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Prediction markets are speculative markets in which investors put money into ideas that are tied to a future event -- such as "Will the Lakers cover the spread?" The idea

Google is open sourcing a collection of Javascript tools today that will enable developers to build faster, more powerful and more efficient web applications using some of the same code

If you've ever used AutoCAD, you'll know why Google's SketchUp is a pleasure to work with. The latest 7.1 release of SketchUp includes Get Photo Texture, Nearby Models and a

Normally when we discuss mashups, we're talking about browser-based mashups (and usually they involve Google Maps!). But Proto is a new application for building "desktop mashups". The desktop/Web hybrid theme

Last month, we told you about Google's Flu Trends' expansion to 20 countries around the world. The program monitors mentions of flu symptoms to predict - and hopefulyl help prevent

Live from S.D. Click for "Tweets from S.D.". Powered by RSS Feed DigestThere's been lots of coverage around the web today of the role that social media is playing in

The basic concept of location-based mobile phone messaging is that you can send a text message to someone's cell phone and they will receive the SMS message only when they

Dion Hinchcliffe has an excellent post outlining the top 10 issues for Web 2.0 today (an 11th was added in the comments by Paul Montgomery). Here's a summary of Dion's

Google announced the limited release of their new Gadget Ads program, which they tout as "mini versions of your website in any AdSense ad size." The rich media ads combine

Google.org has just announced an international roster of partners for their PowerMeter gadget. PowerMeter is "a Google gadget that can show consumers their personal electricity consumption right on a home