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Weak ad revenue pulls Google down
Jeff Horwich Oct 19, 2012
Yesterday Google accidentally fired off its earnings announcement three hours ahead of schedule and profits fell quite short of expectations.
Google shares drop as declining ad prices hit profits
Eve Troeh Oct 18, 2012
Google's quarterly earnings report was mistakenly released while markets were open, instead of after. A 20 percent drop in profits, as prices of online and mobile ads decline, sent shares down immediately.
Social search gets bigger, and Instapaper's founder Marco Arment starts 'The Magazine'
David Brancaccio Oct 17, 2012
Google has broadened the data it's pulling into its version of what's being called "social search," and famous developer Marco Arment starts his own magazine.
Things that billions of people use
Kai Ryssdal Oct 4, 2012
Facebook has a billion users. What other things are in the 10-digit use territory?
For a fee, Facebook will promote your posts
Mark Garrison Oct 4, 2012
Facebook, needing new types of revenue, rolls out a feature that allows users to pay a fee so their posts jump to the top of friends' pages.
Myspace tries yet another comeback act
Bob Moon Sep 27, 2012
The once-popular social media site is revamping its look and aiming to be a destination for musicians and artists.
A new new strategy for Yahoo coming soon
Bob Moon Sep 24, 2012
New CEO Marissa Meyer is expected to use her Google experience to jump-start growth at Yahoo
Google Projected to Beat Facebook in Display Ads, and Why the Tech Giant is in New York
David Brancaccio Sep 27, 2012
You know those online display ads that seem to know where you've shopped on the web recently? Facebook had been making the most money on them, but new forecasts suggest Google will earn the most revenue from display ads this year.
Death of the PC, the Winklevii's other Social Network, and tech ed in New York
David Brancaccio Sep 27, 2012
The personal computer is dead, and more on the future of tech from New York City
Unemployed or underemployed? There's an app for that
Kai Ryssdal Sep 27, 2012
In a digital twist on the age-old practice of paying people to do odd jobs for you, new smartphone apps like TaskRabbit and Postmates allow you to hire your own personal assistants -- to say, clean your home, buy your groceries or run errands.
