ReadWriteWeb: December 2008 Archives

Do Not Track Legislation Could Change the Ad Landscape

Written by Bernard Lunn / December 29, 2008 9:00 AM / 2 Comments

Recently an expert tried to explain Do Not Call (lists of people who do not wish to receive calls from telemarketers), to telemarketing vendors. He waved two big tomes and Continue reading »

Open Knowledge Sharing for the Dynamic Web

Written by Sarah Perez / December 29, 2008 8:28 AM / 2 Comments

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The EU-funded OpenKnowledge program is a smart toolkit designed to unlock the hidden resources of the web that can't be accessed by web sites and browsers alone. With a small, Continue reading »

Semantic Tagging Service Zigtag (Finally!) Launches

Written by Sarah Perez / December 29, 2008 6:38 AM / 16 Comments

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It was two years ago that we first heard of Zigtag, a service that promised to "transform how people search, save and share knowledge & information." Now, after a nine-month Continue reading »

Social Media Trends 2009, TrendsSpotting

Written by Richard MacManus / December 28, 2008 7:18 PM / 7 Comments

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One our favorite blogs about consumer Internet trends, TrendsSpotting, has just published a presentation about social media trends. The predictions were gathered from social media influencers, including ReadWriteWeb. Check out Continue reading »

Mufin Brings Better Music Recommendations to iTunes

Written by Frederic Lardinois / December 28, 2008 9:00 AM / 3 Comments

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When we first reviewed Mufin, a music recommendation service that is entirely based around algorithms that can automatically detect the similarities between different songs, we only gave it a pretty Continue reading »

2009: Predictions Across the Web

Written by Lidija Davis / December 28, 2008 1:00 AM / 17 Comments

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The end of the year is typically a time for prediction posts. We have our own thoughts on what we expect the future to bring (which we will publish this Continue reading »

Top Online Security Threats for 2009

Written by Lidija Davis / December 27, 2008 12:00 PM / 9 Comments

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Twenty years after the release of the Morris Worm, one of the first worms discovered on the Internet, the Web has proven to be the primary place where bad guys Continue reading »

Re-Localization Opportunities - Local 2.0

Written by Bernard Lunn / December 27, 2008 10:00 AM / 3 Comments

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After World War 2, America built the infrastructure to deliver mass produced products, by mass transit for mass markets. We consumed along the arteries of this infrastructure, in supermarkets, fast Continue reading »

How to Start Using Greasemonkey in Under 5 Minutes

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / December 26, 2008 1:00 PM / 7 Comments

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Greasemonkey is a powerful Firefox add-on that lets you change the appearance and functionality of almost any page on the web. Most people don't know how to write JavaScript, though, Continue reading »

Amazon Says Holiday Season Was Its 'Best Ever' - But Doesn't Talk About Revenue

Written by Frederic Lardinois / December 26, 2008 9:30 AM / 1 Comments

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Just before the holidays, we reported that, based on the raw traffic to its site, Amazon looked to be well on its way to having a great Christmas season. According Continue reading »

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