I'm very pleased to announce a brand new design for ReadWriteWeb, including a new look n' feel and new logo. The design was created and implemented by San Francisco design firm Ideacodes - specifically Emily Chang, Max Kiesler and Bryan Collick. Personally I've been a big fan of Ideacodes for a long time, so I was thrilled to work with them on this new design.
It's been a year or so since our last major re-design. And this is the first RWW design where I haven't been involved in the coding myself.
Read/WriteWeb has a couple of jobs open currently:
Silicon Valley-based Writer: we're looking for a writer based in San Francisco or Silicon Valley, to cover news and events happening in the Valley. We need someone who can attend all the Web tech events and maybe even go schmoozing at the parties on our behalf. We also need someone with an 'ear to the ground' in the Valley, who can pick up news stories for Read/WriteWeb. So if you're an enthusiastic webhead who would like press passes to all the cool tech events and news announcements, then contact the Read/WriteWeb editor. This is a part-time writing position, but could easily turn into a full-time one for the right person. To reiterate, you must be located in SF or Silicon Valley to apply for this.
Webmaster: we're also looking for a person to do web site management and design tasks, on an ongoing basis (part-time). This person needs Moveable Type and Wordpress skills, and must be familiar with HTML, Javascript. If you're interested in this position, please contact the Read/WriteWeb editor.
It's been a very busy Monday on Read/WriteWeb - so here's a recap of the day's posts, plus Network highlights:
- Attention - NewsGator and Bloglines Join APML Workgroup (Marshall)
- Discovery Purchasing HowStuffWorks for $250 Million (Josh)
- AdBrite: Full Page "Skip This Ad" Units Now Available for Everyone (Marshall)
- On Copyright: YouTube Punts (Marshall); related: YouTube’s new video identification system places burden on copyright holders (last100)
- Adobe Partners with BBC on Streaming Video (Josh); related: BBC partners with Adobe to add iPlayer streaming option; Mac and Linux will be supported (last100)
- HypeMachine Readies a Relaunch of Its Popular MP3 Service (Marshall)
- Pew: Most Kids Online Not Threatened by Strangers (Marshall)
- The Top 35 Environmental Blogs (Josh)
- BadBuster Helps You Identify the Greenest Companies (Josh)
- Five environmental Internet TV offerings (last100)
Richard was at he Mobile 2.0 event today in San Francisco. Here are his posts:
- Mobile 2.0 - The 7th Mass Media & Business Opportunities
- Mobile 2.0 Launch Pad Part 1
- Mobile 2.0 Launch Pad Part 2
- Taptu Launches New Type of Mobile Search
AltSearchEngines is also on the conference circuit this week - ASE editor Charles Knight is in NYC for the Search Marketing Expo - SMX.
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Wild Apricot offers Web-based Membership Software for clubs, associations and other non-profits. They recently released widgets, enabling users to embed online member directory, event registration etc. into any website.
Wine Library TV is one of my favorite video blogs. Being a "Red Man" myself, I enjoyed the recent Pinot Noir Episode!
Zoho is a leading Web Office suite, with probably the most comprehensive product range of all the online office suites. Look for yet more great features over the next few weeks.
Compete is an online competitive intelligence service that combines site metrics and search analytics in one site. Compete aims to drive brand awareness, site traffic and increase sales.
Userplane is a provider of communication software for online communities. Keep an eye out for several new and exciting things coming from Userplane in the next few months.
ADS-Click enables you to earn money from your Tag Cloud Widget. You select your keywords and then add it to your blog. The company is based in Switzerland, so great to see international startups doing well!
Light is Web 2.0 CMS for designers. Light offers a full load of web services through a simple, branded content management system (CMS) that makes your agency shine.
Pageflakes is a personalized start page that features "Pagecasts" - allowing users to share their Pageflakes page with the public or a specific group of users. They also recently introduced a social networking component.
Eurekster is a search engine that learns from the community's search behavior, so it gets better the more you use it.
Check out the Read/WriteWeb Job Board, where you'll find job opportunities for Web Technology and New Media professionals, at startups and tech firms all over the world.
Also check out our new Events Board, where you can list your conference or other event on Read/WriteWeb.
If you would like to enquire about sponsoring Read/WriteWeb and/or our network blogs last100, AltSearchEngines and Read/WriteTalk, please email the editor for a Media Kit.
It's been a busy couple of days, with the announcement of Zimbra being acquired by Yahoo! for $350M, Google launching its much anticipated Presentations app, and Mozilla launching a new organization to focus on email innovation. Also the TechCrunch40 conference has commanded much attention (see R/WW's coverage of the 8 sessions).
Now it's time to catch our breath and check out some of the recent highlights from the Read/WriteWeb Network...
Google Reader Goes Multilingual, Comes Out of Beta - Marshall Kirkpatrick reviewed Google Reader now that it's gone out of beta. He gave it the thumbs up, but with some provisos:
I'm very pleased to announce that Marshall Kirkpatrick is joining Read/WriteWeb as a Lead Writer, starting this Monday. Marshall teams up with Josh Catone in this role, meaning that Read/WriteWeb now has three daily writers (including myself). Marshall will focus on breaking news for Read/WriteWeb, something he is very skilled at and which will complement Josh and I well. Josh's role hasn't changed - he will continue to provide daily news and analysis. My own role will change a bit - I will still write daily on R/WW, but focus more on analysis. Also of course having Marshall on board allows me to spend more time growing the business.
In order to join R/WW and work more on his independent consulting practice, Marshall has resigned from his role as Director of Content at SplashCast Media, a media syndication company.
Many of you will remember Marshall from his previous job as lead blogger at TechCrunch. Before that, Marshall was the editor of AOL's Social Software Weblog and he's also written for NetSquared, a project of the nonprofit tech assistance organization CompuMentor. So Marshall brings to Read/WriteWeb a wealth of tech blogging experience and he will be an integral part of our team going forward.
A note to startups and companies wishing to be covered by Read/WriteWeb: it is even more important now that you use the tips@readwriteweb.com email address to contact us with news. Josh and Marshall will be monitoring that address daily. I often don't have the time to reply to startups who email me directly, something I'm forever feeling guilty about! So please use the tips address, to ensure the best chance of coverage on Read/WriteWeb.
Here are some of the highlights from the Read/WriteWeb Network over the past few days:
AltSearchEngine's List of Charity Search Engines: Charles has compiled a very useful list of charity search engines. He concluded that while none of the search engines on the list rated a perfect 5 star rating, several were ‚Äúvery good‚Ä? - namely GoodTree, GoodSearch, CharityCafe, and EveryClick (U.K. only). Also, with just one exception (SearchGive), they all use a Major search engine to power their results, so you should get good search results.
last100's Internet streaming: five U.S. television networks compared explores how major U.S. television networks continue to embrace Internet technology and put their shows on the Web for online viewing. However - writes last100's Daniel Langendorf - their online offerings remain sporadic and their Internet strategies feel like ‚Äúwe have to‚Ä? rather than ‚Äúwe want to‚Ä?.
Not quite across the universe, as John Lennon sung it, but here are some highlights from the Read/WriteWeb Network:
MySpace: Hot or Not? - Alex Iskold explores the current state of MySpace. So is MySpace still hot? As a trend Alex says the answer is no. But as a site, yes - while a lot of people are using the site to keep in touch with friends, for many it appears to be a place to trawl for dates and sex.
Podcast interview with Dan Cohen, CEO of Pageflakes - Read/WriteTalk host Sean Ammirati sits down with Dan Cohen and discusses his experiences working at first MyYahoo and then Pageflakes. I discovered a new term while listening to this: "social networking above the belt". When you refer to Alex's MySpace post, the meaning of that term becomes clear!
11 video download stores compared - last100 editor Steve O'Hear takes a look at eleven paid-for video download stores. He notes that while there appears to be much competition, many of the resulting services lack innovation - in terms of their technology choices and how they approach copy-protection.
Sony to challenge Apple, others in TV and movie download market - Sony is to challenge Apple in TV and movie downloads. On one hand, writes last100's Daniel Langendorf, that makes sense. Sony is carefully positioning its PlayStation 3 game console as the entertainment hub in people’s homes.
The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines - AltSearchEngines editor Charles Knight has released the latest Top 100 list. The Search Engine of the month is Answers.com.
A big thank you to our sponsors for supporting Read/WriteWeb.
Wine Library TV is one of my favorite video blogs. In the latest episode Gary Vaynerchuk checks out some California Chardonnay.
Zoho is a leading Web Office suite, with probably the most comprehensive product range of all the online office suites. Last week they introduced a Start Page and look for more releases at Office 2.0 this week.
ADS-Click enables you to earn money from your Tag Cloud Widget. You select your keywords and then add it to your blog. The company is based in Switzerland, so great to see international startups doing well!
Pageflakes is a personalized start page that features "Pagecasts" - allowing users to share their Pageflakes page with the public or a specific group of users. They also recently introduced a social networking component.
Wild Apricot offers Web-based Membership Software for clubs, associations and other non-profits. Probably the most popular area of functionality in Wild Apricot is the online member database.
Userplane is a provider of communication software for online communities. Recently they've released both Webchat2 and Webmessenger2, plus they now offer a revenue share program.
Compete is more than just a statistics service to rival Alexa; Compete also provides search, analytics, shopping deals, and a personalized homepage.
Eurekster is a search engine that learns from the community's search behavior, so it gets better the more you use it.
Also check out the Read/WriteWeb Job Board, where you'll find job opportunities for Web Technology and New Media professionals, at startups and tech firms all over the world.
Recent jobs include:
If you would like to enquire about sponsoring Read/WriteWeb and/or our network blogs last100, AltSearchEngines and Read/WriteTalk, please email the editor for a Media Kit.
