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Google to introduce an online form to let EU users request the removal of outdated links

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by on May 30, 2014 at 6:26 am
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled earlier this month that individuals should have the right to remove outdated information about themselves from search engine results. In an interview with Google co-founder Larry Page, the Financial Times reports that Google will introduce a mechanism on Friday, which is later today, that lets European internet users ask it to remove links which they think are outdated and damaging. A separate FT story detailed this will come in the form of an online form, an easy way through which users can submit their requests. Google is also said to plan to…

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Alibaba is helping its merchants advertise within Chinese online videos

May30
by on May 30, 2014 at 6:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Insider, Product Updates

Advertising on TV is passé – now Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is taking to targeting online video viewers instead. The company announced that it will start placing advertisements from merchants on both its shopping platforms, Taobao and Tmall, within online videos on a handful of video sites, as it seeks to capture audiences who are increasingly consuming content on their mobile devices and PCs. The online video sites that Alibaba has tied up with include top site Youku Tudou, which is often viewed as a Chinese version of YouTube. It comes after Alibaba sunk $1.2 billion into it last month. Starting next month, Taobao…

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Alibaba is helping its merchants advertise within Chinese online videos

May30
by on May 30, 2014 at 6:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Insider, Product Updates

Advertising on TV is passé – now Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is taking to targeting online video viewers instead. The company announced that it will start placing advertisements from merchants on both its shopping platforms, Taobao and Tmall, within online videos on a handful of video sites, as it seeks to capture audiences who are increasingly consuming content on their mobile devices and PCs. The online video sites that Alibaba has tied up with include top site Youku Tudou, which is often viewed as a Chinese version of YouTube. It comes after Alibaba sunk $1.2 billion into it last month. Starting next month, Taobao…

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Korean chat app Kakao Talk is now available on Mac, while a search chat feature lands on Windows

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by on May 30, 2014 at 4:42 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Korea, messaging app, Product Updates

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After the announcement of a merger with Korea’s second-largest internet portal Daum, chat app maker Kakao isn’t resting on its laurels. It has just made Kakao Talk available for Mac users via a newly-launched native desktop Mac client, and introduced a new search chat feature for users on Windows PCs. The beta version of Kakao Talk on Mac is available in Korean and English, with features including full sync between mobile and Mac, friends list, chat rooms, emoticons, and the ability to receive files in any format — this comes in particularly useful for sending Word and Excel documents, or photos…

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