Media 2.0
Nielsen: MySpace, Club Penguin growth static, LinkedIn soaring
Music-focused social networks Imeem and Buzznet are also growing fast, Nielsen finds, and Facebook continues to grow, but not as quickly as one might expect.2008-05-20 18:00:00 source: CNET News.com
OMG! InterActiveCorp buys teen fashion site
IAC's latest purchase of GirlSense shows its faith in burgeoning teen market, signals that media conglomerate's snap-'em-up strategy may be back on track.2008-05-20 16:49:00 source: CNET News.com
Outside.in raises $3 million, hires new CEO
A former About.com general manager is now in charge of the start-up, which aggregates news and blog discussion around towns and neighborhoods.2008-05-20 15:24:00 source: CNET News.com
Web monitoring for ads? It may be illegal
NebuAd and other companies have been offering broadband providers a way to monitor customers and display relevant ads. But the legality of it is anything but settled.2008-05-19 22:10:00 source: CNET News.com
Court: Don't blame MySpace for offline sexual assault
When a 14-year-old girl was assaulted by a man she met on the social network, her mother filed suit against MySpace. No can do, an appeals court ruled--especially since the girl had deliberately circumvented safety regulations.2008-05-19 21:48:00 source: CNET News.com
Bebo president: We're not just for kids anymore
Now that the social network's acquisition by AOL has gone through, it's time to focus on expanding to new regions and new demographics, says Joanna Shields.2008-05-19 19:48:00 source: CNET News.com
Joost: New hires, lots of video, still no Web-based version
Hype has long since died down for the well-funded video start-up, but Joost wants you to know that it's still alive and kicking.2008-05-19 15:35:00 source: CNET News.com
Vodafone acquires contact management service ZYB
The European mobile phone giant plans to integrate the Plaxo-like ZYB, which it acquired for $48.7 million, into its Internet service offerings.2008-05-16 21:58:00 source: CNET News.com
Charter's Web monitoring draws intervention from Capitol Hill
Two members of Congress ask Charter Communications to "not move forward" with its plans to track customers' Web browsing and display relevant advertisements.2008-05-16 18:06:00 source: CNET News.com
Yahoo teams up with ad powerhouse WPP Group
Three of WPP's subsidiaries will have access to Yahoo ad inventory and will connect to its Right Media exchange platform.2008-05-16 15:09:00 source: CNET News.com
RIAA defendant Jammie Thomas may get new trial
Federal judge who presided over first RIAA peer-to-peer trial says he may grant new trial because of possibly flawed jury instruction.2008-05-16 02:41:00 source: CNET News.com
Hey Facebook: No beer pong for you
Now-corporate social network reportedly pulls plug on a New York office beer pong tournament against InterActiveCorp's CollegeHumor for "legal and PR" reasons.2008-05-15 22:12:00 source: CNET News.com
Q&A with Charter VP: Your Web activity, logged and loaded
Charter exec Ted Schremp talks about the ISP's plan to "model" your online interests for ad purposes and also protect your privacy.2008-05-15 21:30:00 source: CNET News.com
Facebook suspends participation in Google's Friend Connect
Citing a terms-of-service violation and concerns about user privacy, social network opts to pull out of the data portability project until further developments are in place.2008-05-15 21:13:00 source: CNET News.com
Bubble 2.0 Watch: Aggregation site Brijit shuts down
Apparently, a destination site for 100-word abstracts of news stories wasn't a viable business plan. The site closes its doors after running "out of money."2008-05-15 19:05:00 source: CNET News.com
Alienware says that game PCs need more than faster chips
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Alienware says that game PCs need more than faster chips--Fast silicon is hitting a wall in game PCs, according to the Dell unit, which is looking for ways to boost game PC performance.
Is the weak dollar fueling America's high-end audio export sales boom?--America still builds world-class high-end audio products, and now with the dollar at new lows, export sales are on the rise.
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SFZero: a new interface for San Francisco--Remember the movie "The Game" with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn as unlikely brothers, shot before the backdrop of vertiginous San Francisco? Well, here's a new interface for the city by the Bay.
2008-05-15 18:09:00 source: CNET News.com
Google Maps lets loose a Flash-y API
Developers of applications using Adobe Systems' Flash technology can now include Google Maps data, thanks to a new application-programming interface.2008-05-15 15:28:00 source: CNET News.com
Report: Digg walked away from $100 million offer from Al Gore
Executives Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson took issue with the level of control they'd have over their social news site if it were acquired, writer Sarah Lacy says in her new book.2008-05-14 21:42:00 source: CNET News.com
Zoho now accepts Google and Yahoo logins
Online productivity suite has syncs up with two of the biggest names in Web 2.0 user accounts--even though Google operates rival Google Docs.2008-05-14 17:23:00 source: CNET News.com
Kluster launches social-news site
Giving users a cut of the Knewsroom ad revenue is an interesting new take on social news, but Kluster is a small site without the eyes to pull in that revenue.2008-05-14 16:55:00 source: CNET News.com