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April 2008 Archives

Using Semantic Search to Cure Disease, Prevent Animal Testing
Written by Richard MacManus / April 9, 2008 3:16 PM / 2 Comments
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One of the big trends in 2008 has been the emergence of what I call Semantic Apps - a kind of 'Web 2.0 Meets Semantic Web' app typified by startups Continue reading »


Twittermethis Is A Brilliant Marketing Experiment
Written by Josh Catone / April 9, 2008 1:14 PM / 10 Comments
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Twittermethis (as in, "Riddle me this") is a new Twitter marketing experiment from blogger Jim Kukral. The idea is simple: Everyday Kukral asks his followers on @twittermethis a question. The Continue reading »


Free Music Encourages Sales, Says Last.fm
Written by Sarah Perez / April 9, 2008 12:08 PM / 7 Comments
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Today, Last.fm is announcing some stats on their free streaming radio service and its impact on music sales. Contrary to what the labels would have you believe, it appears that Continue reading »


Truckers Using Social Networks to Organize Strike
Written by Josh Catone / April 9, 2008 11:06 AM / 7 Comments
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With diesel prices in the US hovering at just under $4/gallon nationally -- up over a dollar from last year -- independent truckers especially are starting to feel pain at Continue reading »


Where to Find Open Data on the Web
Written by Sarah Perez / April 9, 2008 9:46 AM / 38 Comments
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Today, a story on Techmeme caught our eye. It was entitled "We Need a Wikipedia for data," and the article, written by X-Googler Bret Taylor, discussed the difficulty of finding Continue reading »


Red Dog: Microsoft's Answer to App Engine and AWS?
Written by Josh Catone / April 9, 2008 9:36 AM / 7 Comments
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Kip Kniskern over at the LiveSide blog spotted a Microsoft job advert that appears to give some insight into a cloud computing platform under development at Redmond that could compete Continue reading »


Google Stiffs Nonprofits, Launches Second Rate Widget Builder With No Hosting
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / April 9, 2008 8:48 AM / 9 Comments
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The new Google Gadget Builder for Organizations looks like the easiest way there is to build a widget for webpages or a gadget for iGoogle. Intended for nonprofit organizations, the Continue reading »


Google Takes Down HuddleChat After Complaints About 37Signals Ripoff
Written by Richard MacManus / April 8, 2008 9:39 PM / 23 Comments
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Earlier today our Josh Catone interviewed 37Signal founder Jason Fried about the striking similarities between one of Google's App Engine demos, HuddleChat (a real-time chat application) and the Campfire app Continue reading »


Adobe Releases Media Player 1.0, Launches Adobe TV
Written by Josh Catone / April 8, 2008 9:01 PM / 7 Comments
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Today, Adobe is releasing the 1.0 version of its Media Player (AMP) software to the public. The player, which is an offline Flash video manager comparable to the Veoh player, Continue reading »


Why Data Portability is Important For Web Personalization
Written by Guest Author / April 8, 2008 8:27 PM / 8 Comments
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Fifteen or so years into the evolution of the web, we already have many of the key ideas and technologies in place to start describing and sharing personal preference information Continue reading »


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