Watching which way the talent is flowing in Silicon Valley can tell investors a lot. Even if a big brain drain isn’t a sure death knell for a major player, it can’t be ignored. And during the last couple of years, a lot of tale…
San Francisco local ratings giant Yelp rolled out a new offering last week that allows merchants to provide rewards or discounts to Yelp users who check in at stores or restaurants. This move has been long anticipated as Yelp b…
Social-networking giant Facebook made a bit of progress in its five-year effort to trademark the world “face,” at least when used in things like online chat rooms and social-networking efforts. The company received what’s calle…
Social media websites such as Facebook make people more sociable, researchers say.
The findings contradict a widespread belief that online socializing is replacing in person contact as people shun the world beyond their computer screen.
“Our findin…
In the “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” department, MySpace launched a feature that lets users import interests from their Facebook profiles to give MySpace pages a broader stream of entertainment content.
Con…