web Zoho Writer Adds Offline Support There are two seemingly divergent themes in the Web Office world currently: 1) office software is increasingly heading online, in the form of products like Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Zoho and ThinkFree; 2) web apps are increasingly adding offline functionality. The reason for the 'bob each way' is that broadband service is not yet ubiquitous… Richard MacManus View comments
web Groupware 2.0 - CollectiveX Launches Groupsites Social networking startup CollectiveX has just launched a new product called Groupsites. TechCrunch has the details of Groupsites, noting that it's a combination of discussion forums, email lists, calendars and social networks. Groupsites are free to use and there are privacy options. Current use cases include membership groups and clubs, social… Richard MacManus View comments
Adobe Adobe Launches "Moviestar" Version of Flash Player - HD Television Quality for Web Video Adobe today announced the latest version of its near ubiquitous Web video software, Adobe Flash Player 9. It's codenamed Moviestar, because it includes H.264 standard video support Äì the same standard deployed in Blu-Ray and HD-DVD high definition video players. In other words, the quality of video has been substantially improved from the… Richard MacManus View comments
News comScore Releases qSearch 2.0 - Disproportionately Favors Google comScore today announced changes to their search tracking service, qSearch, which they say will better meet the needs of what is a continually evolving search market. The key take aways from qSearch 2.0 are an expanded global data set, a better understanding of vertical search, better counting of "multi-tab searches," and the counting of hosted or… Josh Catone View comments
web Spock Traffic Surges - Number 1 Mover on Alexa Since launching a few weeks ago, the people search engine Spock is experiencing very heavy traffic - according to the company and also external measures like Alexa. Spock is currently rated number 1 on the Movers and Shakers page on Alexa. Other Alexa stats indicate that the site is experiencing good growth in France, Germany, U.K. and Belguim… Richard MacManus View comments