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UpNext NYC: What Mobile Maps Should Look Like
Written by Frederic Lardinois / May 21, 2009 11:03 AM / 5 Comments
We just came across UpNext NYC (iTunes link), a new mapping application for the iPhone that takes mobile maps to a new level. For now, UpNext NYC is, as the Continue reading »


Data.gov Now Live; Looks Nice But Short on Data
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 21, 2009 9:02 AM / 8 Comments
The long awaited catalog of public data from the US government launched this morning at Data.gov. Developers, watchdogs and data nerds around the world rejoiced - but the initial offering Continue reading »


Will Gmail Get a Magic Inbox that Can Analyze Your Social Graph to Organize Mail?
Written by Frederic Lardinois / May 21, 2009 8:40 AM / 9 Comments
Alex Chitu from the Google Operating System blog found an interesting reference to a "magic inbox" in Gmail's code this morning. In addition, there are also references to an "icebox-inbox" Continue reading »


LifeCase & LifeApp Solution Wins $10,000 Diabetes Challenge
Written by Richard MacManus / May 21, 2009 7:30 AM / 5 Comments
A prototype for an iPhone app that provides an integrated hardware-software solution for diabetes patients, has won a $10,000 prize in a competition run by DiabetesMine. The competition aimed to Continue reading »


Even Social Search Needs an Algorithm: Arguing Against Data Entry As Search Engine
Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 21, 2009 6:00 AM / 8 Comments
With advance apologies to the hard-working PR folks and startup companies who have pitched us their social search engines this week, there is a rising menace in new media: A Continue reading »


Wikimedia Foundation to Add Creative Commons License for All Content
Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 20, 2009 11:34 PM / 5 Comments
Recently, the Wikimedia Foundation proposed that the copyright licensing terms on its wikis be changed to include a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license in addition to its longstanding GNU Free Documentation Continue reading »


Twitoaster: Threading, Analyzing, & Searching Twitter
Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 20, 2009 11:00 PM / 10 Comments
With the fragmentation of Twitter mobile and desktop apps resulting in a great volume of tweets no longer coming through the Twitter web interface, sussing out @replies can be tricky. Continue reading »


Your Favorite Location-Based Mobile Apps
Written by Richard MacManus / May 20, 2009 9:40 PM / 10 Comments
One of the web trends we're noticing this year is more location-based mobile phone applications - i.e. apps that know where you and/or your friends are and utilize that data Continue reading »


OneRiot Announces API & Real-Time Search Partnerships
Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 20, 2009 3:37 PM / 6 Comments
Real-time social search outfit OneRiot today announced their API and partnership program for adding real-time search capabilities to browser add-ons, desktop applications, social websites and other services. The mind reels Continue reading »


Online Publishers: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
Written by Guest Author / May 20, 2009 3:30 PM / 10 Comments
One of the main themes of discussion here at the Web 3.0 Conference in New York City is how Web content is being digested. With the shift from destination sites Continue reading »


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