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A Google prototype for a precision image search

April 28, 2008 4:37 AM PDT

The company presented a new algorithm for blending image-recognition software methods with techniques for weighting and ranking images that look most similar.
(From The New York Times)

Week in review: Social media open for business

March 28, 2008 7:27 PM PDT

The formation of a group to promote universal standards for social-network apps stood out amid a slew of headlines this week about companies merging, collaborating, or restructuring.
(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers)

What Bebo means to AOL

March 13, 2008 7:33 PM PDT

Despite its size and former prestige, AOL has been an afterthought in the Web 2.0 world. Will Bebo really make a difference?

CNET editor in chief steps down

February 21, 2008 3:36 AM PST

Jai Singh, an internationally recognized pioneer in online journalism, is leaving CNET Networks after more than a decade in executive editorial positions.

TMZ targets celebs with Webcams

February 20, 2008 12:50 AM PST

It would seem that the 24-7 Hollywood gossip machine couldn't get any more invasive, but live Webcams are adding a whole new dimension to celebrity tracking.
Smile, you're on a bar Webcam

GoFish out to hook youth marketers

February 18, 2008 11:36 PM PST

The company is bundling dozens of smaller kids sites to build one big marketplace in an effort to appeal to advertisers.

Memo to Microsoft: Yahoo's A-list

February 15, 2008 5:57 PM PST

The merger-minded software giant will likely want to keep Yahoo execs in a host of areas, including online ads, social media, and Web search.
More layoffs for Yahoo?

Is mobile really a sure thing for Google?

February 8, 2008 9:23 PM PST

Adapting Google's successful Web offerings for use on cell phones is an important work in progress--and unlikely to be easy.

Chart: A Microsoft-Yahoo combo by the numbers

February 2, 2008 1:04 AM PST

What would Microsoft gain by swallowing Yahoo for a proposed $44.6 billion? CNET News.com contrasts combined stats with Google's.

Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop

January 28, 2008 5:47 PM PST

Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social-network users more control over data.

World Wide Web Consortium releases draft of HTML 5

January 25, 2008 6:45 PM PST

A major upgrade of HTML is in the works but won't emerge for at least two years.

The house that social networking built

March 13, 2008 5:51 PM PDT

The Open Architecture Network's Cameron Sinclair talks about harnessing next-generation Web technologies to proliferate affordable housing around the globe.
Open-source housing for needy

Googlers stump in N.H. for Paul

January 7, 2008 8:23 PM PST

Inside the Googleplex, Ron Paul is wildly popular. Here's what happened when current and former Google engineers hit the Granite State to campaign for him.
Photos: A techie touts Ron Paul

Google applies for image text patent

January 7, 2008 5:03 PM PST

Search giant filed a patent application last year for extracting and using text that can be seen in image and video files.

After all, it's the Internet, right?

January 4, 2008 5:44 PM PST

CNET News.com's Charles Cooper, who spent vacation time perusing posts about Jewish cabals and minority scams, found little holiday spirit within.

Widgets are the new ad kid on the block

December 19, 2007 12:00 PM PST

Brand advertisers are turning to mini-applications with dynamic content that people can embed in their own Web pages and share with others.

Google develops Wikipedia rival

December 14, 2007 7:02 PM PST

Now in beta, the "knol project" aims to present authoritative articles; once project goes live, contributors can monetize their pages.

Week in review: Google's DoubleClick deletion dilemma

December 14, 2007 7:03 PM PST

Fight over megamerger takes intriguing turns, while social networks open developer platforms. Also: celebrating Commodore 64's legacy.

Google calls for users to report malicious sites

December 4, 2007 5:08 PM PST

The search giant is asking people to fill in an online form reporting malicious sites that are not already flagged.

Target me with your ads, please

December 5, 2007 11:47 PM PST

News.com reporter asks an ad company to tailor ads to her Web surfing habits. Some of it made sense, but why do they think she's into heavy construction?