Apple Offers Few Surpri...

Apple’s big press conference went down earlier today, and it ran like a line by line rumor confirmation. For the most part. As was expected, Apple launched a revamped version of Apple TV with some expanded content. Evolutionary rather than revolutionary, the new Apple TV set-top...

Facebook Search Patent ...

If there was any doubt that Facebook and Google were on collision course, the recent patent that Facebook was awarded regarding certain types of search algorithms should dispel that. The social networking giant has managed to patent the “ranking of search results based on the...

Social Network Unites W...

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How CEOs Will Use Socia...

This series is supported by Gist . Gist provides a full view of the contacts in your professional network by creating a rich business profile for each one that includes the most news, status updates, and work details. See how it works here . Today’s CEO is not social . So says...

Older Adults Nearly Dou...

A new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64, and the 65 and older group’s social networking presence grew 100% in the same time frame. Young people still dominate social networks...

YouTube Launches Movies...

YouTube has launched its Movies section for UK residents, with 400 free movies in the catalog. The UK version of the Movies section follows the launch of the Shows section of the site, which brought full TV episodes and clips from popular TV shows such as Fifth Gear . In the U.S., Shows...

Gmail Add-on Makes E-ma...

Rapportive makes an add-on for your Gmail inbox that instantly adds context to the people you e-mail, as you e-mail them. The Y Combinator startup demoed its social intelligence utility for Gmail at a Mountain View event on Tuesday. Rapportive exists as a Firefox, Safari, Mailplane and...

HOW TO: Get the Most Ou...

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Naspers Makes Strategic...

We’ve been hearing recently that South African media conglomerate and recent DST investor Naspers was sniffing around Crasiglist competitor OLX. Today, we confirmed with OLX co-founders Alec Oxenford and Fabrice Grinda that Naspers has made a strategic investment in the online...

Yelp Continues Roll Out...

Yelp has unveiled a Daily Deal for its San Diego members, offering an official glimpse at the pending service-wide Daily Deals program that the company is readying for release. Earlier this summer, select Yelp users in the Sacramento area noticed Groupon-like deals appearing in the...