Events Guide ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 30 May 2009 Time once again for the ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, our weekly roundup of upcoming social Web events. We publish it every weekend, as good a time as any to review your conference plans. Know of an event taking place that should appear here? Let us know in the comments below or contact us. Andrew Lobo View comments
Startups Easily PutACart on Popular Social Websites and Blogs If you have a blog, Website or Web 2.0 application and want to add an online shopping cart to sell any type of product, you should take a look at PutACart. The company promises that you "can have products online in less then 3 minutes and can manage products and orders just as easily". It even works on social networking sites such as Facebook… Doug Coleman View comments
Features Poll: Business People Say Twitter More Important Than LinkedIn A month-long poll conducted on business social network LinkedIn has uncovered some fascinating numbers concerning social media platforms and brand presence. The biggest surprise was that Twitter was deemed more important to brands than LinkedIn, and the poll was performed on LinkedIn. With more than 3,600 respondents so far, each well… Social Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
News Would You Rather Work at Google or Yahoo? (POLL) Google Suggest Creator Picks Yahoo Yoelle Maarek, the woman credited with the creation of Google Suggest and a variety of other innovative features, has left the company and will now lead Yahoo's research efforts in the tech hot-bed of Israel. It's an interesting move, to go from the clear market leader to a company widely criticized for its flaccid search and monetization. When… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
NYT Twitter and TV: The New Backchannel ITV, the oldest commercial television network in the UK, just announced that it will use Twitter as a backchannel for its coverage of the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Everton tomorrow afternoon. The ITV Twitter app was built by thruSITES using Twitterfall, and the ITV team will use Audioboo Pro for moderating the Twitter stream. Given how… Frederic Lardinois View comments