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June 2008 Archives

Google Media Server Launched - Google Enters the PC to TV Arena
Written by Steve O'Hear, last100 editor / June 27, 2008 11:30 AM
Google today made its own contribution to solving the PC to TV problem with the release of Google Media Server. The Windows-only software works in conjunction with Google’s desktop search Continue reading »


Introin: Matchmaking for Renters
Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 27, 2008 11:28 AM / 1 Comments
Finding the right apartment to live in can be a daunting and time consuming task. Introin tries to make this process easier by creating a platform where prospective renters can Continue reading »


WikiTrust Evaluates Wikipedia Text by Author Reputation
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 27, 2008 10:05 AM / 8 Comments
Researchers at the University of California at Santa Cruz have built a test extension called WikiTrust that evaluates every word on Wikipedia and highlights text that was added by authors Continue reading »


Mobile Advertising Has Potential
Written by Sarah Perez / June 27, 2008 10:05 AM / 7 Comments
Although nearly everyone today has a cell phone, mobile marketing is still very much in its infancy and marketers are struggling with how best to use the mobile platform to Continue reading »


Find New Facebook Friends...With Science!
Written by Sarah Perez / June 27, 2008 5:37 AM / 9 Comments
Signal Patterns, makers of scientific-based social web apps, have just released a Facebook app whose goal is to help you find new friends based on an in-depth personality assessment algorithm. Continue reading »


Why iYomu, a Social Network for Old People, Expired
Written by Richard MacManus / June 26, 2008 9:45 PM / 23 Comments
iYomu was a social network designed for adults, that launched in August 2007 with a splashy $1 million competition. Less than a year later, the company has closed its doors. Continue reading »


People in Tech: Mike Dunn, VP Interactive Media, Hearst
Written by Alex Iskold / June 26, 2008 6:50 PM / 1 Comments
The technologists behind large companies are always fascinating. Unlike entrepreneurs, who often code their vision into software, CTOs channel their vision through the engineers working for them. CTOs of modern Continue reading »


Rumor: Microsoft to Acquire Powerset for $100 Million
Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 26, 2008 3:35 PM / 5 Comments
Venturebeat reports that Microsoft might be close to acquiring the San Francisco based semantic search engine Powerset for about $100 Million. No announcement has been made yet by either party. Continue reading »


Does Open Sourcing Niche Web Apps Work?
Written by Sarah Perez / June 26, 2008 11:34 AM / 9 Comments
Recently, we've seen a couple of our favorite web apps go open source. The code for FF To Go, the popular mobile client for FriendFeed developed by RSSMeme creator Benjamin Continue reading »


MySpace Releases Data Availability API
Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 26, 2008 11:33 AM / 2 Comments
Social networking site MySpace is releasing a set of APIs later today that will allow developers to implement protocols for exchanging and synchronizing user profiles between their own applications and Continue reading »


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