New Google Project to Save Endangered Languages

You can check out the Endangered Language Project at its web site. Personally, I had no idea that more than 7,000 languages are spoken throughout the world – and more than 3,000 could die in just three or four generations. That’s really sad. Any translator...

Facebook Acquires Facial Recognition Company

Reuters cites the inevitable people familiar with the matter as stating that Facebook laid out between $55 million and $60 million to acquire Face.com. That’s less than the $80 million to $100 million for which some media reports speculated the deal would close....

Google Product Search Changing Into Google Shopping

Danny Sullivan broke the news over at Search Engine Land, and readers have been buzzing about it ever since; the article boasts more than 100 comments, and it’s been live less than a week. Reactions range from This is yet another sign that Google is really evil...

Facebook Attracting Lawsuits Over IPO

What happened with Facebook’s IPO was unprecedented, not because of the size of the offering (though it was certainly the largest ever offered), but because of some questionable matters concerning who knew what, and when, and what they did as a result. Henry...

Facebook IPO By the Numbers

While there will no doubt be tremendous demand for Facebook stock today, as it begins trading at 11 AM Eastern time, there should be plenty of it available. As David Angosti reported for Search Engine Journal, the social network raised its target IPO price range to...