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Now that the dust has settled and Facebook’s agreement with the Federal Trade Commission is clear, it’s time to assess the damage. What’s that you say? You don’t think there’ll be damage from an agreement that ostensibly promises two-decades’-worth of governmental privacy policy ...

Redbook magazine is adding a “blog council” of five mom bloggers to its site Wednesday, the first of several blogger collectives parent company Hearst Corporation is bringing to the websites of its magazines. The Motherboard blog council, which has its own designated area on redbookma...

If you use Gmail, Google Reader, Google+, Google Search, Google Maps — indeed, just about any Google product — you’ve likely become familiar with that black strip across the top of the screen with links to the company’s other services. Google introduced it back in June. Opin...

Adobe is taking the plunge into ad buying with the pending purchase of Efficient Frontier, a company best known for helping marketers negotiate advertising on Facebook. The acquisition will add new services to Adobe’s Digital Marketing Suite, which includes web analytics and web optimizatio...

As Spotify gears up for its first-ever U.S. press conference in New York City on Wednesday, speculation is heating up about exactly what the streaming music service will announce. All Things Digital is reporting that the company is likely to announce that third-party developers can make Spotify�...

The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles — it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter. When the Olympics c...

1. Super Bass by Sophia Grace Brownlee I'm not sure if I should be concerned that this 8-year-old knows the words to Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass,” or impressed that she can rap both verses (clean) ...

Journalists and photographers need to rethink how they package – and how they get paid for – their work when it comes to tablet computers. Tablets, predicted to become the reading device of choice in the next few years, will change the demand and market for information. Those are some...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: InBed.me Quick Pitch: InBed.me is a social booking site for travelers. Genius Idea: Pr...

Tumblr fashion director Rich Tong is leaving the company, Tumblr has confirmed. Ahead of New York Fashion Week this fall, Tong came under public fire from individuals from several well-established fashion brands and their agencies. Their complaints? That Tumblr played favorites, building out cust...