February 2011
93 posts
The Creative Web: Is SoundCloud the YouTube of... →
There are no shortage of consumption apps on the Web, especially since the iPad (in many ways the ultimate Web consumption device) arrived on the scene. But what about content creation apps? In…
Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like... →
Long-form blogs were once the outlet of choice for people to express themselves online, but now young Internet users favor on sites like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
The Apple Canvas: 10 Outstanding Works of iOS Art... →
The creative uses of the iPhone and iPad are getting more and more exciting. While we’ve brought you various iPhotography galleries in the…
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Augmented Reality Field Trips & the 150th... →
April 2011 will mark the 150th anniversary of the first hostilities of U.S. Civil War, and museums, municipalities, and historic sites are making their preparations for the events and…
Engadget Editor Quits, Slams the New “AOL Way” →
We’ve been hearing that some of AOL’s employees are unhappy with the company’s growing focus on boosting traffic above all else, but until now that has been limited to anonymous complaints and vague…
10 Essential Online Resources for Preparing Your... →
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social…
RT @HeydayDigital: Heyday wins ‘best use of HTML/CSS at the Onyas!
Par 140? Twitter Hits the PGA Tour →
Stewart Cink is the pro golfer with the most followers on Twitter, more than 1.2 million, and even Jack Nicklaus tweets.
10 Classy Cocktail Apps for Your iPhone →
If you’re passionate about crazy cocktails like the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, the Fuzzy Navel, or enjoy the odd Lady Godiva, then we have a treat for you.
While the App Store is home to some…
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How the Cloud Flattens Formats and Changes the Way... →
It’s a gradual move that we see people make to the cloud. It may seem slow at times but it is happening. What moves it along are the incremental changes to applications that make the…
President Obama Visits Intel to Highlight... →
President Obama visited Intel in Hillsboro, Oregon today to discuss education and technology (and this ReadWriteWeb writer attended her first Presidential media event.)
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART] →
The first rule of Twitter trends: Never underestimate the power of American awards shows. While we’ve consistently seen international sports,…
RT @webstock: And the big one! The Most Oustanding Website for 2011 is…. Down to the Wire! Congratulations Heyday! #ONYAs
Check Your JavaScript with JSHint, a Fork of... →
Paul Irish and Anton Kovalyov have launched an online tool for checking your JavaScript code for errors and problems. JSHint aims to be more flexible and support more environments than JSLint
Internet Down in Libya As “Day of Rage” Fatalities... →
According to numerous reports around the web tonight, Internet access in Libya has been shut down. Facebook, Twitter and other sites, including Al…
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Libya Shuts Down Internet →
Rensys reports that Libya has completely shut down their Internet as of midnight Saturday local time. “Renesys confirms that the 13 globally routed Libyan network prefixes were withdrawn……
China Assails New U.S. Policy on Internet Freedom →
The Foreign Ministry said a new Obama administration policy was an attempt to meddle in the affairs of other countries.
New Reports Peg Zynga Valuation at $10 Billion,... →
Reports earlier this week pegged Zynga’s valuation between $7 billion and $9 billion. It turns out, that valuation might be more like $10 billion. According to separate reports from
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How the Nokia/Microsoft Partnership Affects... →
Just prior to the start of this week’s annual Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Microsoft and Nokia shook up the mobile industry with the announcement that Nokia would abandon work on…
As Online Communications Stymie Wiretaps,... →
Online communication companies have to comply with wiretap orders, but often lack the ability to do so.
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Hacker Chat: Max Ogden Talks About CouchDB, Open... →
Max Ogden is a developer living in San Francisco. He’s a Code for America fellow and one of the founding developers of Couchappspora, an open source social network built with Apache…
First Came the Machine That Defeated a Chess... →
Watson, the “Jeopardy!”-playing I.B.M. computer, was preceded in artificial intelligence by Deep Blue, which defeated a world chess champion.
LinkedIn Spoofs ’80s Corporate Instruction Videos →
Showing both a sense of humor and a willingness to explore new vehicles for advertisers, LinkedIn has produced a FedEx-sponsored series of retro…
After Winning Jeopardy, What's Next for IBM's... →
With a victory that was certainly commendable but not really all that surprising, IBM’s supercomputer Watson successfully finished the 3-day Jeopardy tournament last night by beating its…
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HANDS ON: Kindle App For iPhone & iPad Now Shows... →
Not long after the Amazon Kindle got a software update that shows real page numbers, the feature is now available on the Kindle app for iOS. I…
Open Data Startup Factual Updates Its Datasets,... →
The open data service Factual has just updated some of its datasets and has also released a new iPhone SDK. The Los Angeles-based startup describes the move as another step towards its goal…
Google Announces Payment System for Digital... →
A day after Apple stirred up online publishers with its digital subscription plan, Google announced a service that aims to be more publisher-friendly.
RT @BtoBSocialMedia: Is Our Addiction to ROI Killing Social Media? http://bit.ly/a6mVgy
HOW TO: Jump-Start Your Career by Becoming an... →
David Spark is a veteran tech journalist and the founder of the media production and consulting firm Spark Media Solutions. Spark blogs…
Mobile Phones Will Serve as Central Hub to... →
At a keynote event during this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Qualcomm Chairman and CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs talked about how mobile technology could be used to connect non-phone,…
Egypt Leaders Found ‘Off’ Switch for Internet →
A blackout during protests has mesmerized technical experts and raised concerns about other governments.
App Developers Unhappy With Apple’s New... →
Dissension against Apple’s new in-app subscription policies is growing, with streaming music service Rhapsody openly opposing the new policy while…
HTC Upgrades Android Lineup With Desire S,... →
Besides the new tablet and the Facebook-enabled phones, HTC has today announced three new Android phones at the Mobile World Congress in…
Twitter's Goal: To Be Like "Water" →
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo gave a keynote speech at Mobile World Congress where he talked about Twitter’s growth, its goals and even its fears. “Twitter should be instant, simple and always…
Drumming Up More Addresses on the Internet →
When Vint Cerf allocated 4.3 billion addresses, in 1977, it seemed like plenty. But they’re almost used up.
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Fashism Goes to Fashion Week [PICS] →
Design label Timo Weiland and Fashism, a mobile startup that recently raised $1 million from a round of prominent investors, including Ashton…
Tonight on Jeopardy: Man vs. Robot in a Fight to... →
Here at ReadWriteWeb we are, I think you can safely say, obsessed with the upcoming robot-man slugfest on Jeopardy. We’ve covered it three separate times already. Tonight is the first…
Cooliris’ New LiveShare App Refocuses on... →
Palo Alto startup Cooliris has built its reputation by creating a slick experience for browsing photos, videos, and other media, but now it’s making the famous Silicon Valley “pivot” with a new…
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From Darling to Death and Back Again: Pandora... →
Online music recommendation service Pandora has had quite the ride over the last several years. In 2006, ReadWriteWeb named it a runner-up in the yearly Best Little Company round-up and we had…
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10 iPod Touch 4G Cases That Stand Out From the... →
Getting a case for your iPod touch is win-win. It lets you add a bit of personal style to your music device and protects it at the same time….
Israeli Archive and Google Team Up to Put... →
The Israeli Holocaust archive at Yad Vashem has been working with Google to make its information easier to find in search engines.