ReadWriteWeb: June 2009 Archives

Don't Let Yellow Press Standards Define the Future of Journalism

Written by Bernard Lunn / June 22, 2009 4:20 PM / 6 Comments

In the debate on the future of journalism, bloggers say, "We have a better economic model. The future is digital, and we are the future, so whatever we do is Continue reading »

Beyond the Kindle: Talking eBooks and eReaders with iRex

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 22, 2009 3:43 PM / 5 Comments

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When it comes to eReaders, Amazon's Kindle is obviously the largest player in the U.S., with Sony's eReader being a distant second. A few days ago, though, we got a Continue reading »

BotKiller to Target Twitter Spam

Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 22, 2009 2:11 PM / 11 Comments

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According to spam-filtration service BotKiller, Twitter spam comprises up to 3.69 percent of all tweets. They've been working on a solution to cleanse the stream of Twitter spam; their new Continue reading »

Twitter's First 2009 Revenue to Come from Large U.S. Corporations

Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 22, 2009 12:37 PM / 9 Comments

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According to a recent Bloomberg report, Twitter plans to target a handful of large corporations currently using the service to generate its first revenue this year. While he would not Continue reading »

Libraries, eBooks, and the Mobile Web: A Long Ways to Go

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 22, 2009 10:57 AM / 3 Comments

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According to a new report from Cambridge University (PDF), students aren't interested in being able to read eBooks and eJournals on their mobile phones. Instead, users are far more interested Continue reading »

Report: Global Proxy Effort for Iran is Faltering

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 22, 2009 9:36 AM / 6 Comments

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Network analysts Renesys reported this morning that the global effort to supply proxy internet servers for Iranians to route around government control and communicate with the outside world is slowing Continue reading »

Cartoon: Tweet Liberty

Written by Rob Cottingham / June 22, 2009 9:28 AM / 3 Comments

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The aftermath of Iran's election last week was startling. From the eyebrow-raising lopsided vote tally, to the surge of protesters into the streets, to the pivotal role of tools like Continue reading »

FTC Plans to Regulate Blogger Freebies

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 22, 2009 9:01 AM / 6 Comments

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According to a report by the Associated Press, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering to monitor blogs for undisclosed sponsored blog posts. According to the FTC, bloggers who don't Continue reading »

Yahoo Releases a New Toolbar (P.S. It's Broken)

Written by Sarah Perez / June 22, 2009 7:51 AM / 21 Comments

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A few days ago, Yahoo! released a new version of their browser toolbar and this time, they've made it available for Firefox users, too, albeit in a beta format. Previously, Continue reading »

Was Apple Not Ready for Push Notifications?

Written by Sarah Perez / June 22, 2009 6:24 AM / 2 Comments

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If you're wondering where all the Push Notification-enabled iPhone apps are, you're not alone. Many of the most highly anticipated applications designed to work in iPhone's OS 3.0 have not Continue reading »

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