A woman works on her computer in front of a wall with the logo of web search engine Google at Frankfurt's international book fair in 2005. Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentar

Five friends are plopped down on comfy couches and armchairs around a coffee table on a recent Wednesday night. The women chat and joke about work, husbands and life while their hands move busily.

NEW YORK (AP) - It's nothing to LOL about: Despite best efforts to keep school writing assignments formal, two-thirds of teens admit in a survey that emoticons and other informal styles have crept in. The Pew Internet and American Life Project, in a s

At his office in Jupiter's posh Admirals Cove community, broker Rob Thomson sits at a desk decked out with six computer monitors - seven if you count the laptop.

Any kid with a computer and an Internet connection could have done it: Join Facebook and type in "Palm Beach County School District." Up popped more than 200 names, many of them local teachers sharing personal information. More than a dozen included con