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The Future Is All About Context: The Pragmatic Web
Written by Guest Author / November 20, 2009 11:14 AM / 5 Comments
The semantic Web has long been heralded as the future of the Web. Proponents have said that Web experiences will some day become more meaningful and relevant based on the Continue reading »


What Twitter's New Geolocation Makes Possible
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 19, 2009 4:34 PM / 10 Comments
Twitter turned on its long-awaited Geolocation API today, meaning that users can opt-in to having their messages annotated with their exact locations. The significance of this is made clear by Continue reading »


Unfriending: Are People Online Shedding Friends? (Debate)
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 16, 2009 4:05 PM / 19 Comments
The New Oxford American Dictionary announced its Word of the Year today and like everyone else, the organization is keeping an eye on the internet. Its selection? unfriend - verb Continue reading »


How Blogging Has Changed Over The Last 3 Years (Stats)
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 16, 2009 10:49 AM / 9 Comments
Reader engagement with blogs has changed dramatically over the last three years, primarily because of the rise of online social networks, according to new numbers released by analytics firm Postrank Continue reading »


Should Apple Care That Facebook's iPhone App Developer Has Quit?
Written by Guest Author / November 13, 2009 12:13 PM / 19 Comments
News reverberated through the developer community that long-time and highly prominent community contributor Joe Hewitt has quit developing the iPhone Facebook application. While Joe said that Apple has the right Continue reading »


Ad-Driven Content - Is it Crossing The Line?
Written by Richard MacManus / November 13, 2009 5:00 AM / 20 Comments
Yesterday we wrote about how Demand Media produces 4,000 new pieces of content every day - and whether it can sustain quality at that scale. There was vigorous discussion about Continue reading »


How Demand Media Produces 4,000 Pieces of Content a Day
Written by Richard MacManus / November 12, 2009 3:10 AM / 39 Comments
In August we reviewed Demand Media, one of the largest producers of content on the Web today. Wired Magazine recently compared Demand Media's content business to Henry Ford's production line Continue reading »


Twitter Data Dump: InfoChimps Puts 1B Connections Up for Sale
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 11, 2009 9:57 PM / 11 Comments
Data extracted from 500 million Twitter messages was released today by a tiny Texas startup company that forward-looking geeks have been watching for a year. Austin-based Infochimps announced this afternoon Continue reading »


Twitter, LinkedIn Cut Deal - We're Still Waiting for the Big Announcement
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 9, 2009 9:00 PM / 24 Comments
Twitter and LinkedIn are announcing a deal tonight that will allow LinkedIn users to publish status updates to their Twitter profiles and pull in some or all Twitter updates to Continue reading »


Google Looks to Dominate iPhone and Android Advertising With AdMob Acquisition
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 9, 2009 11:04 AM / 9 Comments
Google announced this morning that it has acquired 3-year old mobile display ad serving platform AdMob for $750 million, half the price it paid for YouTube in 2006. Why did Continue reading »


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