We have written extensively at Read/WriteWeb about Attention and the Attention Economy. As a concept attention makes sense to anyone who is online today. We know when we are Continue reading »

Following the success of Facebook Week, every week on Read/WriteWeb we are going to focus on a particular Web Technology topic and investigate it. We'll write 4-5 feature posts on Continue reading »

Lending Club is an online lending community where people can borrow and lend money, bypass the banks, and supposedly get better rates. What's really interesting about this is that Lending Continue reading »

Alex Iskold wrote a great post on his company's blog, outlining conference tips for startups. It is written from a vendor or sponsor's point of view and makes for Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/business_finance/IM_Most_Valuable_Web_2_0_Tool_for_Enterprise'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; A new Forrester report states that Instant Messenging (IM) is by far the most valuable 'web 2.0' tool for enterprises: Continue reading »

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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Wikia_Acquires_Grub_from_Looksmart'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; As part of their ongoing quest to create an open, people-powered search platform, Wikia has acquired Grub, a ditributed web Continue reading »

iRovr is a social network built specifically for the iPhone. As near as I can tell, it launched to the public about 10 days ago and has just over 400 Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/tech_news/Hakia_Introduces_Semantic_Highlighter_and_Scoop_Button'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Today hakia added a hakia highlighter to their “meaning-based” search engine, producing a highlighted sentence inside a search result. The Continue reading »

Today MySpace announced a partnership with the Producer's Guild of America to hold a contest this fall, "The Storyteller Challenge," that will allow web content producers to compete for a Continue reading »