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Google news tax could boost local papers, report says Commission of inquiry calls for levies to promote new media, warning that too few interests control too many outlets. Google and other websites that carry news they do not produce should be taxed and the money generated used to prop up local newspapers, says a report which warns control of the media... Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/13/newspapers-internet
China Warns Google Again After C.E.O.'s Remarks One of China's top Internet regulators warned bluntly on Friday that any move by Google to stop censoring its Chinese search engine would be "irresponsible" and would draw a response from the Beijing government. Source : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/world/asia/13china.html?src=twt&twt=nytimesbusiness
Has Twitter reached its peak? Micro-blogging service Twitter's user growth has almost levelled off since September 2009, according to a study. Twitter's growth seems to have lost its momentum, according to a new study. Growth in the micro-blogging service's number of users peaked at nearly 20% last April, but had ... Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/mar/12/twitter-growth
Spurring Social Users to Search In-person word-of-mouth still tops online. Social media marketing relies on sophisticated forms of word-of-mouth, a medium highly trusted by most consumers. But even social media users prefer face-to-face communication to give and receive information about products and services. A survey conducted b... Source : http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007555
Safety issues loom as humanoid invasion approaches Pressure-sensing skins, smarter limbs and even bemused facial expressions. All these features will be needed to make future humanoid robots safe enough to hang out with humans in our homes, a symposium on humanoid robotics at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London heard this week. Source : http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18631-safety-issues-loom-as-humanoid-invasion-approaches.html
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