ReadWriteWeb: June 2008 Archives

Written by Josh Catone / June 12, 2008 7:23 AM / 5 Comments

In April, eBay filed a notification with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeking permission to circumvent section 47 of the Australian Trade Practices Act of 1974, which disallows Continue reading »

Adobe AIR Goes to Work: 6 Apps for the Corporate Desktop

Written by Sarah Perez / June 12, 2008 5:00 AM / 13 Comments

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By now, you've heard of Adobe AIR - the cross-OS runtime that lets you run rich internet applications on your desktop. We've covered several of our favorite apps in the Continue reading »

Firefox 3 To Be Released On June 17th

Written by Corvida / June 11, 2008 8:50 PM / 16 Comments

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Mozilla has been announcing Release Candidates for Firefox 3 consistently for the past month. In fact, Firefox 3 RC 3 was just released earlier today. One could guess that Continue reading »

Will the Future Novel be More than Text on a Page?

Written by Josh Catone / June 11, 2008 7:32 PM / 19 Comments

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We all know what it looks like when a novel is adapted for film or television. But what would it look like when the novel format is adapted for the Continue reading »

Skydeck: Will It Be The First Billion Dollar Social Graph Company?

Written by Alex Iskold / June 11, 2008 5:40 PM / 12 Comments

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"...someone is going to build a billion-dollar company around the implicit social graph. And I'm betting on Skydeck." Jason Devitt Welcome to the second installment of our new People in Continue reading »

Live Blogging Future of the Web Debate

Written by Richard MacManus / June 11, 2008 12:56 PM / 5 Comments

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The Rensselaer interactive debate on the future of the Web is just starting now and is being webcast live here (note: Silverlight required). You can watch the debate and submit Continue reading »

iBreadCrumbs: A Browser Add-On for Web Research

Written by Sarah Perez / June 11, 2008 12:55 PM / 2 Comments

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iBreadCrumbs is a new web browser add-on designed specifically for students, researchers, professionals, or anyone who is doing research on the web. By clicking a toolbar button in your browser, Continue reading »

Future of the Web Debate - Starts in 2 Hours!

Written by Richard MacManus / June 11, 2008 10:45 AM / 8 Comments

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ReadWriteWeb is the exclusive Media Partner for an interactive debate on the future of the Web, which kicks off in a couple of hours time. The debate features Tim Berners-Lee Continue reading »

Extensis Launching Cross Platform, Web Friendly Font Server

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 11, 2008 10:44 AM

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Font management heavyweight Extensis will release a new product next week that it says will bring font management into the modern era. As non-designers, we're interested in the steps this Continue reading »

Prediction Markets vs. Survey Data: Fight!

Written by Josh Catone / June 11, 2008 10:29 AM / 3 Comments

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Prediction markets are speculative markets in which investors put money into ideas that are tied to a future event -- such as "Will the Lakers cover the spread?" The idea Continue reading »

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