Facebook Casino Game Launches, Backed by Myspace’s Tom Anderson and Reality-TV Star Brody Jenner

RocketFrog is the latest company to bet on casino-style games on Facebook as online gambling becomes more of a reality.
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Ross Levinsohn’s Yahoo Plan: Back to the Future

Want to figure out what Yahoo’s new boss wants to do with the company? Look back at what he did last year.
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Myspace in Privacy-Policy Settlement With FTC

Social-networking service Myspace settled allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it misled millions of users about its sharing of personal information with advertisers, the FTC said.

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There’s a Robot in Your Pocket

When I was a kid, I dreamed of someday having my own robot. Today, I’m very excited to see my dream come true because, in fact, there is a robot in each of our pockets.

L.A. Stories: Scarfing Up Big Media at Gobbler (Video)

A hopped-up version of Dropbox’s media-in-the-cloud efforts for cool music folks.
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Caterina Fake: Fast Growth for a New Social App Is a Very Bad Thing

If you get her started, Caterina Fake sounds almost like a professor of social networking philosophy.
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Facebook’s IPO Marks the End of the Web 2.0 Era: The Social Web Is the New King

I recently spent the weekend at a unique event that brought founders, entrepreneurs and investors together. I was fortunate enough to spend time with the original pioneer of social networking.

Apple Cheap

Nothing wrong with MySpace price. Just our totally screwing up every way. Agree Facebook revenues will zoom, but still Apple cheap.

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Honest: Jessica Alba’s Now an E-Commerce Geek (Video)

Can a Hollywood star sell online consumers on a healthier lifestyle for them and their kids?
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Why the Future of TV Won’t Be Here Soon

Selena Gomez Makes Her First Tech Investment

The Facebook Chart That Freaks Google Out