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Google Revamps Google+ for iPhone

in News on May 9 at 1:23 pm PT

Google has launched an updated version of Google+ for iPhone, with larger profile pics, optical cues, a more prominent “+1” atop the news stream and other visual enhancements to create a more eye-friendly app. Google+ app users can also sync photos from their iPhones to a Google+ album, use mobile “Hangouts” to video chat with friends and view a “Nearby” news feed to see status updates from people around the same location.

Google Engineer Told Others of Data Scoop

in News on April 29 at 8:34 pm PT

A Google Inc. engineer told others at the company about his plan to scoop up personal information from wireless-network users as specially equipped cars drove by their homes, but the practice continued for two years after the internal disclosures, a Federal Communications Commission investigation found.

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FCC Proposes $25,000 Fine on Google

in News on April 15 at 1:18 am PT

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $25,000 fine on Google Inc., accusing the search giant of deliberately obstructing an investigation into whether the company violated federal rules when its street-mapping service collected and stored data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks in 2010.

To Stanch Layoffs, Yahoo Has Been Shopping Its Ad Technology Platforms to Google, Microsoft and Others

in News on March 14 at 8:04 am PT

There’s always yet another wacky money-making scheme on the horizon at Yahoo!
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Cloud Computing With a Chance of Mobile: Weather Channel Adds Former Quattro CEO to Board

in News on March 8 at 7:03 am PT

The weather media giant picks a mobile expert as a director.
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News Byte

Facebook Suffers Temporary Service Outage in Europe

in News on March 7 at 7:59 am PT

Facebook users in parts of Europe, including the U.K., were unable to access their Facebook accounts early Wednesday morning, due to what the company said were “technical difficulties.” Facebook said in a statement that the issue was now resolved. During the outage, some Facebook users took to Twitter to complain, posting with the hashtag “facebookdown.” Facebook last suffered a brief outage in early February, shortly after filing to go public.

Proxy Ho? Like Yahoo, AOL Could Face Alternate Board Slate From Irked Investor as Early as Today.

in News on February 24 at 1:46 am PT

Is AOL ready to come about? Hard to see.
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Twitter Grabs Two Googlers for International Advertising Expansion

in Media on February 22 at 11:07 pm PT

The online communications network goes hunting for talent at search giant.
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Web TV’s New Lineup

in Media on February 17 at 11:31 am PT

Hollywood veteran Brian Robbins has a new production studio under construction and 35 shows in development. There’s a sitcom set in a high-school bathroom, a talk show modeled on “The View” but hosted by young Twitter celebrities and a series about an outlandish teen wrestling league.

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Four Weird Things the Internet Is Doing to Our Understanding of Television

in Voices on February 16 at 3:21 pm PT

People seem really intent these days on fusing television with the Internet. On one level this makes no sense.

Get Ready for Lots of Streaming Arianna With HuffPost Video Network

in Media, February 2, 2012 at 3:58 pm PT

Proust Will Live On, Separate From IAC

Exclusive Interview: Carrier IQ Gets Transparent About Its Mobile Monitoring

in Mobile, December 13, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Exclusive: Disney Acquires “Sophisticated” Mommy Blog Platform Babble Media

in Media, November 14, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

With No-Yahoo-CEO Pledge, David Kenny Back in the Strategic Fray

in Media, November 8, 2011 at 12:42 pm PT

Former Myspace Music Head Holt Lands as COO at Maker (Plus Cool Video!)

in Media, October 31, 2011 at 11:10 am PT

Exclusive: Like Marketing, Yahoo’s Customer Advocacy Org Gets Sliced and Diced This Week

in News, October 26, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

It’s All About Content: Why Tablets Help Hard Drives

in Voices, October 5, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

For LightSquared, a High Bar

in News, September 28, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Chegg Buys Zinch in Another Move Toward a “Social Education Platform”

in Commerce, September 15, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Iridium Makes Satellite Connections as Easy as Wi-Fi

in Enterprise, September 7, 2011 at 11:15 am PT

My Picks for Yahoo’s Next CEO — Maybe Snoop Dogg, Ya Digg?

in Media, September 7, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Apple iPad News Reader Zite Sold to CNN for Just Over $20 Million

in Media, August 30, 2011 at 10:06 am PT

More AsiaD Speakers: Sony, Google+, Microsoft, Hollywood, Huawei and Hot SV Start-Ups!

in AsiaD, August 9, 2011 at 5:00 pm PT

Yahoo Search Exec Chang Lands at Mobile Ad Start-Up