Google targets teens with Buzz safety campaign
Google has posted a new video instructing users on how to safely manage their Buzz accounts. The company said that the video will target teenage users in particular. The YouTube video was posted through the company’s Safety Channel, a YouTube feed dedicated to helping younger users stay safe online. However, the video provides a number [...]
Canada-U.S. hockey game created a buzz near arena
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Cousin over country. Taylor Gemmel is a proud Canadian, but citizenship took a back seat to blood on Sunday because his cousin is U.S. goaltender Ryan Miller. Gemmel was wearing a blue sweat shirt while he had lunch at Cactus Club Cafe, a hip restaurant a couple train stops from the [...]
Google’s Buzz Draws Scrutiny From Privacy Watchdogs (Update2)
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc.’s Buzz social-networking service might violate federal privacy laws, a watchdog group said yesterday in a complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The Electronic Privacy Information Center, based in Washington, asked the FTC to investigate whether consumers were harmed. The group also wants regulators to require Google to give [...]
Google Mulls Further Changes to Buzz
After taking steps to stem the public backlash against its social-networking service Buzz, Google Inc. is planning further updates and considering changing how it tests new Buzz features. Google product manager Todd Jackson said in an interview Monday that the number of people initially uncomfortable with the service underscored that the company’s approach of testing [...]
