Last summer it was discovered that Google was testing breadcrumbs in search results (breadcrumbs being the hierarchical display commonly used in site navigation. For example: Ho...
Simply put, Facebook had a terrific 2009. This afternoon, comScore provided some statistics that cover the entire year, and the easiest way to sum them up is by saying tha...
Google Street View has taken in a couple more countries. Today, coverage of Denmark and Sweden was introduced, and there are new photos of many especially interesting plac...
It's always a big deal when a company like Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft begins to build another data center; the move proves that they've got a fair amount of cash on hand and ar...
Google announced that it is now making sure that ads linking to mobile app downloads automatically appear only on devices that actually offer those apps. In addition, the ads wi...
If you're not happy with your Twitter username - or if you are, but don't love Twitter and haven't logged in for a while - listen up. The usernames attached to inactive ac...
It's not just Google and Facebook that are under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs.
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), a consumer advocacy group based in O...
The majority of reporters and editors now depend on social media sources when researching their stories, according to a new survey by Cision and George Washington University....
Microsoft has improved its autosuggest feature on Bing to provide more timely results.
On the Bing Search Blog the company says that its research found 45 percent...
Although you probably guessed as much, people who occasionally update their Facebook status or post something on Twitter represent a significant portion of the online community....