Blekko creates curated holiday shopping search
Blekko, the new search engine that is using human curation to eliminate spam from search results, has unveiled a new holiday shopping slashtag on Cyber Monday.
Amazon Price Check iPhone app instantly finds best deals
Amazon.com has just released a new price comparison app for the iPhone that provides customers with a dead simple way to compare in-store prices against Amazon.com and other online merchants.
Federated Media Publishing acquires Foodbuzz, builds largest foodie advertising network
Federated Media's acquisition of Foodbuzz creates the largest independent food blogging network.
Yahoo! partners with Groupon to share coupons
Groupon is announcing a distribution partnership with Yahoo! to bring local Groupon deals to Yahoo! users on a global scale.
Gmail isn’t as big as its hype, report shows
Gmail has garnered the reputation of being one of the most popular email providers. A report from the web analysis company, Compete, paints a very different picture.
Facebook spending almost half a billion dollars on new data center
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue announced today that Facebook will locate a multi-million dollar data center near Forest City, North Carolina.
Ask.com says goodbye, shuts down search
It's an end of an era for one of the remaining search giants of the late 90's, Ask.com.
Groupon makes it easier for merchants track coupons, gain analytics
Groupon has debuted a mobile redemption-tracking app. Available as a free download in the Android Marketplace and soon in the Apple App Store, the Merchant App allows staff to scan and verify Groupons using their device’s camera.
Twitter for Android updated to catch up to iPhone app
Twitter has made a variety of improvements to its Android app, bringing it up to par with its popular iPhone app.
Amazon customers can now send gift cards through Facebook
Amazon is expanding the ways users can reach out and touch someone. The company today announced a new method for sending Amazon.com Gift Cards to friends on Facebook.
Twitter putting ads in your stream of tweets
Your Twitter stream is going to be changing shortly, as Twitter begins rolling out its plan to place Promoted Tweets inside its users' stream.
GM releases mobile app that unlocks your car, honks
Owners of 2011 Chevrolet cars are in for a treat. Drivers can now access their vehicle information and OnStar services right from their smart phones.
YAMAHA Blu-ray player streams Netflix, Blockbuster and YouTube
Yamaha has introduced the BD-A1000 Blu-ray Disc Player. The BD-A1000 features content playback from Netflix, Blockbuster and YouTube Internet video streaming, bringing a greater video experience to your Blu-ray.
Nokia gets its own WordPress app
An official Wordpress app for Nokia is now available in Nokia’s Ovi Store for mobile apps.
Amtrak goes green with 70 electric locomotives
As part of a plan to modernize and expand its fleet of equipment, Amtrak is buying 70 new electric locomotives for its Northeast intercity passenger rail services.
Twitter for Windows 7 phones has arrived
Twitter has recently released a Twitter client for Windows phones.
Sign up for Flickr with your Google account
Great news for anyone who was not interested in creating a Yahoo account to login to Flickr - you can now sign in to Flickr using your Google credentials.
Myspace conceeds defeat to Facebook, rebrands
Myspace is rebranding its website and introducing a suite of products that together redefine the company as a social entertainment destination for Gen Y.
eBay and Groupon partner to bring you deals
EBay and Groupon have partnered to bring deals to both Groupon and eBay customers.
Facebook, Amazon invest $250 million in social innovation
Along with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Facebook, Zynga, Comcast and Liberty Media launch $250 Million fund initiative for social web entrepreneurs.
PayPal boosts eBay’s third quarter revenue gains
eBay has released its third quarter revenue results and the Internet giant is doing surprising well, largely in part to PayPal.
Google invests in wind power
Google is standing by its commitment to become carbon neutral and help the environment with its announcement to invest in wind power.
