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How to spend a billion (Google) dollars

April 7, 2006 Consultant Paul Lamb suggests that making a difference in the world could itself become the next big thing. TAGS: poverty, billionaire, foundation, Google Inc., community, dollar

Mapping a revolution with 'mashups'

November 17, 2005 The ability to mash together maps and other content has people mapping everything from urinals to UFO sightings. TAGS: mashup, map, revolution, computer graphics, Google Maps, Google Inc., community

Yahoo's game of photo tag

March 22, 2005 Flickr purchase points to radical--and largely untested--theory that could up-end Web search. TAGS: Flickr, tagging, Yahoo! Inc., community, Internet search, photograph, Google Inc.

Social atlas for friends and burritos

March 9, 2006 Start-up is building on Google mashups to create personalized maps to everything from great taco trucks to biodiesel stations. TAGS: mashup, map, biodiesel, virtual reality, Google Maps, New York City, community, API, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., conference

Stumbleupon picks up the pace

July 14, 2006 Company to unveil a public version of its Web discovery plug-in for Internet Explorer in hopes of expanding membership. TAGS: StumbleUpon, community, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, photograph, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Commentary: eBay's scary Skype purchase

September 13, 2005 Skype and its voice services give the auction giant no sustainable advantage in communications or communities. TAGS: Skype, voice service, eBay Inc., voice, commentary, VoIP, communication, community, telecommunications, acquisition, customer service, MSN, Google Inc., Real-Time, Yahoo! Inc., IM

Dancing with Jimmy Wales in 'Second Life'

May 14, 2007 Wikipedia's founder visits CNET's virtual theater to talk about the free, open encyclopedia, his for-profit company and more.Images: Wales urges audience to get onstage TAGS: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, Second Life, community, founder, Google Inc.

Battle of the social-networking sites

March 21, 2007 MySpace inches out YouTube, Facebook and Second Life in a war game over who has the most promising business. TAGS: Leonard Fuld, Facebook, MySpace, Second Life, YouTube, media company, News Corp., Viacom Inc., community, student, games, Google Inc.

Memo to Microsoft: Yahoo's A-list

February 13, 2008 The merger-minded software giant will likely want to keep Yahoo execs in a host of areas, including online ads, social media, and Web search. More layoffs for Yahoo? TAGS: layoff, Yahoo! Inc., social media, online advertising, merger, Flickr, talent, community, Internet search, vice president, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Taking Wi-Fi power to the people

October 27, 2006 Spanish start-up FON will give away Wi-Fi routers to spur the creation of its grassroots network in San Francisco. Photo: Wi-Fi giveaway TAGS: Wi-Fi network, San Francisco, Wi-Fi, city, Philadelphia, Wi-Fi router, router, community, broadband, Google Inc.
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