Only 50% Of Twitter Messages Are In Engl...
Only 50% Of Twitter Messages Are In English, Study Says
Paris-based Semiocast , which helps brands understand and interact with real-time Web services, has performed a semantic and quantitative study of Twitter based on an analysis of 2.8 million tweets. Turns out roughly half the tweets posted on the micro-sharing service are in English, even though the...
The Future of Web Content – HTML5, Fla...
The Future of Web Content – HTML5, Flash & Mobile Apps
Editor’s note : This is a guest post written by Jeremy Allaire , founder and CEO of Brightcove . Prior to Brightcove, Jeremy founded Allaire Corporation which was subsequently acquired by Macromedia due to the success of their web development tool ColdFusion. At Macromedia, Jeremy helped create the...
Citysearch Unleashes CityGrid, A Massive...
Citysearch Unleashes CityGrid, A Massive Local Advertising And Content Network
The momentum around local online advertising is growing, especially with the expansion of the Web to mobile devices and flowering of Geo-mobile apps which need a way to make money. Today, Citysearch is throwing its hat into the local advertising ring with the launch of CityGrid , a set of APIs which...
Congratulations Crunchies Winners! Faceb...
Congratulations Crunchies Winners! Facebook Takes Best Overall For The Hat Trick
This year’s third annual Crunchies Awards have just concluded, and we’re happy to say that it was an overwhelming success. For those that weren’t watching, we’ve included the list of nominees and winners below. Our most sincere congratulations to the winners and to all of the...
Songbird Lands Deal With Philips, To Com...
Songbird Lands Deal With Philips, To Come Bundled With Millions Of Portable MP3 Players
Don’t count Songbird out yet. The open source media player that’s increasingly positioning itself as an alternative to Apple’s iTunes has forged a deal with global electronics maker Philips. Under the agreement, which will be announced later today at CES, Songbird’s software...
2010: My Fifth Annual List Of The Tech P...
2010: My Fifth Annual List Of The Tech Products I Love And Use Every Day
It’s time for my annual list of technology products that I love and use every day. This is the (wow) fifth year I’ve done this. Here are my previous lists: 2009 , 2008 , 2007 and 2006 . The scope of the list has changed over time. In 2006 it was just about websites. Now the list includes other...
YouTube shows what friends share on Face...
YouTube just rolled out a feature that keeps you up to date on the videos that your friends are sharing on Facebook. Originally posted at The Web Services Report A Gadget Zonemore:  YouTube shows what friends share on Facebook
Gillmor Gang: Silverlight v. ChromeOS v....
Gillmor Gang: Silverlight v. ChromeOS v. Chatter
The Gillmor Gang convened Wednesday to ponder the last several weeks of events loosely contained in a discussion of the next generation Web operating system. Three major announcements set the table for this Thanksgiving edition: Google’s ChromeOS, Microsoft’s Silverlight 4, and salesforce’s...
Yahoo Loses The Brains Behind Boss...
Yahoo Loses The Brains Behind Boss
The brains behind Yahoo Boss , a young engineer named Vik Singh, is leaving Yahoo to become an entrepreneur-in-residence at Sutter Hill Ventures. Earlier this year, Singh was named to Technology Review’ s 35 Under 35 list at the age of 24. Singh is exactly the kind of talent Yahoo should be trying...
Slow Web site? Yahoo open-sources an app...
Slow Web site? Yahoo open-sources an app for that
Betting that the benefits of the move will outweigh the risks, Yahoo has released the source code underlying in-house software called Traffic Server that can speed up Web site operations. The software works by moving some data and operations closer on the Internet to the people trying using those services....
PSPrint for small business...
If your just starting your small business, your looking for ways to save money and that includes your printing needs. Recently I came across a online printing company I would like to tell you about. The company PSPrint an environmentally conscious printing company that prints business cards, sticker...
AP, News Corp Bosses Tell Search Engines...
The leaders of two of the world’s major news organizations said Friday that it is time for search engines and others who use news content for free to pay up. The comments from Tom Curley of The Associated Press and News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch come as the media industry struggles in the Internet...

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