Product Reviews Sqworl: A Lightbox for Shared Links Here at ReadWriteWeb, we're big fans of URL shorteners (although not all URL shorteners mind you). We use them for microblogging sites where we have to conserve characters, tracking how many people are clicking through links we share, and keeping groups of links organized. That's why we like Sqworl, a URL shortener that acts like a lightbox for… Rick Turoczy View comments
NYT Noovo: Tumblr on Steroids Noovo is a full-on lifestreaming / blogging / bookmarking / everything (except social network) app that launched out of private beta last week. It calls itself a "social discovery engine"; and recommendations technology is part of the overall package. The company Noovo is based in Slovenia, has been around for a long time and counts… Richard MacManus View comments
Design iPlotz: Goofy Name Belies Powerful Wireframe Tool Anyone who has ever built a Web site for a client knows the painful process of gathering feedback on page layout and navigation. That's what makes sketching wireframes such a valuable technique for eliciting those responses - before spending time and energy on design and coding. But trying to capture critical feedback on Photoshop wireframes can be… Rick Turoczy View comments
Features Four Approaches to Music Recommendations: Pandora, Mufin, Lala, and eMusic Thanks to MP3s and the Internet, we now have millions of songs readily available to us with the click of a button, but, paradoxically, this has often made it even harder to discover new music to listen to. Every online music store and every social network that focuses on online music, however, now features some kind of music recommendation… Play Frederic Lardinois View comments
enterprise How Can Web Tech Help Enterprises with Innovation Management? In his book The Innovator's Dilemma, Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School describes the theory of how large outstanding firms can fail "by doing everything right." The innovator's dilemma, according to Christensen, affects companies whose success and capabilities can actually become obstacles in the face of changing markets… Enterprise Bernard Lunn View comments