Widgetbox Goes Mobile, Catching the App Wave
Widgetbox started by making widgets—little pieces of the web you could post just about anywhere. It was liberating, and it was fun. But it didn’t last. Open social networks freed much of the content…
Google, the Wisdom of Crowds and Conventional Wisdom
By Jeff Nolan
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about crowdsourcing and whether or not the benefits suggested by proponents are overstated. It’s not that crowdsourcing doesn’t have value, the problem I have with it when applied…
Intel’s $8bn Investment Shows Labor Costs Aren’t An Issue In Advanced Fabs
By Tom Foremski
Today’s announcement that Intel will invest $8 billion in new chip fabs in Arizona and Oregon is part of a trend that brings back more chip manufacturing to the US. It’s because labor costs…
A Jazzy Look at WordPress’ History: Beautiful Infographic
Splash Press Media and InfoGraphic Labs have come up with an InfoGraphic on The History of WordPress. As we all know, WordPress is basically a very easy to use open-source Content Management System, powered…
Massive 8x Jump In Twitter Use By Twitter Co-Founder Ev Williams
By Tom Foremski
Last week I went to see Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone talk at an Inforum meeting of the Commonwealth Club. I didn’t hear much that wasn’t already known but there were a…
New Loopt Update Brings Significant Facebook Places Integration
Loopt’s latest version that has been released today for the iPhone introduces users the freshly integrated and growingly popular Facebook Places tool. Soon to arrive to Android as well, this update marks more than…
Death of Cable? Don’t Make Funeral Arrangements Just Yet.
The big screen, the silver screen, and the fireside chat “box” have all come under fire, thanks to none other than the Internet. That crazy new form of communication has threatened mainstream media, taking…
How Executives Are Using Social Media
Click on the image at right for a larger view. EMC President Pat Gelsinger on power of social media. [via Social Media Graphics]
New York Times Reports Losses, Plans Paywall for Digital Divide
By admin
The New York Times reported its financial results for the third quarter that reflected much lower earnings than expected, particularly in their print advertising segment. The NY Times recently reported a net loss of…
Mozilla Labs Details Open Web Applications for Chrome Have-Nots
By Kyt Dotson
Mozilla intends to bring to the web what apps brought to the mobile sphere with Open Web Apps—but they also seem to be doing it in response to Google’s announcement that they would open…