ReadWriteWeb is looking for a new blogger to join our team. Ideally we're after a blogger based in Silicon Valley, who can attend the local events on our behalf and meet with startups. However we'll consider non-Valley bloggers too. The role description is basically: cover breaking web tech news and product reviews. So don't worry, you won't have to write long, analytical posts like many RWW writers do :-) If this sounds like you, email the editor with the subject line 'RWW Writer Position'.
News aggregation sites aren't anything new to us. There are sites like Techmeme, Popurls, Techsted, Alltop, and more that get the job done. So when we took a look at Smashing Feeds we weren't all that excited about it, until we discovered something that the other sites don't have: Twitter and FriendFeed link aggregation.
One of the most interesting aspects of Web 2.0 these days is how it's beginning to create change in 'the real world'. While geek-friendly apps like FriendFeed, Twitter and Google Reader get a lot of attention in our little world, there is a whole other world out there in which the Web is making a difference. One very important example is healthcare. Check out the video below. It's about diabetes in the Internet age, but its message is relevant to the entire healthcare industry.
Interoperability between instant messaging (IM) clients is something a lot of users have wished for. More specifically, we wish it was standard and provided right out of the box instead of having to turn to third parties such as Adium, Digsby, Trillian, or Pidgin. Yet there seems to be a problem with the concept of interoperability for the companies of the more popular IM clients.
For any blogger, your first chicklet was probably your RSS subscriber stats via FeedBurner. For some, this chicklet marked the beginning of a long journey ahead. It was a sign that your blog was prospering and someone out there was listening. Now, your prosperity and popularity doesn't have to be limited to just your blog. Here are a few chicklets from popular sites and services to show off on your blog.
Last month, Facebook rolled out Facebook chat to its entire network of users. Now, you can chat with all your Facebook friends without adding yet another Facebook app. However, we all know that next generation apps won't be pushed around by the browser and we don't think that Facebook chat is an exception to this theory. So here are a few ways to use Facebook chat outside of Facebook.
Here are some of the highlights from the week's Web Tech action on ReadWriteWeb. On the product side we covered the iPhone 2.0 announcement, reviewed 6 Adobe AIR apps for work, checked out the new MySpace and Last.fm re-designs, looked at Coke's social media play, and interviewed the co-founder of Mobile Web startup Skydeck. On the trends side, we provided real-time notes on the Future of the Web debate (featuring Tim Berners-Lee), looked into Google's data mining, analyzed the latest social networking stats, checked out the NYC tech scene, and explored the future of novels.
Earlier this week we ran a poll about the latest version of the iPhone announced at Apple's WWDC event in San Francisco. The results were a little surprising, in that only half (52%) of respondents thought iPhone 2.0 was a solid release -- just over 1 in 5 of those thought it was revolutionary. But overall, 20% thought it was 'meh' and about 25% were unimpressed.
Recently, there have been a few conflicting reports about the current popularity of social networks here in the U.S. On one hand, you have reports that point toward the growth of social networks and their continuing crossover into mainstream use. On the other hand, recently released stats on visitor data show that these networks are maturing and plateauing. So, what's really going on here?
paidContent is reporting that Technorati has raised $7.5 million of planned $10 million fourth round of funding. That would bring the total amount raised by the blog search engine to about $30 million. Google Blog Search has greatly eaten into Technorati's share of the blog search market, and the company changed CEOs last August. We documented the company's struggles last year, but now we'd like to ask you if Technorati is still relevant. What blog search engine do you use?
