Truecaller’s no longer just an anti-spam service — now it wants to become the go-to service for contacts and personal information management. But, despite all the investment that’s pouring in, there’s… Read more »
Facebook had to turn over account information about 381 people at once this summer as a result of a “bulk search warrant” process the company says is illegal. Now, a higher… Read more »
The publishers have big issues not only with Google’s proposals for giving greater prominence to results from rival portals — a space in which many of them play these days –… Read more »
Does Yelp manipulate reviews based on whether a business buys advertising? There’s no proof it does but, in an important decision, an appeals court found that Yelp has the right do… Read more »
A class action lawsuit against Yelp could help determine if rumors about the company’s ad practices, which have never been proven, are true. Read more »
After much fanfare, Foursquare has officially launched its new app to the public. It’s like a Yelp that doesn’t suck, and Foursquare is relying on that to be enough to win… Read more »
A hotel told wedding couples that it will deduct $500 from their deposit for every negative review left by a guest. The ill-advised policy produced a backlash, and also reveals how… Read more »
Foursquare’s new, drastic redesign cements the app’s purpose: Local discovery, not check-ins. But will consumers flock to adopt the “new Foursquare”? Read more »
When Yelp(s yelp) and the European Consumer Organisation joined the 4-year-old EU antitrust case against Google(s goog), it became pretty clear that competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia would not get his wish… Read more »