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Written by Alex Iskold and edited by Richard MacManus Last year at DEMOfall a company called Vapor Stream generated a lot of controversial press because it introduced an email system

Since Microsoft launched Bing, the company has been trying to position it as a 'decision engine' and not just as another search engine. Today, Microsoft is taking another step in

Written by Alex Iskold and edited by Richard MacManus Metacritic, now a property of CNET, has been around since before the last bubble burst. The site has a unique system

The music industry and the Web industry have always had a contentious relationship. But it's hard to resist the drama of awards. This Sunday, the music world will be focused

Search Winners Search Winners Ask anyone which search engine they use to find information on the Internet and they will almost certainly reply: "Google." Look a little further, and

Twine is the most hyped semantic app of the season and recently opened up for some press previews. General availability of this smart, social bookmarking and research tool may come

There are a slew of social media aggregation sites willing, waiting, and wanting to pull your updates, videos, photos, links, music, "shares," "likes," and other content from all around the

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Visualizing_Social_Software_Best_Practices_Three_Approaches'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Here in the US it's the busiest travel day of the year and while media events and new product launches

A New Zealand-based social network, iYomu, is launching globally today with a US$1 Million challenge. iYomu is branding itself as a "social networking website for grown-ups" and the site is