In a cheeky move, Netvibes has released a Facebook widget. Both Netvibes and Facebook are leading Web platforms for widgets (i.e. mini web apps that can be plugged into web Continue reading »

A few reports are circulating that Microsoft will offer a free, ad supported version of Microsoft Works, its 'lite' office suite, within the next few months. However the kicker is Continue reading »

With the attention-grabbing headling Social Networking Goes Global, comScore has released its latest stats on the large social network sites. According to comScore, MySpace is over twice as large as Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Wikia_Acquires_Grub_from_Looksmart'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; As part of their ongoing quest to create an open, people-powered search platform, Wikia has acquired Grub, a ditributed web Continue reading »

Continuing their aggressive push into the online advertising market, Microsoft today announced that it had acquired the online ad exchange AdECN. The deal was first announced by Kevin Johnson, the Continue reading »

In May AOL purchased a controlling stake in German ad-serving company AdTech AG to compliment Advertising.com, the ad network it purchased in 2004. Today, AOL announced the purchase of Tacoda, Continue reading »

Today I spotted a link on YouTube to "Try out the NEW (beta) version of this page!". Clicking through, I saw a fresh design for their video pages - not Continue reading »

Any fan of the Discovery Channel looks forward to one special week every year: Shark Week. Next week will be Discovery's 20th Shark Week and they've pulled out all the Continue reading »

Last night we broke the news that web hosting company Media Temple is bringing virtualization to Dedicated Physical Servers, with its Nitro product. Today there is further virtualization news, with Continue reading »

If you believe the hype, today marks the start of a new era in American politics, where citizen journalism gets its moment in the limelight. Or it marks a low Continue reading »