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May 2006 Archives

New Ask.com blog search and Bloglines upgrade (but no new UI)
Written by Richard MacManus / May 31, 2006 9:00 PM / 1 Comments
Ask.com is releasing a new blog search feature on their search engine, as well as integrating search more into their leading web-based RSS Reader Bloglines. You'll recall that Ask.com (or


The Google of Mobile Search
Written by Richard MacManus / May 31, 2006 3:17 PM / 2 Comments
Business 2.0 has an interesting write-up today on contenders in the mobile phone search industry. They point out that the Mobile Web is still a nascent technology. Well, to be


Macromedia's Kiwi Project is a tribute to me
Written by Richard MacManus / May 31, 2006 6:06 AM / 3 Comments
Spotted on the blogosphere (via Ryan Stewart): Macromedia's The Kiwi Project, which is about creating read/write web components for Flex. From the intro post: "With the rising interest in AJAX


Worldwide Internet Penetration is just 15%
Written by Richard MacManus / May 29, 2006 8:44 PM / 6 Comments
According to the Miniwatts Marketing Group's Internet Usage and World Population Statistics (last updated March 31, 2006), worldwide Internet penetration is only 15.7%! So much for the World Wide Web...


Mini apps - Bitty Browser and Wampad
Written by Richard MacManus / May 29, 2006 5:30 AM / 4 Comments
I've come across two nifty apps recently that demonstrate a couple of neat things: 1) mobile web utility, and 2) integration with other web services. Both of those things are


Firefox vs IE Smackdown!
Written by Richard MacManus / May 26, 2006 5:19 PM / 4 Comments
Well not really, but it seems you can't get much attention these days without using a controversial headline :-) Yesterday I live-blogged the Webstock conference speeches of Ben Goodger (Lead


Joel Spolsky's Blue Chip Products
Written by Richard MacManus / May 25, 2006 5:17 AM / 6 Comments
Today I had the pleasure of attending a web conference in my own hometown, Wellington. The conference is the fantastically named Webstock, a two-day show finishing tomorrow. The Webstock organizers


Top Ten Underserved Web 2.0 Markets
Written by Richard MacManus / May 23, 2006 8:59 PM / 27 Comments
Recently I posted a meta-list of Web 2.0 lists. My current favorite list is the eConsultant's Web 2.0 Directory. It has "1007 Web 2.0 sites/services/links in 50+ categories". Sacred Cow


Microsoft acquisitions and product strategies
Written by Richard MacManus / May 23, 2006 6:15 PM
The Microsoft VC Summit 2006 happened a week or two ago, but I've only just had a chance to review the posts that came out of it. If you're interested


Coming to terms with Web 2.0
Written by Richard MacManus / May 22, 2006 5:05 AM / 17 Comments
You know when Gartner and IBM pontificate on Web 2.0, that we've reached a point where the term has become generally acceptable - mainstream even. Well-known research firm Gartner has


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