Friendster finds buyer in Asian payment company
Pioneering social-networking site agrees to be purchased by MOL Global, a Malaysian online payment company.
Facebook in Vietnam: Social-networking blues
Hanoi users are apparently facing problems accessing the social network. But is the government to blame?
Friendster doesn't deny possible Asian buyout
Social networking site skirts rumors surrounding prospect of acquisition by Asian company. Facebook reportedly turned down due to "competition".
Google hopes to turn the river into a canal
Searching on real-time services like Twitter is akin to standing in front of a firehose on a hot day: you'll get cooled off, but knocked over. Google wants to change that.
Google edges toward Rosetta Stone status
Search giant offers a native-language view of Web through translated search results and adds a new a dictionary service.
Google acquires EtherPad online collaboration tool
Net colossus is bolstering Google Wave project by acquiring AppJet, a smaller rival with an online collaboration service. EtherPad will shut down next year.
Friendster goes young to beat Facebook
Social networking site carves deeper niche within youth market in Asia to get ahead of competition and court advertisers, senior executive says.
Yahoo brings Facebook Connect into its sites
Facebook users browsing Yahoo's sites will be able to update their status and share content without having to leave Yahoo pages, driving their friends to the network as well.
Hungry fail whale eats up Twitter lists
In response to a high level of error messages, Twitter temporarily disabled its fledgling "Lists" feature.
PayPal eyes Asian SMBs' e-commerce moves
Citing study it commissioned, PayPal says small and midsize businesses in region are looking at e-commerce to power growth and enter new markets in year ahead.
New Google search UI brings color, search options
Search results user interface being tested highlights different options in eye-catching color, a nod to rivals trying to dent its lead with presentation improvements.
LinkedIn's platform loosens up
Professional networking site now lets developers access its application programming interface to import LinkedIn features into external sites.
More on mobile payment front: Boku steps it up
Competing for market share with rival Zong and a few others, start-up says new partnerships give it access to 200 million new user accounts.
O'Reilly: Web is at war, and it's making me sad
In his keynote at the Web 2.0 Expo, Tim O'Reilly sets off the "punditocracy" by insisting that the "war of the Web" is heating up again.
Running a contest on Facebook? That'll cost you
Social network tightened rules for companies running contests on its platform, and sources say those companies will be required to buy ad space, too.
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