Ask.com has just announced the next stage in its evolution as a major search engine. It is called Ask3D, a name which had me expecting an amazing new leap in Continue reading »

I'm pleased to announce the second network blog under the Read/WriteWeb umbrella, AltSearchEngines. This blog will be focused on search engines, in particular the hundreds of 'alternative' search engines that Continue reading »

SynthaSite came out of stealth mode today and launched an alpha tech preview of their online web publishing platform. The goal of SynthaSite is to bring the offline functionality of Continue reading »

At the Next Web conference in Amsterdam over the weekend, Tapan Bhat, the Yahoo! vice president of Front Doors, told attendees that search would not dominate the web in the Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/eyeOS_1_0_Launches'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; I've had a thing for WebOS products for quite some time. I first reviewed one of their number, EyeOS, in Continue reading »

The use cases for Twitter, the IM/blogging hybrid that has taken the blogger world by storm, continues to grow. Tonight I spotted Amazon.com using Twitter to announce Gold Box deals. Continue reading »

Thank you to our sponsors, for supporting Read/WriteWeb's mission to provide quality and original news and analysis about Web Technology. We make it a point to always write thoughtful posts Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/JFK_Terrorists_use_Google_Earth'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; There is an old truism - we can not stop progress. The truism has been used to justify investments in Continue reading »

The Next Web Conference happened today in Amsterdam. It was a one day event hosted by Scott Rafer of MyBlogLog fame and was a mix of presentations from startups and Continue reading »

The R/WW Weekly Wrapup is sponsored by: Here is a summary of the week's Web Tech action on Read/WriteWeb. Note that you can subscribe to the weekly wrapups, either via Continue reading »