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CNET News.com | 2 days ago

Nestle mess shows sticky side of Facebook pages

...the links up and deal with the legal consequences. Backlash over Facebook's Beacon advertising program ultimately doomed it. But this is the first time that we've seen such a massive...

PC World: Latest Technology News | 2 days ago

Facebook Beacon Lawsuit Settled

...judge has approved a proposed settlement by Facebook in a class-action lawsuit involving its now-defunct Beacon behavioral tracking service. Under the settlement, Facebook will pay...

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San Francisco Chronicle | 2 days ago

Judge approves Facebook's settlement offer in Beacon case

Article:Judge approves Facebook's settlement offer in Beacon ca:/g/a/2010/03/18/urnidgns852573C400693880002576EB0003C03C.DTL Judge approves Facebook's settlement offer in Beacon case

Slate | 2 days ago

Years Later, Facebook Will Pay Man for Ruining His Christmas

...19, 2010 - 10:21am Facebook's social-advertising program, Beacon, was without a doubt the company's biggest flub yet. Beacon tracked online purchases and, to many Facebook users'...

NBC | 3 days ago

Facebook's Controversial Beacon Costs Company $9.5 Million

...final approval of terms in the settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought against Facebook over the company's "Beacon" advertising program. The social networking site will have to pay...

The Business Insider | 3 days ago

Clever: Facebook Funds A Privacy Watchdog Group

...seek funding from Facebook. Remember how, in 2007, Facebook got in a hot mess when it launched a product called Beacon? (That was the ad product, which, unless users opted out of it,...

ReadWriteWeb | 3 days ago

Facebook To Pay $9.5 Million in Privacy Settlement

The Los Angeles Times reports that the settlement comes in response to a class-action lawsuit over Facebook's Beacon program that published what users were buying. The decision...

washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago

Facebook settles $9.5 million suit on Beacon privacy complaint

Facebook won approval for its $9.5 million settlement of a class action lawsuit related to its controversial Beacon program, which let users track one another's online purchases. The...

"In collaboration with the Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program, California ISO, and PG&E, Beacon Power completed a successful research project and field demonstration on the value of energy storage for maintaining reliability on the grid. It helped us better understand the communications and system control issues associated with integrating energy storage onto California's electrical grid," said Byron. "This is the first Gen 4 flywheel that we've shipped, installed and operated outside of Beacon's facility, and it went very smoothly," said Bill Capp, Beacon president and CEO. "It's also the first of our systems intended to show how energy storage can help optimize the output of a wind farm. We're pleased with the continuing good relationship we have with the California Energy Commission and the California ISO as they address the challenges of deploying intermittent renewable energy resources."

Beacon Power Connects Flywheel Energy Storage System to California Wind Farm Fox News | 1 week ago

Centre Daily Times | 3 days ago

$9.5 million settlement approved over Facebook's Beacon program

...has approved a $9.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit over social networking site Facebook's program Beacon that published what users were buying. Facebook denied any...

Wired Top Stories | 4 days ago

Judges Approves $9.5 Million Facebook 'Beacon' Accord

...Blockbuster, Overstock and other locations. The case concerned allegations Facebook's now defunct "Beacon" program breached federal wiretap and video-rental privacy laws. Terms of the...

Fox News | 4 days ago

BioPharma Stock Alert for Cell Therapeutics Inc. Issued by BeaconEquity

...available on them. For more information on Beacon Research, please visit http://www.BeaconEquity.com Beacon Equity Disclosure DO NOT BASE ANY INVESTMENT DECISION UPON ANY...

Fox News | 5 days ago

Biotech Stock Alert for StemCells Inc. Issued by Beacon Equity

...consolidating the public information available on them. For more information on Beacon Research, please visit http://www.BeaconEquity.com. DO NOT BASE ANY INVESTMENT DECISION UPON ANY...