ReadWriteWeb: August 2008 Archives

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 29, 2008 9:33 AM / 6 Comments

While it can sometimes seem like Skype has been around forever, today only marks the 5th anniversary of the popular VOIP client. When it was first released, Skype marked a Continue reading »

Amazon's Mechanical Turk Used for Fraudulent Activities

Written by Sarah Perez / August 29, 2008 8:36 AM / 26 Comments

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Amazon's Mechanical Turk has fallen prey to social media spammers and it is now full of requests to spam bookmarking services for pennies per link. Although these HITs may stop Continue reading »

10 Android Apps We Will Actually Use

Written by Sarah Perez / August 29, 2008 6:52 AM / 13 Comments

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Yesterday, Google announced the winners of the Android Developer Challenge I, a contest that awarded cash prizes to the most innovative and promising applications designed for the upcoming mobile OS, Continue reading »

How to Rock Flickr Like a Champ

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 28, 2008 5:32 PM / 23 Comments

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Yahoo's wildly popular photo sharing site Flickr is a lot of fun to use, but it really helps to take some time and learn how to use it well. We've Continue reading »

Comcast Wants to Cap Downloads: Puts a Damper on Innovation

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 28, 2008 5:20 PM / 9 Comments

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Today, Comcast announced that it will amend its Acceptable Use Policy and add a clause to it that will establish a "monthly data use threshold" of 250 GB per month. Continue reading »

Online Dating: SpeedDate.com Raises $6 Million

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 28, 2008 3:30 PM / 6 Comments

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If you think regular online dating is still too slow and inconvenient, SpeedDate.com might just be the thing for you. The San Mateo based online dating service just raised $6 Continue reading »

Sweetcron: Your Lifestream on Your Server

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 28, 2008 10:43 AM / 32 Comments

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We were pretty excited when we first heard about Sweetcron, a self-hosted lifestreaming application developed by Yongfook. Today, after a bit of a delay, Sweetcron has finally released its software Continue reading »

Google Moves to Mainstream RSS With A Simple Name Change

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 28, 2008 9:14 AM / 34 Comments

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For all its supposed simplicity, Really Simple Syndication or RSS has continued to confuse and intimidate millions of people online years after its introduction. What can be done to make Continue reading »

"Facebook Helped Me Win," Claims Politician

Written by Sarah Perez / August 28, 2008 9:00 AM / 6 Comments

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In Tampa, Florida, one of the cities that comprises the megalopolis known as the Tampa Bay area, home to Busch Gardens, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and only minutes from beautiful Continue reading »

Jaiku Returns With Unlimited Invites

Written by Sarah Perez / August 28, 2008 6:35 AM / 18 Comments

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When Google acquired the microblogging service Jaiku in October of last year, many people had high hopes for Jaiku's future. Would a Google-flavored Twitter soon show up everywhere from iGoogle Continue reading »

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