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ExtraBITS for 2 May 2011
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  by TidBITS Staff <editors@tidbits.com>
  article link: <http://tidbits.com/article/12143>

  If you’re looking for a little more to read this week, Glenn 
  Fleishman explains Assisted GPS at Macworld, Jeff Carlson shares a 
  link to an interview with the ex-Mac luminary and current 
  professional photographer Joe Holmes, and Adam points to Ars 
  Technica’s recent experience with Facebook as a reason to avoid 
  relying on the social networking service for business purposes.


**Why Businesses Shouldn’t Friend Facebook** -- The news site Ars 
  Technica (owned by Condé Nast Digital) woke up one morning last 
  week to find their Facebook page locked after an unknown person 
  complained to Facebook that some piece of Ars Technica content 
  infringed on their rights. With no warning, explanation, or clear 
  appeal process, and with only minimal communication after Ars 
  staffers started to investigate, the Ars Technica Facebook page 
  remained inaccessible the entire day. (It has now been restored, 
  with a statement from Facebook apologizing weakly and justifying the 
  action.) If this can happen to a major news outlet like Ars 
  Technica, which can bring corporate resources to bear on resolving 
  the situation, just imagine how much fun it would be for a small 
  business. Moral of the story: Do not rely on Facebook for anything 
  critical to your business. Facebook is not your friend.

<http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/04/facebook-shoots-first-ignores-questions-later-account-lock-out-attack-works.ars>

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**The Quiet, Lovely Photographs of Joseph O. Holmes** -- Joseph O. 
  Holmes has been a lawyer and a Mac journalist, and he appeared 
  earlier this year with Adam and other notable Mac figures at a 
  Macworld Expo panel called “Holmes Brothers Live.” Joe now makes 
  his living as a professional fine art photographer, and in this 
  article at Rob Galbraith’s Digital Photography Insights site, he 
  talks about his inspiration and creative process.

<http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-11412-11516>

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**How the iPhone Supplements GPS** -- Over at Macworld, TidBITS editor 
  Glenn Fleishman explains Apple’s curious statement that GPS 
  positioning would take minutes without its secret sauce of Wi-Fi 
  network and cell-tower location data. Apple (and other mobile device 
  makers) supplement GPS with several clever techniques to get a 
  faster fix.

<http://www.macworld.com/article/159528/2011/04/how_iphone_location_works.html>

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