Google Moves to Mainstream RSS With A Simple Name Change (44)
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For all its supposed simplicity, Really Simple Syndication or RSS has continued to confuse and intimidate millions of people online years after its introduction. What can be done to make RSS more mainstream? Google plans to roll out a small but simple feature that could go a long way. We wouldn't be surprised to see every blog publishing service follow suit. "Follow this blog" is a clear call to action and those words will soon ...
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tforster said:
Thought about it a bit more. Why not replace the RSS icon in address bars with a button that says "follow this page". Joe Average User might be more inclined to click on that than a funny orange square.I think I'm going to replace my in page rss icons with a little chiclet that says "follow my blog."
The Case for an Apple iNetwork: Welcome to the Social (16)
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There has been a lot of speculation recently about an impending update to iTunes. Version 8.0, among other things, is supposed to finally bring a recommendation engine to the digital media player application. While that's interesting from a music discovery perspective, it is even more interesting to consider what this could mean in terms of an iTunes+iPhone based social networking experience. iTunes (launched 2001) and the iTunes music store (launched 2003) have come a long ...
Google Now Searching For Synonyms (6)
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Arche Launches Custom, Modular CMS for Small Business (1)
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Houston developer Arche Solutions has launched a new modular Web CMS framework for developing and maintaining highly customized web solutions. Arche's new offering is aimed at the small/medium size market and the modular approach will, they assure us, help keep deployment costs and development time to a minimum, while enabling a higher level of customization than rivals currently offer.
The Secret Knowledge Hidden in Tag Pairs (11)
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There’s an interesting new research tool available, focusing on tags - or, more precisely, tag pairs. Tagatum’s tag spider searches blog feeds for tags, combines tags into pairs and calculates which pairs are most often used together. Those who are experienced in keyword analysis and the subtleties of SEO will probably know what to do with the tool, but if you’re clueless, the creators of Tagatum already have a couple of ideas for you. For ...
Interwoven and LexisNexis form search alliance - Computer Business Review (1)
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Interwoven and LexisNexis form search allianceComputer Business Review, UK - 4 hours agoBy Staff Writer The companies said Lexis Search Advantage will be a combination of Interwoven's Universal Search software with LexisNexis' content and ...
The first law of mass media (66)
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Organizations will work tirelessly to de-personalize every communication medium they encounter. Radio ads used to be live, personal and spoken by an individual.TV ads used to feature actual people, demonstrating something, usually live.Phone calls involved a live speaker, talking, with permission, to another person.Email used to be honest interactions between consenting adults.Facebook pages (and Wikipedia, too) were built by people, not staffs.Twits came from real people, and so did instant messages. One by one, the ...
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Josh Bancroft said:
They make the fatal mistake of editing the human out of the conversation. And then what are you left with?
Has Yahoo! Buzz Lived Up to the Buzz? (12)
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Since our initial review of Yahoo! Buzz earlier this year, not much has changed about the service. At the same time, however, the perception, acceptance, and impact of the service has changed drastically. The service has shown that it can send enormous amounts of traffic (very talkative traffic), and has displaced Digg as the most active 'social news' community. In the process, they added widgets and rss, and most recently (and most importantly) have opened ...
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Nate said:
In response to friend's quote: “Yahoo Answers suffered because of the insipid questions and answers. Sites like that need a curator to be of any worth.”Indeed. Y! Answers suffered because of the poor quality and tremendous amount of chat, but more than that, I feel it suffered from just a general lack of investment. It took off then Y! promptly moved all their engineering to one small team in Europe and took the content off their main SERP (search engine results page). It could possibly be driving a lot of traffic into core search and provide an engaging forum for people to connect around information. The goal isn't necessarily to use it as a "selection" resource to increase the scope of information online but rather to use it as an "engagement" asset to drive people to stay on the site and connect to others.
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ani625 said:
I'd safely assume, no
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Marco Ponce said:
good post for social marketing
It's Official: Mashup Privacy Protocol OAuth Is Fair Game (36)
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OAuth, the open authorization protocol standard that will let users give limited access to their data to third party websites without giving away their passwords, crossed an important threshold tonight. All parties involved in building the spec have signed a covenant of non-assertion, meaning that OAuth can now be safely implemented anywhere without concern about Intellectual Property lawsuits. If you think this is too geeky for you - try out the live demo embedded below. ...
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MiramarMike said:
Slooooowly it comes together and soon we will be using ONE computer. As the article says, an excellent post with a real life example of how this all works at http://www.hueniverse.com/hueniverse/2007/10/beginners-gui-1.html
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Nico said:
coole sache, das.
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Jeff said:
Hopefully some more fuel to encourage OAuth adoption. I know that OAuth support is something I seriously consider when looking signing up for new "Web 2.0" services
No Joke: The Onion Launches CitySearch Competitor (8)
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America’s Finest News Source has launched Decider, a local entertainment site that includes interviews, event information, and restaurant reviews. The site is initially launching with content for Chicago, with plans to support more cities over the next few months. The site has a clean (albeit somewhat generic) interface, with integrated Google Maps pinpointing each reviewed restaurant and a calendar for upcoming events. In addition to regular editorial content, users will be allowed to post their ...
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cloneofsnake said:
The Onion launches Yelp like directory, since their web newspaper is already using Drupal, I'm sure they are also Drupal for this site.
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Alex said:
Curious.
If You Want To Create a Mashup, Just Ask Your Browser. Mozilla Labs Launches Ubiquity. (77)
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Aza Raskin at Mozilla Labs thinks there’s got to be an easier way to create Web mashups. Today, he is announcing the launch of Ubiquity, an experiment in using natural language to invoke Web services. Ubiquity is an extension to the Firefox browser that lets you type in what you want to do—insert a map, translate this page, Twitter this block of text, search on Google—and invokes one of 30 Web services. As Raskin describes ...
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Flyhorse said:
This is awesome!
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Devlin D said:
I am loving the work that Aza is doing! He is a user experience GENIUS!!!
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Derick Valadao said:
Holy smokes. That looks really really cool.
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Noah J said:
One to watch.
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Klemo said:
Aza Raskin at Mozilla Labs thinks there’s got to be an easier way to create Web mashups.
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Daniel said:
Now this is awesome!
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Praneet said:
Installed it today.. cool thing.
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Dominic Hopton said:
The new hotness, IMHO
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Luke G said:
Huge.
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ModernBizzle said:
Cool name, logo, and idea!
Introducing Ubiquity - An experiment into connecting the Web with language. (6)
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Aza Raskin / Mozilla Labs: Introducing Ubiquity — An experiment into connecting the Web with language. — It Doesn't Have to be This Way — You're writing an email to invite a friend to meet at a local San Francisco restaurant that neither of you has been to. You'd like to include a map.
40+ Eye-Opening OpenID Sites and Services (24)
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OpenID support continues to spread throughout the Web ecosystem and new names are added to the list of sites that support OpenID all the time. Since the release of OpenID 2.0, which includes better security features, OpenID has gained major traction as the single sign-on standard. Its biggest benefit being tremendous reduction in the number of login names and passwords that you have to manage. In addition, great time savings when registering at new sites. ...
Social Media Marketing ROI- Metrics and Analysis (15)
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When I attended South by Southwest 2008, I had the pleasure of attending a panel where four somewhat lost panelists were (with difficulty) trying to come up with metrics to measure success from a social media marketing campaign. I was a little annoyed when they concluded that there were no metrics available right now, and that someone would have to come up with a new way of measuring social media success. While many people argue ...
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Erik said:
Being able to show ROI for this stuff is absolutely essential to its longterm sales viability. You're probably sick of hearing me say that. I'm not sure I'm fully on board with all the *specific* metrics that this article discusses, but I'm fully on board in thinking it's very important to *have* some that the client can understand.
Government 2.0: Being Individually Empowerful (5)
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This is the third post in a series about Government 2.0 written by Dr. Mark Drapeau. You can view his previous posts here. As a scientist, I have been trained to debate issues based on observed facts and to form generalities about the world while simultaneously acknowledging that exceptions are notable. This mentality carries over into all parts of my life. Often, I engage in debates with people about a variety of issues and one ...
WorkLight: Bringing Enterprise 2.0 to a Widget Near You (12)
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It’s no longer an issue of whether enterprise services should be 2.0′d via widgets, RSS, and the like. CIOs & CSOs grasp the undeniability of this paradigm. But there is still a gap between the desire and reality of getting these enterprise services out the door. It’s one thing to design a Facebook application, it’s another getting it to interact with the backend systems commonly deployed in enterprise IT setups. Enter WorkLight, an Israeli startup ...
Bookmarking Gets Distributed; Create Your Own Reddit on Your Own Domain (11)
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Is the future of social news distributed? That certainly seems to be the thinking at a number of leading names in the space, with Reddit today announcing that their feature for creating your own version of the site is being extended to let you host it under your own domain and fully customize the look and feel. The move follows news last week that Ma.gnolia was going open source, and word earlier this summer that ...
Fortune 500 Takes Over BlogWorld (1)
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When you think of the rebellious and loose nature by which blogging is often described, it might be that Las Vegas is the perfect location for the Second Annual BlogWorld and New Media Expo. Scheduled for September 20, adding to what is already a busy weekend for bloggers, the expo will feature advice, insight and experiences as shared by senior executives from Fortune 500 companies and industry thought leaders, all of whom attendees can learn ...
Digg Dialogg Kicks Off at Democratic National Convention (6)
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Digg on Monday announced that it has launched a new program called Digg Dialogg, which will identify a guest interview and let the Digg community submit questions in text or video that the same community will Digg up or down. Based on the number of Diggs, the most popular questions will be posed to the guests. Digg said that its featured guests “will represent thought leaders and tastemakers across diverse topics including technology luminaries, environmentalists, ...
