Google Tweaks Gmail To Challenge Facebook, Twitter

The Web site this week is expected to announce a plan to let some video makers charge a monthly subscription, according to people with knowledge of the plan.    

LinkedIn's surging share price cooled Friday as the social network projected slower revenue growth next quarter following a decision to lower the number of display ads that the website shows.

In order to write emails or text messages with Google Glass, you dictate words. The device is pleasantly reliable at transcribing things you say unless you happen to have a foul mouth. In that case, it'll make what you say "safe for work," even if you don't want to be censored.Geek.com's Russell Holly was among the first to notice that the voice-to-text feature on Google Glass, much like that     

Facebook reported that about 30 percent of its total advertising revenue came from mobile devices, a significant jump from the last quarter.    

Quick Take Facebook will release its Q1 2013 earnings on May 1. We expect healthy advertising revenue growth driven by improved mobile monetization and a growing user base. Margins will shrink due to higher headcount related costs and infrastructure investments. We’ll also look for any color on the success of Graph Search, which could be one of the key features of Facebook going forward. Facebook will report its Q1 2013 earnings on May 1. We expect to see mobile advertising results improve driven by the company’s efforts to integrate ads into its mobile platform. We expect margins will be lighter as Facebook is hiring aggressively to support the development of a host of features including gifts, Graph Search, custom audience and app-install ads.