Having kids is clearly impacting my assessment of applications… And there is no greater proof for this than a new product by IncrediMail called PhotoJoy, an application I would never have given a second thought were
If youre bored and want something new to play today, but its not dark out yet so you cant load up Left 4 Dead, consider checking out some excellent independently developed games (free and otherwise). Although World
A group of Facebook engineers - Jack Lindamood, Kevin Der and Dan Weatherford - have created a small project called Palantir at a Facebook Hackathon event. The project is named after The palantír of Orthanc,
Cheers were heard across the Internet earlier today when Googles new SearchWiki search interface inexplicably vanished. Perhaps, just maybe, it was gone for good. Or at least when it returned it would have an opt
Speculation was rampant the last few weeks that Google had to rely on a third party content delivery network to make the YouTube Live live concert stream properly at scale. Despite the fact that Google has
Were at the YouTube Live event in San Francisco, which is bringing together a number of celebrities, YouTube favorites, and musicians to celebrate the past year in viral videos. The show is being held in front of
Users are reporting that the recent changes to Google’s search engine, called SearchWiki, have simply disappeared from the site. It’s certainly gone from my account.Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.
A cadre of European politicians gathered Thursday at the Museum of the 18th century in Brussels to launch Europeana, a digital museum that allows visitors to explore classic paintings, photos, recordings and texts in the same manner
Heres a rumor that wont go away - Facebook has been quietly searching for a partner to take over their year and a half old classified listings application, and may relaunch as early as the end
This guest post is written by Matt Rutherford, Web Strategist and technology producer for Charlie Rose. Matt focuses on the macro themes affecting the internet and the wider world. In an intimate interview with Charlie Rose
When Apple started running the anti-Vista commercial mocking Microsoft for spending $300 million on Vistas own ad campaign instead of on fixing its problems, I called it hypocritical:Apple’s advertising budget is also pretty massive. I mean, I see
In partnership with the LeWeb conference, which is in Paris on December 9th and 10th, we are going to be giving away one ticket to the TechCrunch reader who leaves the best comment about why they want to go (and
Tomorrow, YouTube will be showcasing its first live stream as it broadcasts its YouTube Live celebration, which will bring together a host of celebrities, musicians, and notable YouTubers for a massive event in San Francisco. The show
A 17 year old named Eric Calisto is about to learn a valuable lesson in dealing with disappointment. Hes asking Google to use a logo that he created on their site on December 2, his
Every time I scroll through my list of Friends on Facebook, I inevitably come to the same (somewhat depressing) conclusion: I have absolutely no idea who many of these people are. This is mostly my fault -
The elections were good to the HuffingtonPost, the political uber-blog. Its audience in the U.S. rose fivefold in the last year to 5 million monthly uniques in October, according to comScore. In what may turn out to be
If you were intrigued by BitGravitys Multiview product that allows viewers to choose from six different camera angles as they watch an event, check out episode 177 of Diggnation today at 3 pm PST.The regular
When most private companies reach 500 shareholders, they trigger an SEC rule which effectively treats them like a public company and requires them to some of the same reporting requirements. Google ran into this issue just before it
Color me impressed with this one: Prague-based 360 Cities, a network of Virtual Reality photographers promoting high-resolution spherical imagery, has integrated its portfolio of stunning 360° panorama shots into the Featured Preview Layer for Google Earth.A collection
The rumor has been going on for some time now, but we are hearing that Yahoo just sold Kelkoo to a UK based private equity firm. The news has been broken by
The 2007 writers strike delayed Season 7 of the hit Fox series 24 by a full year. To make it up to the rabid fans who have missed their weekly Jack Bauer Power Hour, Fox is giving us a special
Would you pay for a job search application if you could get two others free of charge? The people behind JobCompass are hopeful.For $3.99, JobCompass gives iPhone users a device to scour for jobs with extra emphasis on location -
As we’ve all learned, BitTorrent traffic has grown so large over the years that it has created enormous worry in the media world about lost revenue. And no doubt those concerns are legitimate.Yet it can also be said that the
The last couple of years have had the questions of when and how the world of Big Media would embed itself in the burgeoning social media space recycled over and over again.And as you can gather, we’re still not quite
The Wall Street Journal is reporting early this morning that an individual with strong ties to Silicon Valley is set to be named by President-Elect Barack Obama to one of the nations top economic advisory positions. Lawrence E. Summers, who
The king of Web video is finally set to join the live video realm today. In 30 minutes, YouTube Live will introduce a mix of real-time concert footage with that of “YouTuberati” such as LisaNova, Tay Zonday (Mr. “Chocolate Rain”),
Find the iPhone App Store a little overwhelming? Apple has the answer. The company has launched a section of its site called “iPhone Your Life“, wherein Apple has hand-selected the best iPhone apps for different lifestyles: Around Town, World Travel,
YouTube Live, a live-streamed YouTube event from San Francisco and Tokyo, kicks off at 5pm PST today. Our question is: why? What returns could YouTube see from a real-world event?Some ideas… 1. Partnership / Launch Announcement - YouTube Live will
Google introduced SearchWiki, a search results customization feature, to the public this week. Naturally, there are comparisons being made with Wikia Search, one of the original roll-your-own search machines.So we ask: Which is best?Google’s broad implementation of editing options is
It’s time to just admit it: Google is better than you. Better at searching the web, better at advertising, better at email, better at…creating festive art by methodically changing the color of every square on a spreadsheet.Yup, someone at Google
It’s time to just admit it: Google is better than you. Better at searching the web, better at advertising, better at email, better at…creating Christmas art by methodically changing the color of every square on a spreadsheet.Yup, someone at Google
Secret Santa - the gift-exchange game that’s either the highlight or low-light of the festive season in workplaces everywhere - is getting the online treatment again this year. 4 year-old social site Elfster is pitching itself as the best way
This post is part of Mashable’s Startup Review series, which highlights great unsung startups. The series is made possible by Sun Startup Essentials.Company NameBookmeetingroom.com20-Word DescriptionA tidy and useful ‘Web 2.0′ SaaS application designed to simplify the management of meeting rooms
This article is part of the Open Web Awards, an open, international contest for the best websites and services.So far, voting in the Blog Plugins category is neck and neck between two services with very similar functions: ShareThis and AddThis.
Jessica Smith is Chief Mom Advisor of MomForce.com and Chief Mom Officer for Wishpot.com. She chronicles her experiences as a mom and virtual executive at JessicaKnows.com. More and more moms are leaving the nine-to-five corporate grind and finding themselves working
As we reported yesterday, Shaquille O’Neal is on Twitter, and it’s definitely the real Shaq. But two days ago as a few people started discovering The Big Aristotle’s account, not everyone was convinced. Bryant Blount (aka lord_b) was one of
As its name suggests, Sloshspot is a website for people looking to have a good time – perhaps too good of a time. Like many sites before it, Sloshspot is an index of bars and nightspots, where users can leave
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LittleShoot is a new web-based p2p file sharing site founded by one of the creators of Limewire that could live up to its pedigree and then some. While being web-based naturally makes the service more attractive than downloadable file-sharing apps,
Well, it took 6 months since we first heard a peep about an official release of Gmail themes for Google to make them a reality. But even with this week’s rollout from Mountain View HQ, some of you will still
Dont know what to get the kids in your life for Christmas this year? Well it turns out that little people get the biggest thrill out of getting geeky gifts - particularly gifts you
Forget the implosion of the housing market. Never mind whether the Big Three automakers have been dragging their heels on fuel efficiency and innovation. Set aside financial deregulation and a culture of greed. I now know the real reason for
In just under eight hours, YouTube will begin celebrating its first live streamed event in San Francisco with a concert and party intended to celebrate its user communityCelebrities, Web celebs and major artists, including
Its time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. On the trends side, we pondered the future of YouTube, analyzed mobile messaging trends, looked into a new search innovation from Google, and more.
Canadian startup Sayvee will soon launch a new service that allows artists to quickly and easily create their own websites to sell their art, build community, support positive political causes and more. That doesnt sound
Every now and again some of us at ReadWriteWeb pop up in video or podcast recordings. Marshall Kirkpatrick moreso than me, as he is based in the US. And Marshall is appearing on an interesting live video
Most people quickly answer this question in the affirmative. I certainly do. However, there are people out there who arent sure. They look at the monthly cost of a SaaS application and compare it to
Dont trust what you read on the internet? Thats no longer the dominant sentiment in the US, according to a new poll by Zogby International. A survey of more than 3000 people performed in the
Just about half a year ago, Google announced the limited beta of Friend Connect, which allows site owners to display OpenSocial based gadgets on their sites and site visitors to sign in to these social gadgets
Does Adobe think they can out-Google Google? Perhaps. The company is involved with Zoetrope, a joint project with researchers at the University of Washington. What theyre building is a tool that allows for manipulating the web over time.
How did Internet Explorer become the number one browser in the world? Simple - it came with every new computer you purchased, pre-installed and ready to go. Now it seems Google is contemplating doing the same with their
For all the optimism surrounding the potential of computing in the cloud - lower costs, better performance, easier scaling - it isnt a perfect system. No matter how distributed and redundant the architecture
Today, Six Apart is launching three new features for TypePad: enhanced TypePad profiles, a new commenting system, and TypePad Connect, a no-cost combination of services that promises to make participating in and managing communities
Google put on a full court media push tonight for a major change the company is making to its search experience. According to the Official Google Blog and a very unusual email the company sent out to press,
Its clear now that the Web has once and for all replaced TVs role in the music business. Yesterday Guns n Roses released their very long awaited album Chinese Democracy via a colorful MySpace page. Then today
Walter Mossberg, who has been reviewing technology since 1991 for the Wall Street Journal in his weekly Personal Technology column, is convinced the companies that succeed in this type of econaclypse, as AllThingsD has
Crowd Science is a new tool that allows web publishers to gather demographic data. Were using Crowd Science currently on ReadWriteWeb - you may have already come across a pop-up invite and filled out the survey.
According to a report by Wireds Meghan Keane, YouTube is testing stereo sound as a default option for videos and is also offering very high quality HD versions of a small selection of clips. We werent
The ways young people use the internet everyday are transforming learning in ways that adults often fail to understand but represent major new opportunities that need to be taken advantage of by supportive educators.
Finding the right business partner is probably the most important business decision you can make. Do it wrong and life is miserable. Do it right and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.In my first technology startup,
.content h3, .content p { clear: both; }The holidays and Black Friday are rapidly approaching. If youre looking for video games to give your friends and loved ones, heres a cheat sheet of must-have titles, categorized by giftee: for the
With all the doom and gloom of the past few months and all signs pointing to hard times ahead, Ive been thinking back to earlier in the decade, during the dotcom bust.I was at Live365, the Internet radio network, and
In these perilous economic times, the layoff memos often follow a familiar refrain: We have cut costs by 20 percent. That gives us an additional years runway. Or two. But while yes, companies can cut costs and prolong their survival,
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Call it a coincidence, but over the past few days I have spent a lot of time with folks who used to work for Amazon but are now out doing new things. It
At the SC 08 show that ends today in Austin, I was struck by how much the lines between supercomputing and corporate computing have blurred. The show even had a panel on high-performance computing and
Three years ago, when John Battelle and Chas Edwards met with me for a cup of coffee across the street from the old Business 2.0 offices in downtown San Francisco, their company, Federated Media, was still in its infancy, and
Google has finally pulled back the curtain on a new feature that until now has been in restricted beta: the addition of wiki-style functions in standard search results. Once logged into a Google account, this allows you to click a
The Wall Street Journal this morning had a short article pointing out the somewhat obvious reasons why location-based services on cell phones are still not mainstream. It also helpfully pointed out that carriers were working
Yieldex, a startup that helps online publishers forecast ad inventory, has won the Amazon Web Services Startup Challenge, netting $100,000 in cash and services. Yieldex built its ad forecasting platform using the Amazon Elastic Compute
If you follow me on Twitter, then you already know that Im looking for a research assistant, a person whose primary job would be to help me dig up information for longer, in-depth blog posts.This position doesnt require a special
Id better hightail it to Washington, because a reshuffling of Congressional Committee members is poised to herald more regulation for telecommunications firms on issues ranging from rural access to Net Neutrality. Yesterday Rep. Henry Waxman
With the recession in full swing, industries across the charts have been laying off hundreds of employees — making the job market increasingly competitive. So what’s a freshly unemployed tech professional to do? Hit the
Verizon Wireless today admitted that some of its employees had been looking into President-elect Barack Obamas cell phone billing records. In a release, the company said:“This week we learned that a number of Verizon Wireless employees have, without authorization, accessed
Economic downturns are hard for everyone, at both work and at home. Week after week there are requests for managers to further reduce budgets, lay off more people and cut projects that were previously classified as “necessary to sustain normal
Today Qualcomm scored a huge coup for its MediaFLO mobile television service by winning the right to broadcast the Victorias Secret Fashion Show and to create a 27/7 channel devoted to the event. All
RIMs recently released Blackberry Storm is a device that tries to outdo Apples iPhone by including a beefed-up OS, polishing up the interface and marrying it to a really fast 3G network (instead of AT&Ts
Today, Ultra-wideband chip makers Artimi and Staccato Communications announced $20 million in funding and a merger agreement, which seems like tying two leaky boats together, giving them some more gas and hoping they make it
I’ve recently recognized a nasty coding habit I seem to be developing. It’s been developing for a few months now, and while I kick myself every time I discover myself doing it, the habit itself is remarkably hard to kick.I’ve
Pizza pie charts from The Economist’s “Get a World View” campaign. Philly pizzerias distributed the boxes which display pie charts with statistics related to world food distribution, emphasizing those used in pizza production (e.g.
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning
Etymology is fascinating to me. Most recently I was reading about the history of the word “one”. Have you ever wondered why it’s pronounced wun instead of rhyming with own? According to the sources I’ve read (including the awesome Online
To access the RAM slots in a unibody MacBook you must first remove the back plate—a thin piece of aluminum attached by eight tiny screws. Half of the screws are hidden beneath the battery cover, and each one is surrounded
So maybe a recession is a good time to start a startup. It’s hard to say whether advantages like lack of competition outweigh disadvantages like reluctant investors. But it doesn’t matter much either way. It’s the people that matter. And
A couple weeks ago on Twitter I said: “I still maintain the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web. Has been for years.” A few people agreed, but most didn’t. Some thought it was a
David asks:The recent economic downturn has me wondering… Are small ‘Getting Real’ businesses like 37signals more resistant to the declining economy or is it just that any downside is much less dramatic than multi billion dollar failures and job cuts
Starting in 2006 Peter Schiff goes prescient. He nails the current crisis in detail. The other talking heads can’t get the bull out of their mouths fast enough. They’re even laughing him off. My favorite moment is when Ben Stein
Some recent posts at the 37signals Product Blog:Basecamp Large monitors on production floor show company’s Basecamp milestones“I love my new production schedule monitor. Great job and the best part is that I can see the red dates from my office.
Apple must be smiling whenever one of their competitors bill their next MP3-player as an iPod killer. It reminds everyone who the market leader is and invites them to evaluate the product on Apple’s terms.If you’re going to be an
Highrise has been on a roll lately. The new Deals feature has been a huge success. Let’s keep the good news coming. Today we’re excited to roll out two of the most requested features in Highrise: CSV (Excel) import, and
Scientists have created the first ‘humanoid’ robot that can mimic the facial expressions and lip movements of a human being. Full article at Mail Online.
Rollover menus can be finnicky but the ones at Threadless are very comfortable to use. Overall, Threadless is very disciplined about keeping the front page clean. You can actually read the whole thing.
Like a lot of people, I was feeling a bit of post-partum letdown after the election. Those of us who were really engaged, following the polls, making calls to undecided voters, arguing out the merits of the candidates, experienced a
With all the news on Friday about Apples release of iPhone OS 2.2, there was another iPhone news item that got less attention than it deserved. Two young iPhone developers, Danielle Cassley and Jason Citron, released the sequel to their
Were it not for the Internet, Barack Obama would not be President, declared Arianna Huffington from the stage at Web 2.0 Summit, the day after the election. In The Web and Politics session, moderator John Heileman explores the new world
My mind is buzzing right now, full of ideas that are all demanding my attention, begging to be written up. I dont have time right now, but I thought Id write down the headlines, both as a kind of to
Belated congratulations to the Newcastle team who won a gold medal the 2008 iGEM contest with a cheap biosensor for pathogens that used a biological implementation of an artificial neural network (life imitating art imitating life?), modelling the regulatory networks
Last years Velocity conference was an incredible success. We expected around 400 people and we ended up maxing out the facility with over 600. This year were moving the conference to a bigger
Yesterday I gave a talk to the Privacy Forum in Auckland, New Zealand, titled Web Meets World: Privacy and the Future of the Cloud. The talk was intended as a scene setter for a discussion with the audience, about 70
Last years Velocity conference was an incredible success. We expected around 400 people and we ended up maxing out the facility with over 600. This year were moving the conference to a bigger
Yesterday I gave a talk to the Privacy Forum in Auckland, New Zealand, titled Web Meets World: Privacy and the Future of the Cloud. The talk was intended as a scene setter for a discussion with the audience, about 70
Big Data is a major theme on the OReilly Radar, so were delighted to welcome guest blogger Joe Hellerstein, a Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley whose research focuses on databases and distributed systems. Joe has written a whitepaper
Or, My Enterprise is Appliancized, Why Isnt Your Web?I wrote a couple of posts a while back that covered task-optimized hardware. This one was about a system that combined Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) with a commodity CPU platform to
As I wrote in Daddy, Wheres Your Phone?, its time to start thinking of the phone as a first class device for accessing web services, not as a way of repurposing content or applications originally designed to be accessed on
Over the weekend, TechCrunch postulated that with a frenzy of election-related activity, Twitter hit its hockey stick moment in late October. The theory goes that Twitter saw a 25 percent increase in U.S. visits from September to October and is
I met recently with Vic Gundotra, formerly Microsofts head of platform evangelism, and now VP of Engineering at Google, responsible for all their mobile efforts outside of Android. We were talking about Googles mobile strategy and the insanely cool new
Boston.com has a really thought-provoking article entitled Depression 2009: What would it look like?. The subtitle answers: Lines at the ER, a television boom, emptying suburbs. A catastrophic economic downturn would feel nothing like the last one.This is one of
The fifth Where 2.0 Call For Participation is now open. This year were going to focus on location-ware technologies and their implications. The iPhone and
Vivek Kundra, the District of Columbias CTO, isnt just talking about transparent government and participative democracy, hes working hard to make DCs massive data stores transparent
The bailout of the US financial system isnt working. The governments rescue plan has fundamental flaws, including incentives that favor the failed firms, not the country as a whole. New ideas are needed. In New American Bank Initiative: Removing structural
Recently I spoke with Francois Gossieaux of Beeline Labs about the role of online communities in the enterprise. Francois has been evangelizing the learning gained from his recent study “The Tribalization of Business” (see here for the Slideshare presentation). The
One of my favorite sessions at the recent Web 2.0 summit was Tims half-hour conversation with Shai Agassi, the CEO of Better Place. Better Place aims to make electric cars widespread (the electric car as the de facto standard) by
Steve Rubel posted a message on Twitter“SearchWiki (with sound) is now under Google Labs http://www.google.com/experime...”20 minutes ago -Comment -Like
Steve Rubel posted a message on Twitter“Google Inconsistency #2: Google Knol wants to to verify your identity, yet SearchWiki could care less.”1 hour ago -Comment -Like
Steve Rubel posted an entry on Micro PersuasionGoogle, You Open or Closed? Make Up Your Mind Then Call Us43 minutes ago -Comment -LikeAJ Kohn and Allen Stern liked this
Steve Rubel posted a message on Twitter“Explain to me how Google News comments is 100% vetted by humans yet SearchWiki is open to all in real-time.”1 hour ago -Comment -LikeId have
Steve Rubel posted a message on Twitter“SearchWiki vanished for me. Meanwhile there are reports of vandalism (big surprise, right?) http://ping.fm/Sk5Um”1 hour ago -Comment -LikeEd Shaz/NextInstinct and AJ Kohn liked this
Steve Rubel shared an item on Google ReaderHow Facebook Helped Me Get Elected to the Maine House of Representatives9 hours ago -Comment -Likefshamsi, MikeAmundsen, Susan Beebe and Robert Scoble liked this
Steve Rubel posted a message on Twitter“Matt Cutts confirms that there is no security hole in Gmail http://ping.fm/kCBqo”4 hours ago -Comment -LikeAJ Batac, Bibi, Roberto Bonini and Robert Scoble liked this
Steve Rubel posted a message on Twitter“Took a look at some netbooks today. I think I would get carpal tunnel within a week of use.”4 hours ago -Comment -LikeOnur and Chris
Steve Rubel posted a message on Twitter“Matt Cutts is looking into the alleged Gmail security hole http://ping.fm/lCXxT”11 hours ago -Comment -LikeRoberto Bonini and tinu liked this
Last week we reviewed collaborative photobook creator Inkubook and weve written about Sharedbook several times in the past.Today Ive found another personalized photobook creator called Mixbook. Mixbooks seems similar to Inkubook except
Here are the Web tech events in NYC for the week of November 23. Please submit other events to add to the list below. Check out Garys Guide and NYTechEvents
TrustedPlaces is a UK-based startup that launched two years ago in the hopes of providing a home for independent reviews of businesses. The reviews cover bars, restaurants, food, nightlife and cafes. They
Schmap has been around for a couple of years and provides a variety of pretty neat mapping services. Their main service are travel guides for about 200 cities worldwide. AS you can
Earlier today we reported on the launch of the CafeMom Plus Ad Network. This afternoon I learned that family-focused community site Kaboose launched the "family publisher community" earlier this month. In addition
White label multimedia provider Pixsy has announced a variety of new distribution partnerships today. The following sites will use Pixsys Video Search Playback: eZanga, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket, EgoTVOnline, and GossipGirls.Pixsy explains how the Video
Berlin-based music recommendation service Mufin has moved into public beta today. Mufin launched in private beta in October. Check out initial Mufin reviews on VentureBeat, Download Squad and Webware. It looks like
NY-based CafeMom has announced the launch of a new ad network today. The CafeMom Plus Ad Network could help CafeMom sell more ads by selling not only into CafeMom but into a variety
Flo TV and Victorias Secret have announced a very exciting new mobile television channel today. Models like Miranda Kerr (seen on the right) will be part of the channel which
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NY-based KickApps has announced a new partnership with the New Orleans Hornets NBA team today. The partnership brings a new "Hornets Fanzone" social network which includes fan videos, photos, blogs, chat, a
Akamai is out today with their third quarter 2008 "State of the Internet" report. The report is well worth a read as it covers a variety of topics including: security, connection speeds,
TrustedPlaces is a UK-based startup that launched two years ago in the hopes of providing a home for independent reviews of businesses. The reviews cover bars, restaurants, food, nightlife and cafes. They
Schmap has been around for a couple of years and provides a variety of pretty neat mapping services. Their main service are travel guides for about 200 cities worldwide. AS you can
Earlier today we reported on the launch of the CafeMom Plus Ad Network. This afternoon I learned that family-focused community site Kaboose launched the "family publisher community" earlier this month. In addition
White label multimedia provider Pixsy has announced a variety of new distribution partnerships today. The following sites will use Pixsys Video Search Playback: eZanga, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket, EgoTVOnline, and GossipGirls.Pixsy explains how the Video
Berlin-based music recommendation service Mufin has moved into public beta today. Mufin launched in private beta in October. Check out initial Mufin reviews on VentureBeat, Download Squad and Webware. It looks like
NY-based CafeMom has announced the launch of a new ad network today. The CafeMom Plus Ad Network could help CafeMom sell more ads by selling not only into CafeMom but into a variety
Flo TV and Victorias Secret have announced a very exciting new mobile television channel today. Models like Miranda Kerr (seen on the right) will be part of the channel which
Thanks to each of you for continuing to read and support CenterNetworks. Our wheels keep spinning thanks to our great sponsors. Please take a moment out of your day and visit their products and services and show your support for
Om Malik, founder of GigaOm.(Credit: GigaOm)Om Malik, the head of the Giga Omni Media group of tech blogs, said on Friday he is moving his ad business from John Battelles Federated Media to
(Credit: Disney-Pixar)Disney is fighting a piracy war over its acclaimed film Wall-E against a company that its venture capital arm invested in, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.The infringing company,
Although text messaging is still one of the favorite pastimes for children and adults alike, software firm Geodesic believes that mobile instant messaging will cannibalize SMS and become the de facto form of
(Credit: CNET)It isnt so much the technology behind Zumobis free app Ziibii that refreshes RSS on the iPhone and iPod touch as it is its presentation. Ziibii, which
BringIt, a company that offers gamers the opportunity to challenge friends and earn prize money, announced Friday that it has launched its open beta to users across the world, allowing them to wager
Google has adopted OAuth, an open Web authentication standard for controlling privacy, for its widget platform, Google Gadgets.If a user has personal information stored on one Web site, OAuth provides a mechanism for
Amazon.coms Web Services division announced Thursday that it wrapped up its second annual Web Services Start-up Challenge and awarded Yieldex, a company that specializes in forecasting online-advertising inventory, with the top prize of
Remember that little old BlackBerry app for MySpace that premiered last week? Apparently it struck a chord with users because RIM reported just after midnight on Friday (EST), that it
The new TypePad comments are a lot more attractive than before.Six Aparts paid, hosted blogging service, TypePad, is getting improved community features. The first thing most users will notice is a new blog
Cooliris has put out a useful update to its iPhone application that adds YouTube videos to its search results. This joins the image search which made the application so popular to begin with.
Yahoo is continuing to dribble out its open platform.The company on Thursday added an eBay Anywhere application to the dashboard area of the new home page in testing. The eBay application allows users to monitor their buying and selling activities
Several readers have e-mailed me and asked for instructions on how to take their HD YouTube videos and embed them elsewhere. As I mentioned before, this isnt an officially sanctioned feature, and as
(Credit: AOL)Its been a busy two days for AOL Mail. On Wednesday, AOL launched a beefier version of the AOL Mail gadget for iGoogle. On Thursday, AOL won a few
MapQuest today got a few useful additions: You can now save personal data in your My MapQuest account -- like your home and work addresses, your mobile numbers, and cars mileage. The first two features make it easier to create
Disagree with Googles search results? Youll be able to do something about it with a change the company plans to release starting Thursday.Googles SearchWiki is a feature that lets people elevate, delete, add, and annotate search results. Google remembers the
Wired, with the help of users on the VR-Zone forums, has uncovered a simple way to get high-quality uploaded videos to display in 1280x720--also known as 720p. YouTube has long been expected to
Brownbook, a global business directory that allows users to edit information about companies, launched recently for visitors all over the world.According to the company, Brownbook aims at combining the power of wikis, peer-production,
(Credit: Torch Mobile)Heres a fairly new, fairly stealth specimen for all you mobile browser buffs. The Iris Browser is a beta-only offering produced by Torch Mobile, a start-up that
Let me Google that for you is a free service that shows your non-tech-savvy friends how to use the popular search engine. You just type in the query your friend asked you (presumably by e-mail or IM) and it gives
Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday.The next test, essentially a release candidate version will come in the first quarter
The first true musical instrument created for the iPhone. Ocarina is sensitive to your breath, touch and movements, making it even more versatile than the original . Unlike other musical applications, there are no pre-compiled riffs so musicians will find
A mobile phone group messaging and photo sharing tool. Users can post private messages to their friends or completely public. Storyz functions like threaded group MMS across web and mobile. The service converts photos and videos across handsets and web,
A to-do list manager and web app that helps you prioritize your current tasks to increase your productivity and get things done faster than ever before.
Create collage sets with images across the web. Use Polyvores bookmarketlet tool Clipper to add images to play with, and use the editing tool to select, change and add images to any themed set, ranging from fashion creations to wedding
One line music reviews with ratings. As with Twitter, lines are limited to 140 characters. Rate other reviews with Yea or Nay buttons. Currently in beta; you can request an invite.
A resource for designers and developers to find each other for personal projects. Complete a profile, use the ranking tool to discover other peoples projects, and follow people whose projects youre interested in. Get updates on people whose project statuses
A social media community for financial and business news. Submit articles about the latest financial news, tip the stories you like, and discuss the stories that have been posted.
New search features available for the first time on iPhone, including voice search, quick search your contacts, location-aware results, and one-touch to Google services (Gmail, photos, talk, reader, etc). Available for free in the iTunes app store.
Mashup Camp, a.k.a The Unconference for the Uncomputer is an unconference-style event thats dedicated to bringing together the Internet software mashup community for a face-to-face collaborative meet-up where new relationships are formed, old relationships are nurtured, ideas are shared, multiple
Put your iTunes on the internet. Lets you post your music and playlist collections on the net, and gives you and your friends access to play your music legally over the internet.
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Donate the time your computer is turned on, but is idle, to projects that benefit humanity with this secure software that does it all for free. Once you install the software, you will be participating in World Community Grid. No
A free online Flash gaming portal designed just for kids. All games are reviewed for kid appropriateness so parents can let their kids surf the site without concern that theyll encounter an inappropriate game. The site is operated by KidZui.com;
NewTeeVee Live pushes forward the online video industrys hottest topics, features its most talented video producers and promising technologies, and draws together its leading personalities, investors and innovators.
An online learning network designed to help high-school students deepen their understanding of important subjects and better prepare for college through video-based courses designed and taught by expert teachers from across the country.
muzu.tv Video site dedicated to music including music videos, documentaries, TV shows, interviews, behind the scenes, tutorials and loads of exclusive and rare footage.Blog
shizzow(email waitinglist)Shizzow is a location-based social web service that we built with the goal of helping you build quality relationships through face-to-face interaction.Blog
Yahoo GlueGet great images, videos, articles, and more all on one page. Glue topic pages help you get to all the information you want with just one click.Gluing Together the Best Content on the Web
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Hoovers, the business information company, has released their own Hoovers API, aka HAPI. This new API enables developers to create applications that utilize Hoovers database of 27 million companies and 34 million business executives (details at
Earlier this week Intuit announced the release of a new web application that allows QuickBooks users to visualize customer data on a map mashup. The Customer Explorer, developed by SpatialKey, is provided as a free
Microsoft has released a significantly enhanced version of their Live Search API. Live Search API 2.0 offers increased flexibility in terms of API protocols (REST/XML and JSON are now offered, in addition to the original SOAP
Elsevier, the worlds leading publisher of science and health information, has announced the Article 2.0 Contest, which invites developers to create innovative applications related to scientific journals and articles using the Elsevier Article 2.0 API. The
Popular hyperlocal news and information service Outside.in recently released an API (our Outside.in API Profile) that provides developers with a way to access up-to-the-minute, location-based news. Based on its “news around you” feature, Radar,
With all of the new APIs opening-up these days and increasing emphasis on development in the cloud, its timely that next week is Mashup Camp. Now in its eighth run, it is free
With all of the new APIs opening-up these days and increasing emphasis on development in the cloud, its timely that next week is Mashup Camp. Now in its eighth run, it is free
The winners of Washington D.C.s Apps for Democracy mashup contest were announced by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and CTO Vivek Kundra. The contest invited software developers to utilize Washingtons large public data
San Francisco-based Urban Mapping has released a new Mass Transit Proximity API that allows developers to easily tap into the companys Mass Transit Database. The RESTful API includes two search methods to retrieve results
One of the many frustrations that mashup developers (and web developers in general) run into is trying to use contextual ads for sites with lots of dynamic content. By their very nature, mashups typically tap
Its not often we see an API go on sale. But thats what Google is doing with their announced a Google AdWords API. They have a new version update but along with it, they have holiday
The world of music is not just where the phrase mashup originated, it is also one of the most popular types of web mashups. With over 40 music APIs to choose from, developers have created
You may remember our previous blog post on ShowUsABetterWay.com, a web site set up by the UK Governments Power of Information Task Force as a resource for public involvement in the use of government data
BooRah, the restaurant search service, has announced the release of the BooRah API. The API augments the existing BooRah syndication platform, which is currently used by newspapers and other web sites that have
The Echo Nest API, a suite of web services for music search and recommendations, officially launched at DEMOfall08. As they say: Input any song and get an XML description of its content. Its a very
Google has just announced that its Visualization API (our API Profile) now supports server-side data requests. In essence, the API now supports an open-wire protocol that allows individuals and organizations to create visualizations directly
Last week ProgrammableWeb crossed one of its biggest milestones thus far when we added our 1,000th web service API to our directory. This is a long way from the 32 APIs we started with back in
iKnow, a social learning site launched last month by Japanese company Carego, have launched an API (our iKnow profile) to allow third parties to add a little Learning and Linguistic magic to applications, widgets
With one week left to go, Black Friday (aka the day after Thanksgiving) is almost upon us. Historically, Black Friday sales were typically called After-Thanksgiving sales, but thanks to a growing number of websites leaking retailer promotions, Black Friday has
Last year, I compiled a very popular list of 80 Photoshop Text effects. Since then, a lot of new and spectacular text effects tutorials have been created. Not much more to add to this statement. Just take a look at
We like to keep all kinds of lists; wish lists, checklists, lists of lists you get the picture. In this roundup we will focus on services specializing in wish lists (things we want) and checklists (things we want to get
How did Internet Explorer become the number one browser in the world? Simple - it came with every new computer you purchased, pre-installed and ready to go. Now it seems Google is contemplating doing the same with their browser, Google
196-item Walmart Black Friday 2008 Ads Posted Officially. The entire e-circular, with additional great deals, will go live on the site Monday and will appear here: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=542313
Social news community Mixx is seeing healthy growth ever since they left stealth mode. They got a nice traffic spike last May after CNN integrated Mixx it buttons in their articles, roughly doubling their number of unique monthly visitors to
Communicating your clients is a necessary evil of contract web development, design, programming, writing, or any other freelance art form. Some clients are great they communicate what they need very clearly from the get-go and things go smoothly from
Google is embracing a new security standard for its Gadgets online widget platform by adding support for the OAuth system.The open standard is designed to allow sites to share user information securely for mash-up apps while still allowing users to
Yahoo has sold its European shopping comparison site, Kelkoo, to a U.K.-based venture company, Jamplat.The price of the deal was not known, although ex-chief executive Pierre Chappaz claimed on his blog that the sale price was less than 100 million
Yieldex, a one-year-old company with a product for forecasting online ad inventory, is the winner of Amazon Web Services startup challenge. The prize: $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in AWS credits, and a potential investment from Amazon.
Google has added a helping of people power to its search with Google SearchWiki, which enables users to customise their search results by re-ranking, deleting and even adding new search results.
You know that connecting to colleagues online has real benefits, but there are some things holding you back. If youre worried about wasting time, losing your privacy, or struggling with your technical skills, dont be most social networks are
At 10:15 pm I discovered that I had not brought a Macbook power supply on the trip. I was in a hotel on Coronado Island, and early the next morning I was flying to an aircraft carrier off San Diego
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Make money: not by building an internet company, but by using the net as a tool to create value and get paid. Use the internet as a tool, not as an end. Do it when you are part of a
The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers just released their quarterly report on U.S. online advertising revenues. For the quarter, they estimate online advertising revenues were almost $5.9 billion ($5.865 billion, to be exact), which is an 11 percent increase from
An electric version of the popular gas-powered Mini Cooper was unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show. 500 lockable garage owners get the chance to test drive the green machine
Adam and Josh sat down with Kevin Marks from Google. We chatted about Microformats, Open Social, The social graph api, etc.Click here for show notes.Download Podcast
Adam and I visited the posh South Park Engine Yard office to talk with Ezra Zygmuntowicz. We covered hosting, managing open source, and even a bit about writing a book.Click here for show notes.Download Podcast
Adam and Josh sat down with Tom Preston-Werner and Chris Wanswrath. They are two of the three guys behind the genius that is github. They also talk a bit about previous projects like FamSpam and Gravatar.Click here for show notes.Download
Adam and Josh sat down with Blaine in Miami to pick his brain about scaling twitter, among many other topics. *Note: Blaine was workng for twitter at the time still.Click here for show notes.Download Podcast
Josh and Adam sat down with Kathy Sierra to talk about creating passionate users, building web apps, and Tasty Planner.This edition of The Web 2.0 Show is brought to you by the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, with special
DIGG THIS!! Josh and I interview Kevin Rose and Gary Vaynerchuk at the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami, FL.Make sure you follow Kevin and Gary on Twitter. You might as well follow us too while you’re at it:
Josh and Chris interview Founder and CEO of (http://www.google.com/search?q=Aaron+Patzer “Aaron Patzer – Google Search”). Aaron is the visionary and technical mind behind Mint.com.Mint is a free personal finance web application that takes about two minutes to setup that links directly
Chris and I sat down and talked about the new website and how we built it. We also talked about our rails rumble app. Go "vote ":http://vote.railsrumble.com for all the apps!Click here for show
Chris and I sit down and talk to Jeff from YikeSite. Our apologies on the delay as we have been working on the new website. Come take a gander :)Click here for show notes.Download Podcast
Chris rejoined the cast to chat with David Wadler from Twistage, a roll your own YouTube like video distribution service. After an initial recording snafu, we get rolling and discuss the online video distribution, content distribution networks, pirating media, and
Jon Maddox and I sit down to chat with part of the rails core and prototype core peeps to talk about their new company and their upcoming software directed at developers.Click here for show notes.Download Podcast
Chris and I sat down to talk with John O’Halloran from Trailfire. Listen to us chat about the fall of the USSR, the original intent of the web, and other interesting topics.Click here for show notes.Download Podcast
We finally have the long lost episode we have promised forever! Chris and I sat down to chat about a ton of differnt things, then I followed up with an interview of Bill Nguyen from Lala. Bill and I chatted
Hey guys, we have finally posted the latest show! Chris and I chatted with Kevin Burton of TailRank. Chris swears he will update this post with shows notes…Click here for show notes.Download Podcast
Sorry about the delay, loyal listeners. I deliver to you a show recorded while at the Future of Web Apps Conference. Chris and I were able to sit down with a fascinating gentleman named Kristopher Tate. The podcast details some
Daring Fireball: Google Mobile Uses Private iPhone APIsFascinating analysis of how the new Google Mobile voice command uses undocumented iPhone APIs. It seems like unfair advantage and Google is getting special treatment on the platform. Definitely makes Android seem friendlier
Dont Buy Into These 10 Social Media Myths | SocialComputingMagazine.comSocial media can produce numerous benefits for you and your brand. Of course, as the bandwagon for social media has filled up, many myths have been spread. This list of 10
Expanding the Cloud: Amazon CloudFront - All Things DistributedWerner Vogels looks at Amazon's new cloud offering: A content distribution network based on S3 that is 'dead simple.' And inexpensive.10 Semantic Apps to Watch - One Year Later - ReadWriteWebAfter years
FT.com / Companies / Media - Rival forecast to catch YouTubeSome very useful strategic datapoints on online video and the race for financial success. YouTube wins hands down in traffic and will for the foreseeable future but Hulu is expected
Enterprise 2.0 Blog » Blog Archive » Social Media vs. Knowledge Management: A Generational WarA long series of excellent points made by Venkatesh Rao. Traditional KM is ingrained in many organizations and it's a good analogue to what's happening in
How Nikes Social Network Sells to Runners - BusinessWeekExcellent video and article about how Nike using the sharing of running data and a community site to drive customer engagement and business outcomes. Not to be missed given some other large
Vacation Rental Site Raises $250 Million - Bits Blog - NYTimes.comDefying conventional wisdom that most investors are hunkering down during the downturn, Internet firm http://HomeAway.com raises $250 million. Just goes to show you that market leaders don't watch the market
Why Traditional Recession Tactics Are Doomed To Fail This Time - Umair HaqueExcellent piece on why what we do in business won't sustain us through the recession. We have to do something different. Good compliment to our discussion of using
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