You actually trust the browser less than the individual apps developed by different companies? I'd think the apps would have more security holes than a browser that's been tested and used by millions of people everyday.
It's strategic for both parties. Google wants to get Facebook users onto their own network and Zynga needs to reduce their sole dependence on Facebook.
8 for me. It's a very good sci-fi/fantasy movie, but I was probably more impressed with the CGI than immersed in the story. Star Trek was a better movie in terms of story and I actually felt fear, suspense and other emotions while watching it.
But you could quickly recover by hosting those JS files yourself and relinking them.
If your app is coupled tightly with AppEngine APIs, then there is nowhere else you can host your app.
This is worse than the 8-hr outage of S3 sometime ago... most apps could still respond without S3 static assets. If your entire app is hosted on AppEngine, you're screwed for 4 hrs and counting...
I often wonder if hybrids car have to look distinguishably different from other cars in order to be successful in the marketplace.... since I think most people buy it as a fashion-statement for environmental consciousness. You don't see as many hybrid Camrys/Civics around, even though I would argue they are better value for the money, but they don't immediately show that the owner is hip.
this must be a real shocker to a lot of people since he was still at work today. I wonder why there isn't any explanation at all about this. My guess is that it's a courtesy to family and friends to be informed first.
The fact that employees are willing to cash out now might mean that they are less confident about the potential of cashing out big in the future. I'm sure no early Google employee would even think of cashing out pre-IPO.
As far as business models are concerned, having data that is open is more likely to lead to better web monetization like contextual ads. The ability to have inbound links from referral sites and Google is important for ads.
The thing is, Bob doesn't need the API to publish all your private status to the whole world... he could already do it in plenty other ways. Same thing with email... many of them (eg. gmail) come with RSS feeds.
On the internet, you just have to publish stuff (even private stuff) with discretion. Noone (not even mighty Facebook) can stop someone/'friend' from doing a cut-and-paste of your stuff to a public place. Email has existed many years without any privacy policy, and its largely based on trust and human discretion.