AOL agrees to acquire TechCrunch

AOL Inc, the Internet services entity, recently announced three acquisitions, including technology blog TechCrunch in its pursuit to improve its content offerings. Besides the TechCrunch acquisition, AOL also acquired Thing Labs Inc, which makes web-based social networking software and 5min Media a web video-syndication firm. AOL said in a statement that the acquisition will help [...]

Social search launched by Google

Users desirous of sifting through comments, news, and other information on the Internet in real time will have something to be amazed of as Google Inc has launched a website for its users. The website will help users follow conversations on social network hubs like Twitter and Facebook in one place. This move expands Google’s [...]