Some experts think the time is right to test consumers’ appetite for same-day service. Others warn of a hidden danger lurking behind these ventures that could test the fabric of society itself.

Approximately two years ago, two startups that had yet to launch products raised more than $40 million, respectively, based almost solely on the track records of their founders. Both companies went on to stumble badly, but only one of them was pilloried for its failings.

Expect Facebook to “supersize” its acquisition strategy after it goes public.

Right now, at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, two local companies, Automattic – which powers the popular blog platform WordPress — and the digital media and ad network Federated Media, are taking the wraps off a major partnership. Their big news: That the more than 24 million blogging sites to use WordPress (including [...]

If you find Facebook boring and/or its privacy policies worrisome, you apparently aren’t alone. According to a newly issued report by the research and marketing group Inside Facebook, 6 million Facebook users have canceled their accounts in the last month, “the first time the [United States] has lost users in the past year,” according to [...]