web Six Apart Releases Statement About Opening the Social Graph Blog software vendor Six Apart this afternoon posted a long rumination, with video, on the "social graph" and how vendors should relate to it. The social graph is the network of your networks, all your accounts and friends across multiple online social networks and other sites you participate on. The company is clearly full of great ideas that… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Analysis Zimbra: Why Did Yahoo Buy Them? This week Zimbra was acquired by Yahoo! for a staggering $350M. It seems like only yesterday that Zimbra was the buzz of the 2005 Web Conference. But in two years, Zimbra has grown from a small 'cool features' startup to a company worth $350M. But why did Yahoo buy a Web Office collaboration suite? Last time I checked, Yahoo was a consumer-focused… Richard MacManus View comments
News CollegeHumor Signs with Major Talent Rep Online humor site CollegeHumor has signed with one of the leading talent agencies in Hollywood, the United Talent Agency. UTA is known in the entertainment industry as one of the largest talent reps, with major stars like Harrison Ford, Ben Stiller, Johnny Depp, and the Olsen Twins on their client list. UTA also has a reputation of striking… Josh Catone View comments
Google The Best and Worst Things About Google's Shared Stuff Google hunters ferreted out a new feature late last night called Google Shared Stuff. The project is obviously far from ready to ship - but it's too late to squabble about that now! I've got high hopes for social bookmarking in general but this particular project may not be worth your time to check out just yet. To save you the time I've kicked… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
web Soup: Tumble Blogging with Friends Watch out Tumblr, here comes Soup. Soup is an easy to use tumble blogging application that includes two killer features: social networking (kinda) and outside activity streams. It's sort of a cross between Tumblr, Pownce, and a social activity aggregator. [Ed: I had to look up "tumble blogging". Wikipedia defines a "tumblelog" as "a variation… Josh Catone View comments