Google Inc will shut down its early social-networking service, Orkut, which was launched ten years ago but has failed to put Google ahead in what has become one of the Web’s most
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone on Tuesday took the wraps off a smartphone application that invites people to tap into their online social networks for answers about things they see. Jelly, available free
The web services giant has completed its acquisition of Tumblr, and emphasises the company will retain its independence under CEO David Karp. approximately $1.1 billion.’ Yahoo has stated that Tumblr will be
Bangalore: After a spate of recent attacks on various prominent Twitter accounts including the ones of Associated Press and Financial Times, the social networking site has finally decided to give its users
Marrisa Mayer adds one more to it’s list of acquisitions, making it’s foray into gaming with PlayerScale buyout. Yahoo is all fired up and has acquired gaming firm PlayerScale — adding one
NEW YORK: The board of Yahoo has agreed to a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.Yahoo did not immediately return
In a day and age where large companies are going at each other’s throats, it’s nice to see two giants come together to play nice, just as Yahoo and Twitter did. Yahoo
LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn’t be more different. LinkedIn Corp. promotes its
Facebook newsfeed may get more annoying for some users as the social networking company plans to launch auto-play video adverts in the near future. Facebook has been looking to monetise its various
Rumors are circulating as social networking giant could be shelling out $1 billion to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation startup Waze. Facebook has been diligently working on going mobile, rumours are circulating
San Francisco-based mobile app builder, Parse, has been bought by Facebook, marking its entry into paid tools and services for developing mobile apps. Facebook is planning to buy San Francisco based Parse
WASHINGTON: The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, a new research has revealed. In a new publication, Dr Anja Leist