ReadWriteWeb: May 2009 Archives

Augmented Reality & The Web: Present and Future Scenarios

Written by Richard MacManus / May 15, 2009 5:00 AM / 28 Comments

Augmented Reality (AR) is when virtual graphics and/or data are overlaid onto real world objects. Many of you have seen this portrayed in movies such as Minority Report and The Continue reading »

"Once This Hits 4chan, It's Over:" RIAA/MPAA Privacy/Security Failure

Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 14, 2009 8:58 PM / 28 Comments

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Our good friends over at TechDirt discovered an interesting anomaly and enormous security hole in BayTSP's website today. BayTSP, a Los Gatos, CA-based company, is best known for putting the Continue reading »

Introducing the ReadWriteWeb Guide to Online Community Management

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 14, 2009 3:15 PM / 14 Comments

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Our First Premium Report for Businesses We're excited to announce the availability of ReadWriteWeb's Guide to Online Community Management, our first premium report. It's been in the works for more Continue reading »

Imeem Goes Mobile: Play Your Music from the Cloud

Written by Frederic Lardinois / May 14, 2009 3:00 PM / 8 Comments

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Imeem, the popular but financially troubled streaming media and music discovery service, launched its iPhone and Android application today. The new app (iTunes link) allows users to stream songs they Continue reading »

Google OpenID Updates UI, Extends More Data to Relying Party Sites

Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 14, 2009 1:10 PM / 3 Comments

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This morning, Google announced two enhancements to their OpenID API. For end users, they have rolled out a popup-style interface for simpler logins with fewer redirects and less confusion. They Continue reading »

Hulu Keeps on Growing, But the Big Winner in April was MTV

Written by Frederic Lardinois / May 14, 2009 10:00 AM / 11 Comments

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According to the latest data from Nielsen Online (PDF), overall online video usage in April declined slightly compared to March (-2.3%), and all the major players, except for Youtube (+0.2%) Continue reading »

It's Down! The Day Google Stood Still (Updated)

Written by Frederic Lardinois / May 14, 2009 8:32 AM / 142 Comments

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We have seen our fair share of failures from web based products, but this morning, for a large number of users (at least in the U.S.), it looks like every Continue reading »

MindTouch Releases Collaborative Desktop Suite

Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 14, 2009 6:00 AM / 5 Comments

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Today, enterprise-class wiki and collaborative portal MindTouch announced the release of Desktop Suite, a collection of tools for making any Windows document or file web-based, searchable, editable, and shareable through Continue reading »

Understanding the New Web Era: Web 3.0, Linked Data, Semantic Web

Written by Richard MacManus / May 14, 2009 5:15 AM / 48 Comments

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I've been following a fascinating 3-part series of posts this week by Greg Boutin, founder of Growthroute Ventures. The series aimed to tie together 3 big trends, all based around Continue reading »

Twitter Reverses Policy Change, For Now. This is Nuts But Here's How It Works (UPDATED: Only A Little Reversed)

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 13, 2009 1:47 PM / 71 Comments

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Less than 24 hours after making a major change to the way that Twitter works, the company has reversed the change and thanked users for "helping us discover what's important!" Continue reading »

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