwide? (uh, yes)
mami let me open your treasure chest
play dates, we play mates
i'm the king snatching queens, checkmate
what you think?
it's a rumor
i'm really out of this world
moon, luna
make woman comfortable
call me bloomer
can't even show love cause they'll sue ya
but i told them, 'hallelujah, have a blessed day'
so ahead of myself
everyday's yesterday
want the recipe? it's real simple
little bit of vole, and she'll open sesame
now dance yes
love next
dance yes
love next
if this would be a perfect world
we'd be together then
(let's do it do it do it)
only got just one life this i've learned
who cares what they're gonna say
(let's do it do it do it)
i wanna dance, and love, and dance again
i wanna dance, and love, and dance again
I hope you all like the songs! :D Enjoy your day and new week. Oh by the way, Happy EID! :) God Bless you all! :D
Hello all my dear friends! :) I welcome you all to my blog on this fine Wednesday! :D It's 15ht August, The Independence Day of India, my country! :D
So on Monday I was reading this article on Yahoo! news about a meme of a famous sports star going viral on the internet. And today, I thought to share it! LOL! Late? So what, it won't lose the fun associated! haha! :D
McKayla Rose Maroney is an American artistic gymnast who is a member of the gold medal-winning US Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is also the 2011 World Vault Champion and 2012 Olympic Vault Silver Medalis. She fell hard during the vault final, ending up getting a silver. Later on the podium when getting her medal, she had a smirk on her face that showed how unimpressed she were. Of course she is a great gymnast and the viewers expected a gold, she herself must've been expecting that and such a mistake would make anyone irritated.
Soon, the moment had become a meme which sees Maroney equally unimpressed with the Mars rover landing, double rainbows, Ryan Lochte and more. I guess this now adds to the collection of thsoe Rage Comics and people would use her meme to show the unimpressed expression. Though a humble request, no offenses for the great sports woman! :)Here are some of the creations of Yahoo Sports and a selection from mckaylaisnotimpressed.tumblr.com
The images are quite funny and I have downloaded a few I found to be the funniest and sharing them here with you all :D
Although these pics are funny, but the good thing is that the sports star is not unhappy with all this. If state from Yahoo! Sports, "McKayla Maroney is showing a sense of humor about the Internet meme that features her smug, indifferent reaction to winning a silver medal on the vault. Her Fierce Five teammate, Aly Raisman, tweeted a picture of Maroney, Kyla Ross and herself standing outside a swimming pool and playfully sneering at the camera with the now-famous expression that launched a thousand Photoshops.
A picture taken of Maroney standing on the medal podium with a similar expression became an Internet sensation in recent days. Users have Photoshopped an unimpressed McKayla into various historical, pop culture and current event scenes. Things that didn't impress McKayla included the moon landing, Mitt Romney's announcement of Paul Ryan as his running mate, the great pyramids of Giza and in the most meta posting of all, her own winning of the silver medal."
This also shows a good side of a sports person. It's good to enjoy the funny things and not to get agitated over them. A round of applause of McKayla! :)
Thanks readers for your time reading this article. Hope to see you all soon again. Take care, and all comments and suggestions are welcomed always! :D
Hey all my dear readers! :) I hope you all are doing just great! :D happy Tech-Tuesday at my blog! :)
So, recently in my inbox I received this new app for Windows. yes, I'm talking of PC and not any Mobile Gadget! :P
We all have had a hard experience with the Windows Sidebar that was introduced with Windows Vista, being quite slow and irritating. Thought similar in function, yet not irritating is this new Yo Window app. On the CNET charts, it's ranked as No. 1 Weather Utilities! Let me make a not for you all from the website:
YoWindow is a full featured weather program with beautiful graphics. The magic of YoWindow is living landsapes that reflect the weather. Just like in your window. But in YoWindow you can even look into the future. You can see the weather forecast exactly at the time you want. You will enjoy the weather like never before.
YoWindow is a weather application for your PC that manages to deliver weather data in a unique and fun interface. With its ability to save multiple locations, it makes it incredibly simple to quickly pull up weather reports from anywhere in the world.
The program is about as simple as your typical weather-reporting Web site. Enter a city anywhere in the world, and watch as YoWindow's background image changes to reflect the current weather conditions there. In addition, YoWindow supplies you with all of the hard facts, including high and low for the day, Wind, Pressure, and Humidity. There's a time graph along the top of YoWindow where you can click through to see weather forecasts for different times throughout the day. And of course, you can also shuttle through different dates as well. There's even a calendar component that you can click through.
And admit it that after you read the above 3 paragraphs, you agreed that Windows Sidebar was nothing! haha! :D There is quite too much added over that traditional sidebar weather gadget. This one is really amazing. The only problem is that this one is a free and trial version, only for 3 days! :( The full version is available for $20(approx).
While previous versions of YoWindow offered only a single landscape background, this newest version offers five, including Village, Seaside, Airport, Oriental, and Sky. In addition, the program lets you turn any of your personal photos into a landscape, just for kicks. Whichever background you choose, YoWindow's visualizations always show up, indicating rain, clouds, even night and day. This makes it easy to get a weather reading by quickly glancing at your screen.
Overall, YoWindow is a surprisingly useful app that also looks good. With its several landscapes and nifty weather visualizations, it provides a unique way of checking the forecast. You can use the program in its own window on your desktop, or set it as your default Windows screensaver. Either way, the information is all there, ready to access in just a few clicks.
YoWindow is free to try, but the trial version limits users to a three-day forecast and fewer landscapes to play with. When installing, make sure to watch out for the bundled toolbar, and opt in or out according to your preference.
SAo actually, this is not a sidebar tool! hahahaha! :P It's a full screen software and is too cool! :D Check out the Screenshot, Official Website and Download Link:
For once this software even reminded me of the Webshots, you remember? But then, no! They both are worlds apart, I now guess. Anyways, thanks for the time you spent viewing this post. I hope to see you all soon again. All comments and suggestions welcomed always! :) Good Day friends! :D
Hello all my dear readers! A HAPPY NEW WEEK TO ALL OF YOU! :) Let me welcome you all to my blog on this Musical Monday!! :D
Oasis - The Masterplan
Lyrics:
Take the time to make some sense of what you want to say
And cast your words away upon the waves
Sail them home with acquiesce on a ship of hope today
And as they land upon the shore tell them not to fear no more
Say it loud and sing it proud today
And then dance if you wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't know
How it's gonna be, please brother let it be
Life on the other hand, won't let us understand
We're all part of the masterplan
Say it loud and sing it proud today
I'm not saying right is wrong, it's up to us to make
The best of all the things that come our way
'Cause everything that's been has past
The answer's in the looking glass
There's four and twenty million doors
On life's endless corridor
Say it loud and sing it proud and today
Will dance if they wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't know
How it's gonna be, please brother let it be
Life on the other hand won't let you understand
We're all part of the masterplan
Oasis - Falling Down
Lyrics:
The summer sun, it blows my mind
Is falling down on all that I've ever known
Time will kiss the world goodbye
Falling down on all that I've ever known
Is all that I've ever known
A dying scream makes no sound
Calling out to all that I've ever known
Here am I, lost and found
Calling out to all
We live a dying dream
If you know what I mean
All that I've ever known
It's all that I've ever known
Catch the wheel that breaks the butterfly
I cried the rain that fills the ocean wide
I tried to talk with God to no avail
Calling Him in and out of nowhere
Said if You won't save me, please don't waste my time
All that I've ever known
All that I've ever known
It's all that I've ever known
Catch the wheel that breaks the butterfly
I cried the rain that fills the ocean wide
I tried to talk with God to no avail
Calling my name and out of nowhere
Said if You won't save me, please don't waste my time
The summer sun, it blows my mind
It's falling down on all that I've ever known
Time will kiss the world goodbye
Falling down on all that I've ever known
Is all that I've ever known
I hope you all liked the songs! :D Thank for your time. Have fun, have a great week ahead. Now I'm off to college since from today on, the third year starts! :D
Hey my dear readers! :) i hope you all are doing great and enjoying your Sunday?! :D
Yesterday, while checking news on MSN, I found this article with the heading, "Google fined $22.5 mn for latest privacy breakdown". It was quite startling a fact at first, not because of the amount, but because I never knew Google could be fined too! LOL! :D
Let me just copy the article for you all:
"The penalty announced by the Federal Trade Commission is the most that the FTC has ever fined a company for a civil violation. The rebuke resolves the FTC's allegations that Google duped millions of Web surfers who use Apple's Safari browser.
Google had assured people that it wouldn't monitor their online activities, as long as they didn't change the browser settings to permit the tracking. Google broke that promise, according to the FTC, by creating a technological loophole that enabled the company's DoubleClick advertising network to shadow unwitting Safari users. That tracking gave DoubleClick a better handle on what kinds of marketing pitches to show them.
The latest settlement doesn't affect a separate FTC inquiry over whether Google has been abusing its dominant position in Internet search to highlight its own services over rivals and drive up online advertising prices. The settlement also doesn't come with any admission from Google of wrongdoing.
The company has acknowledged that DoubleClick was tracking Safari users, but insists the monitoring wasn't by design. All Google wanted to do, according to the company, was create a way for Safari users to press on a button to signal they recommended an ad. Google said it didn't realise its tinkering altered Safari's automatic privacy settings in a way that allowed for broader surveillance.
After the circumvention was publicised in February by a graduate student at Stanford University, Google stopped the tracking. The company says it never collected any personal information. 'We set the highest standards of privacy and security for our users,' Google said on Thursday.
Google's actions, though, have cast doubts about the sincerity of its commitment. The Safari intrusion is the latest privacy stumble at Google, whose dominant Internet search engine and popular email service provide valuable peepholes into people's minds.
In 2010, Google set up a social networking service called Buzz that exposed people's email contacts. Following an FTC investigation, Google agreed to 20 years of oversight and a pledge not to mislead consumers about privacy issues. That's the pledge that the FTC says Google broke with Safari.
Google also got in trouble for collecting personal data transmitted over unprotected wi-fi networks, as Google cars cruised neighborhoods around the world taking pictures for the company's online mapping service.
The FTC didn't take action against Google for scooping up the wi-fi data, though the Federal Communications Commission fined the company $25,000 earlier this year for impeding its investigation into the matter. As it did with the secret tracking on Safari, Google has framed those privacy breaches as inadvertent slips.
That defense is wearing thin, according to David Vladeck, the director of the FTC's bureau of consumer protection. 'In some ways, as a regulator, it's hard to know which answer is worse: 'I didn't know' or 'I did it deliberately'. Both are bad,' Vladeck told reporters on Thursday.
The FTC hopes the fine will force Google to pay better attention to its practices. 'It's a big company,' Vladeck said. 'It's grown very quickly, but the social contract is if you are going to hold on to people's most private data, you have got to do a better job of honoring your privacy commitment.'
Those terse remarks underscore Google's increasingly tense relationship with regulators around the world. Both the FTC and the European Commission are engaged in broad antitrust investigations of Google. The company has submitted a list of concessions in an attempt to settle Europe's probe, while the FTC's inquiry remains open.
Although the $22.5 million fine is a record for the FTC, it won't leave much of a financial dent at Google. The company had $43 billion in cash at the end of June and generates $22.5 million in revenue roughly every four hours. Bad publicity may be the bigger blow for Google, which takes much pride in its scruples."
That made me think that when Google cropped of it's long Terms and Conditions, I was wondering that such issues would come up, and yes they did it! >_< Huh! Anyways, though this fine was still legitimate, I recall I was reading that famous book "Concepts of Operating Systems", Wiley Publications, and there was a strange fact in that book. It said, Microsoft was found guilty of trying to create monopoly in Computer Market because it's Windows(Operating System) came bundled with Internet Explorer! But that fact dated in 1990s, I suppose. I guess then they relaized what a crap IE is! LOL! :D
Anyways, You guys and girls enjoy your Sunday! Have fun and see you all soon! :) All comments and suggestions welcomed always! :D
Hello all my dear readers! :) A happy weekend to all of you! :)
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Hey all my dear readers! :D It's 8th August today, Random Wednesday at my blog. A Bright Good Morning to all of you! :) Oh why did I mention the date? Well, my Birthday is tomorrow, 9th August! :D So just making a note here to tell you all that! LOL! :D
So you all must have already read the title of the post? Yes! I am about to talk about Wikipedia, the one Big Online Free Encyclopedia, that needs no Introduction, right? :) But still, I need to make my post a little bit big right?! Hahahaha! SO I am ought to add some information (which might seem rudimentary since we all know Wikipedia!, but I would try to keep it short, okay? :) ).
So, on Monday I received this month's Digit Magazine. In the DVDs that come with the magazine, one had nothing but Offline Wikipedia. A super-compressed file of size around 7.7 GB which would decompress to 20 GB! Yes you read that right! :) I was quite amazed and wanted to install it right away. Though I have a 3 TB Hard Disk, still I became reluctant to install it since I like using Wikipedia online! :) I am connected to internet most of the time, and thus I like going online to check any Wiki article.
But to those who are not always connected to Internet, or love to use their computer to store a lot of info, would just love this idea of Offline Wikipedia. Before writing this article, I searched on the Internet about this Offline Wikipedia, since Digit won't be the only generous firm in the world for the customers to get this superb thing, right? And yes! I were right! LOL! :D I found an official Wikipedia page about this Offline Wikipedia, and it's a lengthy article. Although lengthy, this article is full of superb info.
Now you must be wondering that this article would only have information about the offline Wikipedia, but wait! a clever reader would see a lot of interesting info in the article. To preach this idea of an offline free encyclopedia( Do you remember the Microsoft Encarta? Paid Encyclopedia? I bought it's 2005 version when it was released, and I just loved it, so you have an idea why this free Encyclopedia thing is being featured today at my blog? I love Encyclopedias! :D ), Wikipedia has added a lot of information about Operating Systems and File Systems and development related to Computers(Software level, of course!). This makes the article altogether a great one, just like most of the Wikipedia ones! :)
Here is the link to that article. The article also has the download links in different languages of the Wiki Dumps(Offline content of Wikipedia), as they call it.
Now it's time for some Info about Wikipedia, from Wikipedia! LOL! :D
Wikipedia is a free, collaboratively edited, and multilingual Internet encyclopedia supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 22 million articles (over 4 million in English alone) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site, and it has about 100,000 regularly active contributors. As of August 2012, there are editions of Wikipedia in 285 languages. It has become the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet, ranking sixth globally among all websites on Alexa and having an estimated 365 million readers worldwide. It is estimated that Wikipedia receives 2.7 billion monthly pageviews from the United States alone.
Wikipedia was launched in January 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Sanger coined the name Wikipedia, which is a portmanteau of wiki (a type of collaborative website, from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning "quick") and encyclopedia. Wikipedia's departure from the expert-driven style of encyclopedia building and the presence of a large body of unacademic content have received extensive attention in print media. In 2006, Time magazine recognized Wikipedia's participation in the rapid growth of online collaboration and interaction by millions of people around the world, in addition to YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook. Wikipedia has also been praised as a news source because of how quickly articles about recent events appear.
The policies of Wikipedia strongly espouse verifiability and a neutral point of view.
Yeah, maybe that's why some people call Wikipedia to be censored Encyclopedia. I love Wikipedia, though since people can add their articles and once reviewed, they are completely approved on Wikipedia, some articles are nothing but mere advertisements. But what's Wikipedia doing in that regard? Well, it ads a line in the starting that states that this article seems to be an advertisement! LOL! :D
Anyways, I hope you people find this Offline Wikipedia a worthy thing. Have fun, keep smiling and all comments and suggestions are welcomed always! :)
Good Day! :D
Hey all my readers! I hope you all are doing just great! :) A happy new week and a Happy new month to all of you! Enjoy the two songs on this Musical Monday! :) Sorry for a late post today! :) I've been really busy and though I'm trying, I'm unable to post regularly. I hope you understand.
"One Thing" by One Direction
Lyrics:
I've tried playing it cool
But when I'm looking at you
I can't ever be brave
'Cause you make my heart race
Shot me out of the sky
You're my kryptonite
You keep making me weak
Yeah, frozen and can't breathe
Something's gotta give now
Cause I'm dying just to make you see
That I need you here with me now
Cause you've got that one thing
So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
Now I'm climbing the walls
But you don't notice at all
That I'm going out of my mind
All day and all night
Somethings' gotta give now
Cause I'm dying just to know your name
And I need you here with me now
Cause you've got that one thing
So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
Get out, get out, get out of my mind
And come on, come into my life
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
Woah (Clapping)
You've got that one thing
Get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
Get out, get out, get out of my mind
And come on, come into my life
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
"Wide Awake" by Katy Perry
Lyrics:
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard
With an open heart
I'm wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong
I'm wide awake
And now it's clear to me
That everything you see
Ain't always what it seems
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
Till I woke up on
On the concrete
Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight
(Yeah I'm) Falling from cloud 9
I'm wide awake
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
I'm wide awake
Need nothing to complete myself - nooohooo
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I am born again
Outta the lion's den
I don't have to pretend
And it's too late
The story's over now, the end
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
Till I woke up on
On the concrete
Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight (yeah, I'm letting go)
I'm Falling from cloud 9
Thunder rumbling
Castles crumbling
I am trying to hold on
God knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side
But I'm not blind anymore...
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I'm Falling from cloud 9
Crashing from the high
You know I'm letting go tonight
I'm Falling from cloud 9
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
