ReadWriteWeb: April 2009 Archives

Written by Sarah Perez / April 28, 2009 7:05 AM / 6 Comments

Today, AOL announced that they're deploying Socialthing for Websites across the company's network of 75+ MediaGlow web properties. The service transforms static sites into social web destinations by allowing visitors Continue reading »

Nizm: A Video Portal for People with Taste

Written by Sarah Perez / April 28, 2009 5:54 AM / 11 Comments

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If your taste in online video-watching goes beyond the viral videos of mass appeal that include things like this drugged-up kid, Where the hell is Matt?, or even the latest Continue reading »

BIGOmaha: Nebraska Tech Conference Aims to Show Big City Conferences How it's Done

Written by Jolie O'Dell / April 28, 2009 2:40 AM / 4 Comments

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There are dozens of tech conferences to attend in any given year. So why in the world would you choose BIGOmaha, an obscure little show in Nebraska? Next weekend marks Continue reading »

Online Videos Promote Social Sites & Apps Through Entertainment & Demonstration

Written by Jolie O'Dell / April 27, 2009 7:07 PM / 11 Comments

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Users are bombarded with new sites and apps that spring up every five seconds. It's becoming increasingly difficult to know what's the next big thing and what's just more noise Continue reading »

Proposed Act Would Create National Cyber Security Office

Written by Jolie O'Dell / April 27, 2009 5:10 PM / 3 Comments

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Tomorrow, Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) will introduce the ICE (Information and Communications Enhancement) Act, which would make information security a federal priority and establish a Chief Information Security Officer to Continue reading »

Do You Want Facebook to Open Up? (POLL)

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / April 27, 2009 3:38 PM / 18 Comments

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Facebook made a big move today to open up user activity streams to outside applications and websites. We argued that the site remains fundamentally closed because outside developers can't access Continue reading »

Consolidation in the EBook Market: Amazon Acquires Stanza

Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 27, 2009 1:35 PM / 7 Comments

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Lexcycle, the company behind Stanza, a popular eBook reader for the iPhone, just announced that it has been acquired by Amazon. Amazon, of course, also just released Kindle for iPhone, Continue reading »

Web 3.0 Conference: Real-World Value from Semantics and Analytics

Written by RWW Sponsor / April 27, 2009 1:00 PM / 8 Comments

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Editor's note: we offer our long-term sponsors the opportunity to write 'Sponsor Posts' and tell their story. These posts are clearly marked as written by sponsors, but we also want Continue reading »

Despite New Openness, Facebook Remains Fundamentally Closed

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / April 27, 2009 10:27 AM / 47 Comments

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What are people saying on Facebook about the swine flu? Facebook knows, but they won't tell you. The company made a major move today to open up some of the Continue reading »

Outlook for Printed Newspapers: Bleak

Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 27, 2009 10:25 AM / 7 Comments

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According to Editor & Publisher, daily circulation for the 395 newspapers that reported data to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) this month fell 7% in the last six months Continue reading »

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