Le fondateur du site de socialisation Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, s'est engagé à faire don de plus de la moitié de sa fortune. Il a décidé de participer avec 16 autres milliardaires américains à la campagne "Giving Pledge" de Warren Buffett et Bill Gates.
57 milliardaires
Parmi les autres millionnaires qui promettent de donner une grande partie de leur fortune figurent l'investisseur Carl Icahn et le co-fondateur d'AOL Steve Case. Au total, 57 milliardaires participent à la campagne du superinvestisseur Warren Buffett et du fondateur de Microsoft Bill Gates.
Le "Giving Pledge" espère convaincre les millionnaires et milliardaires de faire don d'au moins la moitié de leur fortune à la bonne oeuvre. Selon Forbes, la fortune du fondateur de Facebook est estimée à quelque 6,9 milliards de dollars.
Google Groups tests a new interface that seems to be inspired by Google Reader. There are a lot of great new features: keyboard shortcuts, infinite scrolling, search box autocomplete, a mobile version, integration with Google Profiles and a rich text editor for composing messages.
The new version of Google Groups hasn't replaced the old version because it's not finished and there are still many issues to solve. The right sidebar shows a lot of uninteresting information (announcements, recent searches), but doesn't list your groups. You need to click on "my groups" to see this list and you can also add some of the groups to your favorites. Another issue is that the new interface no longer has a summary view that shows a small snippet from the first message of a thread.
"When you sign in to Google Groups, you'll see a link to preview the new Google Groups. Once there, you can make it your default view (and you can switch back to the old version if you ever need it). We're excited about sharing these improvements with you, but this is just a start; we're working on improved spam controls, moderation, search, and other freatures to make Google Groups the best way to engage in discussions. We also want to hear your thoughts, ideas, and any issues you encounter, so please contribute to our Product Ideas page," suggests Google.
Triste nouvelle pour Laury Thileman. La nouvelle Miss France 2011 a perdu sa grand-mère.
Les premiers jours de règne de la jeune Miss commencent mal. En effet, Elisabeth,la grand-mère paternelle de la Miss France, âgée de 73 ans, est décédée hier soir, selon le quotidien français La Provence.
Laury, qui tente de garder le sourire pendant ses nouvelles activités, se console en pensant que sa grand-mère lui avait exprimé sa joie au lendemain de son élection.
iOS only: Gmail users can make free Google Voice calls, but why should they have all the fun? Talkatone sets up free VoIP calls, over 3G or Wi-Fi, from your iPhone, iPod, or iPad through Google Voice for free.
Talkatone does quite a few other neat things with your Gmail account and free voice-over-IP technology, but the main reason it's exciting is a feature that's somewhat tucked away. Double-tap on the Contacts header, and you'll get an option to make a Google Voice VoIP call. Choose a contact or dial a number, and you're calling. If it doesn't work on your first shot, you may need to do a little Gmail-to-Talkatone setup, described at the CyberNet News blog. Otherwise, it's a remarkably simple way to make a free Gmail phone call outside of Gmail.
Talkatone is a free download for iPhone, iPod touch (second generation and later), and iPad, and requires iOS 4.0 and later.
