As we reported yesterday, CNN is this weekend re-launching its website as an enhanced multimedia site - packed with web 2.0 features such as recommendations and user generated content. The Continue reading »

In the week building up to the release of the iPhone on Friday evening US, we've been exploring web apps for the iPhone. We also reviewed the first iPhone Development Continue reading »

The Weekly Wrapups have been a feature of Read/WriteWeb since the beginning of January 2005 (when they were called Web 2.0 Weekly Wrapups). Nowadays the Wrapup is designed for those Continue reading »

Over the past year or so we've seen many mainstream publications 'web 2.0-ize' their web presence. BBC has been a leading force, while in March USA Today announced a re-design. Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/tech_news/Who_s_Asking_A_Roundup_of_35_Question_and_Answer_Sites'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Yesterday Google's Russian Blog announced the launch of a new site on Google Russia called "Questions and Answers." The site Continue reading »

The Beta testing trail took us to an interesting new private beta site called Zude. This app is deploying cross domain drag-and-drop technology to allow users to create a unique Continue reading »

This post is a result of an email exchange between Greg Pass from Summize and myself (Alex Iskold). Big thanks to Greg for his original ideas and the technical collaboration. Continue reading »

For a long time, artisans wishing to sell their hand crafted goods generally had to do so locally through gift shops, swap meets, and craft fairs. Then in the mid-90s Continue reading »

It's possible the iPhone launch on Friday 29 June is more hype than substance - indeed the current poll we're running on R/WW has only 20% of respondants interested in Continue reading »

Written by Nitin Karandikar; all photos by Jeremiah Owyang The highlight of the Searchnomics 2007 conference today was a keynote, at the very end, by Marissa Mayer, Vice President, Search Continue reading »