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January 2007 Archives

Can Google Take Over The Internet
Written by Richard MacManus / January 23, 2007 2:33 AM / 18 Comments
We're piloting a new feature on Read/WriteWeb, called Point/Counterpoint. It's where two authors (John Milan and Alex Iskold in this case) argue two sides of an intriguing question. We'd also Continue reading »


Throwaway Identities
Written by Jitendra Gupta / January 23, 2007 1:53 AM / 17 Comments
Written by Jitendra Gupta of KarmaWeb and edited by Richard MacManus Social Media researcher danah boyd recently wrote in her blog about throwaway identities in MySpace: "Sara created a MySpace Continue reading »


IBM Launches Enterprise Social Networking Suite; Microsoft Helpfully Offers To Migrate IBM Customers Off It
Written by Richard MacManus / January 22, 2007 6:38 PM / 7 Comments
The big news today is that IBM has released an enterprise social networking suite, called Lotus Connections. The NY Times explains: "Lotus Connections has five components — activities, communities, dogear Continue reading »


3D Interfaces on the Web - Useful or Novelty?
Written by Richard MacManus / January 22, 2007 4:30 PM / 9 Comments
3D interfaces have been around since the Web began - and more than one dot com fell by the wayside partly because of an over-reaching 3D interface (cough, boo.com). Indeed Continue reading »


Metacritic - The Grand Daddy of Mashups
Written by Alex Iskold / January 22, 2007 1:52 PM / 10 Comments
Written by Alex Iskold and edited by Richard MacManus Metacritic, now a property of CNET, has been around since before the last bubble burst. The site has a unique system Continue reading »


Thanks R/WW Sponsors
Written by Richard MacManus / January 22, 2007 1:27 AM
A quick thank you to Read/WriteWeb's excellent sponsors, for supporting quality content on Web Technology. Thanks also to our fast growing community of readers - your comments and encouragement spur


RSS Company Syndicate IQ Shuts Down
Written by Richard MacManus / January 21, 2007 10:56 PM / 5 Comments
Another startup has bitten the dust, RSS company Syndicate IQ has "ceased operations" according to a notice on its homepage. Syndicate IQ was a company that provided feed management, statistics Continue reading »


Mobile 2.0 Company Directory
Written by Richard MacManus / January 21, 2007 10:14 PM / 3 Comments
Occasional Read/WriteWeb guest writer Rudy De Waele has started up a Mobile 2.0 wiki. Rudy's intro: "Following the response and feedback on "Understanding Mobile 2.0" article at Read/WriteWeb, I Continue reading »


Wiki Vendors Wrangle Over Wiki.com Domain
Written by Richard MacManus / January 19, 2007 2:12 PM / 11 Comments
Lately I've received some odd emails from wiki vendors Wikia and MindTouch about the domain wiki.com. A brief history: wiki.com (the domain name) was bought last year by entrepreneur John Continue reading »


Friday Poll: What Type Of RSS Reader Do You Use?
Written by Richard MacManus / January 19, 2007 1:03 PM / 33 Comments
Hitwise has released data that suggests Bloglines is still the clear leader in the RSS Reader stakes, with 3 times more US visits than its nearest web-based competitor Rojo. I Continue reading »


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