ReadWriteWeb: May 2008 Archives

Google Maps Coming to Media, AIR Desktops, via Flash API

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 14, 2008 11:30 AM / 4 Comments

At the Where 2.0 conference today Google announced the availability of a new Flash API for Google Maps. From Flash microsites to embedded media players to beautiful cross-platform AIR apps Continue reading »

Did Twitter Really 'Outshine' the Mainstream Press?

Written by Josh Catone / May 14, 2008 11:27 AM / 8 Comments

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We love Twitter just as much as any tech bloggers -- that should be clear to anyone who has read this blog over the past six months. But stories like Continue reading »

Digital Image Resources on the Deep Web

Written by Sarah Perez / May 14, 2008 8:33 AM / 9 Comments

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Sometimes you stumble across something that really makes you say "wow" and reminds you that there's so much more to this internet thing than just the latest web app. Case Continue reading »

Semantic Travel Search Engine UpTake Launches

Written by Josh Catone / May 14, 2008 6:00 AM / 8 Comments

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According to a comScore study done last year, booking travel over the Internet has become something of a nightmare for people. It's not that using any of the booking engines Continue reading »

Too Many Choices, Too Much Content

Written by Sarah Perez / May 14, 2008 4:00 AM / 42 Comments

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Sometimes it's just hard to keep up. In this technology-focused niche we all live in there are new applications, new initiatives, and new platforms that spring up every day, not Continue reading »

DiSo Project Figures Messina and Norris Join Vidoop

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 13, 2008 4:02 PM / 12 Comments

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Chris Messina and Will Norris, two leading community figures working on distributed social networking, identity and data portability, are joining the staff of OpenID provider Vidoop, the company will announce Continue reading »

Netvibes to Share Items With ReadBurner

Written by Corvida / May 13, 2008 3:07 PM / 3 Comments

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The RSS Aggregation niche has been very busy this week. Numerous changes and enhancements were recently made to RSS aggregator RSSmeme. However, another service that was once exclusively for Google Continue reading »

comScore: Yahoo! Buzz Overtakes Digg in April

Written by Richard MacManus / May 13, 2008 1:40 PM / 17 Comments

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Digg is in big trouble. We already know that Yahoo! Buzz, a beta social news service by Yahoo!, can drive a large amount of traffic and comments to websites. We Continue reading »

Slandr May be the Best (non iPhone) Mobile Twitter App Available

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 13, 2008 1:39 PM / 16 Comments

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Twitter is often thought of as a mobile application, but the mobile version of the service that the company itself offers is maddeningly feature-bare. Users can't read replies via m.twitter.com, Continue reading »

Report: Slowing Economy Finally Catches Up to Online Ads

Written by Josh Catone / May 13, 2008 10:59 AM / 6 Comments

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"The Internet is recession proof," is a sentiment we've heard trumpeted over and over and over again the past year. However, guest author Llew Claasen argued on this blog in Continue reading »

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