Novelties: Wristwatches That Help Screen Your Messages, and More
A new generation of watches connects with smartphones and other devices to offer news feeds and e-mail, text and other alerts.Uncategorized
Are people more honest when they text?
A study at the University of Michigan suggests not only that we are likely to tell the truth when we let our fingers do the talking, but that we're also more likely to give more detailed and precise answers to questions. [Read more]Uncategorized
Major League Baseball Embracing Twitter and Facebook
Baseball teams are reaching out to fans through social media like Twitter, and they are encouraging fans to communicate with them.Uncategorized
DealBook: After Buildup, a Modest Start for Facebook
While disappointing new investors who were betting on fast gains, Facebook had a wide winner's circle, creating huge paper gains for scores of early insiders, hundreds of employees and some stragglers who bought stakes recently.Uncategorized
Google says it won China’s approval for Motorola deal
(Reuters) - Google said on Saturday that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to a deal that would allow the world's No. 1 Internet search engine to develop its own line of smart phones.Uncategorized
Facebook Builds Network of Friends in Washington
Over the last five years, Facebook employees have met with members of Congress and walked them through ways to best to use the Web site.Uncategorized
China clears Google, Motorola merger: Deal to close ‘within days’
Following China's approval of the deal, Google is set to acquire smartphone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion as soon as this coming week. [Read more]Uncategorized
Wife nixes hubby who didn’t alter Facebook status to ‘married’
An Indian woman wonders how she can possibly trust her husband. After all, two months into their marriage, he still hasn't changed his Facebook status. [Read more]Uncategorized
John Gruber jumps ship
The equivalent, in podcasting news, of Conan O'Brien leaving NBC for TBSUncategorized
The Boss: Pixability Chief Is an Entrepreneur at Heart
The chief of Pixability drew on her and experience in business, law and government to found her company, a provider of video marketing software and services.Uncategorized
In Facebook Stock Rush, Fanfare vs. Realities
The small gain for Facebook’s stock on its first day of trading suggests that many professional money managers viewed all the hype as just that.Uncategorized
Strategies: Facebook’s Swings Are Ho-Hum to a Nobel Laureate
To Harry Markowitz, the father of modern portfolio theory, the Facebook stock hubbub is a yawn. He’d rather focus on a rigorously diversified mix of stocks and bonds.Uncategorized


