We just came across Wordnik, a very cool alternative to traditional dictionary sites like Dictionary.com or Merriam-Webster's web site. On one page, Wordnik displays a word's definition, pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, Continue reading »

Taptu, a search engine specializing in mobile searches, just announced that its users now generate more than 1 million searches a day, and that the search engine had about 3.4 Continue reading »

Sysomos, a Toronto-based startup, officially launched its two flagship products this morning: MAP (which stands for 'Media Analysis Platform') and Heartbeat. Both products are incredibly powerful (but costly) social media Continue reading »

It's here! It's clear! It's the apply named AppUseful, the Yelp of social media applications. Just login with your AppUseful account or with Facebook Connect, and you're magically transformed from Continue reading »

Hulu, the popular online destination for streaming TV shows and movies, just opened up its new Labs project and one of the first projects to come out of the Hulu Continue reading »

Note-taking, cataloging, and bookmarking service Evernote divides people. Either people love it or meh...not so much. Many of us fell into the latter category and never really used it until Continue reading »

Backboard, a sophisticated online solution for gathering feedback about various types of documents, came out of public beta this morning. Backboard allows users to upload and comment on standard Word, Continue reading »

Bookmarking on the iPhone and iPod touch works well enough in Safari, but it can clearly be improved upon. The latest app that tries to provide a better bookmarking experience Continue reading »

Lately, we have seen a number of interesting attempts to combine various social networks and other social media services into one application. EventBox is a good example of this. It's Continue reading »

A new online community site called Lunch.com has just launched into private beta here at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. The site, essentially a recommendation network, aims to Continue reading »