Archive for the ‘ Start-ups ’ Category

Have a Question? Ask Facebook

Facebook introduced Facebook Questions, becoming the latest Web company to start a personalized Q. and A. search engine.

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Researcher Releases Facebook Profile Data

A security researcher released a file containing the names, profile addresses and identification numbers of more than 100 million Facebook users.

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An Amazon-Facebook Alliance to Make Shopping More Social

When shoppers connect their Amazon and Facebook accounts, they will get recommendations on what to buy based on what their friends like.

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Media Decoder: Disney Buys Playdom

Disney buys a casual gaming company for $563.2 million. Playdom is the No. 3 gaming company on Facebook.

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Ask.com Reverts to Its Q.& A. Origins

Ask.com, the perennially niche search engine, is hoping to woo a bigger audience by reverting back to a question-and-answer search format.

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What We’re Reading: Flipboard

Flipboard, the Old Spice Guy's ability to sell, Twitter's first data center and an unlucky thief undone by tech are on the reading list.

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Tracking the National Mood Through Twitter

Researchers from Northeastern University and Harvard Medical School scanned 300 million Twitter messages to gauge happiness and sadness.

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FacePlant App Eases Path to iPhone Video Chats

FaceTime is supposed to be the iPhone 4's killer app. But a new application aims to make it a little more usable.

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Google Ventures Funds a Search Marketing Start-Up

Google Ventures has invested in Trada, which matches small businesses with search marketing experts.

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A Prettier Way to Browse the Social Web

Flipboard, a new iPad app, transforms Facebook and Twitter feeds into an attractive digital magazine.

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