Archive for August, 2007

MetaCafe, the 3rd largest video site in the world, has just launched their Facebook application. Now, Facebook users can search through all the videos on MetaCafe, share videos with friends, see what is popular (both within your network and on Metacafe), and leave comments.
This application also makes use of MetaCafe's new user channels feature, [...]

The Facebook API frenzy of several weeks past has been marked by a sort of mini-industry boom in which applications embedded into the social network have in some cases become quite noteworthy creations in and of themselves. Whether or not it’s politically correct to say so (and to be honest, I divulge this bit begrudgingly), [...]

The news many weeks back of music giant EMI’s transfer to a DRM-free existence on the Web, and the subsequent decision by Universal Music Group that came only days ago to do the same with its catalogue, has been accepted with (mostly) open arms by the blogosphere. Yes, there are some particulars concerning where the [...]

Profy is building something exciting for the tech-savvy crowd. The Profy development team is at work on a very large-scale Web 2.0 project to be launched in public beta later this year. It's an advanced blogging platform with an integrated powerful RSS reader enhanced by social featured. The application will drastically change the way we [...]

AuditoriumA.com is a human guided search service that guides people through their queries via a striking visual platform. The service uses intuitive site visualizations to guide users to quality cultural events, performances, speeches, articles, documentaries and other subjects. Founder Tony Mars sent us a private preview of version 2.0, and we thought you would be interested in this striking [...]

It seems every few days Wikipedia manages to make the news in one way or another. In various instances it’s being crowned a next-generation resource with an incredible wealth of reliable information, some of which simply cannot and will never be found within the bounds of publications such as the OED or the Encyclopedia Brittanica. [...]

Today we received news that the folks behind Meebo, the very popular Web-based IM client, released an updated website for iPhone users to enjoy. While the company did in fact announce an iPhone-friendly version of its instant messaging client shortly after the official debut of Apple’s handheld, the update is being regarded by numerous bloggers [...]

There are several options to choose from with RSS feed readers. You can choose a standalone client (FeedDemon), a browser plugin (Sage), or a reader accessible through a website (Google Reader). All of these options, however, lack some of the features that newcomer Fav.or.it promises to provide. The service is not yet available, but will [...]

In today's news, the chief excecutive of the Federal Communications Commission announced that his group is opposed to a plan by a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to offer free wireless broadband Internet service nationwide, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The broadband plan was devised by a Menlo Park-based company, known as M2Z Networks, which [...]