The Social

Friendster gets a face-lift, looks for love?

Caroline McCarthy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:51:00 PST

The social network has long since fallen from favor in the U.S. Its redesign places its focus more squarely in Asia, where the youth market has stuck with it.

Facebook notifies members about Beacon settlement

Caroline McCarthy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:57:00 PST

The terms of the settlement were announced in September, but per a court order Facebook has had to send out an e-mail to explain it to users who were members at the time its Beacon advertising program was active.

Orangutan takes photos, shares them on Facebook

Caroline McCarthy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:18:00 PST

Cool use of a Facebook fan page: A hub for photographs taken by an ape with a digital camera.

Another news tweak for Google

Caroline McCarthy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:49:00 PST

Publishers who want their content to appear in Google search results but not its Google News aggregator (or vice versa) can now automate that process.

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Groupon: We're profitable and we just raised $30 million

Caroline McCarthy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:12:00 PST

The retail and deals start-up has been turning a profit since June, the CEO said, but added that it has some new technology on the way that will require extra backing.

Mark Zuckerberg's grand missive: The translation

Caroline McCarthy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:53:00 PST

The Facebook CEO wrote a long explanation of some recent modifications to the site. But what is he really saying? Here are CNET's not-entirely-serious translations.

Twitter founder formally unveils 'Square' project

Caroline McCarthy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:02:00 PST

The add-on can turn a device, such as an iPhone, into a credit card reader. It's being aimed at small businesses for whom traditional credit card systems are cumbersome and expensive.

This year, you can stalk Santa from your car

Caroline McCarthy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:39:00 PST

A partnership with OnStar means that the North American Aerospace Defense Command's annual Santa Claus tracker will now show up in some in-car GPS systems.

Hungry fail whale eats up Twitter lists

Caroline McCarthy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:03:00 PST

Did you spot it? In response to a high level of error messages, Twitter temporarily disabled its fledgling "Lists" feature.

Location start-up SimpleGeo maps out funding

Caroline McCarthy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:39:00 PST

CNET learns that the Series A round, which closed late last week, was led by First Round Capital and includes contributions from prominent Valley angel investors.