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Foursquare's Crowley: We Never Thought Mayor Badge Would Become This Big

“Mayor” badges got tossed into the Foursquare app at the last minute, says CEO Dennis Crowley. Now the company is preparing to launch a new set of game mechanics to reward users for playing.READ»

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Embattled Facebook Platform Turns Three: Worst. Birthday. Ever.

The Facebook platform turns three today, and to celebrate, the powers that be at the social networking monster have given it a great birthday present: a positive PR campaign. READ»

Microsoft's Bing Search Arrives Early, and Impresses

When Steve Ballmer unveiled Microsoft's Bing search service last week, he said it was due June 3. But Bing has already gone live, and we took it for a test drive. Is it a threat to Google?READ»

Microsoft's Bing Unveiled, with Sound Effects and a 'Decision Engine'

We heard rumors the other day, and Steve Ballmer officially revealed the existence of Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, during the D7 conference. The name was carefully chosen to help with the branding--it helps to have a ...READ»

Jerry Yang Hatred Reaching Hysterical Levels

It's been a few days since Microsoft reportedly walked away for good from discussions with Yahoo, and the vitriol being hurled at Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is really something to behold. There certainly are facts to back it up, but ...READ»