Google buying Yelp?

Word on the street is that Google is close to acquiring Yelp, the local people-powered business reviewing site. Rumors of the deal range from 'just chatting' to 'as good as done' (ref: Google it). The interest from...

IPL 2010 - Complete Schedule

Indian Premier League Season 3 will be held in India from March 12, 2010 to April 25, 2010. IPL T20 is an International Event held in India in which different franchise team participate. " Date      IST     Match Details    ...

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20 2009 - Highlights Online

India will take on Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 match in Nagpur. Sri Lanka has edge over India in Twenty20 matches. Let see what comes the result. " After the grand spectacle of Test matches, the action will descend into the hurly-burly of limited overs cricket. A...

Where Google Goes From Here, Part 1

New York Times: Room for Debate: A running commentary on the news." December 2, 2009, Where Google Goes From Here, Part 1 By THE EDITORSGoogle’s dominance in Internet search has earned it billions in profits and has allowed it to expand its ambitions far...

Rahul Gandhi top newsmaker of the year online

" New Delhi: The 'oomph' factor does make the likes of Katrina Kaif and Rakhi Sawant popular in online media, but they have been beaten by Congress leader Rahul Gandi as the top newsmaker on the popular search...

South Africa vs England, 3rd ODI - Highlights Online

The Proteas did not start off the ODI series as they would have like to. With the first game being washed out without a ball being bowled, the Proteas would have been itching to get England by the throat straightaway. But that was not to be as the hosts were caught off-guard...

New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Day 1 Highlights

It's advantage New Zealand at the end of the day. Put into bat they started disastrously with Aamer picking up McIntosh off the first ball. Then Asif removed Flynn and had the Kiwis in trouble. Guptill and Taylor then rescued them with a stand of 117 for the 3rd wicket....

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Match Kanpur - Highlights

Sehwag was dropped on 0 by MJ at slip and that spelt doom for the Lankans as they chased the leather all day. Sehwag fell for 131 - a fine knock after he had weathered the initial storm. While Gambhir notched up 167 - his 7th ton in his last 9 matches - a chanceless innings...

World's Biggest Online Zoo Opens

BBC is opening the world's largest online zoo, the Wildlife Finder, which features pictures and videos of hundreds of animals. The BBC Wildlife Finder zoo promises never to disappoint, as the animals will always...

Sex Sting Involving Mom and Baby: Anthony Taylor Arrested

New York man, Anthony Taylor, was arrested in a sting that involved a women and baby, allegedly arranging to have sex with the Pennsylvania woman. District Attorny Michael Green announced in a conference Wednesday...

Obama, education and health care; a pragmatic analysis

Fact: Obama has proposed spending $95 billion in loans and grants to help 10.9 million students pay for collegeSource: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/rewrite/budget/fy2009/education.html Dear President...

Welcome to the social media revolution

The social media revolution is absolutely all-encompassing and expansive in its reach. "Social Media isn't a fad, it's a fundamental shift in the way we communicate." - www.socialnomics.com As social media...

Daily Horoscope According to Blogs and Twitter

Sunday is the happiest day of the week and Wednesday is the worst day of the week, according to a recent study analyzing 2.4 million blogs, tweets, and internet messages by counting the number of positive and negative words used. The research was conducted by two applied...

Civil Suit Against Facebook For Data Use

Five facebook users from California have filed a civil suit against the social networking site for its use of personal information. The users are claiming that facebook breaks state privacy laws by diseminating personal information to third parties.The lawsuit was filed on...

Netflix Prize Winner, Sequel To Be Announced In September

The online DVD rental company Netflix has not yet announced the winner of the first Netflix Prize-contest, but has already promised there will be a sequel. The first contenst was designed to help the company improve the prediction feature of its movie recommendation system....

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