A couple of days ago Microsoft fired off a couple of shots in Google's general direction, with their chief privacy strategist Peter Cullen claiming that, when it comes to privacy, “Google is where Microsoft was seven or 10 years ago.†Now, ZDNet.com....
The Marketing & Online Communities Conference is an invitation-based event held at the exclusive Tribeca Grand in New York City on November 5th, 2008. The conference will bring together thought leaders from the marketing and online community sectors ...
It's ironic that there are so many new sites and tools for research and scholarly types online these days because the whole Internet started with them forty-six years ago. The concept was born in a series of memos by J.C.R. Licklider of Bolt, Beranek...
Here's Mashable's latest round-up of upcoming Web 2.0 events, parties, and conferences. Not on this list? Contact us and let's establish a media partnership. :) September 6-7, 2008: SearchCamp is designed to be an affordable and fun way for small bus...
Congratulations to the nine finalists of the Mashable Showdown on VenCorps: * Avenda * Bizak * Buybak * Change Round-Up * Commuto * molv * SocialVoter * Stream To Me * StyleHop Over the next 30 days each startup will answer common questions VCs ask, ...
So the tech blogosphere is all abuzz about Google’s now outed Web browser that goes by the name of Chrome. The thing that I find absolutely hilarious about the whole thing is the fact that they used a comic book to announce it. C’mon, a comic book? H...
AntStorm is a new bookmarking tool that hopes to change the way in which we aggregate information and search for data on the Web. Think of it as a Mahalo with more involved user interaction, based on self-selecting organized groups within the AntStor...
Over the weekend, various bloggers and the New York Times rose to defend what they termed as a number of bloggers and podcasters who were arrested in Minneapolis. Podcasting News called it "a pre-emptive attempt to stifle protest and independent medi...
Google Apps, the simple online office package aimed primarily at small businesses, now has support for videos. Users can post and embed videos, tag them, and leave comments - just like having your own mini YouTube. According to CNET, the technology u...
Remember Ping.fm, the service that lets you update several social networking profiles - Twitter, Pownce, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster among many others - from one place? It's now in open beta, which means that everyone can sign up and try ...
Kyte's particular brand of marketing has been to partner with celebrities and other influencers for using its self-publishing platform as a way to better connect with fans and viewers through live and scheduled programing. This process as a whole has...
With Hurricane Gustav downgraded, and Hurricane Hanna and Tropical Storm Ike on the horizon, keeping track of the weather seems as important as ever. Weather services aside, there are several ways you can monitor forecasts using Firefox. While most o...
Several months back, the idea of a “pay per tweet†network was quickly refuted as an April Fool’s joke. But that hasn’t stopped Twitter from becoming a serious tool for self-promotion, including many users customizing their page backgrounds to advert...
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While autumn has not yet technically arrived, the television industry is already rolling out its seasonal debuts. Fox issued its first opener in the form of a two-hour Prison Break special on Labor Day in the US. And it’ll be in the latter half of Oc...
You know those thumbnail images that Facebook labels as $1-or-less digital gifts to share with friends? According to Lightspeed Venture Partners, the network was selling them at a rate of $15 million worth per year as of January 2008. And in a revise...
The Olympics might be a couple of weeks in the past, but the biggest stars are still everywhere, making appearances on the late night talk shows and even reciting the pledge of allegiance at political conventions. And now, one of the game’s most prom...
Ping.fm finally announced its open beta today and not everyone is rejoicing. When I first started monitoring these services that allow you to send messages across multiple platforms I was happy. I thought, like many people still do, that these servic...
authorSTREAM, the site that allows you to send PowerPoint Presentations straight to YouTube, your iPod, and your blog, has released today its newest feature: Present Live. Present Live allows you to share your PowerPoint Presentation with a selected ...
It is often exceedingly difficult to establish and launch a startup. It is also a task to secure funding to sustain the effort. This is the challenge that four-year-old Angelsoft is on a mission to conquer. Even more so now with its launch of Angelso...
It was bound to happen: this afternoon it would appear the Internet is witnessing a live child birth in the video embedded above. While several child births have infamously been tweeted in near real-time before, this is the first time (that I can rec...
So, I've finally completed my search for a new browser to fall in love with. I don't say this as a Google fanboy, nor do I say this as someone who hates Firefox. Firefox has served its purpose, but Google Chrome (now available for download here) seem...
Sure, the whole idea about Web 2.0 and Social Media is about openness and transparency. The only problem with that is, some people have no problem crossing a line of propriety. We’ve all heard the warning about how nothing is ever deleted from the We...
There.com has long existed under the massive shadow of its more successful competitor, Second Life. Well, they've decided to shake things up a bit and give the Goliath of 3D virtual worlds a run for the money by announcing three new features: Faceboo...
I've been reading all sorts of starry eyed accounts as to how the new browser from Google dubbed Chrome is going to kill Windows. As someone who is absolutely dazzled by Chrome, I'm here to tell you that it isn't the case. Certainly, we may be lookin...
I didn't expect this. I fired up Google's Web browser, Chrome, expecting very little except a stripped down early beta with a plethora of bugs. After playing with it for a while, it's too early to say that I'm blown away, but I must admit that I've s...
This is part of an ongoing series about government 2.0 written by Dr. Mark Drapeau. To view previous posts in the series click here. I’m a member of Generation X, and it seems to me that when I was young the character of Uncle Sam was still used on t...
Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? It’s an important question to ask yourself in diving into a report from Synovate (republished by eMarketer this morning) showing that 58% of adults worldwide don’t know “what social networking is.†The...
Are you a fan of widgets? Do you enjoy having lots of small Web apps at hand, arranged into a sort of customizable start page whose features are eminently drag-and-droppable? If so, you might want to give TabUp a few moments of your time. Designed to...
There was interesting talk about venture capitalists and their role in Internet startups last week. It started with a post by John Casasanta of Taptaptap simply entitled "Fuck the VCs." Responses from Hacker News and John Furrier, among others, led t...
