When Facebook announced their "open platform" in May 2007, it suddenly became all the rage. Third party web app developers rushed to integrate their apps into this increasingly popular social Continue reading »

According to Apple Insider, just a year ago Apple's share of the computer market was close to 2%. Now MacWorld and CNet are reporting that - according to NDP research Continue reading »

One aspect of Web 2.0 that continues to entertain is the strange, sometimes awful, names that startups come up with to promote themselves. Some of them turn out to Continue reading »

4 years ago today, 15 July 2003, AOL Time Warner disbanded Netscape Communications Corporation - the company that sparked the Dot Com Internet boom in the mid-90's with its 1995 Continue reading »

In the young but growing world of user-generated news, sites like digg and slashdot dominate in the tech sphere. In the political arena, it is mostly editorial-driven sites that do Continue reading »

The International Herald Tribune had a good article recently about the search market in South Korea. It points out that local search company Naver.com has more than 77 percent of Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Top_5_Hottest_Product_Launches_in_2007'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; So far in 2007 we've seen some exceptional web app launches. From video to micro-blogging, new startups have transformed the Continue reading »

Everyone knows that widgets are the new black. They are cool, they are slick, they are playful. Cool and fun is one thing, but business is another. We are seeing Continue reading »

Twitter has been a runaway success since the status message inspired web app launched about a year ago. Its rapid adoption, ease of use and extensibility resulted in a lot Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/software/Battle_of_the_DIY_Social_Networks_Ning_vibEngine_PeopleAggregator'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; There are a number of DIY social network services on the market, and in this post we'll take a look Continue reading »