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Eric Schmidt-Backed Quixey Helps You Dig Up Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Apps

Name a digital service you want, and chances are there's an app for that. If only you could find it. Quixey, a specialized search engine, wants to help.READ»

Do Social Networks Really Compete? Google+ Vs. LinkedIn, Round One

Eric Schmidt maintains Google Plus isn't in competition with other social networks; LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner isn't convinced the two can coexist. Who's right?READ»

How CNN And YouTube Forged A Presidential-Debate Partnership

Such interactive and social media-savvy coverage wasn't always so commonplace in politics. David Bohrman, CNN's chief innovation officer, gives us a bit of insight into how part of the tech-centric evolution began.READ»

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France's Odd Internet Laws Explained: Fairness Vs. Innovation

There's a method to the madness of France's curious Internet bans--an underlying philosophy that's causing conflict with companies around the world.READ»

Zynga's New Game, Marines Embrace The iPad, Augmented Reality Translator App, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

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iFive: Google Offers Debut, Cell Phones And Cancer, Nokia Shuts Online Stores, Schmidt On Macs vs. PCs, Lodsys Sues Developers

A four-day work week seems to speed by, doesn't it? To help it on its way here's iFive, our super-speedy roundup of the early news:READ»

All My Purchases Sorts Wad of E-ceipts From Square Users, Apple Stores, More

A company that started out looking to join the social commerce revolution found an opportunity in simply being useful to people trying to manage email receipts.READ»

Google's Marissa Mayer Reveals Intense New Focus On Products In The Larry Page Era

Google exec Marissa Mayer talked at a conference Wednesday about how the company has changed--and hasn't--under recently installed CEO Larry Page. READ»

James Cameron And Eric Schmidt On Why They "Visioneer" For X Prize

An inside look at X Prize's all-star brainstorming session.READ»

Google's Next Mission: Fighting Violent Extremism

Google's new think tank will host a summit on what makes some youths join radical groups and what makes others turn away.READ»

Is Larry Page's "Rip the Band-Aid Off" Approach to Reorg Good for Google?

The new/ old CEO is turning the Googleplex topsy-turvy rather quickly.READ»

Google's Eric Schmidt Reveals NFC Smartphone Plans: It's All About Advertising

So far, 2011 is shaping up as the year wireless payment tech changes how you'll buy everything, with Apple and Google leading the charge. Now Google's Eric Schmidt has just made his firm's big motivating factor clear: It's the ads and the money they bring in. Shocked?READ»

The Future According to Schmidt: "Augmented Humanity," Integrated Into Google

In the future we will be Google, and Google will be us--the online giant will make us better humans. That's according to soon-to-be ex-CEO Eric Schmidt speaking today at DLD 11. Is he right?READ»

Google's Greatest Innovation May Be Its Management Practice

Google has taught us all a lot about search, maps, apps and lots of things. But its most overlooked lesson is in management, what I call B-Y Leadership--Boomer-Gen Y management.READ»

Google's Eric Schmidt Gets a $100 Million Payoff

Google's ex-CEO Eric Schmidt has just been awarded a $100 million golden thank-you for his time in Google's big chair. He'll retain around of 10% of the company's voting rights too.In a regulatory filing today Google's revealed it's ...READ»

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Will Google Change With Larry Page, Not Eric Schmidt, as CEO?

When Google announced the CEO shakeup Thursday, it seems most were far from concerned about the change.READ»

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Google CEO Shakeup: Larry Page to Replace Eric Schmidt on April 4

Only minutes away before Google's earnings call, the search giant made a surprise announcement: Google CEO Eric Schmidt will be replaced by co-founder Larry Page.READ»

Why Google’s "20 Percent Time" Isn't Stemming Its Brain Drain

The time and space Google gives engineers to work on their own projects used to be the key to luring in PhDs and other brilliant minds. The recent talent exodus suggests it's no longer enough.READ»

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Schimdt on Facebook Messages: Competition Is Good

In a short press conference after his appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco today, Google CEO Eric Schmidt refused to comment directly on the improved Facebook’s new Messages features, saying he didn’t know enough ...READ»