ReadWriteWeb: April 2009 Archives

See Wolfram Alpha in Action: Our Screenshots

Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 30, 2009 9:42 PM / 56 Comments

Last weekend, we attended a web demo of Wolfram Alpha, a new "computational knowledge engine" based on the work of Stephen Wolfram. Some have dubbed Alpha a "Google killer," but, Continue reading »

The Robot Made Me Do It: Comparing Three New Cyborg Q&A Services

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / April 30, 2009 6:53 PM / 11 Comments

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One part people, one part machine. Is that a formula for more effective decision making? A number of high-profile entrepreneurs believe it is, and they are starting companies based on Continue reading »

Gmail, Now With Added Magic! Embedded Google Web Search

Written by Jolie O'Dell / April 30, 2009 6:00 PM / 6 Comments

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Via the Official Gmail Blog, the best news since the lunar landing: Go into your Gmail account, click on the Google Labs icon, and enable Google Search in your Gmail Continue reading »

Study: Employees Will Find Ways to Route Around Corporate Firewalls

Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 30, 2009 12:35 PM / 4 Comments

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Earlier this week, we reported that a large number of businesses worry that social networking could endanger corporate security, but according to a new report from Palo Alto Networks, social Continue reading »

Groups: The Secret Weapon of the Social Web

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / April 30, 2009 11:37 AM / 18 Comments

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Social interaction online is not very sophisticated. The news feed model of conversation has taken over the social web, from Facebook to Twitter to FriendFeed to MySpace, but by itself Continue reading »

Duck Duck Go: Silly Name, Interesting Search Engine

Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 30, 2009 11:03 AM / 6 Comments

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The search engine market is obviously dominated by a small number of big players, but that doesn't mean that small companies with interesting ideas can't still get at least a Continue reading »

Disney Comes to Hulu

Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 30, 2009 9:16 AM / 4 Comments

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This morning, Hulu and Disney announced that Disney will join NBC Universal, News Corp., and Providence Equity Partners as a joint venture partner and equity holder of Hulu. Thanks to Continue reading »

Papa Johns Says iPhone App is a Dud - Maybe They Should Try Launching a Real One

Written by Sarah Perez / April 30, 2009 7:41 AM / 19 Comments

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At the OMMA Mobile conference on Wednesday, Jim McDonnell, marketing manager, emerging channels for Papa John's International, shared some bad news about the potential for mobile applications associated with a Continue reading »

The Future of Advertising is Shakable and Location-Based

Written by Sarah Perez / April 30, 2009 5:19 AM / 10 Comments

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Last month, you may remember having heard about a special iPhone ad from Dockers. Its claim to fame was that it was the world's first "shakable" ad. Called "Shakedown to Continue reading »

Journalism 2.0: Don't Throw Out the Baby

Written by Bernard Lunn / April 30, 2009 2:35 AM / 30 Comments

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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a journalist. My heroes were people like Woodward and Bernstein and the people reporting from war zones. The profession seemed to Continue reading »

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