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Small reviews site packs a loud Yelp

July 25, 2007 Locally written reviews site captures the attention of small-business owners and armchair critics across big U.S. cities. TAGS: CitySearch, senior analyst, visitor, ComScore, San Francisco, city, Google Inc., social networking, Los Angeles, small business, acquisition

A look inside Google's open-source kitchen

December 13, 2006 Google's Chris DiBona says the search giant has a lot of involvement in open source, but is also a firm believer in proprietary software. TAGS: open source, open-source developer, open-source project, Google Inc., social networking, open-source software, phishing, project, activity, code, Java

Yahoo 360 takes spin through blogosphere

March 16, 2005 Web giant invites members to sign up for beta test of blogging and social networking service. TAGS: Yahoo! 360, blogging, Yahoo! Inc., social networking, Web company, blogosphere, blog, MSN, networking, Google Inc., photograph, Microsoft Corp.

OpenSocial opens new can of worms

October 31, 2007 Google has finally unveiled its social-networking strategy, and it's ambitious even for the seemingly unshakable tech company.Video: Flixster built into MySpace profile via Google's OpenSocial TAGS: OpenSocial, Facebook, MySpace, Plaxo Inc., Orkut.com, social networking, Google Inc., video

Gmail moves to next stage

February 18, 2005 The search giant is opening Gmail up to more people--but says the free e-mail service remains in beta. TAGS: Gmail, invitation, beta, Google Inc., social networking, networking, eBay Inc., e-mail

Google's antisocial downside

July 13, 2006 When it comes to the online social-networking party, the search giant is playing the wallflower. Is that a wise move? TAGS: Orkut.com, MSN Spaces, social networking, Esther Dyson, Google Inc., MySpace, visitor, MSN, networking, blogging, Internet search, portal, blog, Yahoo! Inc., video, e-mail

Social networks don their platform shoes

October 15, 2007 Facebook scored big by opening up to outside developers. Now its rivals are aiming to follow in its footsteps. TAGS: Facebook, social networking, graph, developer, platform, Gmail, Google Inc., blog, Microsoft Windows

Google pledges $900 million for MySpace honors

August 7, 2006 When the kids on MySpace search the Net and see the ads served up, they'll have Google to thank. TAGS: MySpace, Eric Schmidt, News Corp., Interactive, social networking, Google Inc., Internet search, Yahoo! Inc., agreement

Social networks poised to shape Net's future

June 13, 2006 Social networks, mobile video and "Googlism" are expected to keep transforming the Net in years ahead, analysts predict. TAGS: social networking, ComScore, MySpace, online advertising, Yahoo! Inc., portal, conference, blog, Google Inc., video

Windows Live offers a vast array of services

March 14, 2006 chart What exactly is Microsoft making available via Windows Live? The complete list is here. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live, beta, Gmail, social networking, Yahoo! Inc., MSN, Google Inc., U.S., antivirus, Microsoft Windows, video, Microsoft Corp.

Video content set free on Web

June 14, 2005 New sites are distributing video online, free of charge--in push to establish open standards and ward off power grab by tech giants. TAGS: nonprofit, open standard, podcasting, multimedia, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., founder, social networking, software company, video, blog

Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop

January 28, 2008 Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social-network users more control over data. TAGS: OpenSocial, social networking, Plaxo Inc., Bebo, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Friendster Inc., Wiki, networking, platform, conference, Google Inc.

This week in mobile

April 7, 2006 San Francisco selects joint bid by EarthLink and Google to provide city with a wireless network. Also: Microsoft wins U.S. Census Bureau deal. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., San Francisco, social networking, Facebook, Sprint Nextel, city, 3G, MySpace, wireless network, Microsoft Windows Mobile, agency, smart phone, handset, Google Inc., cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Teaming up against Google

February 1, 2008 Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary. TAGS: monetization, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, layoff, online advertising, reader, Google Inc., shareholder, social networking, merger, open source, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Web leaders: Search is just the beginning

July 13, 2007 Search execs on a conference panel express intent to expand hosted apps, social networks and market share. TAGS: Jerry Yang, enterprise software company, enterprise software, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., social networking, leader, software company, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Five steps to a Yahoo turnaround

June 20, 2007 Social media, video, efficiency and someone calling the shots on technology should be on the top of the to-do list for new CEO Jerry Yang.Photos: Boomerang bosses TAGS: Jerry Yang, social media, Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Terry Semel, social networking, acquisition, CEO, YouTube, Google Inc., video, photograph

A sunny hiring season for job seekers

June 25, 2007 As unemployment rates dip below peak dot-com boom levels, companies are competing fiercely for the brightest new college grads.Google's strategy for hiring young talentGetting hired via social network TAGS: Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc., recruiting, hiring, student, IBM Corp., dot-com, social networking, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Netscape co-founder eyes video blogs

June 14, 2005 If Marc Andressen is right again, bloggers will be lured with video on social networking site 24 Hour Laundry. TAGS: Marc Andreessen, Opsware Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., LinkedIn, co-founder, blogging, venture capital, social networking, blog, video, Google Inc.

Can Facebook feed its ad brains?

November 2, 2007 Social-networking site expected to tap artificial intelligence to deliver ads to its 49 million members. TAGS: Facebook, ad serving, Amazon.com Inc., Artificial Intelligence, social networking, Internet search, founder, expert, Google Inc.
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