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Canadian Privacy Office Questions Google Buzz

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As expected from a controversial web service that inflicts privacy invasion, Google Buzz  just received a new “friend” in the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner.   A spokesperson for the said Canadian government office said that they are now investigating whether Google Buzz is indeed violating or may have violated Canadian privacy laws . Google’s Canada office currently talking with federal and provincial privacy officials to address these concerns and assured everyone of us that they are moving to implement changes as quick as they can. In fact more changes will be announced this week to ensure that Google Buzz is not violating and will not violate privacy laws. “We’ll be making some significant product improvements over the next few days based on user feedback,”  Google Canada’s spokeperson Wendy Rozeluk said. In case you’ve been monitoring Canadian internet scene, the same Canadian office recently questioned Facebook’s policies for violating the country’s privacy laws. Facebook was forced to make drastic changes to its policy as a result of the investigation. Another issue which recently made some headlines was when the same office questioned Google Docs for possible violation of privacy laws. Let’s see if  Google will finally end all questions raised regarding Buzz’s threat to user privacy and  whether its actions would be enough not to merit  another investigation, this time none other than the U.S. government. Like This Post? You'll LOVE These Related Tutorials from SEJ : Google Adds Privacy Link to Home

Google Integrates MySpace to Search, But Not Proud of it

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Google seemed to have quietly implemented MySpace Real-Time Search API just now. The announcement was actually made by MySpace so I checked out the Official Google Blog if there was any update about this but didn’t find any.  Probably because it’s too early or maybe Google just don’t want to make a big fuzz about this? Anyway, the MySpace folks are pretty much excited about it nonetheless. In fact, they claim that the integration  is the first real-time integration of social networking platform to Google Search. Well perhaps they don’t consider Twitter as a social networking site so they might have missed the fact that Google has also integrated Twitter streams to search recently. If you’re curious about it, you might want to try searching and find out if you will be getting live updates from MySpace users such as news, photos, and blog posts as part of the Google search results. MySpace streams will be displayed only if they were made public by MySpace members. MySpace contents that will be displayed as search results will be ranked based on the latest and of the highest relevancy to the subject of your searces. Like This Post? You'll LOVE These Related Tutorials from SEJ : How to List Your Site in MySpace

How I Chose My Masters Certification Program

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A search on “internet marketing training” brings up over 1.6 million listings. A lot of marketers are used to being online the majority of the day but are hesitant to take an online course although the search results will tell you plenty of people are curious. What all does it entail? How are classes paced? Will I fall behind and if so, will it be easy to get a hold of an instructor or other students? I asked myself so many questions before deciding to get involved with Market Motive online. Personally, I have taken a ton of online classes through The University of South Florida. I know how to navigate the USF system which all classes are incorporated with but Market Motive would be a whole new ball game. When I made contact with Michael Stebbins , founder of Market Motive I touched base on a few of my concerns. Michael was so laid back and easy to talk to. He was understanding and quickly filled me in on as many details as he could. I asked a lot of question! As it turns out, the faculty members are just as curious about you as you are about their courses. Michael tried to get to know me by focusing in on my interests of study. We spent a decent amount of time on the phone discussing my field of work, concentrating on what I was already knowledgeable of so we could best figure out what areas I would like to learn more about. Since I am an SEO and link building analyst, we figured I should stay away from the SEO masters certification as of now. It would be beneficial of course but I wanted to get certified in social media because although I am familiar, social media is an area I would love to learn as much as possible about. As of now I focus more on link building than I do on social media pushes but after I complete the social media course perhaps that will change. Another reason I wanted to gain more insight into social media-let’s be honest, it’s just fun. Masters Certification Course List I had to have a mini phone interview before I signed up. I do not believe the interview was mandatory but I do know it is recommended. The interview was not intimidating. I spoke with Scott Milrad, the Director of Online Education. He basically wanted to stress the time commitment involved in the 90 day program. Despite the fact that you can somewhat self pace yourself, Scott wanted to make it clear students need to commit or they will fall behind. After the interview and selecting my choice of study, it was time to see what market Motive was all about. Each instructor is either a best-selling author or a sell-known speaker in their area of expertise. I am excited about networking with the staff and other students. I’ll be reporting my progress and observations.     Like This Post? You'll LOVE These Related Tutorials from SEJ : Search Marketing Certification from SEJ & Market