ReadWriteWeb
How did Internet Explorer become the number one browser in the world? Simple - it came with every new computer you purchased, pre-installed and ready to go. Now it seems Google is contemplating doing the same with their browser, Google Chrome. According to Google VP, Product Management, Sundar Pichai, the browser's beta per (Read More)
: I like chrome, but I think users should have all the major browsers (i.e. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, Chrome, etc.) placed on their computer with an installer file, then the user could decide what they wanted to use.
ReadWriteWeb
Earlier this year, we covered the launch of Xobni, an inbox add-on for Microsoft Outlook. This application is designed to tap into the hidden social network everyone uses: their inbox. More recently, another inbox addon called Xoopit came onto the scene. This one is for your Gmail inbox and provides a way to find files, ph (Read More)
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Social news site Mixx introduced a new feature today: Mixx Communities. Mixx always had a strong emphasis on 'groups,' but Mixx Communities takes this to a different level by offering a higher degree of customizability and a stronger emphasis on communication between group members.There has been a recent trend of allowing g (Read More)
TechCrunch
Digg competitor Mixx just launched an extension to its groups feature that founder Chris McGill describes as “Ning for social media”.Users can now set up Mixx community sites on their own subdomains (see ours here). Administrators have the power to brand them visually, post editorial content, and even make some (Read More)
Submitted by J Deragon:
In a bold move to bolster its position against Google’s recently launched Open-Social initiative, social networking titan Facebook has this week announced that it is adopting an open-source approach regarding a sizeable chunk of its existing platform code. (Read More)
Submitted by Catepol:
In the classroom, I might set up a Twitter account for just my students and their parents. We can all update our little community about what we're up to in class. I also think it would be interesting to track brainstorms -- students immediately post a thought on Twitter as it enters their head, regardless of whether that id (Read More)
Submitted by Mitch Baldwin:
What is Twitter!?!?!Twitter is a micro-blogging service for messages of up to 140 characters that can be updated via SMS, Email, Web, Browsers, Desktop clients and whatever else. It can be used for telling the world what you’re doing, sharing insight, communicating with friends and associates and getting answers to your que (Read More)