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Facebook Is Bad for the Web, FCC Is Bad for Smartphones

Facebook is bad for the web, argues one man who should really know: Tim Berners-Lee, who invented it. Meanwhile Verizon's arguing that the FCC and the law are bad for the future of cell phones and mobile Internet. Is our booming web world its own undoing?READ»

How Bing Could've Almost Beaten Google to "Instant" a Year Ago

Google's shouting loudly about it's new almost-as-fast-as-you-think Instant search powers, and it is indeed clever. But a programmer worked out how to do this for Microsoft a year ago. Could Bing have beaten Google?READ»

Twitter to Compete With Ever-Expanding Facebook Connect

Facebook's Connect system, the unseen code that makes logging in to many other Web sites much easier, marches on--it's just reached MySpace for example. But Twitter isn't planning on being left out, and it's improving its own ...READ»

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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: I Google, You Google, Everyone Googles Everything

With new translation and dictionary services--and an awkward custom keyboard--Google secures its position as the world's expert on "looking things up." Eat it, Webster.READ»

Commerce Search: Google Attempts to Boost Online Stores With Boringness

Google's tentacles extend everywhere online, including e-commerce--thanks to Google Checkout, for one. But now it's got a new system, Commerce Search, which companies can use to inject smart search skills into their online stores. ...READ»