Hearst Acquires UGO

Google And The Political Process

Your search results are brought to you by Google.  A part of your income may be, as well (if you use AdSense).  But what about your president?  A new article examines Google’s relationship with the political process.

PayPal Flashing Cash For Facebook Apps

Looking for inroads to 30 million and growing Facebook users, PayPal is asking third-party developers to create the next killer PayPal app for the social network.

Facebook’s “Skip This Step” Button Disappears

Facebook users are a vocal crowd, and the latest outcry occurred when the social network tried to trace connections between them.  According to company reps, it was only a glitch, and everything is now back to the way it was.

Hi5 Helped By $20 Million In Funding

In the past week, there have been eight Webproworld stories with the word “Facebook” in the title and five involving “MySpace.”  “Hi5” has, as far as I can tell, never been the subject of an article.  But in what’s definitely a noteworthy event, that social network just got $20 million.