I love that on the same page as CNN’s announcement of this new “Facebook for spies” is a “Don’t Miss” article titled “U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say” and an ad for La Cense Beef with a tantalizingly juicy steak… Continue Reading »

As of today, Google’s new browser, labeled “Chrome,” comes out. It’s going to be interesting seeing what its like and how it works.

The All Things Digital blog was one of the first to pick up on Google’s official announcement; apparently earlier today, Swisher was informed by various sources that the browser was going to be launched tomorrow. And it doesn’t appear to be a joke; Google announced it at around 2pm today. They said they sent an “early” email out with a comic centered on the new browser.

Apparently the new browser is designed to handle complex web applications more easily, which they hope will challenge existing browsers. Continue Reading »

Yup. According to Hollywood writer-producer Aaron Sorkin’s (co-creator of West Wing and some other stuff) Facebook page:

“I’ve just agreed to write a movie for Sony and producer Scott Rudin about how Facebook was invented. I figured a good first step in my preparation would be finding out what Facebook is, so I’ve started this page.”

Uh huh. Continue Reading »