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Google updates privacy policy (AFP) AFP - Google updated its privacy policy on Friday, a day after a video cartoon featuring the Internet firm's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square. September 03, 2010 1:29 PM WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go (Appolicious) Appolicious - The free WordPress for Android app was upgraded thanks to feedback from faithful users. Updates include fixes to numerous, annoying bugs like unexpected app crashes, log-in issues and more.Most notable in the recent upgrade is a new comment feature, which displays comments in real time as comments arrive in your Droid notification bar. September 03, 2010 12:39 PM Spammers Take Over Apple's New Ping Social Network (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple's unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to. September 03, 2010 12:10 PM Cuban bloger Sanchez named IPI press freedom hero (AFP) AFP - Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was named World Press Freedom Hero by media watchdog IPI on Friday, for her defiance of press restrictions and her commitment to free speech in her country. September 03, 2010 12:07 PM Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy? (PC World) PC World - Wondering why you can't use Facebook to find your friends on Ping--Apple's new iTunes-based social network that supposedly connects to the social networking site? September 03, 2010 11:46 AM Anti-Google Group's Creeptastic Video Campaign (PC World) PC World - Consumer Watchdog, an anti-Google group, invaded Times Square with a 540-square-foot video cartoon of Google CEO Eric Schmidt frightening children -- and me -- with threats of infiltrating their online lives. Watch it with the lights on. September 03, 2010 11:26 AM YouTube to turn profit this year: NY Times (AFP) AFP - Google-owned videosharing website YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year on revenue of 450 million dollars, The New York Times reported Friday. September 03, 2010 11:23 AM Ping.fm Gets Boost Thanks to Apple's Ping, Company Claims (PC World) PC World - It's the kind of ironic story that news editors find irresistible. Apple makes big announcement about a social network for music lovers. When music lovers go hunting for the service, they end up in some Internet backwater. They like what they find there and the little guy gets a boost in business thanks to the big guy's big marketing budget. September 03, 2010 10:12 AM Samsung GalaxyTab brings new life to Android (Appolicious) Appolicious - This was a big week for the mobile OS wars, with previews of upcoming Android tablets emerging in the days leading up to the IFA event in Germany.  Just before the conference kicked off, however, Steve Jobs debuted a redesigned line of iPods, along with an updated iTunes that features a social network. September 03, 2010 9:48 AM Apple: The King of Digital Music (PC World) PC World - Behold the King of music, circa 2010. We aren't talking about Elvis here. Apple's iPod still reigns supreme. And judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced this week along with an update to iTunes, Apple 's dominance of the digital music world seems solid -- at least for now. September 03, 2010 9:39 AM

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Insurance agent to refund $66,500 to Miss. farmers Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says his office has reached an agreement with an agent to refund $66,500 in policy fees to poultry farmers. September 03, 2010 10:47 AM Nationwide Insurance will end sponsorship of Nationwide Tour in 2012 Nationwide Insurance announced Friday it will end its title sponsorship of the PGA Tour's developmental circuit in the U.S. when its contract expires in two years. September 03, 2010 11:33 AM Insurance Agent Accused Of Theft From Clients, Church A local insurance agent is in custody, accused of theft. September 03, 2010 12:49 PM Insurance firm predicts bumper year Insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has predicted a bumper year for sales as the financial services industry shows signs of recovery. September 03, 2010 2:09 AM Insurance sector reinvents itself under new regime India's insurance industry is set for a makeover as it seeks to survive and grow in a changed environment that dawned on September 1. With a three-month spat over who will regulate unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) settled, the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (Irda) in July announced sweeping changes to the way insurance companies do business. September 02, 2010 5:03 PM Insurance agent to refund $66K Miss. farmers JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says his office has reached an agreement with an agent to refund $66,5000 in policy fees to poultry farmers. September 03, 2010 10:25 AM Vienna Insurance Manages SAP Implementation with CAST Vienna Insurance Group uses an application intelligence program from CAST to manage an ever-growing team of developers and the code they create. September 03, 2010 3:05 PM Sword Insurance relocates Boston office Sword Insurance said it has relocated its Boston office, which serves as the company's North American headquarters, to larger space at 51 Sleeper St. Boston - United States - Massachusetts - Greater Boston - Recreation September 03, 2010 8:35 AM Insurance Week underway at LIC, Bhopal By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, Sept 3: On the occasion of 54th anniversary of Life Insurance Corporation of India in divisional office on September 1 insurance week was inaugurated by senior divisional manager Suhash Joshi by hoisting a flag. Various programmes are being organised under the week. September 03, 2010 12:18 PM Insurance company backs down over payment for Bradford patient stranded in Prague AN insurance company has agreed to pay to get a critically-ill Yorkshireman back from a Prague hospital after nearly a month of being stranded away from home. September 02, 2010 11:58 AM