ReadWriteWeb: September 2008 Archives

Browser Wars: WebKit Regains Lead Over Chrome

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 19, 2008 11:25 AM / 7 Comments

When Google released Chrome just a few weeks ago, we praised it for its innovative user interface and the speed of its JavaScript rendering engine, which blew away the competition. Continue reading »

Fairtilizer Launches Next-Gen Music Company

Written by Sarah Perez / September 19, 2008 10:01 AM / 17 Comments

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Fairtilizer isn't a record company - it's a new music company. What's the difference? A record company is about owning the rights to music and establishes an employer/employee relationship with Continue reading »

Rumor: EBay Trying to Sell StumbleUpon

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 19, 2008 9:22 AM / 16 Comments

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According to a report on TechCrunch, eBay is trying to sell the popular recommendation engine StumbleUpon, which eBay bought for $75 million in early 2007. It was never clear to Continue reading »

A Better Way To Collaborate: OpenACircle

Written by Sarah Perez / September 19, 2008 6:39 AM / 15 Comments

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OpenACircle is a new collaboration tool for teams which includes innovative screen-sharing and video conferencing features for instant collaboration with co-workers. This makes OpenACircle somewhat unique in the web-based project/task Continue reading »

Chrome Market Share: WebTrends Says 2%; Over 7% at ReadWriteWeb

Written by Richard MacManus / September 19, 2008 12:23 AM / 9 Comments

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Web analytics firm WebTrends reported today that mainstream Internet users are "embracing" the Google Chrome browser. In the third week since its launch, WebTrends states that Google Chrome is the Continue reading »

Zoho: The Little Engine That Could (Take on Both Microsoft and Google)

Written by Bernard Lunn / September 18, 2008 6:25 PM / 18 Comments

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We all love the David and Goliath story. What about David vs two Goliaths? That is the improbable story of Zoho, the Web Office startup competing head on with both Continue reading »

FriendFeed Dials Down the Noise With Duplicate Detection

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 18, 2008 4:06 PM

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In its early days, FriendFeed was known for releasing new features on an almost daily basis. That breakneck speed has slowed now that the lifestreaming and aggregation service has come Continue reading »

How Decoupled is The Innovation Economy From Rest of The Economy?

Written by Bernard Lunn / September 18, 2008 12:56 PM / 10 Comments

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What a week of market mayhem! How odd having that as the backdrop to the Web 2.0 Expo in New York. We have been sounding alerts about the economic backdrop Continue reading »

Amazon to Launch Content Delivery Network

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 18, 2008 10:10 AM / 3 Comments

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This morning, Amazon announced that it would soon launch a content delivery network (CDN). This new service, which does not have a name yet, will be complimentary to Amazon's existing Continue reading »

Finally: Joost Now Available on the Web

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 18, 2008 8:55 AM / 9 Comments

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Today, Joost announced that all of its content is now available directly on its website and not just through its desktop client. Joost was one of the most hyped-up companies Continue reading »

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