Facebook has promoted Google veteran Bret Taylor to chief technology officer, less than a year after he came to the… Continue reading ⟩

It’s been 10 months since Facebook bought FriendFeed, which arguably was its most significant acquisition since the company was founded.… Continue reading ⟩

FriendFeed, a site where users can aggregate their social networks and communicate in real-time, has become something like a forgotten… Continue reading ⟩

In today’s DEMO conference panel discussing cloud computing startups, Benchmark Capital partner Peter Fenton revealed some of the history behind… Continue reading ⟩

Flavors.me is a newly-launched site that gives social-sharing types a single entrance point for their many different feeds and profiles.… Continue reading ⟩

FriendFeed, the website for social network aggregation and real-time communication, has been down for at least three hours now (I’m… Continue reading ⟩

Here’s the latest action: Farmville celebrates V-Day — Players of popular Zynga Facebook game Farmville have sent more than 220… Continue reading ⟩

(I’m live-blogging from Startup School, a daylong program from startup incubator YCombinator held at Berkeley today. This is paraphrased, but I’ve… Continue reading ⟩

When Facebook bought pioneering social sharing site FriendFeed in August, the fate of the service seemed uncertain. FriendFeed never captured… Continue reading ⟩

After social sharing site FriendFeed slows innovation as its founders ease their way into new jobs at acquirer Facebook, where… Continue reading ⟩