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Former Yale School Of Management Dean Joel Podolny To Run Apple University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2008

Quadrangle Capital, WI Harper Group, And Novel TMT Ventures Delivers $35 Million To Mail.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2008

Mail.com has raised $35 million in a fourth round of funding from Quadrangle Capital, WI Harper Group, and Novel TMT Ventures.

Google: 1.5 Million HTC G1s Have Been Pre-Sold Through T-Mobile

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2008

Google has sold out of 1.5 million HTC G1s through T-Mobile via pre-orders.

A History of Google Acquisitions And Where They Are Today

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2008

Here is a history of Google's acquisitions and how they were integrated into the company.

Massive Digg Ban For Using Greasemonkey Scripts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2008

Digg is banning users who are using Greasemonkey scripts.

Testing Gmail’s New Forgotten Attachment Detector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2008

Gmail has added a forgotten attachment detection feature.

Wedge Partners Predicts Major Layoffs at eBay

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2008

Wedge Partners is predicting major layoffs at eBay.

Scrabulous Relaunches Under A New Facebook App Name Called Wordscraper

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2008

Scrabulous has been relaunched under a new name called Wordscraper.

Microsoft Bans Coder From Making Vista Emulator Theme For iPhone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2008

A developer who posted a Windows Vista emulator received a cease and desist letter from Microsoft.

Kraft Foods Launches Social Network uPumpItUp With Mandy Moore As Spokesperson

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2008

Kraft Foods has launched a social network called uPumpItUp with Mandy Moore as their spokesperson

National Lampoon and Capazoo Partner Up

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 25, 2007

National Lampoon and the Capazoo social network have partnered

Funny Or Die Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 24, 2007

Funny Or Die has raised $15 million in venture capital funding.

Rumor: Wasserman In Talks About Sportnet Sale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 24, 2007

Wasserman is reportedly in talks with a number of brands for a sale of Sportnet.

iLike And Qloud Find A Home On Hi5 Via OpenSocial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2007

Hi5 launches music applications through a partnership with iLike and Qloud

Social Networks Bebo And Digg Hire Financial Brokers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 20, 2007

Digg and Bebo are have reportedly hired financial brokers to seek acquisition deals.

Google Video Can Now Index External Videos Via Sitemaps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2007

Google has announced a new feature called Video Sitemaps

Amazon.com Invests In Bill Me Later

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2007

Amazon.com is investing in Bill Me Later

Classifieds Site Edgeio Auction Beginning At $250,000

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2007

Edgeio, a classifieds website co-founded by Michael Arrington, has been put up for sale with a starting bid of $250,000.

Mark Zuckerberg Apologizes To Users About Beacon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2007

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologized to users about Beacon.

AIM And Gmail Partner On Integration Feature

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2007

AIM and Gmail have been integrated with each other via Google Talk.

Professional Social Network NetHooks Look To Take LinkedIn Head-On

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2007

NetHooks is a new professional social network that is looking to compete again LinkedIn head-on.

News Corp Acquires BeliefNet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2007

News Corp has reportedly acquired BeliefNet

IMDb Files Trademark For Term ‘SoundUnwound’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 2, 2007

IMDb has filed a trademark for the term 'SoundUnwound,' which covers social networking services for music enthusiasts.

Google Presentation In Ann Arbor Reveals 2008 Strategies For Apps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 2, 2007

Google delivered a presentation in Ann Arbor that revealed its 2008 strategy for Google Apps.

Li Ka-shing Invests $60 Million In Facebook

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2007

Li Ka-shing has invested $60 million into Facebook. This brings Facebook's total funding to $340 million so far.

Facebook Is Revamping Beacon Following User Complaints

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2007

Facebook has announced that it has added some new privacy options for Beacon following a number of complaints from users.

Google Maps Adds A ‘My Location’ Feature

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Google has launched a new "My Location" feature.

Pouchons: A New Hip Hop Social Network Worth Checking Out

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Pouchons is a hip-hop social network worth checking out.

TringMe: A Click-To-Call Widget Worth Checking Out

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

TringMe is a click-to-call widget that you should check out.

Pluck To Connect Traditional Media With Social Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Pluck has announced that it will enable traditional media companies to connect with social media.