Fans of group deals site LivingSocial should be pleased to know that some important organizations believe it’ll continue to grow and succeed.  Reports indicate LivingSocial has raised $400 million in a new round of funding that values it at more …

Techlightenment, a division of Experian, has partnered with performance-based ad network Adknowledge, to launch as social research platform on Facebook. The Social Research Platform (SRP) can layer opt-in social data of a user’s interests and demographics on top of survey …

Charlie Sheen has seemingly turned insanity into big business with the help of social media and the Internet. It wasn’t too long ago when he joined Twitter, and ever since, the world has watched him spiral further and further into …

The growth rate of Quora (and we mean the actual company, not just the Q&A site) may soon increase at a rapid pace.  Quora has hired Andy Barton, a recruiter with an interesting resume, and presumably wants him to do …

It’s hard to imagine we’re only a year and some change away from the 2012 presidential election. Though it seems a long ways off, President Obama has begun the campaign for the 2012 election with an overhaul of BarackObama.com. The …

It looks as if Quora is bringing a new level of authority to its legal and medical-related content. This could end up being great for search, depending on how Google ranks the content. Quora announced the addition of new legal …

The way Google’s Street View program operates in Switzerland may soon change in dramatic fashion.  A Swiss court has ordered that (among other things) Google must ensure all faces and license plates are unrecognizable, even if that means employees have …

When Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected the 38th Governor of California, many questioned if he would ever return to acting. Well, we now know the answer: he’s coming back. They’ll be a slight twist with his first role, it’ll be a …

Twitter introduced a new search feature today, geared toward making it easier for users to discover new accounts of interest. Co-founder Jack Dorsey, who just returned to day-to-day operations at Twitter has made it clear that getting people to figure …

Once the announcement came that AOL was acquiring The Huffington Post, all sorts of interesting developments started happenging throuhgout the world of AOL content, and the trend continues. For one, the Huffington Post Media Group (the new media entity that …

More than two-thirds (69%) of marketers and 55 percent of agencies plan to increase their Digital Video Advertising (DVA), with 22 percent growth forecast over the next 12 months, according to a new report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). …

B2B marketers have joined the social media marketing movement in droves. In fact, Forrester Research predicts that B2B firms will spend $54 million on social media marketing in 2014, up from just $11 million in 2009 (eMarketer B2B Social Media …

eBay developer Sellebrity, has introduced a new tool called “Social Streamer” aimed at helping sellers promote their listings for free on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Social Streamer works by monitoring how listings change over time due to social …

Although the timing may be coincidental, Larry Page’s new career as CEO of Google has gotten off to an interesting start.  Google announced this morning that it’s bid $900 million for about 6,000 patents and patent applications owned by Nortel. …

As you may know, Larry Page officially took over the role of Google CEO today, as Eric Schmidt became Executive Chairman. Google has already changed the executive bios to reflect this, as previously reported. Google’s search results still have some …

Yahoo said today it has launched a royal wedding website for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The royal wedding website features articles, photo galleries, and videos. A digital guestbook has been created in Prince William and Kate’s …

Have you heard about the concept of federating the social Web? If not, it is, essentially, the idea of expanding the social experience beyond a specific social network.

There’s a lot of discussion going on about the future of CBS News anchor Katie Couric. It’s been widely reported that she will be stepping out of her current role, but what comes next is still in question, and Couric …

Hackers have gained the names and email addresses of millions of people who do business with a variety of companies, by way of third-party email marketing provider Epsilon. Epsilon claims to be the world’s largest permission-based email marketing provider, sending …

Consumer Watchdog, a group known for being critical of Google, is sponsoring legislation in California that would give people a an online “Do Not Track Me” option. In addition, Consumer Watchdog sent a letter to new Google CEO Larry Page …

Relations between Microsoft and Yahoo may sour as a result, but it’s a good bet Yahoo execs are going to brag a bit about a new hire.  It seems a Microsoft executive charged with working on the companies’ search alliance …

Today is the day that Google co-founder Larry Page takes over as CEO of the company, while outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt becomes Executive Chairman. The leadership changes were announced along with Google’s fourth quarter earnings a few months ago. While …

LinkNotify is a free service that lets you see links your friends share on Facebook, without all of the noise that surrounds them in your actual Facebook feed. Facebook is for friends, and LinkNotify is for content, but content that …

Businesses seem to struggle with building mobile applications. Sometimes it seems they rush to get a mobile product up, and other times, they seem to use exactly what they have, which doesn’t usually work on mobile devices.