63 posts and columns on Quora

Bing Goes Sleek and More Social

in The Digital Solution on May 15 at 3:43 pm PT

Microsoft’s revamped search engine shows promise — if users can adapt.
Bing's Snapshot column helps users do things like make a hotel reservation. Its Sidebar column, far right, shows friends who may have answers to help with a person's current search.

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Facebook Alums Use Buzz to Push New Site

in News on May 14 at 3:32 pm PT

Days ahead of Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering, the company’s network of former executives and investors are doing their own deal-making.

Bing Redesigns to Split Out Details and Social Into Their Own Panes

in News on May 10 at 10:00 am PT

Microsoft today is changing up its Bing search interface to separate out a lot of the information it had previously packed directly into the core list of search results.
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Quora: We’re Not Just About Tech and Silicon Valley Anymore (Chart)

in News on April 23 at 2:28 pm PT

Quora today released a breakdown of its users’ answers that was designed to prove that the site is no longer just about the inside stories and ruminations of technology start-ups.
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Welcome to ATD: The Very Social Mike Isaac

in Social on April 16 at 8:23 am PT

A new reporter to cover social, while a current one looks hard at what it takes to innovate and more.
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Why Wasn’t SecondMarket Part of the SEC Pre-IPO Stock Attack? CEO Barry Silbert’s Happy to Tell You on Quora.

in Commerce on March 16 at 1:42 pm PT

If he does say so himself!
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New Start-Ups Branch and PandaWhale Provide Homes for Online Discussions

in Social on March 7 at 8:31 am PT

Can we go beyond YouTube comments and Twitter trolls? Two start-ups hope to foster and aggregate quality discourse on the Internet. No, really!
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Obama Administration Promises to Answer Quora Users’ State of the Union Questions

in Social on January 24 at 3:54 am PT

The intelligent discussion site Quora has gotten a nod from the Obama administration on the eve of the annual U.S. State of the Union address.
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Quora Moves Beyond Writing to Curating

in Social on December 19, 2011 at 3:19 pm PT

No longer just a question-and-answer site, today Quora launched a social bookmarking feature called Boards.
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Topsy Says Its Google+ Search Is Better Than Google’s

in Social on October 11, 2011 at 8:02 am PT

The real-time search engine Topsy, which has until now indexed Twitter, today adds public Google+ posts.
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New York Times Crossword Honors Steve Jobs With Puzzle Written by Quora Engineer

in Social, October 6, 2011 at 11:18 pm PT

Quora Crams Full Web Site Into New iPhone App

in Social, September 29, 2011 at 8:01 am PT

CitySandbox: Berkeley Lab Launches Q&A Site for Civic Action

in Social, August 11, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Spotify Says: Reed Hastings Loves Lady Gaga, and Mark Zuckerberg Hearts Green Day

in Media, July 25, 2011 at 12:29 pm PT

Q: Another Q&A Site? A: Yes, Discovery’s Curiosity.

in Media, June 20, 2011 at 6:23 am PT

Beyond Name Dropping and Fancy Degrees: Crunching Data to Make Living Resumés

in Social, May 9, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Amazon Says It's "All Hands On Deck" As Cloud Troubles Enter Day Two

in Enterprise, April 22, 2011 at 7:40 am PT

Amazon's Cloud Crashed Overnight, And Brought Several Other Companies Down Too

in Enterprise, April 21, 2011 at 5:17 am PT

Avoid the Temptation of Common Sense, Says Researcher Duncan Watts (Video)

in Social, April 11, 2011 at 12:12 pm PT

Exclusive: Apple Global Marcom VP Allison Johnson Leaving Company

in News, March 31, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Facebook Redesigns Questions Product Around Friends' Advice

in Social, March 24, 2011 at 12:55 pm PT

Liveblog: Is Yahoo Still in Search? Indeed and It's Answers Not Links!

in News, March 23, 2011 at 10:20 am PT

Asana Hires "COO-Type"–Van Zant First Biz Side Hire for Workplace Collaboration Start-Up

in News, March 21, 2011 at 6:19 pm PT

Zite Launches (Even More) Personalized iPad Magazine App

in Social, March 8, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

SendGrid CEO Isaac Saldana on Why Email Is Hardly Dead Yet (Video)

in Social, February 28, 2011 at 7:15 am PT