It may be too soon to equate the "Xooglers," as members of the ever-expanding network of ex-Google employees call themselves, with the "PayPal Mafia"—the founders...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 11, 2011
Hang on to your wallets and purses. In the constant search for the next thing to disrupt, Silicon Valley's entrepreneurs and venture capitalists believe that...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 9, 2011
Yes, Google started in Susan Wojcicki's rented garage. But in her mind, that might be the single least important fact about her long and deep relationship with...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Opinion | February 8, 2011
Google's Android software continued its rocket-like ascent over the summer, ending the third quarter with the dominant market share in the United States among...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | November 2, 2010
Virtually everything you do online is scrutinized by search engines and advertising networks that evaluate you as a potential customer based on what you search...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | October 27, 2010
The popularity of video games and the explosion of social networking are intersecting to redefine how we will experience the Web over the next decade.San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | October 26, 2010
A majority of developers believe Google's Android operating system—not Apple's iOS—will be the dominant platform in the future to power everything from smartphones...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | September 27, 2010
PARC—the Xerox-backed research institution that laid the foundation for the personal computing revolution—is celebrating its 40th anniversary, but the fabled...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | September 24, 2010
You know the type—social game addicts who pepper your Facebook page with updates about the wine recipe they created playing "FarmVille," or the gem broker they...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | August 27, 2010
Have you been pondering the probability that two random integers are relatively prime? The answer—6/π²—awaits you in cyberspace.San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | August 9, 2010
Appearances count. Meet someone before you make up your mind. And on that first date, don't give away too much.San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | August 3, 2010
Facebook on Wednesday announced a remarkable milestone: 500 million active monthly users. And the velocity of its growth raises a mind-boggling possibility: Could...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | July 22, 2010
No. 1 in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Belarus. It might not be a slogan to attract an avalanche of American Internet users, but the Norwegian company that makes the...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | June 7, 2010
Type "I don't get..." into Google and among the first suggestions the search engine makes to complete the sentence is, "I don't get Twitter," right above "I don't...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | April 16, 2010
"Cat got your tongue?" my wife asked as we bumped along the freeway one recent afternoon. "I wonder where that phrase comes from?" she added a moment later.
Now...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 10, 2010
Allegations of cheating at Stanford University have more than doubled in the past decade, with the largest number of violations involving computer science students...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | February 12, 2010
Researchers are developing technology that would enable people to control electronic devices using only their thoughts. The technology uses software that can analyze...San Jose Mercury News (CA) From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2010