How Search Will Revolutionize Social Networking (4)
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Social networking is on fire. eMarketer predicts that in the US the category will reach 44.3% of Internet users by year's end. According to Google Insights, related searches are up 3,000% over the last four years. It has a ways to go before it's truly mainstream on a global level. (More than half of adults in 17 countries don't know what social networking is, according to Synovate.) Still the phenomenon is a sure thing, even ...
Socialbrowse: Don't Surf Alone (4)
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Browsing the web is typically a very solitary activity, even if the Web 2.0 revolution has given us easy tools like FriendFeed or SocialMedian to share our online activities. However, a different breed of services like Browzmi or the Y Combinator funded Socialbrowse are trying to make the actual browsing experience more social by displaying your friends' actions right in the browser. Socialbrowse is releasing a new version of its service today which, besides being ...
Microsoft Banks On Second-Place Finish For Xbox 360 (2)
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"We will sell more consoles this generation than Sony," says Don Mattrick, senior vice president of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business -- while admitting Wii's lead is too much to overcome. "I'm not at a point where I can say we're going to beat Nintendo," Mattrick said, speaking to Business Week on the heels of Microsoft's recent price reductions across all of its Xbox 360 SKUs. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter recently told Gamasutra that the ...
What Netscape Founder Thinks About Google Browser (11)
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Marc Andreessen, whose first start-up, Netscape Communications introduce the consumer web to millions, thanks to its Netscape browser, seems to be suitably impressed by Google’s recently released Chrome browser. He waxed eloquent about Chrome during an onstage conversation with Portfolio magazine contributing editor Kevin Maney at The Churchill Club in Palo Alto, Calif. “Any desktop application that has not been implemented in the browser is now going to be implemented in the browser,” Andreessen said. ...
The iPhone's Missing Link: User Profiles (4)
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By Jesse Stay of Stay N' Alive (Identi.ca/FriendFeed)The iPhone has quickly become one of the most popular and sophisticated devices on Earth. With a very unique and natural interface, quality camera, GPS, tilt controls, and a full developers API and App marketplace, it's no wonder it's quickly approaching to be one of the most widely used phone platforms on the planet. With 3.3 billion people having a cell phone subscription, and cell phone coverage to ...
Microsoft Ads: First Phase To “Engage Consumers, Spark Conversation” (6)
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So the tech and geek crowd is a little underwhelmed by the new $300 million Microsoft advertising campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld that kicked off tonight. It’s mostly content free, with just one mention of Microsoft near the end. It’s a far cry from the brilliant Microsoft v. mac ads that Apple has run over the years. So what’s the deal? In an email we’ve obtained from Microsoft SVP Bill Veghte to all employees, he talks ...
Facebook Live Feed a Killer? More Like a Hindrance (10)
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Recently, Facebook released a live feed feature for the homepage of Facebook users. This new feature allows you to see the latest updates by your Facebook friends in real-time. You could compare it to functionality that FriendFeed and Twitter already have with instant updates from any friend. Since Facebook released this feature, numerous posts have been made calling it a killer of FriendFeed and Twitter. While we appreciate the update, we don't think it's that ...
The Seinfeld Ad Microsoft Paid Millions For: Pro and Con Opinions (15)
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Microsoft ran its first commercial with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld on NBC this afternoon, to mixed reviews. Seinfeld will reportedly take home $10 million for his part of the $300 million "Windows Not Walls" ad campaign. Does that seem like money well spent so far? Below you'll find the commercial and two opposing opinions about it from members of the ReadWriteWeb team. Con: This Was an Arrogant Waste Marshall Kirkpatrick: The Windows Not Walls ...
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Joe said:
Whatever the pro's and con's I just don't get the point of this commercial. It really is vague and it's not going to raise any awareness or bring down any walls!
Google Chrome: Object in Mirror is Much Larger Than it Appears (7)
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Google Chrome has been grabbing the tech world’s attention for a few days now, and its impact on the market is showing to be significant. Massively significant. Permanently significant. That goes for everything from conceptual execution to the download count. According to Hitslink Market Share, it’s already grabbed north of 1% of the browser market. And Hitwise shows Google’s Chrome page to be nearing the top 10 of sites offering software downloads of any kind. ...
Google: 10 ways the Cloud is good for business (1)
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At Office 2.0 conference, Matthew Glotzbach of Google tells us why the company's direction is the way of the future for business.
View Chrome's inner workings--and an Easter egg (3)
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Google's Chrome browser has as Spartan a user interface as possible, but the browser's Omnibox also turns out to be a window into a much more elaborate view of the browser. That's because Chrome users can type several commands into the browser's address box to uncovers a wealth of nitty-gritty detail and an amusing Easter egg. Google Chrome can display lots of detailed information, such as which plug-ins are running. (Click to enlarge.)(Credit: CNET News) ...
Google Chrome Tips (53)
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Here are some not-so-obvious things you can do in Google Chrome, the minimalistic browser launched on Tuesday.1. Show the list of recently visited pages from the current tab: right-click on the "Back" button. This also works for the "Forward" button.2. Undo closing a tab: press Ctrl+Shift+T or open a new tab and check the "Recently closed tabs" section.3. Focus on the default search option in the address bar: type ? before entering your query.4. Perform ...
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mo said:
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Introducing Twitter to Your Non-Geeky Family (10)
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A lot of us who use Twitter realize the value of it. We participate in it, gain value from our contacts, offer value to others, market our own sites, etc. Twitter is a valuable resource of knowledge when used properly. OK, I get that. Perhaps you do, too. But, most people don’t. And nothing makes that more clear than trying to explain to a family member why you use it or, more so, trying to ...
URLs will be an Anachronism (10)
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The search box circumvents the address bar After playing with Google’s Chrome browser for the last few days, I noticed the “Address” bar, which is just called a “Omnibox” (corrected from just “box” via comments) is really a search field. Anything entered into it will deliver a webpage (it first looks at your historical activities) or renders Google search results (or search of your preference, including twitter search). As a result, it’s become apparently that ...
