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Getting a Grip on Online Buzz

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Service tracks social network chitchat about a product.

Twitter Highlights Local Tweets

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Twitter is pushing location-based tweets as user numbers reach 75 million.

Clinton Pressures China over Google Attack

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Security researchers are also working to unravel the nature of the espionage.

Google Reveals Chinese Espionage Efforts

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

After an attack that required staggering skill and resources, the company threatens to quit China.

How Google Ranks Tweets

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Algorithms judge the relevance of microblog posts containing 140 characters or less.

Fixing a Hole in the Web

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It could take a year to patch up a flaw to a key Internet protocol.

Making TV Social, Virtually

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

What happens when your online pals meet your TV?

Making Money with Social Media

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Do blogs and tweets help a company's bottom line? One startup thinks it has the answer.

The Year Online

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

We saw innovations in real-time search, streaming video, and an operating system for the cloud.

Harnessing the Cloud for Hacking

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Cloud password cracker is a sign of things to come.

Startups Mine the Real-Time Web

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

There's more to it than microblog posts and social network updates.

Google Takes Search Real-Time

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Search giant compresses the time frame of its results from minutes to seconds.

Personalized, Real-Time Web Content

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A new version of Netvibes focuses on real-time data from around the Internet.

Searching Facebook More Intimately

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Cuil indexes your Facebook network and produces results based on your social connections.

Self-Policing Cloud Computing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

IBM security tool searches for and destroys malicious code in the cloud.

Google Gives a First Look at the Chrome OS

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The company unveils the technical details of its operating system.

Who's Talking About Me?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Web experts are designing technologies that can collect scattered bits of online conversation.

P4P Remodels File Sharing

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Peer-to-peer routing technology being tested by Internet service providers could change networking.

Fixing E-Mail

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Experts at Defrag believe e-mail can benefit from lessons learned on the social Web.

Searching an Encrypted Cloud

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Researchers are working on ways to make encrypted data easier to find.