TechCrunch:
Being a blogger, I often find design elements on the web for my posts or my blog in general. It’s becoming a very common experience for bloggers to know a thing or two about web design. I’m guessing it is the web that taught us to be quasi-designers by offering us lots of easy-to-use tools that help us create just about eve (Read More)
Submitted by Robdiana
from blog:
It has been an interesting week if you are following news about Twitter. After their launch of lists, most people probably figured that Twitter would get fairly quiet for a while. Well, it sounds like this is a different kind of Twitter team. Instead of waiting for a week or a month to go by, [...]. (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze a new breed of content site that is rapidly gaining momentum, look into recent statistics showing that Gen Y is using Twitter more, compare five recommendation services for iPhone apps, review the new-look MSN, and mor (Read More)
: He asks if massive content sites gaining momentum is "cause for concern about the future of the Web?" - my thinking on this is it's cause for rejoicing. Regardless if you're building your site(s) for fun or profit, the point is constant and quality content creation should ultimately be rewarded.
The Next Web:
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 search tech (Read More)
O'Reilly Radar:
The myth of personal empowerment takes root amidst a massive loss of personal control.Social technologies are cloaked in a rhetoric of liberation (customers are in control, the internet fosters democracy, social technologies propagate truth etc.) that tend to obscure the fact that never before have we handed so much person (Read More)
Submitted by Crenk
from blog:
Even listened to the radio on your phone while you’re on the bus or just relaxing in the park – sometime it can get a bit boring. Especially for us geeky types who love to know what going on all over the world in the tech biz.
Well I found a cool app for your [...]. (Read More)
Submitted by Janea
from blog:
From the ManufacturerAlways Impressive, Always Bright… Always Better The Optoma EP761 digital projector delivers bright pictures and sharp images in a stylish and feature-rich form. The EP761 features the extensive connectivity options and ease-of-use factors that are essential functions in this series of projectors form Op (Read More)
InformedTrades:
Hi FolksSorry about the technical problems we are having, but I am sure it will all be fixed shortly.Some pretty big news on Friday- Gold hit a new all time high, going over $1100 an ounce before finally settling just below that.Also, unemployment numbers came in worse than expected, and unemployment went over 10% for the f (Read More)
Engadget:
Who says Microsoft ain't lookin' out for those who selected its Zune HD over something Designed In Cupertino? Just days after countless owners went berserk over a playcount syncing issue, Microsoft has released a new firmware update that not only solves that very quandary but also adds a gaggle of fantastic new and / or imp (Read More)
Mashable!:
Last week we reported on Google’s new music discovery features. The Google music search endeavor is partnership between Google, MySpace, Lala, and several others to make music search and discovery a primary feature of the Google experience.In fact, Google music search does more than just return a few track listings; it offe (Read More)
Submitted by Jorgebarba
from blog:
Are you creating content that’s useful not just to your audience but also to their peers? Research suggests that the key factor that influences us to share things we find is because we want to be helpful. Yes we’re looking out for our peers first and by being helpful that makes us happy.To stay ahead [...]Must read digital (Read More)
Mashable!:
From disliking on Facebook, to the launch of the Motorola Droid, to the debut of Twitter Lists, it’s been an exciting week in the social media and tech space.Here’s our pick of the top 10 stories this week, from the serious to the bizarre.1. HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists – Twitter has launched Lists, a new way to organize peopl (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
Just out, the Everywhere Girl tells her story on video.
Click here to read my Ecademy interview with the Everywhere Girl
If you're still thinking global, you're narrow minded. (Read More)
Submitted by Reechard
from Google Reader:
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia Why Wikipedia needs geeks and why a life unplugged is unthinkable By Natasha Lomas Published: Thursday 05 November 2009 In an exclusive interview, Wikipedia founder and silicon.com Agenda Setter Jimmy Wales talks to Natasha Lomas about what's next for Wik (Read More)
Mashable!:
Each week we do a Lunchtime Poll to get a sense of what tools Mashable readers use and which of today’s services and apps are your favorites. Last week we asked you about your favorite Facebook apps, and we have the results below.As it turns out, like much of Team Mashable, many of you aren’t actually using too many Faceboo (Read More)