Google Assistant: Android to Launch Siri Alternative in 2012
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Facebook Seeks Higher Credit Limit Ahead of IPO
Although Facebook is expected to raise as much as $10 billion dollars with their upcoming initial public offering (IPO), the popular social network is reportedly...
Facebook Marketing Conference: More Intrusive Ads Are on the Way
On Wednesday, Facebook hosted the first Facebook Marketing Conference at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The primary purpose of the conference was...
Google Fiber: New Patent Reduces Installation Cost
In an effort to reduce the cost and time required to connect homes to the Google Fiber network, the company has developed a device that...
Google Plus: Average User Spends Only 3 Minutes Per Month!
During a conference call with Google investors in late January, Google CEO Larry Page announced that Google+ had surpassed 90 million users. Although the growth...
Flickr Enables Users to Block Pinterest Pinning
Even though the virtual pinboard site is still in private beta, Pinterest has rapidly grown to over 13 million users. While the innovative company has...
Google Chrome Announces Inclusion of Do Not Track Button in Future Releases
When the Federal Trade Commission suggested a do-not-track button approximately two years ago, the idea was initially resisted by most large technology companies. These companies,...
Google Launching Innovative Pay-TV Programming
Last year, Google announced plans to build a fiber-optic broadband Internet network infrastructure in Kansas City. The ultra-high-speed network, which is expected to deliver Internet...
Google Launching Futuristic HUD Glasses Later This Year
According to a recent New York Times article, Google is planning to launch technologically advanced glasses with a heads-up display later this year. The futuristic...
Google Purchases Patents From Former Competitor
When Cuil launched in July of 2008, they claimed to be the world’s largest search engine and to have figured out a more advanced method...
Google Under Fire: Tech Giant Bypassed Safari Users’ Privacy Settings
Due to recent changes, Google’s privacy policies have been closely scrutinized by industry experts, government regulators, and consumer advocacy groups over the past several months....
SOPA Version 2: JotForm Domain Seized Without Due Process
On Wednesday, the Secret Service seized the JotForm.com domain and left hundreds of thousands of websites with “broken” forms. Although it was the Secret Service...
Facebook Launches Verified Accounts: Nicknames and Pseudonyms Now Allowed
Facebook, which has been built on the premise of people using their birth names rather than pseudonyms, will soon allow prominent public figures and celebrities...
Facebook Action Ads: Designed for Investors or Advertisers?
When Facebook announced the Open Graph at the f8 conference last September, marketers immediately realized that the additional Facebook actions would eventually lead to new...
Google Wallet is Easy to Hack and Exploit
Google Wallet, which initially launched in September of 2011, has decided to temporarily suspend its provisioning of prepaid cards as a result of two newly discovered security...
Googleplex Project X: Google’s New Secret Hardware Testing Lab
Reportedly, Google is in the process of completing over $120 million worth of renovations and projects for its Mountain View headquarters. The latest project, which...
Google Developing Branded Home Entertainment System
Several days ago, Google filed FCC paperwork to test a prototype of a new Google device. According to filing, the test will take place in...
Google Drive: Will You Drop Dropbox?
Although rumors have been flying since 2007 about Google offering a hosted storage solution, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is finally set...
Pinterest: Covert Affiliate Link Scheme Exposed
Although nearly every start-up and fledgling company battles to find new ways to monetize its users, Pinterest appears to have been secretly capitalizing on its...
E-Commerce Spending Reaches Record Breaking Levels in 2011
For the ninth consecutive quarter, the fourth quarter of 2011 achieved strong year-over-year growth in online retail spending. The recent report, which was released by...
Twitter is Impossible to Resist: Study Indicates Social Media Urges Stronger than Sex
A new study just released by the Chicago University’s Booth Business School suggests that people find it more difficult to resist the urge to use...
Google Blogger URL Redirects Censor International Users
When Twitter announced they were instituting a new censorship policy, the micro-blogging platform faced an immediate and severe backlash from the majority of the web...
Pinterest the Referral Giant: New Site Driving More Traffic than Google+, YouTube, and LinkedIn Combined [INFOGRAPHIC]
In addition to recently winning the Crunchie for Best New Startup of 2011, a new study by shareaholic is now indicating that Pinterest is driving...
Illegal Anti-Poaching Policy: Google, Apple, and other Tech Giants Face Lawsuit
Although seven technology giants from Silicon Valley requested the district court dismiss a lawsuit that alleges anti-poaching deals, U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh stated...
Facebook IPO: Social Hype or Sound Investment
As early as tomorrow, Facebook is expected to file paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The social media giant is reportedly hoping to raise...
Twitter Censorship: Necessary Evil or War on Freedom of Speech
In a blog post late last week, Twitter announced plans to begin censoring users’ tweets within certain countries. The censorship policy, which the company has...
Google Plus Promotes Network and New Security Features to Young Teens and Parents
On Thursday afternoon, Google+ announced that the rapidly growing social network is now available to teens ages 13 and up. Although minors can sign up...
Google Public Alerts: Innovative System Provides the Public with Emergency Alerts
Yesterday, Google launched its new Public Alerts page, which provides emergency information and warnings related to floods, tornadoes, winter storms, earthquakes, and other natural disasters....
Google Exposed: Federal Government Used Con Man in Google Sting Operation
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that provides additional details of last year’s sting operation against Google AdWords. The federal investigation, which alleged...
New Google Privacy Policy Update: Your Data Now Combined Across Google Services
Earlier this afternoon, Google announced plans to begin tracking users across e-mail, YouTube, Google+, search, and almost all of the other Google products. The change,...