Scott Seigal was awakened one recent early morning by a cell phone text message. It was from his girlfriend's mother. ...more

January 23, 2008

Even the American Dialect Society knows how risky home mortgages are these days. ...more

January 6, 2008

Media company Viacom is ditching DoubleClick as the primary provider of online advertising to its Web sites, replacing it with a rival platform owned by Microsoft ...more

December 19, 2007

Each day, about 1,700 juniors at an East Coast college log on to Facebook.com to accumulate "friends," compare movie preferences, share videos and exchange cybercocktails and kisses. Unwittingly, these students have become the subjects of academic research. ...more

December 17, 2007

Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to "w00t." ...more

December 13, 2007

You don't wrap these presents in a box. You can't wear them, play with them or show them off, at least not in the real world. ...more

December 10, 2007

Saying it went too far in its pursuit of profit, the popular Internet hangout Facebook Inc. is allowing its 55 million users to permanently turn off a new marketing tool that tracks their activities at other Web sites. ...more

December 6, 2007

Based on the weather reports and restaurant listings you check out online, Yahoo has a good idea where you live. Based on searches you've done, the Web portal might also know where you want to go. ...more

December 1, 2007

Some users of the online hangout Facebook are complaining that its two-week-old marketing program is publicizing their purchases for friends to see. ...more

November 22, 2007

If you're more than 35 years old, things are more different with young people than you probably realize. ...more

November 21, 2007