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Worst But First: Yahoo Uses Words of Facebook’s Zuckerberg to Poke Him in Patent Lawsuit

Kara Swisher in News on March 12 at 3:00 pm PT

Even if increasingly irrelevant, being there at the start apparently has to count for something, says Yahoo in its allegations against the social networking giant.

Yahoo Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement, Which Social Network Calls “Puzzling” (Including Filing)

Kara Swisher in News on March 12 at 1:15 pm PT

In what is either the boldest gamble of its history or the most boneheaded, Yahoo has filed a massive legal attack against the powerful social networking giant for intellectual property violations.

Roku to Launch Cordless Streaming Stick for TVs

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 4 at 6:59 am PT

Roku, maker of set-top boxes that stream media like Netflix and Angry Birds to TVs, is hoping its new Streaming Stick will offer all the bells and whistles of “smart” TV sets.

Internet Access in Hotel Rooms

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on Internet access in hotel rooms, getting more hard-drive space and what to do with duplicate digital photos.

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on Platforms, Reliability and Independence at D@CES

Peter Kafka in Media on January 7, 2011 at 4:49 pm PT

Twitter has crossed the threshold from Web novelty into something substantial. Now Dick Costolo’s job is to turn it into a business–one big enough to justify the sky-high valuation investors have given the messaging company.

Second-Edition iPad–Worth the Wait?

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 5, 2011 at 2:36 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on the second edition iPad, printer sharing and freeing up hard-drive space on a Mac.

For Ask.com, Foray Into Social Search Points to Mobile

Liz Gannes in Social on December 28, 2010 at 12:56 pm PT

As Ask re-emphasizes questions and answers, President Doug Leeds is particularly high on the company’s efforts in mobile as an ideal environment for asking questions and getting timely replies from other users.

Trying Out a Revamped Myspace

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on December 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm PT

Katie reviews the revamped Myspace, with its focus on topics in popular culture, including television, music, movies, celebrities and comedy.

Looks Like Facebook Connect Is Coming to Myspace Tomorrow

Liz Gannes in Social on November 17, 2010 at 10:26 pm PT

Myspace and Facebook have just invited the press to a joint GoToMeeting webinar (how very not social media!) tomorrow at noon PT. The announcement comes on the heels of a report from the Telegraph on Wednesday that Myspace plans to integrate Facebook Connect “imminently.”

Path: The Social App That's Not Viral (By Design)

Liz Gannes in Social on November 14, 2010 at 9:00 pm PT

While there are many interesting photo-sharing apps out these days, Dave Morin and Path are the most convincing about there being a larger idea behind what they’re doing. San Francisco-based Path is stubbornly focused on close personal connections–a.k.a. real friends.