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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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