Web / Cloud / Social Media

Alibaba raising funds for the buyback through a stake sale to China Investment Corp.

Google celebrates inventor of Moog synthesizer in its Google Doodle.

In the era of emerging social media platforms, it may seem as if all forms of virtual communication have been covered. With Facebook and Twitter spearheading the social media scene, cyber networking offshoots have formed to cater to specific needs such as Pinterest and LinkedIn.

Former CEO of Yahoo Scott Thompson will be paid $7 million in bonuses for five months of work. He will not receive a severance package. Thompson is succeeded by Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn.

A new study revealed that most Facebook users do not trust the company to keep their information private. It also revealed that a large majority of respondents rarely interact with ads or other sponsored links on the site.

Twitter has launched a new email newsletter that will be delivered weekly. The email will include the most-shared stories from the users that a given person follows and some of the most engaging tweets.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg turned 28 on Monday, and his true birthday present will arrive on Friday when the social networking site sells stock and begins trading on Nasdaq. But he's not the only young gun out there.

NASA is challenging students, teachers, game developers and interested civilians to create web and mobile-based apps using data from the planetary data system.

The world's youngest billionaire has turned 28, and his birthday has come as a landmark moment for his company, as Facebook Inc is all set to start trading.

Bing, the third most popular search engine in America, has been drastically redesigned. Even more shocking than the site's fresh new look is the new social media integration.

Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance in the kickoff to Facebook’s IPO roadshow this week was generally seen as a success, except for one tiny detail: Some Wall Street veterans thought that Zuckerberg’s attire -- his trademark hoodie and jeans -- was an abomination.

CEO of AOL Tim Armstrong set out to settle all the rumors and address the growing concerns among Patch employees and AOL investors this morning in a conference call.