A spokesman for the DSS party says that their fellow opposition Progressives (SNS), and the ruling Democrats (DS), “have a lot in common”. Petar Petković spoke during a news conference in Belgrade on Monday, and said the two parties were similar because of their position regarding the EU.
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The Responses to the Gulf Oil Spill and to the Financial Crisis Are Remarkably Similar … And Have Made Both Crises Much Worse
May 18th, 2010 |
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The Gulf oil spill and the financial crisis were both caused by excessive risk-taking by industry giants and the “capture” of politicians and regulators by the corporate behemoths.Moreover, the response to the Gulf oil spill and the financial crisis ar…
Holbrooke: U.S. led similar wars in Kosovo, Bosnia
February 17th, 2010 |
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The U.S. led and won wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, similar to the one it is currently fighting in Afghanistan, says Richard Holbrooke. The former Clinton administration Balkans envoy, now U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, spoke in Doha, Qatar.
Google Buzz Privacy Concerns Similar to Facebook Issues
February 11th, 2010 |
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Google’s entry into the social networking space will face similar privacy challenges as Facebook and other social networking sites. Here are some facts about Buzz privacy for users to keep in mind.
– Social networking brings
with it its own set of privacy and security challenges. With Google making its
own foray into the space with the launch of Google Buzz, security experts say
users will have to find the right balance between privacy
and openness.
Like Facebook, Buzz allows
users to post…
Windows 7: Five Ways It’s similar, Five Ways It’s Better than Vista
October 20th, 2009 |
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With the release of the long-awaited Windows 7, there are undoubtedly some people folks who are left wondering if the operating system will mimic Microsoft’s ill-fated Windows Vista or break the mold and do something far better. Microsoft has done a fine job highlighting some of the many features that Windows 7 has and Windows Vista doesn’t, but it has swept some of the similar features under the rug. This slide show examines five ways in which Windows 7 is similar to its Vista predecessor and five ways it is better than the earlier edition.By Don Reisinger
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Microsoft Bing’s Visual Search Takes On Google’s Similar Images
September 15th, 2009 |
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Microsoft launched the beta version of its Visual Search for Bing, its search engine, on Sept. 14. Visual Search presents its users with a series of image galleries, which can then be clicked and scrolled through to find a particular one – all without ever having to type in a search term.
Google Labs produced a similar visual-search feature, called Similar Images, earlier this year. Despite sharing some outward characteristics, Microsoft’s and Google’s still-in-development products have sharp differences. For example, Similar Images dictates that the user type in a search term before being able to search through galleries; it also lacks some of the granular-search options of Bing’s Visual Search.
As the battle for U.S. search engine market share intensifies between Google and Microsoft, both companies are looking for ways to gain and retain users through offering an ever-wider array of search functionality. In the following slide show, eWEEK uses the search for a smartphone to illustrate how both companies’ thinking differs when it comes to visual search.
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