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August 2007 Archives

How JavaScript is Slowing Down the Web (And What To Do About It)
Written by Alex Iskold / August 15, 2007 1:18 AM / 58 Comments
A single line of JavaScript is what powers a lot of blogging technologies these days. Widgets, sharing tools, visitors tracking, advertisers. In many cases a single line of JavaScript Continue reading »


ThinkFree Reaches 1 Million Hosted Documents
Written by Richard MacManus / August 15, 2007 12:23 AM / 1 Comments
digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/tech_news/ThinkFree_Reaches_1_Million_Hosted_Documents'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Web Office suite provider ThinkFree has announced it has hit the 1 Million mark in number of hosted documents, up Continue reading »


Movable Type 4.0 Launched
Written by Richard MacManus / August 14, 2007 9:44 PM / 10 Comments
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Movable_Type_4_0_Launched'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Six Apart has today announced the commercial release of Movable Type 4, just over two months since it was launched Continue reading »


The Filter Releases New Version of Music Recommendation Software
Written by Richard MacManus / August 14, 2007 4:12 PM / 1 Comments
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/The_Filter_Music_Recommendation_Software'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; The Filter, a social music recommendation service backed by rock star Peter Gabriel, has released a new version of their Continue reading »


New Study Shows that Online Creativity and E-learning Popular with Kids
Written by Richard MacManus / August 14, 2007 12:33 PM / 7 Comments
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/New_Study_Shows_that_Online_Creativity_and_E_learning_Popular_with_Kids'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; A new study released today by the National School Boards Association shows that 96 percent of students with online access Continue reading »


eBay's Multi-pronged Attack on Craigslist Takes Shape
Written by Josh Catone / August 14, 2007 11:45 AM / 9 Comments
digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/tech_news/eBay_s_Multi_pronged_Attack_on_Craigslist_Takes_Shape'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; When eBay launched their popular overseas classifieds service Kijiji in the United States last month, it seemed sort of an Continue reading »


Yahoo! Customers Most Satisfied, Ask Biggest Gainer
Written by Josh Catone / August 14, 2007 11:14 AM / 1 Comments
If you looked at some of the digg comments left during our Yahoo! week, you would believe that Yahoo! has a real problem brewing with customer service. "Yahoo is Continue reading »


Google to Offer Embeddable Maps
Written by Josh Catone / August 14, 2007 9:50 AM / 5 Comments
Last week, when writing about Google's MyMaps product, I remarked that it was "odd that Google doesn't allow MyMaps creations to be embedded." Today, APC magazine reports that Google will Continue reading »


Web Tech News - New R/WW Links Blog
Written by Richard MacManus / August 13, 2007 11:28 PM / 6 Comments
We've started a new links blog here at Read/WriteWeb, called Web Tech News. As the name suggests, this mini-blog will cover Web Technology news on a daily basis. We're focusing


Online Music Week: Top 10 Music Search Engines, Live Concert Recordings on USB Sticks
Written by Richard MacManus / August 13, 2007 11:04 PM
This week's Read/WriteWeb Files is about Online Music. And the whole R/WW family is contributing. Both AltSearchEngines and last100 have written posts on this theme. AltSearchEngines has listed their Top Continue reading »


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