This week's top story was about that escalating battle we love to watch: Android and iPhone's fight for market share. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: Parliament loves the Internet of Things; augmented reality leader Layar turns 1; and there's a dream team quietly gathering behind the real-time Web service SuperFeedr. Read on for more.
The top story this week was about tools, like software developer kits and sensors, that let you hook things up to the Internet. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: Tattoos are now a part of the Internet of Things; iPhone 4 is going to change augmented reality; and Marshall Kirkpatrick talks about the myths, realities and future of the real-time Web. Read on for more.
While Facebook was once again the biggest story this week ("Likejacking" Takes Off on Facebook), our top stories range from the coming data explosion to an argument against linking. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: There are RFID hoaxes and hexes in the Internet of Things; a special logo for augmented reality; and the oil spill goes real time. Read on for more.
What a massive week for Facebook news, eh? What you, dear reader, loved most about our coverage was when Marshall Kirkpatrick stood up and called out CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his half-truths regarding the new privacy policies. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: We looked at how books are now a part of the Internet of Things; how you can create code-free augmented reality in less than five minutes; and how the real-time Web affected the Gulf oil disaster. Read on for more.
Google made a lot of news this week at its I/O developer conference, but none of it was quite as important to our readers as the story about how the company will be pushing real-time feeds to browsers. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: We stuck our noses into smell sensors that are changing the Internet of Things; in mobile news Google announced the next version of Android; and speaking of Google, it bought itself a real-time video communications company. Read on for more.
It's not déjà vu - this week's top story was, like last week, about deleting Facebook: "How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?" A Fast Growing Query (Image). We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: We gave readers a rundown of the top Internet of Things blogs; in data portability news Facebook sued Power.com; and we took a look at the state of augmented reality in the aftermath of the ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit. Read on for more.
This week, Marshall Kirkpatrick answered a simple question - "What Happens When You Deactivate Your Facebook Account" - and it quickly became the top story of the week. It turns out it's all about manipulating emotions. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: The Internet of Things brings RFID to the forest; Twitter released a real-time curation feature; and we looked at what Tagwhat means for augmented reality browsers. Read on for more.
Once again, Facebook is our top story of the week - this time thanks to its high-pressure opt-in tactics. Oh Facebook, our readers just love reading about your privacy antics. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: On the Internet of Things highway, cars are getting smarter; Google Wave has found new purpose as a real-time blogging platform; and don't miss the augmented reality jigsaw puzzles. Read on for more.
It took Sarah Perez's post How to Delete Facebook Applications (and Why You Should) a little more than 24 hours to become to the top-viewed post of this week. In a week filled with Facebook news, it certainly hit a nerve. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010. We wrote about how the Internet of Things can be an Internet of Cows, new tools to visualize the real-time Web, and how augmented reality developers can win $5,000. Read on for more.
Our number one post this week was that Twitter's archives will soon be housed in the hallowed halls of the Library of Congress. There's got to be joke about librarians shushing tweets in there somewhere. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010. We wrote about Internet of Things threads you'll be wearing soon, a real-time trip into Twitter's past, and that augmented reality is going to the fishes on the Discovery Channel. Read on for more.
