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Facebook ends Deals after 4 months

Facebook ends Deals after 4 months

That didn't take long. After testing the waters that Groupon and LivingSocial dominate, Facebook has pulled the plug on Deals....

An ode to Steve Jobs, visualized

An ode to Steve Jobs, visualized

Artist. Rebel. Taste maker. Trend setter. The outspoken leader of the largest technology firm in the world stepped down this...

What Steve Jobs really brought to Apple

What Steve Jobs really brought to Apple

As the man most responsible for the success of the largest tech company in the world steps down for medical...

I know the Steve Jobs story is big, but @techmeme – seriously?

I know the Steve Jobs story is big, but @techmeme – seriously?

This is huge news. It has been huge news for a while ever since we found out that the co-founder...

Facebook gets nervous, looks to new design

Facebook gets nervous, looks to new design

The world’s largest social network, Facebook, is planning a number of acquisitions that will improve site design and advance mobile...

Home is where the brand is: Twitter vs Facebook

Home is where the brand is: Twitter vs Facebook

With all of the buzz surrounding Google+, people tend to forget that Twitter is nearly 10X bigger than the new...

Bitly acquires social publishing tool Twitterfeed

Bitly acquires social publishing tool Twitterfeed

Bitly, whose mission is to reinvent how people discover and share content on the web, has officially acquired Twitterfeed.Twitterfeed allows...

In the Google+ vs Facebook battle, does one have to beat the other?

In the Google+ vs Facebook battle, does one have to beat the other?

Almost all of the social media hoopla lately has been about Google+ and its relationship with Facebook. Just over a...

Google “Instant Pages” for Chrome tells more about direction than features

Google “Instant Pages” for Chrome tells more about direction than features

This could also be titled, "How Larry Page is starting to run Google more like Steve Jobs would." Google has...

Apple has more cash than Uncle Sam

Apple has more cash than Uncle Sam

As Congress squabbles over the debt crisis, it has been reported that Apple has more cash in reserve than the...

Facebook readies an official iPad app

Facebook readies an official iPad app

After downplaying the importance of having an iPad app, images of Facebook’s upcoming iPad app have finally been exposed via...

Google+ hits 20 million users in just in 3 weeks

Google+ hits 20 million users in just in 3 weeks

The launch of Google+, Google’s new social network, has gone off without a hitch. After only three weeks, Google+ has...

The Google takeover started today in Google Places despite focus on Google Plus

The Google takeover started today in Google Places despite focus on Google Plus

The tech world has been buzzing for a month about Google Plus, the social network that is challenging Facebook for...

Is Apple University the solution to the eventual departure of Steve Jobs?

Is Apple University the solution to the eventual departure of Steve Jobs?

There may never be a better time for Steve Jobs to step away from Apple. Then again, there may never...

Apple is officially unstoppable, earnings show. Steve can safely go if he’d like.

Apple is officially unstoppable, earnings show. Steve can safely go if he’d like.

It's hard to beat Wall Street predictions repeatedly, but Apple continues to be underestimated by experts despite showing no signs...

Google’s headcount headed towards 30,000

Google’s headcount headed towards 30,000

There was a ton of information revealed during Google's Q2 Earnings report earlier this week despite CEO Larry Page trying...

Is Apple an elitist company?

Is Apple an elitist company?

In the few brief moments of respite we get from the constant flurry of Apple rumors, sometimes it seems worth...

Twitter buys social analytics company BackType

Twitter buys social analytics company BackType

Just weeks after snapping up TweetDeck, Twitter has acquired social analytics start-up BackType. The company’s main product, BackTweets, has helped...

Facebook gets literal

Facebook gets literal

Word on the tubes is that Facebook is about to drop live, in-browser video chat next week. According to Zuck,...

7 Cool Twitter Infographics

7 Cool Twitter Infographics

Twitter is a polarizing force. Most people, particularly those who are tech-savvy, either love the 140-character-social-networking-microbloggy-thingy or they despise it...