ReadWriteWeb: January 2009 Archives

How to Friend Mom, Dad, and the Boss on Facebook...Safely

Written by Sarah Perez / January 30, 2009 7:37 AM / 33 Comments

Oh no! Your mom just joined Facebook and what's even worse, she wants to be your friend. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/security/How_to_Friend_Mom_Dad_and_the_Boss_on_Facebook_Safely';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin = 'normal';More and more people are finding themselves Continue reading »

Who's Online and What Are They Doing There?

Written by Sarah Perez / January 30, 2009 6:00 AM / 13 Comments

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Generation Y, aka the "Net Generation," does not dominate every aspect of online life. That revealing statistic and many others like it come from Pew Internet and American Life's recent Continue reading »

Do We Need Another Web Survey Tool? Survs May Have You Checking "Yes" (Invites)

Written by Rick Turoczy / January 30, 2009 1:30 AM / 8 Comments

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Here's a survey question for you: Do we really need another Web-based survey tool? There are any number of respectable and useful survey products out there today, all of which Continue reading »

YouTube Makes Annotating Videos Easier

Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 29, 2009 7:10 PM / 8 Comments

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YouTube first introduced annotations last June, but starting today, Google's popular video sharing site is making it even easier to add text comments into your own videos. Whereas before you Continue reading »

Google and Plaxo Combine OpenID and OAuth for Improved Usability

Written by Rick Turoczy / January 29, 2009 5:45 PM / 5 Comments

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As a concept, OpenID has shown a great deal of potential. But that potential has often been hamstrung by the series of hurdles through which OpenID users have been required Continue reading »

PhotoPeach: Easy to Use, No Frills Photo Slideshow Service

Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 29, 2009 4:45 PM / 2 Comments

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There is clearly no dearth of slideshow services on the Internet. Some are intricate like Animoto, and others, like Slide, are mostly geared towards the MySpace and FaceBook crowd. PhotoPeach Continue reading »

The State of Blog Search, 2009

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / January 29, 2009 1:55 PM / 16 Comments

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What blog search engine should you use? That depends on your needs. In order to join a conversation, you've got to be able to find it first. Three years ago Continue reading »

Notifixious' Superfeeder: Getting Closer to the Real-Time Web

Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 29, 2009 10:49 AM / 10 Comments

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RSS feeds have become the backbone of the Web 2.0 movement, but as we are moving towards a real-time experience on the web, RSS is starting to show its age. Continue reading »

Is Adobe Overhyping AIR's Success?

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / January 29, 2009 9:55 AM / 25 Comments

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Adobe AIR, an excellent cross-platform run time for web-connected desktop applications, has been downloaded 100 million times in under one year of availability, according to a post on the AIR Continue reading »

8 Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009, 2010

Written by Sarah Perez / January 29, 2009 7:52 AM / 21 Comments

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Analyst firm Gartner has just released a report that highlights eight up-and-coming mobile technologies which they predict will impact the mobile industry over the course of the next two years. Continue reading »

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