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Photobucket to launch group albums

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 PDT

The News Corp.-owned photo-sharing site will let members collaborate on photo groups--something that most of its rivals already do.

The market's irrational expectations of open source

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 PDT

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The market's irrational expectations of open source--The very thing that the companies most need to do (i.e., take a long-term view of open source's benefits for their businesses) is the thing most likely to punish them in the market. Who said markets are rational?

Stimulate this: Buy American-made audio with your tax rebate check--The economic stimulus tax rebate checks are in the mail, and the Audiophiliac knows where they might do some good for our economy.

Rumor: Tibco getting acquired?--Will Tibco Software be the next enterprise software company to be consolidated.

R.E.M. offers 45 rpm vinyl--The new R.E.M. album comes in several formats, including long-playing 45 rpm vinyl, which apparently sounds better than 33 1/3.

Scarlett Johansson album debuts on Imeem

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:58:00 PDT

It's the latest high-profile music release to use a streaming music site for a preview, which pulls in ad revenue while making users wait for a physical download.

Hello, lover: HBO-iTunes hookup is official

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:22:00 PDT

Episodes of six shows from the premium-cable network are now available (some at a premium price) on Apple's Store, including all 94 episodes of Sex and the City.

Jackpot! $15 million for Social Gaming Network

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT

Parent company of the Warbook, Jetman, and Super Snake apps clunking up your friends' Facebook profiles has pulled in first-round funding.

Who will reign over Digg: Obama or Jobs?

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:29:00 PDT

Digg's second quarterly "town hall" Webcast reveals that the site's geeky core hasn't been universally happy about the onslaught of politics-related stories in recent months.

Digg Town Hall: The pseudo-live blog

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:59:00 PDT

Tracking the second "town hall" meeting that the social news site has hosted, led by CEO Jay Adelson and founder Kevin Rose.

Welcome to the social mess?

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:35:00 PDT

With new data portability projects from Facebook, MySpace, and Google, the social-networking experience is on the verge of getting either a lot smoother or a lot sloppier.

Bringing Google into the kitchen

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT

CNET News.com's Caroline McCarthy tests out Food 2.0: Secrets From the Chef Who Fed Google, the new cookbook from former Mountain View executive chef Charlie Ayers.

As Facebook goes corporate, Mark Zuckerberg loses an early player

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:18:00 PDT

It's part of the natural evolution of a fast-growing company for some early execs to jump ship when they no longer recognize the start-up they helped build. That might've been why longtime Facebook CTO Adam D'Angelo has departed.

Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:02:00 PDT

What Yahoo has, Microsoft wants. But talks break down, and the software giant says a proxy battle isn't worth it. Tune in here for the latest.

Facebook to open the gates with 'Facebook Connect'

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:32:00 PDT

Hot off the heels of rival MySpace's announcement that it would be connecting its profile content with other social-networking sites, Facebook revealed its own plan for exporting data to other Web sites.

Report: Rumored Google, News Corp. bids make Blinkx shares soar

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:39:00 PDT

Following rumors that the video search engine is looking for a buyer and Google and News Corp. may want it, Blinkx stock rose 50 percent.

Did you get infected? Virus runs amok amid JavaOne

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:08:00 PDT

No, not that kind of virus. An alert from the San Francisco health department says that a number of people fell ill while working or attending events at the Moscone Center since April 30.

Last.fm announces original video programming

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:30:00 PDT

CBS Interactive's social-media site got its start by letting members share audio playlists, but by launching a video show called "Last.fm Presents," it's moving into MTV territory.

Google waves sayonara to Hello

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:53:00 PDT

Photo-messaging service, which Google acquired as part of Picasa in 2004, will breathe its last breath on May 15.

For $9,995, your car could run on sugar and tequila

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:32:00 PDT

Meet E-Fuel, a company that's created a home ethanol plant so that your car can run on biofuels you create in your backyard. Does it work? The first customers will learn later this year.

MySpace announces 'Data Availability' project with Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket, Twitter

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:04:00 PDT

New initiative will allow the News Corp.-owned social network's members to share their profile data with other sites.

After long negotiations, Facebook agrees to safety plan with state AGs

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:54:00 PDT

Social network has reached a deal with attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia to try to make the site safer for youths.

Spammy Twitter accounts to get the virtual guillotine

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:21:00 PDT

Twitter used to just "freeze" accounts found to be spam, but a new strategy will actually delete those accounts after notifying the owner.

Mapping start-up Socialight opens API

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:05:00 PDT

The New York-based company hopes that developers will use its opened-up code to install new apps on location-aware devices like iPhones and GPS navigators.