Google CFO Patrick Pitchette See Also: OH #*$!, WE WASTED BILLIONS: The Most Expensive Tech Shutdowns At $125 Million, Zagat Would Be Google’s 10th Biggest Buy Ever The Return of “Hiybbprqag” How is Google getting away with acquiring Zagat for a reported $125 million without having to go through the government’s normal antitrust review...
Facebook’s role in Egypt’s current state of affairs has once again begun to make headlines, but for a very different reason. While Facebook has often been linked to the Egyptian uprising which brought down the government of former president, Hosny Mubarak, the social network has now become a small but significant part of his...
Twitter has been gradually making inroads into the UK and Europe over the past six months, with its first Europe-based employee announced back in May, and UK-specific promoted trends, tweets and accounts thought to be arriving imminently. And today the social network has launched a blog dedicated to all-things Twitter in the UK. The...
Two weeks after the UK government announced it was to meet with three key social networks in the wake of the riots that swept across England, Facebook, Twitter and RIM (makers of BlackBerry) met with the Home Secretary in London. And it transpired that placing restrictions on the social networks wasn’t discussed at the...
Today’s TechCrunch Disrupt audience choice winner was digital business card sharing app CardFlick, a recently launched iPhone app that allows you to trade contact info either with other people who have downloaded the app or via email. Founder Ketan Anjaria tells me that what sets the app apart from competitor Bump is that it...
Mobile Roadie, which allows anyone develop and create sleek, rich media iPhone and Android apps, is launching today in China. Mobile Roadie offers a self-serve app development platform that integrates with YouTube, Brightcove, Flickr, Twitpic, Ustream, Topspin, Google News, RSS, Twitter, and Facebook. Users can build both iOS and Android apps and the company...