By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
Facebook unveiled a search feature that will put the world’s largest online social network more squarely in competition with Google and other rivals such as Yelp and LinkedIn.
Silicon Valley, it turns out, doesn't revolve around the stock prices of Facebook and its playful sidekick, Zynga.
Silicon Valley, it turns out, doesn't revolve around the stock prices of Facebook and its playful sidekick, Zynga.
Yelp is hoping investors give it a five-star rating, as the popular online review site plans to raise $100 million in an initial public offering.
THE PLAN: Yelp, which runs a popular online review site, said in an SEC filing Thursday that it plans to raise $100 million in an initial public offering.
Google spent more than $500 million to acquire another 27 companies during the third quarter, ensuring this year will be busiest shopping spree in the Internet search leader's history.
Recently, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, on which Utah Sen. Mike Lee is the ranking Republican, held a hearing titled, "The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?"
Google's executive chairman tried to convince lawmakers Wednesday that the search-engine giant faces steep competition and isn't as dominant in the marketplace as it's perceived.
Google may be entering a make-or-break phase in its colorful history now that U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of Internet search and advertising to stifle competition.
Google may be entering a make-or-break phase in its colorful history now that U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of Internet search and advertising to stifle competition.
In the movie The Social Network, the character of Peter Thiel is played as a slick Master of the Universe, a tech industry king and kingmaker with the savvy to see that a $500,000 investment in Facebook could mint millions later.
