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Yahoo unveils its answer to Google Instant search | The Social - CNET News
Yahoo, which has claimed that it beat Google to the punch at instant search in the first place, has released a new product called Search Direct. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
03-24-2011 by EvelynCataldi Tags , , , , ,

N.J. Congressman: I beat Watson | The Social - CNET News
Rep. Rush Holt, a Democrat with a Ph.D. in physics and an actual former 'Jeopardy' champion, outsmarts the notoriously brainy supercomputer in an exhibition match in D.C. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
03-06-2011 by MadelineJason Tags , , , , ,

'Social Network' disappoints at Oscars | The Social - CNET News
The controversial Facebook retelling won neither Best Picture nor Best Director, failures that overshadowed its awards in the Best Screenplay Adaptation and Best Original Score categories. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
02-28-2011 by RaymondEscobar Tags , , , , , , ,

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Social media's real role in today's ousting of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was the creation of a huge, leaderless international collective of support for activists on the ground. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
02-21-2011 by VioletArlotta Tags , , , , ,

Facebook enlists in pro-green coalition | The Social - CNET News
The social network's membership in the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign puts it alongside Cisco, Microsoft, and Intel. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
11-12-2010 by KateMcShane Tags , , , , , , ,

Gossip explodes over photo app Instagram | The Social - CNET News
Sources say that the gimmicky photo-filter iPhone app is seeking a $20 million valuation as it puts together its Series A funding round. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
11-11-2010 by PatrickBoyle Tags , , , , ,

Has Facebook lost control of the Platform? | The Social - CNET News
A report has it that the top app makers on the social network have been selling and sharing user data? That may mean some of them have grown too powerful even for Facebook to rein in. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
10-20-2010 by KateMcShane Tags , , ,

What did Facebook really just announce? | The Social - CNET News
A series of ostensibly unrelated product announcements came out of Facebook today: revamped groups, a profile downloading tool, and a cleaner way to manage access to third-party applications. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
10-12-2010 by AliceBushkin Tags , , ,

Zuckerbandits? Alleged 'Facebook' burglars busted | The Social - CNET News
Three males are arrested for allegedly stealing over $100,000 worth of electronics, ammunition, fireworks, and other booty by using Facebook to find when victims are away. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
09-26-2010 by DeliveryMan Tags , , ,

Can you Kayak a marathon--or a jail? | The Social - CNET News
A recently launched start-up called FindTheBest takes the comparison engine model that Kayak made popular and attempts to apply it to everything else on the face of the planet. It might work. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
09-12-2010 by MaryBrady Tags , , , ,

Google confirms Slide acquisition | The Social - CNET News
Search giant indicates in blog post that the buy will be used to help make existing Google products more 'social.' Slide founder Max Levchin and team will join Google. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
08-09-2010 by GraceDickerson Tags , , , , , ,

Facebook says ad spending is rocketing | The Social - CNET News
While not so long ago social networks were considered poor destinations for ad dollars, it looks like Madison Avenue has finally warmed up to Facebook. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
08-07-2010 by AnnieDempsey Tags , , , , , , ,

Amazon revenues jump but miss expectations | The Social - CNET News
Things are pretty good with Bezos and company. So good, in fact, that Wall Street overestimated Amazon's performance for the second quarter of the year. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
07-26-2010 by RichieIannucci Tags , , , , , , , ,

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