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Microsoft goes after Google with humor (that actually worked)

Microsoft goes after Google with humor (that actually worked)

When it comes to funny competitive attack commercials, many have tried and failed to capture the magic of "I'm a...

One more feather in the Google+ cap: Themes

One more feather in the Google+ cap: Themes

It's not that big of a deal, really. It's just a Chrome extension that someone made to add some spice...

If your web pages are slow, Google will rewrite them for you

If your web pages are slow, Google will rewrite them for you

Google has been on a rampage over the last few years promoting the cause of increasing internet speed. They are...

How to move your Facebook photos over to Google+

How to move your Facebook photos over to Google+

Here is a quick tutorial on how to transfer your photos from Facebook to your Google+ account. It's possible that...

Do we even need to ask how Facebook is making money?

Do we even need to ask how Facebook is making money?

With Google+ ramping up (and in some cases recently, ramping down) in its battle against Facebook, many are looking at...

The Google+ honeymoon is over

The Google+ honeymoon is over

It was fun while it lasted. Something new and shiny popped into our social media lives in the last month...

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 Tom Anderson Google’s best cheerleader?

Is Tom Anderson Google’s best cheerleader?

There are a few things that are still up in the air about whether or not Google+ will succeed, whether...

Move over, Rebecca Black. Google+ has its own annoying song, only catchier

Move over, Rebecca Black. Google+ has its own annoying song, only catchier

Many creations and mini-memes have been popping up for the last few weeks since Google went social with the Google+...

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...

The biggest challenge facing Google+ (that nobody is talking about)

The biggest challenge facing Google+ (that nobody is talking about)

Google+ faces dozens of major challenges as it tries to break into the social networking world. Facebook is a fierce...

Zuckerberg Going Apple on Google

Zuckerberg Going Apple on Google

In this cartoon by the geniuses at Joy of Tech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg invokes the 1981 ad that Apple...

Picasa gets unlimited storage for photos thanks to Google Plus

Picasa gets unlimited storage for photos thanks to Google Plus

Picasa had been retired now and Google Photos is in its place. In the wake of the Google Plus launch,...

Five things about Google+ Facebook should worry about

Five things about Google+ Facebook should worry about

For a company that has had trouble understanding social, the response to Google+, the company's new social network platform, has...

Google tests new interface, no longer “feeling lucky”

Google tests new interface, no longer “feeling lucky”

It's hard to say goodbye to things that have been with us for so long, but it appears we may...

Google introduces host of search improvements

Google introduces host of search improvements

Advances in mobile search are now leading to changes in desktop search. On a mobile phone, users can search using...

17 tips to tame Google’s immense wealth of data

17 tips to tame Google’s immense wealth of data

Google has never really had a problem with getting or presenting data. They have so much information stored in rows...

Google, Apple ordered by Taipei City to offer 7-day free trials on apps or face fines

Google, Apple ordered by Taipei City to offer 7-day free trials on apps or face fines

Local branches of Apple and Google stores in Taipei City have been given two weeks to offer free 7-day trials...

Mobile privacy at top of mind for users

Mobile privacy at top of mind for users

As Apple, Google, and Facebook face more scrutiny over their mobile privacy policies from the government, the concerns continue to...