Weekly Wrap-up: Google's Social Network, Twitter's Birth, Why Group Messaging? and More...
This week's top story was Marshall Kirkpatrick's revelation that Google has plans to launch a new social network. Does it exist? Does it not exist? Google tried to shoot down the story (which is what companies with sekret projects usually do) but Marshall's analysis and reportage paint a fairly comprehensive picture of what that service might be. Scoop! Denial! Repeat! Oh tech blogging, I wish I knew how to quit you.
After the jump you'll find more of this week's top news stories on some of the key trends that are shaping the Web - mobile, location, app stores - plus highlights from our six channels. Read on for more.
Top Stories of the Week
- Google to Launch Major New Social Network Called Circles, Possibly Today (Updated)
- Report Finds Performance of Web Apps Throttled on iOS Devices
- Twitter Was Born 5 Years Ago Today, @Jack Tweets the Story
- Build Real Time Web Apps More Easily with NowJS
- Group Messaging: Why Now?
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Location
- Foursquare Launches Effort to Create a "Rosetta Stone" for Location Data
- SXSW: PathCrosser, an App for Comparing Facebook & Foursquare Checkins with Friends
Mobile
App Stores
- SXSW: Tips for Getting Your App Approved
- 4 Ways HP Will Execute Its New Strategy: WebOS, Clouds and Big Data
ReadWriteEnterprise
ReadWriteEnterprise is devoted to enterprise 2.0 and using social software inside organizations.
- RSA Breach: An Attack That Used a Social Media Booby Trap?
- 5 Video Platforms Vying to Be the YouTube of the Enterprise
- 4 Ways HP Will Execute Its New Strategy: WebOS, Clouds and Big Data
ReadWriteStart
ReadWriteStart is a resource for startups and entrepreneurs.
- What Tools Do Startups Use? List Yours, Find Others' on This Wiki
- Brewed on the Startup Bus En Route to SXSW: Lemonade Stand
- Imagine K12 Launches a New Incubator for Ed-Tech Startups
ReadWriteCloud
ReadWriteCloud is dedicated to virtualization and cloud computing.
- Google Docs Turns Its Comments System Into a Conversation System
- Why SXSW is for Influencers and What It Says About the Cloudies
- Amazon Web Services Announces Virtual Private Cloud Wizard and Other Updates
ReadWriteBiz
ReadWriteBiz is a resource and guide for small to medium businesses.
- Manage Projects From Your iPad with Smartsheet
- Never Arrive At Another Meeting Unprepared, Thank You Noteleaf
- SMB Tech Roundup: Facebook Marketing Challenges, Plus New Tools From HootSuite and Gmail
ReadWriteHack
ReadWriteHack is a resource and guide for developers.
- Build Real Time Web Apps More Easily with NowJS
- Sparks: A Package Management System for Codeigniter
- JavaScript Quirks Got You Down? Check out JavaScript Garden
ReadWriteMobile
ReadWriteMobile is dedicated to helping its community understand the strategic business and technical implications of developing mobile applications.
- SXSW: Mistakes Made Building Netflix for iPhone (Plus, How to See Its Source Code!)
- SXSW: Mint Talks Mobile App Development Challenges, Teases New iPad App
- SXSW: Tips for Getting Your App Approved
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