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E-Invites to the Social Network Events of 2012

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 11, 2012 at 3:48 pm PT

Google and Facebook aim to be the Web hosts of the party, but sharing may make some nervous.

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Google+ Debuts iPad App

Mike Isaac in Social on July 10, 2012 at 11:06 am PT

Google launched its iPad-optimized Google+ app in Apple’s App Store on Tuesday morning, joining the recently debuted Android app for tablets. Along with pinch-to-zoom and touch-enabled sharing, the most impressive feature includes the ability to host video chat Hangouts from your iPad, which you can then stream to your TV using Apple AirPlay. Also updated: iPhone users can now manage Google’s new Events feature from their iOS devices.

LivingSocial Experiments With Daily Deals, and It’s Like a Virtual Club Med

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 2, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Welcome to LivingSocial’s 918 F Street: A virtual Club Med, or a YMCA on steroids.

Google’s Social Trojan Horse? Google+ Events.

Mike Isaac in Social on June 28, 2012 at 3:03 pm PT

Please, come to my wedding! And sign up for Google+ while you’re at it.

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LivingSocial Adds Sports and Entertainment Tickets With AEG Partnership

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 31, 2012 at 10:15 am PT

LivingSocial has mostly built its business from scratch, developing its own discounted travel and adventures side businesses. But for tickets and events, the Washington, D.C., company decided to partner. Today, it’s announcing a deal with with AEG, which owns and operates many venues. A year ago, Groupon partnered with Live Nation’s Ticketmaster.com over a similar deal. Groupon also has a deal with Expedia for travel.

How to Find Out if Your Mac Is in the Infected 1 Percent

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 10, 2012 at 12:59 pm PT

Kasperky Labs launches a Web-based tool to detect and remove the infamous Flashfake malware. Still no sign of the long-predicted security apocalypse on the Mac.

Nordstrom Acquires Flash Sales Site HauteLook for Up to $270 Million

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm PT

Nordstrom has agreed to acquire four-year-old HauteLook, marking the department store’s first foray into online private sales.

Mobile World Congress Notebook: Battle of the Behemoth Booths

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 16, 2011 at 11:40 am PT

Aiming to capture the flavor of Barcelona, Mobilized’s Ina Fried reports back on some of the more massive booths at Mobile World Congress, including a two-story booth devoted to Android and an entire hall of wares from Sweden’s Ericsson.

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You People Were Totally Twittering During the Super Bowl

Peter Kafka in Media on February 9, 2011 at 2:32 pm PT

More fuel for Twitter’s “we work really, really well with big TV events” pitch: News that the service set a new frequency record during Sunday’s Super Bowl. Twitter says users generated a peak of 4,064 tweets per second at the end of the game, eclipsing the old high for televised sports set during last year’s World Cup. But that’s not Twitter’s all-time record, which was set, oddly, in Japan last year on New Year’s Eve.

Motorola Goes After Apple’s iPad in Super Bowl Teaser Spot for Xoom Tablet

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 31, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Aiming to turn the tables on Apple, Motorola is trying to pitch its upcoming Xoom tablet as an alternative to the dominant computing culture–the same tactic Apple once used against IBM.