digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Innovative_Web_Analytics_Tools'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; When most people think of free web analytics, they immediately think of Google Analytics. But there are many other free, Continue reading »

Could micropayments be the key to monetizing YouTube? The New York Times has an interesting article today about the history and future of micropayments. "In December 2000, Clay Shirky, an Continue reading »

Ars Technica is reporting that the National Football League in the US (i.e., football with your hands, not your feet), will begin streaming its games online this year. Subscribers of Continue reading »

This poll is about the Web Office, our feature this week. We're looking to find out your current word processing habits - have they changed much now that online word Continue reading »

This week Read/WriteWeb will be featuring a series of posts about the Web Office. Let's start by summarizing what exactly is a Web Office. In a June post we mentioned Continue reading »

Tonight Bloglines is launching a new design at beta.bloglines.com, which includes a new personalizable Start Page, more views, and drag and drop Ajax functionality. I spoke to new Bloglines GM Continue reading »

The Ajax version of Yahoo Mail has finally had its beta tag removed and is now the default interface for all Yahoo Mail accounts. The new service includes two interesting Continue reading »

Recently Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, has been throwing out warning signals about the Internet. He told the BBC that poor security and poor software Continue reading »

Mark Cuban says the Internet is dead and boring, but Fred Wilson says it isn't for him! Who's right? Well, both of them. Let me quickly explain (before you get Continue reading »

The Attention Economy is a marketplace where consumers agree to receive services in exchange for their attention. Examples include personalized news, personalized search, alerts and recommendations to buy. Note that Continue reading »