Cartoons Cartoon: Inbox Overload Oh, how I'd like to be Merlin Mann... master of the email demons, wizard of the inbox. (Also, brilliant and funny as hell.) He has a methodology for taming the beasts that lurk inside Gmail, Outlook, Entourage, Thunderbird and Eudora, and his gleaming, empty inbox serves as a beacon of hope to all that it might be possible for you, too. Of course… Play Rob Cottingham View comments
Product Reviews ReferenceBot; Social Networking for Headhunters Agency recruiters, employers and prospects now have a free online professional reference automation and collaboration tool to help them do their jobs better. ReferenceBot was launched recently and adds a "social 2.0" element to the headhunting market. Social Doug Coleman View comments
Events Guide ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 23 May 2009 Time again to see what excellent events are happening around the world that you can participate in and network at. In this feature on ReadWriteWeb, we provide a weekly roundup of upcoming social Web events. We'll publish it every weekend, as good a time as any to review your conference plans. Know of an event taking place that should appear… Andrew Lobo View comments
Facebook Iran Blocks Facebook Prior to Upcoming Presidential Election There are reports today that Iran has blocked Facebook, apparently to "prevent supporters of the leading opposition candidate from using the site for his campaign". Opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi has more than 5200 supporters on the popular social networking site and is said to be gaining momentum against current Islamic Republic of Iran… Social Doug Coleman View comments
Microsoft US Army; On the Cutting Edge of Tech, Adopts Vista and Office 2007 The United States Army has more than 700,000 desktops that currently run on Windows XP operating systems and use Office 2003 software. Despite a Windows 7 release just around the corner and rumblings about Office 2010, the Army announced that it will upgrade to Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 by the end of this year. Large corporations… Doug Coleman View comments