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Linked In Compeititor Is Launched, But Do Your Really Need Another Social Network Website?

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The focus of this new social media site is allowing users to join vertical networks, each with feeds that offer specific content that’s actually relevant to members of the same professional circle.

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Yelp And Expedia Set To Testify Against Google At Senate Judiciary Hearings This Week On Antitrust

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The chief executive of business-listings service Yelp Inc. and a representative of travel site Expedia Inc. will tell the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that Google favors its own services in search results and demotes their competing sites, an issue that people familiar with the matter have said is at the center of the FTC's antitrust investigation.   Google Chairman Eric Schmidt will testify Wednesday but a second hearing on Thursday will contain the testimony that is likely to rock Google.   Google is, of course, the search engine used in about 70% of U.S. Internet se

Facebook Subscribe Button Will Be Good For Advisors

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Facebook has created a subscribe button that will allow people who you are not friends with to subscribe to your feed. That's good for advisors because people you do not know can subscribe to your feeds.

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Google Launches News Service To Help You Find Flights

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Google Tuesday provided a preview of its new feature finding flights. Here's a video with the basics about it.

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With New Cloud Storage Service, The Entire Cloud Is Your Hard Drive For Only $10 Per Month

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The idea of using the cloud to store files or sync files between devices is not new. Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Docs, Amazon and countless others have been offering online storage for some time.   But a newcomer to the field, Bitcasa sounds, "blows away its competitors," reports TechCrunch.    With Bitcasa. "the cloud is your hard drive, and your actual hard drive is just the cache."   For advisors, a document management system with a library of common advisor workflows is much more important.   Bitcasa sounds promising but if it doesn't