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Facebook Growth Explodes, Site Reaches 140 Million Active Users
Written by Sarah Perez / December 18, 2008 5:51 AM / 13 Comments
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If there's any doubt that Facebook is rapidly becoming the next big thing in social networks, you only need look at their recent statistics. According to new reports, in recent Continue reading »


Best BigCo of 2008: Apple
Written by Richard MacManus / December 18, 2008 1:00 AM / 4 Comments
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Every year we do a review of the top Internet companies, to identify the ones we think had the biggest impact. Today we're announcing the Best BigCo of 2008 and Continue reading »


Snackr Opens Beta Program
Written by Rick Turoczy / December 18, 2008 12:31 AM
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If you're as addicted to RSS feeds as we here at ReadWriteWeb, then you've no doubt tried Snackr, an Adobe Air based RSS ticker that provides a scrolling readout of Continue reading »


The iPhone is Apple's Netbook: Almost Half of All Traffic from WiFi Networks
Written by Frederic Lardinois / December 17, 2008 9:00 PM / 8 Comments
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According to the latest report from AdMob, 42% of all requests from iPhones to Admob's partners worldwide are coming in over WiFi instead of through the networks of mobile operators. Continue reading »


Entrepreneurs: We Will Happily Respect Your Embargoes
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / December 17, 2008 2:21 PM / 46 Comments
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Michael Arrington at TechCrunch said today that his site will no longer respect press embargoes, the informal system where press outfits agree to hold back publishing until an agreed upon Continue reading »


PayPal Reunion: Dave McClure Joins Founders Fund
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / December 17, 2008 1:51 PM
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Startup aficionado Dave McClure has formally joined VC firm the Founders Fund as an angel investor, according to an update he made to his LinkedIn profile this week. The Founders


Top 10 Real World Web Apps of 2008
Written by Frederic Lardinois / December 17, 2008 12:55 PM / 8 Comments
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Here at ReadWriteWeb, we love to talk about the latest and greatest Web 2.0 applications. However, while a lot of these services make our life on the Internet a lot Continue reading »


New Study Says You Watch A Lot of YouTube at Work
Written by Frederic Lardinois / December 17, 2008 10:25 AM / 4 Comments
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According to a new report by Nielsen Online (pdf), most online videos in the U.S. are watched at work between 9am and 5pm during the work week. 65% of all Continue reading »


Social Media in 2009: Our Predictions and Desires
Written by Sarah Perez / December 17, 2008 8:21 AM / 24 Comments
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Over the past year, we've been inundated with social media. We've seen Twitter go mainstream, lifestreaming take over blogging, and we've tried what felt like a million different applications. We've joined Continue reading »


PostRank Releases Awesome New Top Posts Widget
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / December 17, 2008 7:51 AM / 2 Comments
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We love Canadian startup PostRank here at ReadWriteWeb, but today the company has really outdone itself with the release of a powerful and eye catching new widget to display your Continue reading »


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