ReadWriteWeb: July 2009 Archives

Wikipedia's Inkblots: Normality in Tech and Medicine

Written by Dana Oshiro / July 29, 2009 6:56 PM / 3 Comments

Wikipedia is aflutter with angry psychologists demanding that the community take down reproductions of 10 original Rorschach inkblot plates and their statistically common responses. The Rorschach tests have been used Continue reading »

For Ask.com, Becoming #3 In Search Must Be Bittersweet

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 29, 2009 4:52 PM / 11 Comments

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When the Microsoft/Yahoo search deal goes through, if Microsoft's Bing takes all of Yahoo's US search engine market share then it will be at 26% to Google's 70%, according to Continue reading »

Shark Week Scores LOLs with Facebook Connect Promo

Written by Jolie O'Dell / July 29, 2009 1:00 PM / 4 Comments

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In 2007, Discovery Channel impressed us by embracing the social web in their attempts to promote perennial favorite Shark Week. Back in the day, a five-track DIY video mixer was Continue reading »

EBooks: Sony Now Offers 1 Million Free Books From Google Books

Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 29, 2009 11:33 AM / 2 Comments

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Sony just announced that owners of the Sony Reader can now access over 1 million free, out of copyright and public domain eBooks from the Google Books library. Sony first Continue reading »

US Federal Government to Offer Cloud Computing Services

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 29, 2009 9:55 AM / 6 Comments

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The US Federal Government has plans to offer both Software as a Service for government agencies and a cloud-based platform for agencies to develop, test and deploy new applications. Those Continue reading »

Company Receives Patent for Podcasting

Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 29, 2009 9:30 AM / 15 Comments

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VoloMedia, a podcast analytics, advertising, and distribution company, just received a patent for "providing episodic media," including podcasts. According to the company, which filed for the patent in November 2003, Continue reading »

Report: Social Networks Growing while Other Social Media Sites Stagnate and Decline

Written by Sarah Perez / July 29, 2009 8:38 AM / 18 Comments

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Universal McCann has released a new report that looks at the state of social media today. Apparently, this trend is showing no sign of slowing down. In fact, it's still Continue reading »

It's Official: Microsoft and Yahoo Announce Search Deal

Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 29, 2009 7:47 AM / 7 Comments

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A few months from now, Yahoo's search engine will be "powered by Bing." After months of back and forth between Microsoft and Yahoo, the two companies finally announced a deal Continue reading »

Does that Facebook App Have a Privacy Policy? Probably Not.

Written by Sarah Perez / July 29, 2009 6:35 AM / 7 Comments

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When you're installing a new Facebook application, you probably don't think about the app's privacy policy, but perhaps you should. After all, the privacy policy is where the company spells Continue reading »

RFID: State of the Market

Written by Richard MacManus / July 29, 2009 5:30 AM / 6 Comments

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RFID is an emerging standard for identification and tracking of goods. It's one of the key underlying technologies for the Internet of Things. Yesterday we looked at the market for Continue reading »

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