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Storify - A Social Web News Site Starring You
14/11/2011 10:09
Storify, storytelling tool for the social Web, has just launched a redesign of its homepage that features top stories, topics and users. It also displays a banner across the top, filled with clickable links to the people of Storify, bearing a clear message: 'All the stories happening on social...
Facebook To Make Privacy Settings Opt-In, Not Opt-Out
14/11/2011 09:58
Today Facebook finalized a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it acted in a deceptive manner when changing privacy settings. Now all Facebook privacy settings will be opt-in. The settlement also requires Facebook to obtain 'express affirmative consent' if and when it...
Larry Page googles for handset, says hello Moto
11/11/2011 12:53
In a bid to strengthen its mobile business, Google announced on Monday that it would acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings, the cellphone business that was split from Motorola, for $40 a share in cash, or $12.5 billion. The acquisition has been approved by both boards.
The...
Larry Page's mission: Pulling Google out of midlife crisis
11/11/2011 12:45
Larry Page, Google's chief executive, so hates wasting time at meetings that he once dumped his secretary to avoid being scheduled for them. He doesn't much like email either - even his own Gmail - saying the back-and-forth takes too long to solve problems.
Page has never been more...
BeachMint's BeautyMint Gets 500,000 Visitors In First 24 Hours
10/11/2011 09:11
In October 2010, a Los Angeles-based startup called BeachMint launched JewelMint — a service that sends you a new piece of jewelry every month, at a price that's much less than you'd typically pay for a similar item in a department store. They followed the celebrity-endorsement model...
HTC beats Samsung in American smartphone market with 24% Share
10/11/2011 09:10
HTC edged out Samsung Electronics to become the largest smartphone vendor in the US, capitalising on the Android platform's popularity and a lull in demand for iPhones to overtake Apple and Research In Motion. A 10 percentage-point jump in share from a year earlier gave Taoyuan, Taiwan-based HTC...