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Did Google Pay $182 Million for a New VP?

Days after Google bought social app developer Slide, its CEO steps into the search giant's top engineering role. READ»

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Google Slides Into Social Gaming

By purchasing the Facebook app maker Slide, Google signals it's ready to enter a much-contested business. READ»

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These Guys Will Make You Pay

Lots of Internet startups have tried to reshape finance. PayPal Inc. has pulled ahead of the pack by getting three things right: it built an easy-to-use system around email, it learned quickly from its mistakes, and it didn't invent a new currency.READ»

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Apps Mania

At 32, Max Levchin may feel like the granddaddy of Web 2.0--"I felt too old for the Internet the first time around," he jokes--but four of the applications his company has created for Facebook have consistently ranked in the top ...READ»

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Most Innovated Companies - Web

Sponsored by by Dan ...READ»

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Convergence

Editors around the country have had the perplexing problem of choosing which page of their newspapers to run the Tiger Woods story. Sports? Business? Main news? Lifestyle? The gossip column? All of the above? Tiger—and the sad ...READ»

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Mr. Social: Ashton Kutcher Plans to Be the Next New-Media Mogul

How Ashton Kutcher is pioneering a new kind of media business, bridging Hollywood, technology, and Madison Avenue. Really.READ»

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Socialized Media

In the mad rush to turn every digital dot in America into an advertising message, we forgot about the most important thing. The most important thing is, what's the point? READ»

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The Wonderful World of Widgets

A sampling of the top widget companies, their offerings, and the businesses benefiting from their services.READ»