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Microsoft gets social with so.cl

Microsoft gets social with so.cl

Microsoft is throwing its hat into the niche-social arena by going after students in a bold and likely-futile move with...

Life on Planet Facebook

Life on Planet Facebook

Now that the company is public, the employees are rich, and the CEO is married, Facebook is ready for some...

Social news, networking combine to form a “game” with Thruzt

Social news, networking combine to form a “game” with Thruzt

It looks like Pinterest. It acts like Digg. The newest player in the social media sphere adds some features from...

China approves Google purchase of Motorola Mobility

China approves Google purchase of Motorola Mobility

Google cleared its last big hurdle, the Great Wall of China. Now, the search giant will be able to move...

Microsoft employees like Capri Sun, Google employees like bacon

Microsoft employees like Capri Sun, Google employees like bacon

They say you can tell a lot about a company by the type of people that work for it. Are...

Hold on Facebook purchase of Instagram will benefit Twitter, Google

Hold on Facebook purchase of Instagram will benefit Twitter, Google

Don't be fooled by reports that Google and Twitter have become "ensnared" in the Federal Trade Commission's investigation of Facebook's...

Talk nerdy to me: Tech takes a seat at the cool kid table

Talk nerdy to me: Tech takes a seat at the cool kid table

Not too long ago, the rise of “geek chic” surprised a few and elated many. Now, being called a “geek”...

Can Google Hangouts get enough traction to make it worthy of its function?

Can Google Hangouts get enough traction to make it worthy of its function?

This is what social media was designed to do in the first place. Heck, it's what the internet promised to...

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...

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

While Google takes on the role of trailblazer in Nevada, there are questions that surround the technology behind their driverless...

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

Every time there is a new smart phone put on the market, millions of people flock to the release in...

Tech giants duke it out in the courtroom

Tech giants duke it out in the courtroom

Oracle and Google continue their legal battle as their respective CEOs issue testimony.  Did Google's Android OS use code ripped off from...

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

The future is now. At least, that is what we will be saying when the driverless automobile takes to the...

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...

If you could take your Facebook friends and put them all on Google Plus, would you?

If you could take your Facebook friends and put them all on Google Plus, would you?

"It's a ghost town." "I'm used to Facebook." "I already have all of my pictures and stuff on Facebook." "The...

How to make Google Translate beat box

How to make Google Translate beat box

Some Google hacks are simply cooler than others. If you want to make Google Translate "beat box" like a champ,...

A smart, huge company should buy Yahoo immediately

A smart, huge company should buy Yahoo immediately

There is value in Yahoo. It's real and tangible. While conventional wisdom would look at the trends and the follies...

Is Yelp spending too much money?

Is Yelp spending too much money?

They say you have to spend money in order to make money. The problem for Yelp is that they may...

Google Wave taken off life support

Google Wave taken off life support

We knew the day was coming. Ever since Google announced the discontinuation of the failed social media... something... that they...