ReadWriteWeb: June 2009 Archives

Firefox 3.5 Arrives Today, But Are You Dazzled?

Written by Sarah Perez / June 30, 2009 6:54 AM / 38 Comments

There used to be a time when a new Firefox release was an exciting day for early adopters. We'd delve into the new features, rejoice in the speed improvements, and Continue reading »

Pirate Bay Acquired for $7.8 million, Content Providers to Get Paid

Written by Dana Oshiro / June 30, 2009 4:14 AM / 11 Comments

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According to their blog and a recent BusinessWire release, controversial Swedish bit torrent tracker the Pirate Bay, is being acquired by Global Gaming Factory X AB for roughly $7.8 million Continue reading »

U.S. Government Reaches Out to the Social Web for Collaboration, But Are Users Reaching Back?

Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 30, 2009 12:12 AM / 14 Comments

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In the quest to open government processes to citizens, collaboration and participation were identified as explicit goals in a presidential memo issued earlier this year. Upon the appearance of a Continue reading »

Nowhere to Run to, Baby: Moms' Social/Mobile Web Use Up by 400%

Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 29, 2009 6:15 PM / 8 Comments

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The days of moms covertly stalking their children on MySpace or freaking out over Facebook party pics are not-so-slowly shifting to headier days of proactive moms using the Internet to Continue reading »

A Closer Look at Facebook's New Privacy Options

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 29, 2009 12:37 PM / 24 Comments

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Chances are you wouldn't tell grandma about the wild party you went to last Saturday night. Likewise, you might have spent Sunday evening at home knittin' a mitten and only Continue reading »

New Tool From Aviary Makes Taking Website Screenshots Really Easy

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 29, 2009 11:45 AM / 8 Comments

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Aviary, which is known for its fully featured, browser-based image creation and manipulation tools, just released a new tool that makes it extremely easy to capture a copy of any Continue reading »

Google Wants Citizen Journalists and Professional Media Organizations to Upload More & Better Videos to YouTube

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 29, 2009 10:59 AM / 3 Comments

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This morning, Google's YouTube opened up its Reporters' Center - a new hub for teaching citizen journalists to become better reporters by teaching them about how to prepare for interviews, Continue reading »

Google Launches SMS-Based Services for Africa

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 29, 2009 9:01 AM / 5 Comments

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Google today announced a number of SMS-based services for the African market. Google SMS provides access to information by SMS (news, local weather, sports, agriculture tips, etc.), while Google Trader Continue reading »

Oh FriendFeed, What You Really Need is Accountability

Written by Sarah Perez / June 29, 2009 7:57 AM / 45 Comments

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Last month, we posed the question "are trolls ruining social media?" - a topic that seems to have reared its ugly head once again over the weekend, this time with Continue reading »

Firefox May Come to Android - Too Little Too Late?

Written by Sarah Perez / June 29, 2009 6:12 AM / 3 Comments

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Last week, Google announced a change in how software can run on Android, the company's mobile operating system which powers such devices as T-Mobile's G1 and the upcoming MyTouch 3G. Continue reading »

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