ವರ್ಷ ಉರುಳಿದ್ದೇ ತಿಳಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಮೊದಲ ವರ್ಷದ 2 ನೇ ಸೆಮಿಸ್ಟರ್ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯ ಹಿಂದಿನ ದಿನ. ಸಂಜೆ ಮೊಬೈಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ  ಬಂದ ಗೆಳತಿಯ ಡಂಕಣಕ, ಡಂಕಣಕ ..ಸಂದೇಶ ಖುಷಿ, ಆಲೋಚನೆಗೆ ಇಂಬು ನೀಡಿತು. ಇನ್ನೊಂದೇ ದಿನ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಇರುವುದೆಂಬ ಆ ಸಂದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ  ಏನೋ  ಥ್ರಿಲ್  ಇತ್ತು. ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ದಿನಗಳಂತೆ ಈಗಲೂ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಮುಗಿಯುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಎಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ. ಸಡಗರ.
ಎಂಜಿನಿಯರಿಂಗ್ ಓದಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಹಂಬಲ ಮೊದಲೇ ಇತ್ತು. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಓದಿಗೂ ಗಮನ ನೀಡಿದ್ದೆ. ಬಿ.ಇ.ಗೆ ಸೀಟು ಸಿಗುವುದು ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಏನೋ ತಳಮಳ. ವಿಷಯ, ಕಾಲೇಜು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಕುರಿತು ಗೊಂದಲ. ಐ.ಟಿ, ಬಿ.ಟಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಏರಿಳಿತ (ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಹಿಂಜರಿತ) ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಾರಣ. ಕೊನೆಗೂ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಎಲ್ಲ ರೀತಿಯ ಕಾತರ, ಗೊಂದಲಗಳಿಗೆ ತೆರೆ ಬಿದ್ದಿತು.
ನಂತರದ ಆಲೋಚನೆ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಮೊದಲ ದಿನಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ. ಹೊಸ ಪರಿಸರ, ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು, ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಕ ವೃಂದ ಹೀಗೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ಕ್‌ಸ್ ಆರಂಭ. ದುಗುಡ -ದುಮ್ಮಾನ.

ಹೊಸ ಕನಸಿನ ಮೂಟೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ಪ್ರವೇಶ. ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಪೂಜೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಶುಭಾರಂಭ. ಹಳೆಯ ಮುಖಗಳ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಹೊಸಬರ ಸಂತೆ. ಬಗೆ ಬಗೆಯ ವೇಷ ಭೂಷಣ. ಹಾಯ್-ಹಾಯ್ ವಿನಿಮಯ. ***** ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಪರಿಸರ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಖುಷಿ ನೀಡುವಂತಹದು. ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಹಸಿರ ಸಿರಿ, ವಿಶಾಲ ಕಟ್ಟಡ, ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯ ಹೀಗೆ...
ಮೊದಲ ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮವಸ್ತ್ರ ನೀತಿ ಜಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿತ್ತು. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಉಡುಗೆಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶವಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಈ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕತೆ. ವರ್ಷದ ಅನುಭವ ಸ್ಮರಣೀಯ. ತರಗತಿ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಚೇಷ್ಟೆ, ಕೆಲ ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಕರ ಪಾಠಕ್ರಮ  ಬೋರ್ ಹೊಡೆಸಿ ಆಕಳಿಸಿ, ತೂಕಡಿಸಿ ನಿದ್ದೆಗೆ ಜಾರಿದ್ದೂ ಇದೆ.
ಆ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆರವಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದುದು ಹುಡುಗರ ತರಲೆ ಮಾತು, ಹಾಡುಗಳು. ಬಿಡುವಿನ ವೇಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಡುಗರು ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಅಣಕ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ (ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಕರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ) ಕಲರ್ ಫುಲ್ ಬ್ರೇಕ್. ಗಾಸಿಪ್‌ಗಳಿಗೂ ಕೊರತೆ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ.
ಬಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿನ ಪಯಣ. ಕಾಡು ಹರಟೆ. ಸೀನಿಯರ್ಸ್‌ಗಳ ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್ಸ್, ಇದು ನಗು, ದುಃಖಕ್ಕೂ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯ ಅಂತಿಮ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿನ  ಕಂಬೈನ್ಡ್ ಸ್ಟಡಿ ಕಸರತ್ತು. ತರಗತಿಗೆ ಮಾಸ್ ಬಂಕ್ (ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ) ಮಾಡಿ ಸಹಪಾಠಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಸೇರಿ ಆಡಿದ ಕಬಡ್ಡಿ ಆಟ ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ದಿತ್ತು.
ನೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಕಿ ಜನ್ಮದಿನದ ಹಬ್ಬ ಅವಿಸ್ಮರಣೀಯ. ಹುಡುಗ-ಹುಡುಗಿಯರು ಹಾಡಿದ ಅಂತ್ಯಾಕ್ಷರಿ ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿನ  ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಗೆ ವೇದಿಕೆ ಆಗಿತ್ತು. ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಉತ್ಸವ   ಹೊಸ ಅನುಭವಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಂದಿ ಹಾಡಿತು. ಮೊದಲ ವರ್ಷವೇ ಡ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿ ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಕರು, ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರ ಶಹಬಾಸ್‌ಗಿರಿ ಪಡೆದಾಗ ಧನ್ಯತಾ ಭಾವ ಮೂಡಿತು.
2 ನೇ ಸೆಮಿಸ್ಟರ್ ಮುಗಿದಾಗಿದೆ. ವರ್ಷ ಕಳೆದದ್ದೇ ತಿಳಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಪ್ರಥಮ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಕಾಮನ್ ಸಬ್ಜೆಕ್ಟ್, ಎರಡನೇ ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯ ವಿಷಯ. ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಬ್ರಾಂಚ್‌ಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಂತಸ. ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರನ್ನು ಮಿಸ್ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪೀಲಿಂಗ್ಸ್. ಆದರೂ ಈಗ ನಾವು ಸೀನಿಯರ್ಸ್‌ ಎನ್ನುವ ಹೆಗ್ಗಳಿಕೆ... ಜಂಬ.

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According to experts, men in their 30s from the IT industry are worst hit by the mid-life crisis as compared to the professionals from other fields with poor EQ (emotion quotient). They have difficulty keeping pace with technology in their professions. Analyses by a psychiatrist  “In trying to keep up with youngsters in their career, professional in their 30’s start feeling obsolete. The crisis also strikes the most who are successful academically and in their careers, but have a poor EQ level.”
These are Type A personalities, who are also more prone to heart problems. They are smart, intelligent, achieve too early, too soon. They work hard, rise fast, but lack the skills to handle a personal crisis or manage people. They also lack introspection skills.
Traditionally believed to strike in the 40s now mid-life crisis hits both men and women in the mid-30s. With many careers on a fast track, individuals tend to “burn out” earlier these days and are suddenly faced with crises earlier in life. It begins with individuals questioning their objectives in life and realizing that they have been chasing the wrong goals which has been causing more stress than a sense of well-being and happiness.
Sometimes this is compounded by a diminished sex drive as well as a sense of physical and psychological aging. According to a psychiatrist, “Life is a constant transition and stresses have gone up, but coping mechanisms have not. Competition, high pressure jobs, high financial investments, a nuclear family make for difficult transitions in the 30s.”

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namaskaara ella kannadigarige,
i'm a BE fresher recently joined IT Kannadigas, hope this blog brings me closer to you all.
i'm from koppal district did my engineering in bengaluru in electronics branch and secured 66+ aggregate. Now in search of job. hoping for a opportunity. some people say unless i do any course i will not get the job.
suggest me ur thoughts or if u can refer me any opportunity i'm ready to attend interview.
nim suggestions ge help ge kaitha irtini..

thank you
leninkumar
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Some times back I got an e-mail the summary of the e-mail is as follows-

A disciple of budha approached him and said humbly “ master you are so much concerned about the world and others, why don’t you look into the welfare and needs of your disciples also?”

Budha : Asked him, tel me what you want?

Disciple: my attire has worn out and its beyond the decency to wear the same. Can I get the new one?

Budha: Asked the store keeper to give a new attire for his disciple.

Disciple was very happy and went to his room with new attire…

After some time budha went to disciples place and asked him , “are you comfortable with new attire? Do you want something?

Disciple thanked him and said he is comfortable with new clothes and need nothing more….

Then Budha asked him-

Budha: having the new attire, what you did with the old one ?

Disciple: “ I am using it as a bed spread”

Budha: “Then I think you have disposed your old old bedspread"

Disciple: “ No master I am using it as my window curtain”

Budha: “ What about old curtain”

Disciple: “ It is being used to handle hot utensiles in kitchen”

Budha: “ what about old cloths which were being used in kitchen?”

Disciple: “ now I am using those clothes to wash the floor”

Budha: “then what about old clothes being used to wash the floor….?”

Disciple: “ those clothes were in such a condition that I did not find any ways to use those… but using as twig in the oil lamp, which is currently lit in your study room …”

Budha smiled and left the room …..

If not to this degree of utilization , we can find many ways to use the old things . But many of us does not seems to bother about the old things once we get new ones. Thinking on this matter can help us to save things for our future

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ಮೊನ್ನೆ code ಅಲ್ಲಿರೋ bug ಗೆ fix ಯೋಚಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಕೀ ಬೋರ್ಡ್ ಕುಟ್ಟುತಿರಬೇಕಾದ್ರೆ ಔಟ್ಲುಕ್ one new message ಅಂತ ತೋರಿಸ್ತು, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ relax ಆಗುವ ಅಂತ ಔಟ್ಲುಕ್ open ಮಾಡ್ದೆ. ನನ್ನ friend ಕಳಿಸಿದ "Ink stained Finger" ಅನ್ನೋ message ಓದುತ್ತಿದಂತೆ ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸು 15 ವರುಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಸರಿತು...
ನಾವೆಲ್ಲ 3 ನೇ class ವರೆಗೂ slate ನ್ನೇ  ಬಳಸಿದ್ದು. ಆಗ ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ಏನಾದ್ರು ರಜೆ ಅಂತ ಗೊತ್ತಾದ್ರೆ "ಪಾಠಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಪಾಠಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಾಲಿ [ನಮ್ಮ ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂಟಿ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ರಜೆ]" ಅಂತ ಕುಣಿದಾಡಿದ್ದು ನೆನಪಾಗಿ ನಗು ಬಂತು....
3 ನೇ ತರಗತಿಗೆ ನಾನು ಮೊದಲ Pen ಬಳಸಿದ್ದು... ಆವಾಗಲೇ ಮೊದಲ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ paper ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದಿದ್ದು ... ಅಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೆ ಬರಿ ಮೌಖಿಖ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಇತ್ತು.
ಅಮ್ಮ ನನ್ನ ಅಕ್ಷರ ನೋಡಿ, "ಏನೋ ಇದು ಕಾಗೆ ಗುಬ್ಬಚಿ ಕಾಲು ತರಹ ಬರಿತಿಯಾ" ಅಂತ ಬೈದು ತಿದ್ದತಾ ಇದ್ದರು. ಆವಾಗಲೇ ಅಪ್ಪ ತೊಗೋ ಇ ಇಂಕ್ ಪೆನ್ನನ , ಇದರಿಂದ ಬರೆದು ನೋಡು ಅಂತ ಮೊದಲ ಸಲ ನನ್ನ ಕೈಗೆ ink pen ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ರು. ಏನೋ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅಕ್ಷರ ಸುದಾರಿಸಿತಾದ್ರು , ಹೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳು ಹಾಗೆ ಏನು ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ ಆಗ್ಲಿಲ್ಲಾ. ಆದ್ರೆ ಆವಾಗಿನಿಂದ ನಾನು ink pen ಉಪಯೂಗಿಸೋಕೆ ಶುರು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು. ಆದ್ರೆ ಅಮ್ಮನ ಬೈಗುಳ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿತೇ ಹೊರತು ಕಮ್ಮಿ ಆಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಸಲ ಅಂಗಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಶಿ ಬಿತ್ತು ಅಂತ ಬೈದ್ರೆ ಇನ್ನೊಮ್ಮೆ ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ಮೇಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ಮಶಿ ಚೆಲ್ಲಿ ಬೈಸಿಕೊಂಡೆ. ಮತ್ತೆ ಊಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕುಳಿತಾಗ ಬೆರಳುಗಳಿಗೆ ಮೆತ್ತಿದ ink ನೋಡಿ ಅಮ್ಮ clean ಆಗಿ ಕೈ ತೊಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಬಾ ಅಂತ ಬಚ್ಚಲಿಗೆ ಓಡಿಸಿದ್ದು ಇನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿದೆ.
ಮುಂದೆ High school ನಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು notes ಬರಿಸೋ speed ಗೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳದೆ ink ಪೆನ್ನನ್ನ ಪಕ್ಕಕೆ ಇಟ್ಟು ball pen ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸೋಕೆ ಶುರು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು.
ಮತ್ತೆ ನನ್ನ ಕೈಗೆ ink pen ಬಂದದ್ದು PUC-II ಅಲ್ಲಿ, ನನಗೆ tuition ಅಲ್ಲಿ 'remember and recall ' ಅನ್ನೋ ಸ್ಪರ್ದೇ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರನೇ prize ಆಗಿ ನಮ್ಮ chemistry ಯ ಜಿಗಜಿನ್ನಿ ಸರ್ ಕೊಟ್ಟಾಗ.
ಇನ್ನು ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರಿಂಗ್ ನಲ್ಲಂತೂ ಎಸ್ಟೊಂದು pen use ಮಾಡಿದ್ನೋ ನನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ....
ಹೀಗೆ ಹಳೇ ನೆನಪುಗಳ್ಳನ್ನ ತಾಜಾ ಮಾಡಿದ ಆ e-mail ಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ನನ್ನ ಆ friend ಗೆ ಒಂದು thanks.

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We CSE 6^th sem students of SKSVMACET has done it again by organizing the wonderful function “JASBAAT-10” the farewell for our beloved seniors on 14^th May 2010. It was the best farewell we have ever seen in SKSVMACET.

Before starting the preparation for JASBAAT-10 in our class we had a lot of misunderstandings between us, but don’t know how everyone worked together without showing their anger and made it successful. Really we have to say thanks for those people.

The previous day of the function the games specially conducted for seniors were very interesting and new ones, specially  that  paper dance. Everyone enjoyed there. On that night we people worked upto 3.30 at midnight for decorating the function hall  having lot of tension in mind. But we enjoyed those moments. The unforgettable moment was while having the black tea at 3.30AM. We had lott of fun at that moment.

The next day was the one which we were waiting for. That’s a farewell day. Our chief guest was Dr. Shivaraj Desai a retired scientist of NAL Bangalore. That was a formal function. They gave a good speech and we also had the transformation of FORTUNE family’s posts to 6^th sem students.

At 6PM in the evening we started the cultural function. Taj and Shailesh’s anchoring was superb and the “FORTUNE MISS U ALL” dance was fantastic. We really enjoyed the function. Our aim behind the cultural events was to entertain our seniors as much as possible. And we succeded also in that. After the end of the function we had arrange the dinner, at that time we were started to feeling that we are going to miss our friendly seniors who have given the support  for everything to us and guided us. Finally we finished JASBAAT-10 successfully. This success should be belongs to all 6^th sem CSE students and we have to say thanks to our lectures and HOD sir who didn’t restrict us anywhere.

Now the time of exams.  We have to concentrate on studies. All the best to all my friends.

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Hi friends,

   This is my first blog. Actually I don’t know how to write but decided to try. If any grammatical mistake is there plz excuse because I am not good in English.

Here I want to share my feelings about cricket the sports which is killing the future of other sports in India. In India cricket has become a religion, no one care about other games like chess where Indian is the champion . Dhoni has became the inspired person than Leander Paes , Strange but true. Whenever our beloved men in blue (Indian cricket team) boys go to the big matches we always believe that this time they surely win the cup. But what they will do? The answer is known to everyone but still we love those peoples. They concentrate on the advertisement more than on game. That people  knows that when they playing the one billion peoples have hope on them, but they  just ignores that and  always play for money.

In this moment we should remember the great sports persons who always played for country never cared about money like Dhanaraj Pilley, Vishwanathan  Anand, P.T.Usha and many more persons…When Indian cricket team won T-20 world cup they got lot of money from BCCI, Indian Government and their respective state governments, but V.Anand has won the world cup in Chess consecutively 3 times, what the government did for him? When Saina Nehwal became the first Indian to won the Indonesian super series what her state government gave to her? I feel very bad to remind that our national game i.e hockey players did the strike for their payment. This shows how our government shows disinterest in other sports.

Why we people always give more preference to cricket only? Is there any lack of talents in other sports in   our country? Or   are they not performing better than cricket players? The nations like U.S.A , Japan, China they never gave the preference to cricket because they know that cricket is a foolish game. Just think about their growth in other sports, how they coach their players, how much money they put on their players. We should follow their methods in training the sports persons (Not cricket players). Now football world cup starting, I am feeling very bad & thinking that when our team will participate in such type of events.

Atleast from now onwards we people and our government should give support to other sports. I am not telling that we should neglect the cricket or ban that game, I am just telling that give a same preference to other games also as much u give to cricket, so that our proud persons like Saina, Vijayendar,Kkaran Chandok will shine our country name in the world.

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Life is Same!!!!

Few year back - School bag.
Today                - Office bag.

Few years back - Lekhak Note book.
Today               - HP Note book. 

Few years back - Hero Ranger.
Today               - Hero Honda.

Few years back - Half pants.
Today               - Full pants. 

Few  years back - Playing with plastic car running on battery and remote. Today               - Playing with metal car running on petrol and gear. 

Few years back - Scared of Teachers and exams.
Today               - Scared of Bosses and targets.

 Fewyears back - Wanting to be class topper.
Today               - Wanting to be 'Employee of the month'. 

Few  years back - Quarterly exams.
Today               - Quarterly results.

Few years back - Annual School Magazine.
Today              - Company Annual Report.

Few years back - Annual exams.
Today              - Annual appraisals.

Few years back - Pocket money.
Today               - Salary. 

Few years back - Waiting for Diwali crackers.
Today               - Waiting for Diwali bonus.

 Few years back - Running after grades and prize cups.
Today               - Running after incentives and promotions.

Few years back - Craving for the latest toy in the market.
Today               - Craving for the latest gadget in the market

Few years back - Eager to watch the latest cartoon show.
Today              - Eager to watch the latest blockbuster. 

Few years back - Fruity.
Today              - Whiskey. 

Few years back - Crush on class mate.
Today              - Crush on colleague.

So essentially nothing has changed!!

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People who spend most of their time online often get distracted by the huge range of online activities and applications vying to attract attention.
Now, RescueTime, a company that creates time management and productivity software, has come up with a list of such online distractions.
When Google posted the classic game Pac-Man on its home page, it guzzled about 4.8 million hours of work time and $120 million in lost productivity, as calculated by RescueTime, reports ABCNews.com
Montana Low, RescueTime senior software developer, said that the calculations give a view into how people spend time online.
Looking at his company's data, he was able to determine the websites people tend to spend the most time on as well as the ones RescueTime software users said were the most distracting.
The list of the top 10 online distractions include:
1. Facebook 2. YouTube 3. Facebook Applications 4. Twitter 5. Amazon 6. Hulu 7. Netflix 8. Flickr 9. Blogger 10. Reddit

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BOSTON: Facebook is beefing up privacy protections on the world's most popular online social network, addressing mounting pressure to better secure personal data exchanged among its nearly 500 million members.
The issue has come to a head in recent months amid concern that Facebook makes it possible for Internet stalkers, cyber criminals and even nosy neighbors to gain a wealth of information about its users without their knowledge thanks to a confusing system for setting privacy safeguards.
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said that his company would roll out changes over the coming weeks that would give users more powerful tools to prevent personal information from being accessed by others.
For instance, Facebook will allow users to block all third parties from accessing their information without their explicit permission. It will also make less information available in its user directory and reduce the number of settings required to make all information private from nearly 50 to less than 15.
Still, Zuckerberg said Facebook's default settings will continue to make it relatively easy for users to obtain information about each other as the company walks a delicate line between protecting privacy rights and promoting social networking.
"Users use the service because they love sharing information," Zuckerberg said on a webcast presentation. Facebook is increasingly challenging more established Internet players like Yahoo Inc and Google Inc for consumers' online time and for ad dollars.
While Facebook will make it simpler for users to boost their privacy safeguards, they will have to opt out of default policies by which much of their data is publicly available.
Gartner analyst Ray Valdes said he believed these steps should allay the concerns of Facebook users who were protesting its current privacy policies. He estimated they accounted for less than 1 per cent of the site's user base.
"But there are other voices that will continue -- governments, public sector and privacy advocates," Valdes said. "The fundamental issues won't go away. They will reappear over time. Again and again."
Valdes said that privacy concerns will continue to crop up with Facebook and other social networks because such sites need to balance the right of users to interact safely over the Internet with the need to generate profits by sharing information with advertisers and other business partners.

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