Yvo Schaap is a 23 year old student in the Netherlands who spends at least some of his time developing ways to visualize information. More specifically, he has been working Continue reading »

While reading is one of the main activities on the Internet, a lot of sites pay very little attention to the readability of their text. Instead, the reader's eye is Continue reading »

Some people say that "the real-time web" could be the next generation of post-Google search. Social media tools have greatly increased not just the number of people posting content online Continue reading »

Content creation at Wikipedia is slowing down. The already small number of active regular editors is on the decline and Jimmy Wales has called for live edits to be held Continue reading »

Earlier this month, developer and mashup extraordinaire John Herren released Reading Radar, a mashup that combines the New York Times Bestseller's API with Amazon's API, and created a simple, purposeful Continue reading »

Nota is a new collaboration tool from the same company that brought you PhotoPeach, an easy-to-use photo slideshow service and C-Shirt, a tool for making remixable clothing. Like PhotoPeach, Nota Continue reading »

What do you do when your industry is shifting under your feet? Taking the lead with radical steps is one strategy. The New York Times did just that this afternoon Continue reading »

Netflix subscribers, here's a mashup just for you: the new Netflix InstantWatcher, an application built using the Netflix API, helps you find the titles marked "Watch Instantly" without having to Continue reading »

The most extreme developers may find themselves left out in the cold. Twitter watchers know that a large part of the service's use comes through its Application Programming Interface (API) Continue reading »

Facebook announced a major change today to the proprietary language that all Facebook apps are written in; it will now be made extensible with custom tags that can be shared Continue reading »