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Facebook and Google+ (NASDAQ: GOOG), say hello to a social network that is truly private. Chattertree.com, a new site whose mission is to promote “positive synergy within the core of the modern family,” isn't technically a social network. It has all the components of one – the ability to...

Kicked out of the fledgling Google+ community, the hacker group Anonymous announced yesterday it will launch its own social network called AnonPlus. AnonPlus is at this time shrouded in mystery—“a social network where there is no fear of censorship, of blackout, nor of holding back”—but Anonymous...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) hard work might be for nothing if it keeps up this behavior. The company's overhyped social networking service, Google+, has criticized William Shatner of violating the site's standards. What, exactly, are those standards that the Star Trek and Boston Legal legend...

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported earnings last night after the bell that absolutely destroyed Wall Street estimates. The earnings estimates were not even close, and this is reminiscent of the company's early days, when Wall Street analysts did not have a clue on earnings estimates. The...

The new earnings season kicks off this week when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Novellus (NASDAQ: NVLS) report second-quarter results on Monday after the closing bell. That is followed by Marriott (NYSE: MAR) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) on Wednesday, JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Thursday...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has temporarily shut down invitations to its new social network, less than two days after announcing the Google+ service. Perhaps still smarting from its first social media effort - Google Wave - the company is likely protecting itself from an uncontrolled release. The new...

It seems as if Google+, the company's long-awaited social networking entity (AKA its long-awaited Facebook-killer) is more popular than anticipated. Launching just two days ago, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) touted the service as being much safer and much more secure than other social networking sites....