ReadWriteWeb: June 2009 Archives

FledgeWing Allows Student Entrepreneurs to Find Mentors, Capital, Collaborators

Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 19, 2009 5:03 PM / 4 Comments

No ambitious young person wants to wait until graduation to start working on projects, developing ideas, and building teams. As a case in point, consider how many success stories from Continue reading »

In Soviet Russia (or Iran), Multi-Language Chat App Simultaneously Translates YOU

Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 19, 2009 2:48 PM / 20 Comments

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Yesterday, Google Translate announced the addition of Persian into their roster of supported languages in order to facilitate online communication within and from Iran. Now, at least one team - Continue reading »

Study says 85% Online Canucks have Facebook Profiles

Written by Dana Oshiro / June 19, 2009 1:00 PM / 18 Comments

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According to research group Ipsos Reid's "Social Networking: 2009" poll, Canadians are flocking to social networking sites. In the last 18 months, the percentage of Canucks with a social Continue reading »

Dear Wanna-bes, Your Twitter Stardom is Coming to an End

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 19, 2009 9:15 AM / 73 Comments

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One of the most controversial practices widely used to build up influence on Twitter is now cause for account suspension, according to a message on the Twitter developers email list Continue reading »

Flickr's Mobile Site Gets Smarter: Shows Photos Taken Nearby

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 19, 2009 8:58 AM / 9 Comments

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Flickr, Yahoo's popular photo sharing site, just released a nice update of its mobile site. If you have an Android phone or an iPhone (updated to the 3.0 firmware), you Continue reading »

Final Verdict in Jammie Thomas Retrial: $1.92 Million

Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 19, 2009 8:16 AM / 6 Comments

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As we reported earlier this week, the retrial of Jammie Thomas-Rasset, who was accused of illegally sharing 24 songs on Kazaa, was about to come to an end this week. Continue reading »

Wikipedia Getting Video within Months

Written by Sarah Perez / June 19, 2009 5:39 AM / 4 Comments

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Wikipedia, the free web-based encyclopedia used worldwide, will be adding video to their online repository in a matter of months. When the new system launches, you'll find a new button Continue reading »

Weebiz: A Social Network for Companies Is Born

Written by RWW Sponsor / June 19, 2009 5:00 AM / 7 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 »

Twitter Censoring Trending Topics? Isn't It About Time?

Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 18, 2009 10:33 PM / 38 Comments

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Tonight, the bored and lonely segment of Twitter users banded together to push three sexy, raunchy, and totally inappropriate terms into the trending topics leaderboard. Within minutes (as far as Continue reading »

Facebook Does Too Little, Too Late With A Persian Version for Iranians

Written by Steven Walling / June 18, 2009 10:30 PM / 5 Comments

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As of tonight, Facebook has launched a new beta version of the site in Persian, in order to further enable the flood of news that has poured out of Iran Continue reading »

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