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Walker Digital, an interactive R&D firm and founder of Priceline.com, has dropped the lawsuit hammer on Google, alleging that the search company’s Offers service has used intellectual property without permission. The patents in question are:
•7,039,603: “Settlement systems and methods wherein a buyer takes possession at a retailer of a product.”
•6,249,772: “Systems and methods wherein a [...]

Guest blogger: Tara Cuccia
I recently came across a great article by Ashlee Vance on Bloomberg Businessweek: “This Tech Bubble Is Different: Tech bubbles happen, but we usually gain from the innovation left behind. This one—driven by social networking—could leave us empty-handed.”
Vance talks about how geniuses from the most reputable colleges in the world came to [...]

On Thursday, Microsoft released Bing for iPad, a free download available through the Apple App store that aims to enhance mobile search.
A new “Trends” feature, only available through this application, will allow users to take a look at popular searches on Bing at any given moment. A touch of the finger should reveal basic data [...]

Guest blogger: Tara Cuccia
Google! Still trying to carve out a niche in social media … and find new ways to generate advertising dollars. +1. It’s Google’s equivalent of Facebook’s “Like” button. Just like all of Google’s services, you must have a Google account/profile in order to participate. This might prompt surfers to join the Google [...]