Web Technology - Social Software
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:04:00 GMT
It's no secret that bloggers love their polls — they're a great way to increase user engagement, and sometimes you can even get some useful data...
It's no secret that bloggers love their polls — they're a great way to increase user engagement, and sometimes you can even get some useful data from them. But most people probably don't realize just how popular these polls really can be. PollDaddy has just released some of its latest stats, and they don't fail to impress: the company is now serving 430 million poll...
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Jason Kincaid
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:17:22 GMT
Miami Herald – “Marilyn Carroll used to watch her 28-year-old daughter and her friends spend hours on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. So she decided...
Miami Herald – “Marilyn Carroll used to watch her 28-year-old daughter and her friends spend hours on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. So she decided to join the social networking scene, too — but on a site geared exclusively to her interests.”
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Steven
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:59:47 GMT
For those of you in the US, Happy Independence Day! There are lots of ways to celebrate this amazing holiday. In New York, the Statue of Liberty...
For those of you in the US, Happy Independence Day! There are lots of ways to celebrate this amazing holiday. In New York, the Statue of Liberty crown is finally re-opening . Every town, it seems, has a parade. Here's another idea... I am celebrating July 4 by declaring my Independence from some of the technology that clutters my "psychic RAM," as David Allen terms it in
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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:30:34 GMT
Recently, I've noticed something. If you send me an email, the likelihood that I'm going to respond is pretty small. But if you send me a message on...
Recently, I've noticed something. If you send me an email, the likelihood that I'm going to respond is pretty small. But if you send me a message on Twitter, the likelihood that I'll respond is much higher. Certainly, part of it is that I get fewer messages on Twitter. But you might be surprised at how close it's getting in volume when you add @replies to direct messages. The...
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MG Siegler
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:02:21 GMT
Like most things on the Internet, there’s a good side and a dark side to where the media business is headed. The good side is very good: thousands of...
Like most things on the Internet, there’s a good side and a dark side to where the media business is headed. The good side is very good: thousands of layers of mostly needless middlemen and processes are being eliminated as journalists get a direct channel to their readers. And, because it’s a two way medium, readers get that channel right back. And in the cases where the subject...
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Sarah Lacy
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:01:17 GMT
It's not often that Internet companies last 10 years, but Moonfruit in the UK has proved pretty resilient. It survived the dotcom boom the first...
It's not often that Internet companies last 10 years, but Moonfruit in the UK has proved pretty resilient. It survived the dotcom boom the first time round, launching with VC-backing, growing to 65 staff and cutting back to two staff in the space of a couple of years. It's a wonder why they didn't exit in the most recent boom, but here they are still, plugging away. And their...
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Mike Butcher
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:01:35 GMT
It's not easy to launch a successful WebEx competitor. Most businesses have long since established their "system" for dealing with web meetings,...
It's not easy to launch a successful WebEx competitor. Most businesses have long since established their "system" for dealing with web meetings, using old standbys like WebEx or GoToMeeting. And those businesses that are willing to venture into the unknown have had plenty of cheaper alternatives to choose from, like DimDim , for quite a while. But that isn't keeping CallWave from...
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Jason Kincaid
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:48:37 GMT
The beta testing stage can be the cornerstone to the successful development of a new site. And many startups have to conduct and implement beta...
The beta testing stage can be the cornerstone to the successful development of a new site. And many startups have to conduct and implement beta testing of sites, surveys and analytics internally, which can be an daunting task when you are launching a site. Prefinery lets startups outsource the whole beta invite process, from start to finish. Prefinery is offering 100 TechCrunch...
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Leena Rao
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:21:23 GMT
Okay, it's not exactly the Camp David Summit that took place in 2000 between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but sometimes the littlest gestures...
Okay, it's not exactly the Camp David Summit that took place in 2000 between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but sometimes the littlest gestures can go a long way. A couple of days ago, upon hearing that Microsoft had officially joined Twitter , the official Linux account sent out a tweet welcoming them. " Welcome to Twitter, @ Microsoft !," they said. The tweet sat...
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MG Siegler
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:53:22 GMT
I don't recall how the YouTube user Pruane2Forever , aka "Sexman", came on my radar, but I definitely remember a few of his videos from a couple...
I don't recall how the YouTube user Pruane2Forever , aka "Sexman", came on my radar, but I definitely remember a few of his videos from a couple years ago. ( Here's a old favorite — Not Safe For Work .) Basically, it's this kid who does movie and new media reviews that are (or at least used to be) unintentionally hilarious. These days, he apparently has quite the following on...
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MG Siegler
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:08:23 GMT
Despite our best intentions, it looks like the DEMO v. TechCrunch50 war will continue, even with DEMO under new management . In 2007 we launched...
Despite our best intentions, it looks like the DEMO v. TechCrunch50 war will continue, even with DEMO under new management . In 2007 we launched the first TechCrunch50 event - a place where companies can launch to rabid fans and tech press. These launching companies are the stars of the show, and they don't pay a cent to attend. We thought DEMO's longstanding policy of...
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Michael Arrington
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:31:32 GMT
When we reported on Kiva.org's decision to open up its micro-lending platform to U.S. entrepreneurs, Kiva CEO Premal Shah told us he was...
When we reported on Kiva.org's decision to open up its micro-lending platform to U.S. entrepreneurs, Kiva CEO Premal Shah told us he was concerned about backlash in the community. Shah acknowledged that the decision to open lending to U.S. recipients may draw criticism because it goes against the idea on which Kiva was founded—lending to help development in third world...
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Leena Rao
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:51:04 GMT
In a recent post (see How Will Twitter Be Governed?), I pondered the potential for conflict between the aspirations of social tool developers and the...
In a recent post (see How Will Twitter Be Governed?), I pondered the potential for conflict between the aspirations of social tool developers and the communities using those tools. I have started to think about a set of principles for...
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Stowe Boyd
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:19 GMT
Start Mobile has managed to get 18 separate iPhone applications approved by Apple. So you'll imagine their surprise when one of them was...
Start Mobile has managed to get 18 separate iPhone applications approved by Apple. So you'll imagine their surprise when one of them was recently rejected. But you may be even more surprised to find out why. Apparently, Apple doesn't like the way one piece of art in the app depicts President Obama. Is it out of line or tasteless? Well, you can determine for yourself, because...
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MG Siegler
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:22 GMT
One of the most effective ways to amplify your message on Twitter is to get your followers to retweet it to their followers. Retweeting is also...
One of the most effective ways to amplify your message on Twitter is to get your followers to retweet it to their followers. Retweeting is also becoming a popular way to pass links around Twitter. They are becoming the new currency of the Web because of the power of passed links . One service in particular, Tweetmeme , is cornering the market on retweets by making it easy...
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Erick Schonfeld
