ReadWriteWeb: September 2008 Archives

Written by Sarah Perez / September 17, 2008 9:00 AM / 4 Comments

SemantiFind is a newly launched semantic search tool which made its debut at the recent DEMO conference. Unlike other semantic search engines such as Hakia and the recently acquired Powerset, Continue reading »

Rumor: Google to Buy Valve

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 17, 2008 8:10 AM / 5 Comments

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According to a number of rumors this morning, Google is about to acquire the well-known game development company Valve. Valve is best known for its Half-Life games and Steam, a Continue reading »

Jott's Move From Free to Premium - Bait and Switch or Good Business?

Written by Jason Rothbart / September 17, 2008 2:30 AM / 8 Comments

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Many Web 2.0 companies have tried to make money by charging for their product, but it can be hard work - especially if the product started out as free. Jott, Continue reading »

MyDebates.org: MySpace Gets Political

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 16, 2008 9:00 PM / 128 Comments

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MySpace today announced that it will work together with the Commission for Presidential Debates (CPD) to broadcast the upcoming presidential debates in the U.S. live on the social networking site. Continue reading »

Seven Social Media Consultants That Deliver Tangible Value

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 16, 2008 5:12 PM / 44 Comments

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Is social media nothing but snake oil? Sometimes it can seem that way. As economies shift and trends emerge, would-be experts start popping up like weeds. Really good social media Continue reading »

Cognition Announces "World's Largest Semantic Map"

Written by Richard MacManus / September 16, 2008 9:55 AM / 8 Comments

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Cognition Technologies, a Semantic Web company that specialises in Natural Language Processing (NLP) search, is today announcing the release of what it claims is "the largest commercially available Semantic Map Continue reading »

Yubikey: Your Key To Securing the Web

Written by Sarah Perez / September 16, 2008 9:50 AM / 10 Comments

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A company who believes they have the solution to our online security woes is Yubico, makers of a small USB dongle known as the Yubikey. This ingenious authentication solution Continue reading »

Google Audio Indexing: Keyword Searches for Political Videos

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 16, 2008 9:25 AM / 3 Comments

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Two months ago, Google released a widget for iGoogle that allowed users to search for keywords in election related speeches on YouTube. Today, Google expanded the scope of this search Continue reading »

Maghound: Like Netflix for Magazine Subscriptions

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 16, 2008 8:29 AM / 7 Comments

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Time Inc. service offers cool idea, uninspired selection. Time Inc. launched its much anticipated magazine meta-subscription service Maghound today. The idea is that for a small fee, starting at three Continue reading »

OpenZine: Play Magazine Editor For a Day

Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 16, 2008 8:14 AM / 1 Comments

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Chances are, you have seen one of those photocopied, five dollar zines about anything from local bands to organic gardening in your favorite magazine store. Florida based startup OpenZine is Continue reading »

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