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What is perhaps an attempt to save a little face after several privacy disasters, Google has announced they’re working on a tool that will let users opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics.  

Earlier this week Facebook rolled out a mini new feature. The improved search functionality saves users a bit of time by helping them get to where they’re going faster. 

A lot of stuff has been happening in the social media marketing realm thanks to companies like Webtrends and Omniture, but now it looks like everyone's favorite social network is kicking out some data reports of its own. This makes sense, considering the fact that Facebook just surpassed Google in hits.

Do Google's recent moves spell trouble for Microsoft? Google seems to think so, and they're doing absolutely nothing to hide that opinion. In fact, today the G team released a tool called Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange, which makes switching over a piece of cake.

How would you all—including non-techies—like to be able to track how users interact with your Silverlight content? Well, now you can. Google Analytics has officially integrated into the Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework.  

Twitter (news, site) announced a tool called @anywhere at this year’s SXSQ event. The new feature enables users to enjoy the Twitter experience (almost) anywhere and anytime, without signing into their actual account.

Are you reminded of Facebook Connect? Yeah. Us too.
 

One day the mobile interface will influence everything from the way we collaborate, communicate and design. According to Gartner’s five social software predictions for 2010 and beyond, the mobile web will change the way we think about user engagement, work spaces and the PC-based web.

Autonomy (news, site) unveiled a new tool called Autonomy Explore today. The “customer interaction analysis application” connects all customer touch points (Web, contact center, social media, e-mail, etc.). This way, users can develop a better understanding of each customer, customer segment, and the overall customer base.  

We’ve certainly heard plenty from CEOs about privacy being dead and all, but considering the heat coming from related debates, perhaps it’s time to hear from the opposing team.

Danah Boyd, social media researcher for Microsoft, took the stage at this year’s SXSW conference, and with her 10+ years in the social realm, claimed privacy is alive (but not well), and schooled us on the intricacies of screw-ups from some of the biggest names out there: Google and Facebook.

As long as there’s been an Internet, the discussion between user experience and usability has been explored. Although they are conceptually linked, taken separately, they highlight different elements of the human-computer interaction.

Yet in these days of advanced user interfaces, from mobile devices to e-readers to tablets, has the line between user experience and usability blurred? And if so, what does it mean for web standards and design? We examine their distinctions, roles and implications in an effort to answer these questions.

You've built your website for a reason, and in most cases, that is to sell something. But how can you be sure the website you have designed is converting all those visitors into actual sales? Maybe it's time to do some testing.

MediaFunnel, the “Team Tool for Social Media” previously known as TweetFunnel, has rebranded to reflect the company’s focus on providing a single interface from which businesses can manage all of their social media channels.  

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MediaCore is ramping up towards v1.0, offering a free video and podcast management tool for digital delivery and encouraging social content.

You might’ve written off Google Buzz by now and, admittedly, we could’ve had a little something to do with it. But Google hasn’t given up on the microblogging tool just yet. In fact, the team’s latest announcement may wash over some of you in an awesome, relief-tinted wave.