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Google Voice voicemails are accidentally being indexed


Privacy concerns are being raised over the search giant accidentally making private voicemails available publically from its popular Google Voice service

google voice Google Voice voicemails are accidentally being indexedA technical error in the Google algorithm is indexing private voicemail recordings from Google Voice and making them available to the public.

If you currently search “site:https://www.google.com/voice/fm/*” in Google, it will return various voicemails, some dated as far back as many months ago, to even only hours ago.

As of right now, if you perform the search string noted above, the voicemails are still available publically with transcription.

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New Bebo Carrier Partnership Brings Bebo Mobile Internet to Canada, SMS Updates


bebo New Bebo Carrier Partnership Brings Bebo Mobile Internet to Canada, SMS UpdatesAOL’s social network Bebo has announced new partnerships with Canadian mobile carriers including Rogers, Fido, Bell, and Virgin, to allow customers to easily get Bebo updates by texting BEBO from their handsets. You can also easily update your profile, status, send virtual goods and keep in touch with friends. Bell and Virgin have went further by offering the Bebo Open Mobile Internet with their tailored options allowing you to easily navigate the social network. According to Bebo internal reports, Canadian mobile traffic was up 43% in January 2009. Bebo plans to further expand the service by introducing more features throughout 2009.