As anticipated from last week’s Facebook company blog post , the company has rolled out a redesigned directory of applications that has been tweaked to better show off verified applications. The company has also trimmed the number of categories down to just seven from a list that had grown to 22. Verified applications are those that have gone through Facebook’s new annual verification program , which costs $375, or $175 for students.
See original here:
Facebook rolls out its revamped apps directory
Google co-founder Larry Page and CEO Eric Schmidt have admitted that when it comes to the public’s thirst for real-time, up-to-the-minute news and conversation, Twitter’s beating them. This was reported by the U.K.’s Guardian , as the two executives took the stage at Google’s Zeitgeist conference in London
Read the original post:
Google execs admit Twitter’s winning real-time game
It’s been a big week for Mark Zuckerberg.
More here:
Zuckerberg mum on funding, ad network rumors
SAN FRANCISCO–Yahoo is continuing its attempt to redefine Internet search by focusing on intent, not results. The company held a “Search Chalk Talk” here Tuesday to discuss the state of Yahoo’s search efforts, a renewed priority under new CEO Carol Bartz . There were a few tidbits of news–such as the one-year anniversary of Yahoo’s SearchMonkey project –but the talk really served as a further reminder that Yahoo’s future vision of search revolves around structured data
See original here:
Yahoo wants to objectify search
Password storage service Passpack has a new feature that lets you share your account log-ins with others. It’s meant as a way to securely share things like usernames and passwords outside of e-mail or IM conversations, and requires that both parties be registered Passpack users. Inviting someone to get access to a certain log-in is fairly simple, although you have to be Passpack friends with them first.
Read more here:
Passpack now lets you securely share your log-ins
Once you’re lucky, twice you’re good? So went the title of a recent book about Web 2.0 entrepreneurs. Pretty soon, we may have an idea whether it applies to Caterina Fake
Read the original here:
Flickr co-founder presses beta button
PALM DESERT, Calif.–The Demo conference was small this year. Only 39 companies presented, down from the usual 60+ at this show. The audience was smaller, too.
See more here:
The best and worst of Demo 09
With Google Earth 5.0, users can now journey to the planet Mars, where they can see 3D views of the Red Planet and dive deep into its canyons. (Credit: Google/NASA/USGS) While you might never become an astronaut and have the chance to ride a Mars Rover on the Red Planet, Google has now rolled out an Earth-bound alternative for the masses. With Google Earth 5.0 , which was unveiled Monday, users can now explore Mars in the same way they’ve been able to instantly view 3D images of much of our own home planet for several years in previous versions of the software
See the original post:
Google Earth adds Mars roving
If you’re looking to share an MP3 with a friend, or with a bunch of other folks on Twitter, worth checking out is Songly . The service takes the URL of any MP3 that’s hosted on the Web and will both shorten it for micropublishing tools like Twitter, as well as package it in a slick little Flash player. This is especially useful since your recipient can play it back without having to download it first.
Original post:
Share MP3s as tweets with Songly
Fring's Last.fm add-on will play out first on Symbian S60 phones. (Credit: Fring) Although Fring has long let you chat with friends over Skype, IM, Facebook, and Twitter, the recent introduction of a Last.fm add-on is the start-up’s first foray into streaming content
The rest is here:
For Fring mobile VoIP app, a Last.fm add-on
Recent Comments