ReadWriteWeb: June 2008 Archives

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 25, 2008 10:10 AM / 3 Comments

Social news site Mixx introduced a new feature today: Mixx Communities. Mixx always had a strong emphasis on 'groups,' but the Mixx Communities take this to a different level by Continue reading »

WikiCafe: MetaCafe Invites Users to Edit Video Metadata

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 25, 2008 7:35 AM / 2 Comments

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Popular video sharing website MetaCafe just announced the launch of a fascinating new experiment it's calling WikiCafe - the ability for any registered user to "edit, enhance, and even translate Continue reading »

The Top 40 Online Video Producers in May - This List Might Surprise You

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 25, 2008 6:51 AM / 5 Comments

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We're watching the media landscape change in real time and one of the most interesting ways that's happening right now is through new online video producers breaking the monopoly of Continue reading »

PutPlace Launches Public Beta

Written by Sarah Perez / June 25, 2008 6:00 AM / 5 Comments

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Last year, we told you about PutPlace, an online application designed to help you manage all your digital media. PutPlace isn't just your usual file backup service, though - it Continue reading »

Mainstream Web Watch: OleOle Football

Written by Richard MacManus / June 25, 2008 1:56 AM / 5 Comments

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Sticking with the sporting theme, and in deference to the European Championship currently in progress in Austria and Switzerland, our latest look at mainstream use of web 2.0 is a Continue reading »

China's Facebook Clones

Written by Gang Lu / June 24, 2008 11:00 PM / 18 Comments

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Facebook has launched a Japanese version and a Chinese version (the latter announced this week). However, many Facebook clones have been in operation in China for a long time. So Continue reading »

Evri Beta Launches: Search Less - Understand More

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 24, 2008 9:01 PM / 5 Comments

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Evri, a Paul Allen backed semantic search engine, is launching into a limited beta tonight. Evri was first shown publicly at the D6 conference. Evri's CEO Neil Roseman likes to Continue reading »

Why Social News Sites Must Implement Social Search

Written by Muhammad Saleem / June 24, 2008 4:19 PM / 7 Comments

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Social news sites such as Digg, Propeller, Reddit, StumbleUpon, where the community decides what content is worthy and what content isn't, are powerful enough to drive tens of thousands of Continue reading »

Amazon's Bezos Invests in Twitter

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 24, 2008 12:14 PM / 35 Comments

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Twitter just announced yet another sum of funding, this including money from Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezo's fund Bezos Expeditions. The company says the money will be spent on building up Continue reading »

Does Creative Commons Work? Check Out the New Case Studies Database

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 24, 2008 11:41 AM / 2 Comments

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The Creative Commons Foundation launched a much-needed database of case studies today, highlighting CC licensed content from around the world. Creative Commons licenses are built on top of international copyright Continue reading »

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