Features Weekly Wrapup, 16-20 June 2008 Here are some of the highlights from the week's Web Tech action on ReadWriteWeb. On the product side we explored Yahoo's ongoing troubles, reported on Firefox 3's record-setting week, covered a new "universal edit" wiki offering, and checked out some Mobile Web apps. On the trends side, we looked at what could disrupt Google search… Richard MacManus View comments
International Jane Fong: Aiming to Bring Anime Online, as a Woman, a Foreigner and an Entrepreneur in Japan Jane Fong is the founder and CEO of Akibanana, a six-person company that aims to help bring Japanese anime animation from the world of traditional distribution onto the web. Her three part plan includes a media hub tracking the industry, a real-world tour of the Tokyo neighborhood where anime culture is centered (Akihabara) and a B2B service… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
web Obama and McCain Sending Official Reps to Debate on Twitter You want an Obama/McCain debate about Presidential policies? You got it! Sort of. The prominent political website TechPresident announced today that both campaigns are sending official representatives to a policy debate...on Twitter. In the red shorts will be Liz Mair, online communications director of the Republican National Committee. In the… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Admin Josh Catone Leaving ReadWriteWeb I'm sad to say that Josh Catone is leaving ReadWriteWeb today, to move on to a new job at a popular web development community website. Josh was the first daily writer (other than myself) to join ReadWriteWeb. He started with us in March 2007 and has been instrumental in helping ReadWriteWeb grow over the past 15 months. He will be missed by… Richard MacManus View comments
Facebook Facebook Improves Messaging: Adds Search Facebook announced last night that it was adding search to the Inbox feature of its site. According to Facebook engineer Prashant Malik, Inbox search was something the company knew they needed for a long time, and was heavily requested by users. Search is one of the fundamental features that any email-like messaging system needs, and adding it is… Social Josh Catone View comments