Mashable!:
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.Name: DocVerseQuick Pitch: DocVerse brings the collaboration functionality of (Read More)
Submitted by Grahunt
from Google Reader:
Press play to begin streaming the audio or right click the text link and choose save as or save link.Download the MP3 [ 49 Minutes - 22 MB ]Pat Flynn has an inspiring story that you must listen to if you are like many people around the world who recently lost their job and want to transition to making an income online from (Read More)
Techmeme:
Nick Eaton / The Microsoft Blog:Microsoft tops Google, Yahoo, Facebook in worldwide Web use — Windows Live Messenger led Microsoft's Web properties in capturing 14.5 percent of total time spent online in September worldwide, handily beating Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other sites, according to analysis firm comScore. (Read More)
Submitted by Robdiana
from Google Reader:
A while back I was surfing the Twitter developers wiki and noticed 2 interesting images uploaded by Ryan Sarver, Twitter’s Platform Project Manager. One of the images looks like a very rough status message entry screen, with a toggle button for Twitter’s new geolocation feature. This same feature just launched in read-onl (Read More)
WebProNews - eBusiness News, Search News, and Business Videos:
Consumers are more willing to engage with and buy from brands on social networking sites, according to a new study by Performics and ROI Research.The study found thirty-four percent of respondents who have used a search engine to find information on a product/brand after seeing an advertisement on a social networking site. (Read More)
Mashable!:
It’s no secret that Facebook is humongous: 300 million users humongous. Yet it still shocks us that it keeps on finding new users to fuel its ascent into the social media stratosphere.A little over a year ago (August 2008), Facebook reached 100 million users. And now according to AllFacebook, that number is now a staggeri (Read More)
Crunch Gear:
When news of the Litl Webbook broke out on Wednesday, I was pleased to learn that the company is located here in Boston since there aren’t nearly as many people in this area making actual hardware devices as opposed to software and web companies. I got a chance to sit down with CEO John Chuang for a thorough overview of the (Read More)
Nico's shared items in Google Reader:
Chorus is a fun and free way to discover hot new iPhone apps from the people you trust most – your friends!Finding the right app can be hard. Chorus makes it easy and fun by enabling you and your friends to review apps and share your opinions.Check out what your friends are downloading, find out what they (Read More)
Google Operating System:
Google received many complaints that Google Toolbar is not available for Chrome, so it created a page meant to convince users that "many Toolbar features are already built right into Google Chrome".The page explains that Google Chrome already includes a search box, a pop-up blocker, a new tab page, a spell checker and it of (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Readers offer their best tips for running multiple instances of Dropbox at once, using Twitter to jot down notes and ideas for yourself, and using Google Docs to manage money between friends. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads of great (Read More)
mashable:
Many signs point to the Apple and AT&T agreement that makes the latter the exclusive carrier of the iPhone within the US coming to an end within the next year. For starters, non-exclusivity has been profitable for Apple in others part of the world. Moreover, even AT&T’s CEO acknowledges the deal won’t last forever.And whi (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
One of the notable things about the way Twitter has run its business up to now is that it has never got into the app business. New screenshots suggest that might be changing.
Twitter has always left development of everything except the core Twitter website and API up to third parties. It even bought the service’s [...]. (Read More)
Engadget:
We know, today is totally Android 2.0's day to shine, but what would a Friday night be without a little diversity? Windows Mobile 6.5 officially landed on a gaggle of Windows Phones back in early October (a month ago to the day, in fact), but by and large, all of 'em have seemingly drifted off into some forgotten corner whi (Read More)