Let‚Äôs start from the premise that Search is ‚Äúgame-over‚Ä?. Google has won. The best explanation of Google‚Äôs dominance is in this Read/WriteWeb post. But if there is a Google-killer out Continue reading »

Web Office suite vendor ThinkFree has offered 50 invites to get into the ThinkFree Premium closed beta. The first 50 respondees who send an email to the inbox readwriteweb@thinkfree.com will Continue reading »

Continuing their aggressive push into the online advertising market, Microsoft today announced that it had acquired the online ad exchange AdECN. The deal was first announced by Kevin Johnson, the Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/music/SeeqPod_Music_and_Recommendation_Search_Engine'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; The team behind SeeqPod, a music search and recommendation engine, believes strongly in what they call "playable search." SeeqPod trawls Continue reading »

Earlier this week I wrote about my favorite iPhone features. Most of you agreed that the iPhone is a unique, breakthrough device that is years ahead of other smart Continue reading »

The world of webtop publishing (WTP) has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years, with plenty of services feeling as good, if not better, than many Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Syndication_Wars_2007_Atom_s_Time_is_Nigh_With_Google_on_its_Side'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Tim Bray announced today on his blog that the Atom Publishing Protocol, a way to create and update Web resources, Continue reading »

37Signals relaunched their Backpack service today. The app's back end code was completely rebuilt from scratch, according to Jason Fried, and the service also got a new UI to match Continue reading »

ZipGarage is a new site for garage sale enthusiasts to list and scout out local garage sales (or rummage sales, or yard sales, or whatever your preferred nomenclature) in the Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/tech_news/Cloning_Web_2_0_A_Look_at_Copycat_Applications'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; I know I recently railed against copycat sites -- I assure you that the irony of this post isn't lost Continue reading »