ReadWriteWeb: October 2008 Archives

Announcing a Major New ReadWriteWeb Project: The Jobwire

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / October 28, 2008 9:59 AM / 11 Comments

We're excited to introduce today the launch of a new content channel here at ReadWriteWeb. It's called the ReadWriteWeb Jobwire and it's a site dedicated to reporting on people who

The End of Snippet View: Google Settles Lawsuit with Book Publishers

Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 28, 2008 9:54 AM / 1 Comments

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Google today announced that it has reached a deal with book publishers to settle two copyright lawsuits over potential copyright violations in its Google Book Search product. This $125 million Continue reading »

Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)

Written by Richard MacManus / October 28, 2008 9:00 AM / 55 Comments

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Microsoft announced this morning at its PDC conference that the next release of Microsoft Office will include browser-based versions of some of its main office software products - Word, Excel, Continue reading »

Zimbra Heads Into the Cloud

Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 28, 2008 8:50 AM / 3 Comments

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Given yesterday's cloud computing announcements from Microsoft, it only seems reasonable for Yahoo to make at least some announcements about cloud computing as well. Today, Yahoo announced that it will Continue reading »

Google Labs Adds More Gmail Goodness: Gadgets for Calendar, Docs

Written by Rick Turoczy / October 27, 2008 8:23 PM / 21 Comments

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If you use Google's apps, you likely find yourself spending an inordinate amount of time in Gmail. And with good reason. Gmail is where the majority of the activity is Continue reading »

Microsoft Azure Aims to Re-define the OS

Written by Richard MacManus / October 27, 2008 3:48 PM / 7 Comments

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I'm at the Microsoft PDC in Los Angeles, where I was among a small group of bloggers and analysts who had a roundtable today with Microsoft executives Ray Ozzie (Chief Continue reading »

Microsoft Windows Live Supports OpenID

Written by Rick Turoczy / October 27, 2008 1:18 PM / 9 Comments

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OpenID - the "free and easy way to use a single digital identity across the Internet" - has rapidly gained traction as a login credential for Web 2.0 apps and Continue reading »

Vanno Brings Digg-Style Voting to Company Reputations (500 Invites)

Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 27, 2008 12:00 PM / 7 Comments

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We have surely seen our fair share of Digg-style social news sites over the last few years. The latest entrant into this market is Vanno, which puts an interesting and Continue reading »

Online Image Editing Suite Aviary Comes Out of Private Beta (Discount for RWW Readers)

Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 27, 2008 11:30 AM / 9 Comments

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Aviary, an impressive suite of online image editing tools, just launched after an extensive private beta test. The suite consists of the Phoenix image editor, the Peacock image laboratory, which Continue reading »

Memiary: Save Your Life From the Oblivion of Forgetfulness

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / October 27, 2008 10:47 AM / 12 Comments

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I don't remember what I did last Monday, do you? I'd have to think pretty hard to remember what I did even on my last birthday, and that was only Continue reading »

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