Analysis How Microsoft Can Beat Google on the Web: Take User Data to the Bank The times are changing, Microsoft is losing and Google has won as computing moves to the web - right? That's not necessarily the case. In fact, Microsoft has a clear opportunity to come from behind online and dominate the future, albeit in a radically different way than they dominated the past. Look to the bank, as metaphor, for one vision of… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Features How To Manage Your Online Reputation You've spent a lot of time building up your reputation and image both online and off, so it's important to make sure that someone isn't out there dragging it through the mud. The latest tool for reputation management is Trackur, but its bottom-level price is $88/month, so the question on my mind, is: "Is it worth it?" There are already many… Sarah Perez View comments
Trends eBay Listings Down 13% During Seller Strike Last week we wrote about a boycott of online auction site eBay that was organized by sellers angry over recent fee and policy changes. We noted that the full effect of the boycott wouldn't be evident until today, when the consumer action was scheduled to come to an end. "If [eBay's listings total] falls below 12 million we've made a pretty good… Josh Catone View comments
Product Reviews 6 Adobe AIR Apps to Check Out Adobe's AIR platform allows developers to create web applications that run on your desktop without the need of a web browser. Now that AIR has dropped the beta tag (see our previous coverage), it's time to look at some of the AIR apps you can use today. And if you want to know why we here at Read Write Web are so excited about AIR, read more of our… Sarah Perez View comments
Product Reviews Pulse of Open Source: A Look at Niche Conversations Pulse of Open Source is a new site that aggregates the Twitter messages of thought leaders and participants in the Open Source Software community. It's a great example of the value that can be added on top of a simple aggregation of dynamic niche content. It's also a good example of how you can find value in Twitter without even having an… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments