http://www.xyppy.com the latest Social Media, marketing techniques, technology, and news. en-en http://www.xyppy.com/logo.png http://www.xyppy.com http://www.xyppy.com/article/16537/Egypts-Got-Facebook-Cops-This-Week-in-Online-Tyranny http://www.xyppy.com/article/16537/Egypts-Got-Facebook-Cops-This-Week-in-Online-Tyranny Egypt has created a special security department to monitor Facebook. Allegedly, the "main task of this group is to monitor Facebook content like groups, pages and chat and to publish reports countering online criticism of current Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak or his son Gamal." But it's extremely unlikely that the secret police powering it will not collect user information, as well as seek out and punish those who use the social network for free speech and political reasons. Egypt's rela... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:36 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16536/NZ-Police-Clear-Google-In-Street-View-Scandal http://www.xyppy.com/article/16536/NZ-Police-Clear-Google-In-Street-View-Scandal When it comes to Street View and the collection of sensitive WiFi data, Google is, at least to some degree, safe from serious penalties in New Zealand.andnbsp; A police investigation has determined that the company didn't violate any laws. Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff referred the matter to police in June, which seemed to put Google in a precarious position.andnbsp; Logic dictated that Shroff wouldn't call in law enforcement for no reason, after all. But fortunately for the search giant,... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:40:09 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16535/Dont-Track-Me-Anti-Google-Video-Plays-on-Times-Square http://www.xyppy.com/article/16535/Dont-Track-Me-Anti-Google-Video-Plays-on-Times-Square Twice an hour, an animated version of Google CEO Eric Schmidt can currently be seen giving away free ice cream to little kids in return for their private information on a 540 square foot screen hovering over New York's Times Square. The cartoon was produced by a "Inside Google," a project of the non-partisan Consumer Watchdog group, that wants to draw attention to what it perceives as Google CEO Eric Schmidt's "lack of regard for our online privacy." Sponsor Eric Schmidt is "Out of Co... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:55:12 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16534/One-Week-Later-Digg-VP-Talks-v4-Launch-Backlash--Future http://www.xyppy.com/article/16534/One-Week-Later-Digg-VP-Talks-v4-Launch-Backlash--Future The Internet was in flames last week as popular social news curation site Digg.com launched the latest iteration of its platform, unleashing a groundswell of outrage and protest from a majority of the site's loyal users. A week later, Digg has begun to respond to its passionate community, making rapid changes and bug fixes as its exhausted back-end infrastructure struggles to keep up. Today I spoke with Digg's VP of Product Keval Desai about the launch, the company's reaction to the negativity ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:55:10 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16533/NASA-Launches-App-HD-For-iPad http://www.xyppy.com/article/16533/NASA-Launches-App-HD-For-iPad NASA has introduced a new free mobile application for the iPad called NASA App HD. NASA App HD features live streaming video from NASA Television, an interactive map with links to all of its centers, quick links to feature stories and launch schedules, a scrolling andldquo;alerts banner,andrdquo; and a NASA Featuredandrdquo; link. The appandrsquo;s landing page features the solar system, where users can learn more about it, the universe and NASA missions. The app also allows users to... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:35:35 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16532/Sock-It-To-Me-With-Socat http://www.xyppy.com/article/16532/Sock-It-To-Me-With-Socat We've all been there. You want to isolate an issue with a server running on a port but want something quick and easy to verify if it is a host firewall problem or something else. Perhaps you are dealing with someone on the other end of the network that says it is a firewall problem. How you prove otherwise? Sponsor Luckily, there is socat. While there are other network Swiss army knives out there such as Ncat and Netcat, you might find socat worth a try. Socat is available for most L... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:50:37 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16531/Skype-Doubles-Down-with-10-Person-Video-Chat http://www.xyppy.com/article/16531/Skype-Doubles-Down-with-10-Person-Video-Chat Skype announced today that the latest beta version of Skype 5.0 would up the ante in terms of group video chat, as well as introduce a more stable and sleeker experience for its Windows users. When the company first introduced group chat in May, it limited the number of participants to five, but now it has doubled that number to 10. Sponsor This limitation was one of the primary things we focused on when we looked at the new feature, which we immediately compared to free, Web-based serv... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:50:33 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16530/One-Big-Traffic-Secret http://www.xyppy.com/article/16530/One-Big-Traffic-Secret Iand#8217;ll tell you one thing I know: the more you post, the more traffic you get. Itand#8217;s helpful if the stuff you post is worth something. I try hard to make that always the case. Others donand#8217;t try as hard, and yet, their traffic climbs when they post more stuff. You can reply in the comments and tell me that youand#8217;d rather put out great stuff once a month, or once a week, or whenever the great stuff mood strikes you. That means you didnand#8217;t really read the... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:30:18 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16529/5-Tips-to-Improve-Channel-Partner-Lead-Generation http://www.xyppy.com/article/16529/5-Tips-to-Improve-Channel-Partner-Lead-Generation Online marketing is unique for each business. For large businesses that rely on channel partners to sell and distribute products, the online marketing process can be a challenge. With many channel partners across multiple locations, how can a business make sure that partners have the leads they need to help grow the business? In a recent conversation with a channel marketing manager I was asked, andldquo;What can I do now to get my partners and resellers found?andrdquo; As with many channel mar... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:35:36 -0700 http://www.xyppy.com/article/16528/Google-Calls-Upon-Retailers-to-List-Inventory http://www.xyppy.com/article/16528/Google-Calls-Upon-Retailers-to-List-Inventory Google announced today that it is making public its help documentation for Local Shopping inventory for Google Merchant Center. This is a feature that allows retailers to let consumers know about what they have in stock right from the web.andnbsp; andquot;One weekday evening a few weeks before our son was born, my wife commissioned me to find a box of raspberry red leaf tea for the delivery,andquot; says Google Product Search business product manager Paul Lee, explaining the usefulness of suc... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:35:25 -0700