An entry appeared on the official Google blog that the Google Sync service will close on January 30, 2013. Removing this synchronization protocol is part of Google's traditional winter cleanup. Google Sync is designed to synchronize data between mobile and desktop devices. It is based on the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol.

The company reported on the fight against copyright infringement. Over the past six months, the number of requests from copyright holders has grown to 2.5 million. The company reports that the frequency of complaints about copyright-infringing content has increased tenfold over the past six months. When Google began publishing statistics on such claims in May, the number of pages it removed from searches in one week was 250,000—more than it removed in all of 2009.

Today Instagram updated two of its legal documents: the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. Those who have the application installed noticed this from the inscription at the top. Taught by the bitter experience of Kyle from South Park , we read the documents and found out that in the new version there were only comments about integration with affiliate companies. We are talking about sending data from Instagram users to Facebook: photos, captions, comments, like statistics, etc.

Author: Evgeny Vasiliev The company announced the creation of Nielsen Twitter TV Rating, a system being developed jointly with analytics company Nielsen, which will reflect the social activity of TV viewers on Twitter while watching programs. reports Mashable . Producers and advertisers are interested in Twitter's ability to display viewers' immediate reactions to what's happening on screen. The created system will complement the existing Neilsen TV ratings system.

Author: Gennady Zavolokin Representatives of the Norwegian browser calculated which European countries are more interested in women's and educational portals, and which are interested in sports. In the November report on the most popular domains in Europe, Opera developers took into account data from the mobile version of the browser. Despite globalization, the majority of Europeans preferred different sites. As a rule, with local specifics or popular only in certain states.

Author: Evgeny Antoshkin The FIFA Club World Cup ended yesterday in Japan. Portuguese-language Twitter summed up the activity during the final game between the Brazilian Corinthians and the English Chelsea. As you know, Brazilians love football and live for it. Every major match attracts millions of viewers to the screens. But this time, along with watching the game on TV, the fans were online and actively tweeted, sharing their emotions with the whole world.

Author: Gennady Zavolokin An organization that advocates for the proliferation of firearms among US citizens reacted in a surprising way to the mass shooting of schoolchildren. The reaction to the tragedy consists of a complete lack of reaction itself. Moreover, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has hidden its Facebook page, as reported by Business Insider with reference to USA Carry pro-gun bulletin .

Author: Gennady Zavolokin A joint report by the Home Office and the British Department of Education revealed data according to which residents of the country opposed the mandatory implementation of filtering of porn sites by providers. The presenters in their study were looking for the most appropriate way to tighten control over adult content. According to their recommendation, web filters can be installed at the request of the user.

To popularize its VKontakte group, the Ministry of Internal Affairs launched a game - a simulator of the work of an investigator. This is the third such game, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported . The game called “ Very Important Case ” is a flash quest that simulates the work of criminal investigation officers. SPOILER ALERT.