Susan Kuchinskas

Your dog knows the difference between strangers and friends; shouldn't your e-mail client? Microsoft Research thought so and developed the Social Network

It's a full-scale online classifieds war with the impending entry of MSN into the free online listings game. Microsoft confirmed that it's gearing up to

The smart readers of the "Times" and "Sunday Times," two of Britain's most respected newspapers, can be even smarter, thanks to Blinkx. The search upstart

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- No community technology preview will be released before its time. But the time is set for Windows Vista. In the first of what are

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- So many ISVs to partner with, so little time. Microsoft may say it loves its ecosystem, but software companies that want to get

Amazon.com's wish list feature is a great way to let relatives know what a kid wants. But it's also potentially a great way for predators to connect with

Experts are expecting a boom in online holiday sales -- and they say it's not too late to maximize profits. Although U.S. spending on gifts will be down

Google searchers can turn to the phone as well as the Web to connect with advertisers. Google is testing a new feature for its AdWords keyword ads that

Companies that keep in touch with customers via RSS feeds can make sure they look pretty -- and see who actually reads them, thanks to SimpleFeed.

Google , embattled with publishers and authors over its own book-scanning operation, donated $3 million to seed a digitization project by the United

Dipsie aims to make the invisible visible -- to search engines, at least. Dcloak, a beta service that went live today, is a sort of white-hat cloaking

Internet domain owners can now outsource their e-mail and instant messaging to Microsoft . The new service, Windows Live Custom Domains, lets domain name