NYT Citysearch Becomes More Social and Mobile Citysearch, the popular local restaurant and shopping guide, announced a new beta version of its service tonight. The new version provides a better local search experience, with the ability to search specific neighborhoods instead of just metropolitan areas. Citysearch also announced a retooled mobile site, which lets users read and write reviews… Frederic Lardinois View comments
Sponsors Explore the Smart Companies That Sponsor ReadWriteWeb At ReadWriteWeb we work hard to provide you with the smartest Internet news and reviews each and every day. The sponsors that give us the opportunity to spend our time writing are companies that appreciate the thoughtfulness of the whole community here, including our readers. Once a week we like to write a post about them; here's who they are, what… imported_1 View comments
Events Guide 5 Tips for Startups and Entrepreneurs Startups - want to be innovative? Go back to the garage. That's the message venture capitalists at the Dow Jones VentureWire Technology Showcase in Redwood City CA today, are offering to entrepreneurs and startups. In the midst of one of the worst economic crises the world has seen, investors are in the main optimistic, and agree that to weather… Lidija Davis View comments
Analysis Is YouTube the Next Google? Anything that can be a video will be a video During the Web 2.0 Summit recently, the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, pointed out that one of the reasons the world is no longer the same is YouTube. For better or worse, said Mr. Newsom, we are now always on the record. Every significant and insignificant conversation is being recorded, and the… Alex Iskold View comments
Government IRS Hires its First CTO While the tech world eagerly waits to see who Barack Obama will appoint Chief Technology Officer of the United States, a similar appointment of more immediate impact to many people has just occurred. Terence Milholland began work this week as the first Chief Technology Officer in the history of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He enters an IRS… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments