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News Analysis October 31, 2007, 12:51AM EST text size: TT

Google Girds for Facebook Fight

The No. 1 search engine is banding together with other sites and software developers to build its own social networking ecosystem
by Aaron Ricadela

Technology

Sprint’s Wake-Up Call
RIM: Growth Rules the Day
The Secrets of Microsoft’s Sync
Microsoft Pledges Fail to Move the EU
Gore, Geldof, Venter…And [...]

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Microsoft Nets Piece of Facebook

Posted by: Rob Hof on October 24
OK, the deal’s done: In one of the most anticipated tech deals in recent years, Facebook just forged a deal with Microsoft Corp. that values the privately held social networking service at a stunning $15 billion. Microsoft will invest $240 million for the 1.6% stake [...]

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Google’s OpenSocial: Take That, Facebook!

Posted by: Rob Hof on October 30
Google has just announced its long-expected blast back at Facebook, whose social applications platform has taken off like wildfire since its debut in May. Google tonight outlined plans for a common set of standards that it promises will make it easy for software developers to [...]

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Learning more about Generation M
February 17th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Children born between 1982 and 1998 are now beginning to enter the workforce; while they’ve been called many things, I continue to use the term Generation M. [And that’s not because of any personal pride in coming up with the term; rather, the characteristics that define [...]

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Media February 7, 2008, 5:00PM EST text size: TT

Generation MySpace Is Getting Fed Up

Annoyed with the ad deluge on social networks, many users are spending less time on the sites
by Spencer E. Ante and Catherine Holahan

BW Magazine

Generation MySpace Is Getting Fed Up
On the Border: The ‘Virtual Fence’ Isn’t Working
Over the Limit
News You Need to [...]

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Bebo, Meebo team up with Facebook against Google
By David Chartier | Published: December 13, 2007 – 01:26PM CT
Google boosted its army in the social networking battle last month by announcing OpenSocial, a platform for providing applications and widgets that any site or social network can adopt. This concept of “write once, run anywhere” is certainly [...]

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