GigaOM
Here’s another one for Stacey’s list of the top 10 mobile applications launching at Demo — but this one’s greener than the rest. Irish company Mapflow is showing off an iPhone version of its Avegoservice (called Sharelift in the DEMO info), which pulls satellite navigation info and car info via cel (Read More)
TechCrunch
SocialMedian founder Jason Goldberg wrote a Twitter message moments ago letting people know that they are raising a new round of funding, up to $500k, and to contact him if you’re interested. Great way to get investors, right? Exactly not - the whole purpose of the Securities Act of 1933 is to prohibit public offering (Read More)
Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
It all makes sense when you learn that Twitter's CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey spent 15 years writing dispatch software for couriers, taxis and 911.Jack's concept of "ambient social awareness" is derived from the crackling sounds of voices, coming from two-way radios, saying what patient is going to which hospital, or whi (Read More)
I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I got an e-mail from LinkedIn yesterday, as a group owner, that they are building a search feature into the LinkedIn Groups page by the end of this week.It’s about time :p Whenever I talk about LinkedIn Groups, one of the most common questions is “how do I find LinkedIn Groups I should join?”I’ve eve (Read More)
User Experience Network
September 2, 2008For people in design teams who need to spot usability problems in prototypes and finished products, “How to carry out a usability expert review” is a 1-day seminar that teaches delegates cost-effective methods to evaluate designs. Unlike courses in usability testing, this seminar teaches delegat (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
WorkLight, a startup that offers enterprise 2.0 products, recently did a survey among Facebook users to find out their willingness to use Web 2.0 tools for secure banking. The survey was conducted among 1000 Facebook users between the ages of 18-34. The fact that the survey was conducted among Facebook users gives it a bias (Read More)
Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
Hey everyone -- what do you think of the new design?
Have you discovered the roll-overs for people and news networks? (hover your mouse over someone's name in your News Feed). (Read More)
: You can now filter your news feed by person or by news network by hovering over a person or news network and then clicking on the "Zoom to" button, to zoom to that person or network in your news feed.