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Weekly Wrapup: Google Search Wiki, Semantic Apps, Mozilla Addons, And More...

By Richard MacManus / November 22, 2008 5:00 AM / Comments

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. On the trends side, we pondered the future of YouTube, analyzed mobile messaging trends, looked into a new search innovation from Google, and more. On the product side, we checked in - one year later - with 10 Semantic Apps we are tracking, celebrated the 1 billionth Mozilla addon, reported on a new Open-Source Media Center, and more. We also have highlights from the Enterprise Channel and Jobwire, our brand new product that tracks hires in tech and new media.

Weekly Wrapup: MySpace Profiles, IBM Blue Spruce, Windows Live, And More...

By Richard MacManus / November 15, 2008 5:00 AM

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. On the trends side, we analyzed the significance of MySpace's new profiles, looked at how Google is tracking flu trends, explored a partnership between an online finance tool and a newspaper, and more. On the product side, we brought you an exclusive first look at a new IBM browser technology, reported on the latest big release of Windows Live, checked out a major update for Gmail, and more. We also have highlights from the Enterprise Channel and our new product, Jobwire. Finally, we have the recording from this week's RWW Live about online job tools.

Weekly Wrapup: Web 2.0 Summit & Election Edition

By Richard MacManus / November 8, 2008 1:17 PM

This week the ReadWriteWeb team was in force at the Web 2.0 Summit, an annual event that covers the state of the Web industry. This year's theme was 'Web meets world'. ReadWriteWeb had access to video coverage of the event, via TechWeb (one of the producers of the event along with O'Reilly Media). We've got a widget below that has links to all of the main sessions, with a few more probably to come over the next day or so. In this week's Weekly Wrapup, our regular newsletter, we provide a summary of our posts and video.

Weekly Wrapup: Microsoft Azure, Google Chrome, iPhone Apps, And More...

By Richard MacManus / November 1, 2008 5:00 AM / Comments

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. On the product side, Microsoft had two major Web announcements: 1) the release of Azure, a cloud computing OS; and 2) browser-based versions of four Office products. Google was also active this week, releasing the third beta of its new browser Chrome and announcing it will support OpenID. On the trends side, we wrote in-depth analysis pieces on LinkedIn and Hulu, advised you how to use the new Google web search RSS feeds, and more. And this week ReadWriteWeb had our own special announcement: a new product, Jobwire!

Weekly Wrapup: Platform Blues, Web 3.0, Android Apps, And More...

By Richard MacManus / October 25, 2008 5:00 AM

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. On the trends side this week, we analyzed why platforms such as Facebook and Open Social have been a let-down, we looked at a new (perhaps under-appreciated) platform from AOL, reported on the latest 'web 3.0' moves by Yahoo!, and more. On the product side, we checked out the new Android app stores and asked why are there so many of them, we wrote about the latest developments in Bloglines and Twine, and more. We also brought you the latest from our new Enterprise Channel and we have the recording from this week's RWW Live, about online personal finance services.

Weekly Wrapup: After Web 2.0, Newsfeeds, Recommendation Technologies, And More...

By Richard MacManus / October 18, 2008 5:00 AM / Comments

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. On the trends side this week, we had a great discussion about what's next after web 2.0, celebrated the success of the newsfeed, looked at enterprise use of social media, helped Twitter find a revenue model, and more. On the product side, we looked at 5 nascent recommendation apps, checked out a new semantic web reviews API, analyzed web-based IM service Meebo's latest news, and more. We also brought you the latest from our new Enterprise Channel.

Weekly Wrapup: Mobile Web, Google RSS, Social Shopping, and More

By Richard MacManus / October 11, 2008 5:00 AM

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. On the product side this week, Google said it would provide RSS feeds of search results, Yahoo updated its calendar app using Zimbra, Mozilla released Geode, Microsoft integrated its Live search into Facebook, and more. On the trends side, we looked at Google stats from recent political debates, investigated the trend of social shopping, and explored the latest in the Mobile Web world - including a RWW Live podcast on the topic, plus an in-depth look at mobile social networks. We also brought you the latest from our new Enterprise Channel.

Weekly Wrapup: Nokia's iPhone Competitor, Netflix API, RDF Apps, and More

By Richard MacManus / October 4, 2008 5:00 AM / Comments

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. This week Nokia launched an iPhone competitor called the Tube, Netflix released an API, Google Blog Search re-designed, and we ran a poll about Flash coming to iPhone. On the trends side, we investigated the lack of commercial RDF apps in the Semantic Web, reviewed 5 insightful science books, launched our 'Gritty Entrepreneurs' series, and interviewed a co-founder of last.fm. We also brought you the latest from our new Enterprise Channel.

Weekly Wrapup: Google Phone, MySpace Music, and More!

By Richard MacManus / September 27, 2008 5:00 AM / Comments

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. This week we had two big product launches: the Google Phone and MySpace Music. We also looked at Favtape, a new startup aiming to shake up the online music market. On the trends side, we had another great podcast this week - on Data Portability. We also analyzed Technorati's State of the Blogosphere, checked out the world of barcode scanners, and investigated how some religious organizations are using the Web. Last but not least, we bring you the latest from our new Enterprise Channel.

Weekly Wrapup, 15-19 September 2008

By Richard MacManus / September 20, 2008 5:00 AM

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. This week we surveyed the leading online banking products and 10 recommended photo sharing sites. We also checked out a new 'deep web' search tool and reported on Joost's move to the browser. Our prediction question this week was about the controversial 'Twitter for enterprise' app Yammer - check out the results below. On the trends side, we looked into a report about "super influencers", gave you some suggestions for quality social media consultants, reported on the latest Tim Berners-Lee foundation, and analyzed how the economy shake-ups this week affect the tech sector. Last but not least, we bring you the latest from our new Enterprise Channel.

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