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Facebook email debacle is just another example of why the company isn’t ready

Facebook email debacle is just another example of why the company isn’t ready

They're just not ready. They weren't ready for their IPO.They're not ready to get into the hardware business with a...

Apple Siri Vs Google Search, the new ‘S’ race

Apple Siri Vs Google Search, the new ‘S’ race

Former CEO, Jeremy Stoppelman, has always been in Apple's guest list as it sends out all its invitations for the...

This Google Place ain’t what it used to be: The Google+ and Zagat merger

This Google Place ain’t what it used to be: The Google+ and Zagat merger

It seems we have seen the last of Google Places. As of May 30, Goggle+ Local has resulted in the...

Zuckerberg exploring ways to let pre-teens on Facebook

Zuckerberg exploring ways to let pre-teens on Facebook

Recently the co-chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, Edward Markley and Joe Barton, sent a letter requesting that Mark...

Larry Page:  PhD, innovator, visionary

Larry Page: PhD, innovator, visionary

Few businessmen are pushing the boundaries of technology further than that of Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page. Where Steve...

One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs

One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs

Quick, what's your Twitter handle? What's your Facebook profile URL? What's you Google+ address? You were probably able to answer...

Facebook vs. Google

Facebook vs. Google

Both Google and Facebook receive hundreds of millions of visits every month, but how do they compare as companies? The...

The moment smart investors (claim to) have been waiting for: Facebook falls below $29

The moment smart investors (claim to) have been waiting for: Facebook falls below $29

After hitting the market hard, then getting hit hard by the market, Facebook's tumultuous IPO has hit a new low,...

A rare look inside Foxconn

A rare look inside Foxconn

Few places are as big and secretive at the same time as Foxconn, the place where much of the western...

As Facebook sinks, Zynga gets dragged down with them

As Facebook sinks, Zynga gets dragged down with them

In Aladdin, when Jafar was pulled into the lamp after making a monumental mistake of going for too much power,...

No Facebook is the new punishment for teens

No Facebook is the new punishment for teens

Teens can get in trouble with their parents in many different ways. They can break curfew, get bad grades, fight...

5 features we’d like to see on Facebook

5 features we’d like to see on Facebook

Millions of people all across the world use Facebook, and it is currently the most popular social networking website in...

Facebook co-founder defriends an entire country

Facebook co-founder defriends an entire country

Social media enthusiasts have been all a-Twitter about Facebook heading into an IPO that could be valued around $1 billion...

GM to stop advertising on Facebook

GM to stop advertising on Facebook

Just ahead of the much-discussed Facebook IPO, General Motors announced that they plan to cease advertising on the social networking...

Do you own your Tweets?

Do you own your Tweets?

Have you ever bothered to read the terms of service agreement on the back of a video game book?  I...

Significance of Facebook’s ‘like’ button and its value for brands and pages

Significance of Facebook’s ‘like’ button and its value for brands and pages

Welcome to the digital era, where we have bid farewell to old marketing tools. Now brands successfully promote themselves by...

Demand for Facebook IPO is “weaker than forecast”. Are you worried, yet?

Demand for Facebook IPO is “weaker than forecast”. Are you worried, yet?

The biggest IPO in tech history is appearing to be smaller than people thought according to a recent report from...

Would Facebook have a better IPO if Zuckerberg announced a search for his replacement?

Would Facebook have a better IPO if Zuckerberg announced a search for his replacement?

Play time is over. It's time to get down to business. That's the semi-embraced mantra at Facebook, depending on who...

Will Google+ Business Pages Replace Google Places?

Will Google+ Business Pages Replace Google Places?

There has been light speculation for a long time about whether Google+ Business Pages will eventually replace Google Places altogether....

Why was Facebook and Instagram an ideal match, rather than Twitter or Google+?

Why was Facebook and Instagram an ideal match, rather than Twitter or Google+?

The internet world is still talking about Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of photo sharing service Instagram, which marked the biggest...