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0	Google expands social arsenal with Jambool (report) Looks like Google isn’t done acquiring companies to bolster its rumored social networking product Google Me. The search giant announced that it had... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Aug 9, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Week in review: Hacker’s intercepted phone calls, Facebook’s new patents Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories published in the last seven days: Hacker shows how he can... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Aug 7, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Facebook on ‘lockdown’ as it prepares for war with Google Updated It looks like Google isn’t the only one gearing up for a social network battle. Rumors surfaced in June that the search giant was developing... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Google confirms acquisition of social app startup Slide Google just announced that it has acquired Slide, the social application maker headed by PayPal cofounder Max Levchin (pictured). The news confirms... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Google agrees to buy Slide for $182M as it moves into social games As it tries to move into social games, Google has reportedly agreed to buy app maker Slide for $182 million, according to a published report.... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Aug 4, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Another Piece To Google’s Social Puzzle: To Acquire Jambool For $70 Million Google continues to gobble up companies that will form the backbone of it's new social strategy and the upcoming war with Facebook. Last week it was... Source: techcrunch.com Date: Aug 9, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	What Games, Places, Music And News Could Mean For Google Checkout While Google's payment system, Google Checkout, is not a giant in the online payments space, it is certainly not a failure, especially when compared... Source: techcrunch.com Date: Aug 8, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Google Acquires App Developer Google has bought social widget maker Slide for about $180 million, a deal that gives the Internet search firm a team of developers with extensive... Source: wsj.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	In Hindsight: Android vs. iPhone vs. BlackBerry drama; plus: HP CEO steps down HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns. Research In Motion introduces the new BlackBerry Torch. Intel settles with the FTC. Tesla reports quarterly earnings for the... Source: mercurynews.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Executive brief: Google buys Slide Want to know more about Max Levchin, CEO of Slide, which Google just picked up for $228 mln? He made throwing sheep a rage on Facebook, now what kind... Source: vator.tv Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Biz Break: HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns; plus: Google buys Slide Today: HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns. Google buys San Francisco startup Slide. 'FarmVille' maker Zynga buys Tokyo games developer Unoh. The U.S. loses... Source: mercurynews.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	peHUB Second Opinion 8.06 CEOs Acting Badly: Mark Hurd, HP CEO, has resigned over sexual harassment allegations. This makes Carly Fiorina look good. Another Google Deal: It's... Source: pehub.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Google Looks To Make Services "Socially Aware" with Slide Acquisition News that Google had bought Slide came earlier this week, but with little detail other than the $182 Million pricetag. This morning, both Google and... Source: readwriteweb.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	It’s Official: Google Acquires Slide Google has officially acquired Slide, the social application company founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, in an effort to “make Google services... Source: mashable.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Google Confirms Slide Acquisition, Gears Up For War With Facebook Google is finally officially confirming that it bought Slide, a deal we first reported two days ago. Google did not disclose a price, but according... Source: techcrunch.com Date: Aug 6, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Microsoft Introduces Social Lightbox Zoom.it from Live Labs and Silverlight Microsoft Live Labs has released an early version of a free tool for easy sharing of high-resolution Web- images. Enter a URL at http://zoom.it and it... Source: readwriteweb.com Date: Aug 5, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Here’s What Everybody Made From The Slide Sale Further to our post yesterday on the sale of Slide to Google, we've spoken to a source with knowledge of the terms to understand what everybody made... Source: techcrunch.com Date: Aug 5, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Why Google Needs To Friend Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber Editor's note: In the following guest post, former Google product manager and MyLikes CEO Bindu Reddy has some advice for her former employer on how... Source: techcrunch.com Date: Aug 5, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Slide slips into Google for $182-$228 M The company we almost forgot about manages a face-saving exit as Google’s gaming grab continues. Quick: What do you know about Slide? I know, I... Source: vator.tv Date: Aug 5, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	peHUB Second Opinion 8.04 South Has Fewer Bankruptcies: Consumer bankruptcy filings rose in July but the South is doing better than the rest of the country. UAE open to... Source: pehub.com Date: Aug 4, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0