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We reported a few days ago some big-name ISPs would begin incorporating the Copyright Alert System (CAS) into their systems, which would send out alerts to users who they believe may have download copyrighted material through “peer-to-peer” services.  Verizon and Comcast have already activated the service yesterday, with AT&T, Cablevision and Time Warner Cable expected to activate the CAS soon.

Ars Technica requested some examples of the messages they expect to send out to users who are believed to have downloaded copyrighted material, and Comcast obliged them by sending over alerts 1, 2, 4 and 5. (more…)

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Pope Benedict XVI joining Twitter and posting his first tweet was a pretty big deal a few months ago when you consider how technologically inept the majority of people believe religious figure heads to be. Unfortunately, it looks as though Pope Benedict XVI won’t only be exiting his papacy at the end of February, but his Twitter account will also be making its short-lived exit.

The news comes from Vatican Radio as they’ve announced the @Ponifex Twitter account will officially come to an end on February 28, the same day Pope Benedict XVI steps down from his position as the current Pope. The Pope’s Twitter account won’t go down without one final message, which is expected to be posted on February 27.

The @Pontifex Twitter account has gained 1.5 million followers in within the two months since it’s been created, although Benedict won’t be considered as a heavy Twitter user as he only tweeted 36 messages since his first message was published on December 12. Meanwhile, I’ve tweeted over 12,000 messages of pure gold, and only have 1,337 followers after using Twitter for almost six years. Boy – do I feel like a loser.

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Most of us tend to upload photos onto Facebook on a daily basis, whether it be photos of our food, or outings with friends and family. However have you noticed that while you might be uploading new photos consistently, how often do you actually go back and look at old photos that might have been uploaded say half a year ago? Personally I do go back to old photos once every few months just to reminisce, but having all those old photos sitting there just isn’t very efficient as far as managing data is concerned. This is why a report from the Oregonian has revealed that Facebook is supposedly gearing up to launch three new “cold storage” facilities at its Prineville, Oregon data centers.

Unlike Facebook’s typical servers which are always on, these servers will instead be on standby, making it perfect for older uploaded photos. Obviously there will be some downsides to putting photos in cold storage and slower access might be one of them, but the upside is that this would help lessen the amount of power Facebook’s servers would need to consume and manage data more efficiently which could help with loading times and performance. It’s hard to tell just how slow accessing these older photos might be, or if the drop in speed will be noticeable, but the report has suggested that the first server will be going live this Fall, so we guess will just have to wait to find out.

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer took to the company’s official blog to unveil a refreshed Yahoo homepage that’s “more intuitive and personal.” The basic layout hasn’t changed all that much (and the real deal hasn’t switched over just yet), but Meyer says that the site is now optimized across mobile devices, with newly designed apps able to tap into your Facebook profile to broadcast your friends’ birthdays to this new, more social-centric homepage. Recommendations from the social network are also gifted space on the new entry page, but it’s email and news that seem to take priority in the redesign, located in eye-catching positions on both desktop and mobile iterations. The CEO added that Yahoo isn’t finished yet, noting that the redesign we’re looking at above is “the first of many.” The new look will roll out across US browsers over the next few days.

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It seems in the past couple of months, Google has been thinking “What else can we map?” within its Google Maps application. We’re pretty sure they’ve already covered ever square inch of road in the world, which is probably why they turned to mapping the Grand Canyon last month. This month, Google looks to have caught football fever as they have successfully mapped their first football stadium, the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium.

The virtual-tour experience takes you through a number of areas of the stadium that would normally be inaccessible to the average joe like the playing field, locker rooms, entrance tunnels and observation suites. You’ll navigate your way through the different areas of the stadium just like you would with any Google Maps map.

Now if only Google could sit in every seat so ticket holders can get an idea of what their view would be during a game. The sooner Google gets on that, the sooner I’ll be buying tickets to sporting events as I would prefer to have the best seat in the house.

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