Tragedy struck a Los Gatos family for the second time in three years, as the father of a high school football player who died from a heart condition lost his life after a motorcycle accident Sunday.
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Google is restructuring its web properties in advance of the launch of its Google+ social networking site. Among the casualties are two of its most popular websites, the Picassa photo-sharing site and Blogger. Though the sites will not disappear, they will be rebranded to reflect that they belong to Google. In just six weeks,
Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to tax internet companies operating out of state , such as Amazon, is expected to force a fight in court that will have ramifications beyond California.
To mark the Fourth of July, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, sent their first tweet: “VP & Dr. B hope you take time to think about our troops & military families this Independence Day, Happy 4th from OVP!”
The Guinness World Records now has an entire section devoted to social media. As they point out, “It’s very appealing to know that you can be a part of a world record, just by “liking” a post on Facebook, or watching a video on YouTube.”
There is increasing talk of slapping tariffs on Chinese imports in response to that country’s continued manipulation of its currency.
A group of deaf activists has turned to social media to launch a campaign to encourage Netflix to provide more closed captions for its films.
Specific Media, an internet advertising company, has reportedly bought struggling social network Myspace for $35 million. Entertainer Justin Timberlake has invested an undisclosed amount in Specific Media and will be brought on board Myspace as Head of Creative Strategy.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That could be the motto of Google’s social network developers, who are in the process of launching Google+, a new social network designed to eliminate some of the complaints people have about archrival Facebook.
Google has released a new service, but this time without any fanfare. “What Do You Love,” (wdyl.com), was first announced by Tech Crunch, which isn’t sure what the precise purpose of wdyl.com is, except “a cute gimmick at this time.”
