MySpace Tries To Pollut...

MySpace is launching Facebook sync today, allowing MySpace users to sync their status updates with their Facebook profile or Page. The social network launched a similar functionality for Twitter last year. Once you’ve synced your Facebook account, you can update status on MySpace...

Hyperlocal Business Dir...

Hyperlocal business directory MerchantCircle is getting into the content game today with the launch of a “Local Content Studio.” Merchant Circle, which has been steadily growing, is a business directory for merchants in smaller towns and currently lists 1.3 million small...

Google’s Nine Year Sh...

For those that remember when Google Voice was GrandCentral … Other than missing Like.com’s acquisition on August 20th and having the DoubleClick grab plotted when Google revealed its intent to acquire in April 2007 and not when the official acquisition was announced in March...

Can DC’s Tech Scene F...

With apologies to AOL and Frank Gruber , few big tech hits have come out of Washington DC. Which is strange, because on paper, DC has those “ingredients” for a high-tech ecosystem that so-called experts love to tout. It has money, it has universities, it has AOL which could...

Digg To AOL Exodus Clai...

Former Digg’s biz dev head Bob Buch will as of Monday take on a new role as AOL ‘s VP of Business Development. Buch will be joining Digg’s former Chief Strategy Officer Mike Maser , former Marketing Manager Aubrey Sabala , and former Head of Communications Kiersten...

AOL’s Messy Transitio...

AOL reported another lousy quarter this morning. Even ignoring the $1.4 billion goodwill charge, revenues were down 26 percent and cash from continuing operations was down 44 percent (as was free cash flow). What we are seeing is a very messy transition as AOL shifts multiple lanes from...

Steve Wozniak On Antenn...

We’ve posted videos and interviews of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak before – the man happens to have a lot of interesting things to say. But do check out this recent video , recorded last week at the Campus Party in Valencia, Spain. In a conversation with a live audience,...

Knewton Brings On Ex-AO...

Online learning startup Knewton has a new chief operating officer. David Liu , the former senior VP at AOL who spearheaded its Lifestreaming efforts and is also an angel investor (SimpleGeo, BlockChalk), is joining Knewton as COO and a member of the board of directors More...

It’s A WinWin, Grou.p...

Hoping to cash in further on Ning’s shuttering of its free version, competitor Grou.ps is upping the ante with the launch of “WinWin”, a referral program directly targeting so-called Ning exiles. The service claims to have already migrated more than 50,000 Ning...

10 Things Microsoft Can...

Many pixels have been spilled over Steve Ballmer’s admission that “[Apple has] sold certainly more [ iPads ] than I’d like them to have sold.” As Ars points out , Ballmer just doesn’t get why a dumbed down machine running a poky processor is so popular....