• August 2, 2010

Microsoft sold your privacy (thank goodness)

The company bowed to advertising pressure, quashed pro-privacy Explorer design in 2008.

• August 2, 2010

Summer reading (and year-round blogs)

What to read when you put down those Stieg Larsson novels

• July 30, 2010

Playdom to exclusively use Facebook Credits

Social gaming company signs five-year contract, committing to Facebook's virtual currency

• July 30, 2010

Funding roundup - week ending 07/30/10

Zynga confirms another $150 million; CloudMade, eWise, LearnBoost, and MadBid raise some funds too

• July 29, 2010

Zynga finally announces Softbank investment

$150 million from Japanese telecom company ensures deployment of Zynga games overseas

• July 29, 2010

YouTube blocked by Russian court over video

"Russia for Russians," deemed an extremist propaganda video, banned by Russian court ruling

• July 28, 2010

IGN launches social network for gamers

My IGN designed to be a social network for gamers not eager about sharing on Facebook

• July 28, 2010

Disney purchases Playdom for $563.2 million

Deal includes $563.2 million up-front payment and a $200 million earn-out

• July 27, 2010

GameStop acquires social gamers Kongregate

Brick-and-mortar video game retailer picks up social gaming site for undisclosed sum

• July 27, 2010

Ask.com returns to its roots: any questions?

Jeeves revival has Ask.com encouraging users to search the Web by asking questions

• July 26, 2010

Google Apps gets a government edition

Office suite in the cloud is the first to receive FISMA certification and accreditation

• July 26, 2010

Live Gamer to power EA microtransactions

Playfish purchaser looks to microtransaction monetization platform for its social games

• July 26, 2010

An in-depth report on Playdom's financials

What's Playdom's revenue, valuation and M&A prospects?

• July 23, 2010

Uncle Sam makes it tougher to be an angel

President Obama's plan to spark innovation is to restrict seed capital

• July 23, 2010

Clicker gets social with Clicker Social

The Web TV guide is now the place to see what your friends are watching