Liz Gannes in Social on August 22, 2011 at 4:30 pm PT
In the last week, Twitter has dramatically ramped up its efforts to receive credit for helping send traffic to other people’s Web pages.
Voices
Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 23, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT
Google Inc. has penalized Overstock.com Inc. in its search results after the retailer ran afoul of Google policies that prohibit companies from artificially boosting their ranking in the Internet giant’s search engine.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 8:08 am PT
Although they may not be the Salsa and Cha Cha models shown off on stage in Barcelona, AT&T said it will exclusively have HTC Android-based phones with a similar one-button access to Facebook.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 20, 2011 at 6:40 am PT
Still no rest for the weary computer security professional. Smartphones and tablets are coming to the office and creating new opportunities for trouble.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 7, 2011 at 8:21 am PT
It’s easier than ever to download any movie or TV show you want on the Web, for free. Just ask Rich Greenfield. Or better yet, let the Wall Street analyst show you, via a helpful four-minute video .
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Voices, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on January 4, 2011 at 8:35 pm PT
We might have assumed that users would flee Delicious after Yahoo announced it was shuttering the popular bookmarking service. What we didn’t know was how fast the lifeboats were filling.
Until now.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on December 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions on just how safe are Wi-Fi hotspots and should Mac owners worry about computer viruses.
Roger Cheng in Personal Technology on December 8, 2010 at 6:20 pm PT
A large number of photo apps have cropped up that allow you to tweak pictures, add filters, tag on information about subject and location, and post them on social-networking sites, writes Roger Cheng.
Note: Walt Mossberg is on vacation and will return Dec. 16.
Liz Gannes in Social on December 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm PT
Pulse, the visually engaging mobile news reader, is adding a social element today. To date, Pulse (for iPad, iPhone and Android) gave users an easily scannable and image-driven view of their favorite RSS feeds. Now, users will also be able to add their Facebook accounts and flip through material posted by their friends.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 30, 2010 at 4:29 am PT
It’s a magazine app! With no magazine! But it’s still pretty similar to other magazine apps you’ve seen before. Click through for instructions (!) and a jaw-dropping photo of a dude going over a waterfall in a kayak.