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In Media, Big Data Is Booming but Big Results Are Lacking

Nobody wants to use the data.

Ben Elowitz, CEO, Wetpaint in Voices
May 20, 2013 at 12:51 pm PT

8170 posts and columns on Google

New Hangouts App Conflicts With Google Voice Feature; Fix Coming

in News on May 20 at 9:42 am PT

Tough luck for Google Voice loyalists, as the new Hangouts messaging product denigrates a key function of Voice. Change is coming, but it could be a while.
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How to Spend a Billion-Plus on User-Generated Content, Google Edition

in Media on May 19 at 12:42 pm PT

Sure, Tumblr could be a GeoCities for Yahoo. What if it’s a YouTube? Here’s what the video site’s financials looked like when Google bought it.
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Yahoo Falls For Tumblr, Google I/O, and Bill Gates on Steve Jobs — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

in News on May 18 at 12:42 pm PT

The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!
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YouTube’s Biggest Stars Celebrate Being YouTube’s Biggest Stars

in Media on May 18 at 6:09 am PT

You won’t see many of these people on TV or in movies (yet). But on the world’s biggest video site, they’re giant.
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Next Up to Investigate Google’s Competitive Practices: Canada

in News on May 17 at 6:03 pm PT

Here’s some late-on-a-Friday regulatory news for you: Canada’s Competition Bureau will investigate Google’s Canadian business operations, according to the Financial Post. Google confirmed the investigation, while Canada declined comment. Earlier this year, Google was largely cleared in a U.S. antitrust examination, and it is currently testing remedies in Europe.

This High-Tech Backpack Is Mapping the Remotest Corners for Google (Video)

in News on May 17 at 11:50 am PT

Google uses a 42-pound backpack with 15 cameras to capture areas its picture-taking cars can’t go.
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Co-Founder Yat Siu on Animoca’s Big Menu of “Fast Food” Mobile Games

in Mobile on May 17 at 10:19 am PT

With more than 350 games, Animoca is all about quantity, and its co-founder says being based away from Silicon Valley helps.
Pretty Pet Salon is one of the more popular games Animoca has published, and started a "Pretty Pet" franchise.

Will Yahoo Try to Get Its “Cool Again” by Doing a Deal for Tumblr?

in Media on May 16 at 4:35 pm PT

Could an investment in or purchase of the hipster blogging service take years off the Silicon Valley Internet giant?
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Google Demos Linux Running on Hacked Glass

in Mobile on May 16 at 3:07 pm PT

In a session at Google I/O, the company shows how to hack its Glasses, voiding the warranty but opening up new possibilities.
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Congress Wants Answers From Google on Privacy Impact of Glass

in Mobile on May 16 at 1:53 pm PT

The letter, signed by eight members of the Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, raises questions about facial recognition and other concerns.
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U.K. Lawmakers Challenge Google Over Tax

in News, May 16, 2013 at 12:06 pm PT

Shoot the Moon: How Google Turned a Hodgepodge of Upgrades Into a Show of Strength

in News, May 16, 2013 at 11:24 am PT

Support for Facebook, Twitter and Video Streaming Coming to Google Glass, With New Tools on the Way

in Mobile, May 16, 2013 at 10:24 am PT

As Google+ Pushes Hard Into Photos, the Race Is On to Own Your Memories

in Social, May 16, 2013 at 9:49 am PT

Windows Phone Overtakes BlackBerry in Smartphone Shipments, Not That It Matters

in Mobile, May 16, 2013 at 8:05 am PT

Google Joins Supercomputing Project

in News, May 16, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

Mobile Game Biz to Nintendo and Sony: Seasons? What Are Those?

in Mobile, May 16, 2013 at 5:00 am PT

Android Quietly Commits to Better Support for Bluetooth

in Mobile, May 16, 2013 at 4:00 am PT

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Apple’s iTunes App Store Passes 50 Billion Downloads

Microsoft’s Anti-Google Campaign Gets a Boost, From Google

in Media, May 15, 2013 at 9:37 pm PT

Glass Grovels (Comic)

in Voices, May 15, 2013 at 5:20 pm PT

Morgan Stanley Thinks YouTube Will Be a $20 Billion Business

Larry Page Takes the Pulpit to Praise Technology, Snipe at Competitors

in News, May 15, 2013 at 12:04 pm PT

Google’s Upcoming Maps App Includes Smarter Venue Search, Waze-Like Rerouting

in Product News, May 15, 2013 at 11:50 am PT