Mashable!
Sprout has launched a new tool called Fankits that allows brands to offer a completely customized version of the company’s WYSIWYG flash widget and application builder. The first customer is Sony, who is using Fankits to launch a widget-based campaign for the upcoming movie Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Versus the ful (Read More)
Cinematical
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Stars in RewindNSFW: Foul language.Recently, I mentioned my neverending plan to see The Goddess of 1967. There are others on the list as well, like Stalag 17, a laserdisc which still sits at the foot of my bed, waiting to be watched. But, luckily, I can be happy with my cinematic to-do list (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
At Supernova 2008 this week we got a glimpse of what’s next for mobile; and it has little to do with hardware like the iPhone, software like Google’s open-source operating system Android, mobile platforms put forth by Apple, Google, Nokia, Research in Motion, and the carriers.What’s coming is life profound (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
There was a time when only technically-savvy people knew how to create content and publish it to the internet, but the rise of easy-to-use blogging and CMS systems changed that. Today, everyone can be a publisher. Now, Iceberg wants to bring that same democratization to programming. In fact, that's their vision for Web 3.0 (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
Social media. Web 2.0. You know what these things are and you take advantage of them every day on the net. Whether you're socializing on Facebook, updating Twitter, or just adding a new bookmark to Ma.gnolia, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. However, that doesn't mean that it's something that eve (Read More)
Submitted by Catepol:
The simple dictionary definition of "Twitter" is "microblogging/social networking platform that places a 140- character limit on each individual post/tweet." However, describing Twitter thusly would fail to encapsulate the power of this new omnipresent medium. Twitter can be viewed at as a "marketing tool, feedreader, track (Read More)
: I think we're so much more aware of our own idiosyncrasies now, and feeding them to each other like this is creating this really odd global neurosis in increments of 140 characters.
TechCrunch
Meet SmallWorlds, a free browser-based 3D virtual world that integrates YouTube, Flickr, and a number of other Web 2.0 services. The site is aimed at the teen and adult markets, and is designed to be more casual than Second Life. SmallWorlds will be entering a public beta on June 2, but the first 1000 users to register he (Read More)
Lifehacker
The newest version of our favorite open source web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3, offers dozens of new features and fixes, but only a handful will make the most dramatic difference in your everyday browsing. After 17 months of alphas and betas, Mozilla's finally made a feature-complete release candidate available, so it's time (Read More)
: Twitter has it's problems to be sure, but the momentum is now catching on with the less technical types. The local newspaper in my town only signed up for an account on Twitter today. I don't see these low tech types moving too quickly, more likely they will give up altogether if Twitter gets any worse.
I'm Not Actually a Geek
We recently went through a Twitter meme about whether it was mainstream yet. There is no debate as to whether FriendFeed is mainstream today - it’s not. The question really is, will FriendFeed ever see mainstream adoption? Robert Scoble played both sides of the coin (here, here).FriendFeed will go mainstream. My defin (Read More)
: By 2018? Hah! I think it's a fairly good bet that the Internet as we know it today will be very different by 2018.
WRT FriendFeed -- cool technology for first movers. My bet is that FF like functionality will succeed as part of larger sites, but I'm skeptical that FF will succeed on its own as a stand-alone service.
A List Apart
Q. What technology do you need to build the next Flickr? A. Trick question. What you need to build the next Flickr is people. George Oates, a key member of the core team that shaped the Flickr community, shares lessons that can help you grow yours. Hide Your Shame: The A List Apart Store and T-Shirt Emporium is back. Hot n (Read More)
: Embrace the idea that people will warp and stretch your site in ways you can’t predict—they’ll surprise you with their creativity and make something wonderful with what you provide.
: And one more great line: "Treat your place like your home: welcome people, fix them a drink and make them feel comfortable. Before you know it, your guests will be chatting amongst themselves, the party will be pumping, and people will be making plans together"
Mashable!
When Data Portability was first announced, it sounded like it would solve what had become one of the biggest problems in the social networking space: a seemingly endless array of new services, each of which required you to setup and maintain your own profile, friend’s list, photo albums, etc. With the support of just about (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
As you may have heard, we're big fans of RSS here at ReadWriteWeb. We've covered many RSS readers, aggregators, sites, and services in the past and have provided RSS tips in posts like "Seven Tips for Making the Most of Your RSS Reader" and "6 Ways to Filter Your RSS Feeds." We also like reading feeds and sharing some of ou (Read More)
Cinematical
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, MGM, Remakes and Sequels, WarWe have no details at all beyond what you just read in the headline, but THR is reporting that MGM has remakes of Robocop and Red Dawn in the works. (L-Rappe had some buzz on Robocop right here.) Studio chiefs Harry Sloan and Mary Parent must have simply st (Read More)