Startups Going Viral in 6 Questions, Part One: Spymaster Many web apps claim virality; very few actually find it. In a new series exploring the anatomy of truly viral apps, our first specimen is Spymaster, the Twitter- and Facebook-based social game that exploded with tens of thousands of users within hours of the creators throwing up a simple page and absolutely no media coverage. From creating… Jolie O'Dell View comments
Facebook Facebook's Userbase to Pass US Population Numbers Facebook just announced passing the 300 million active user mark. In early April ReadWriteWeb asked about the size of Facebook with the answer being - "bigger than the population of all but 4 countries in the world." As of today it's bigger than the population of all but 3 countries in the world and it's gaining on the US. Like any great nation… Social Dana Oshiro View comments
Product Reviews Twine Traffic Falls - New Version Coming, But it's Make or Break Time Since it was first unveiled to ReadWriteWeb back in October 2007, Semantic Web application Twine has traveled a rocky road. The product is a knowledge management service, in practical terms similar to social bookmarking site Delicious. However, almost from the start there have been vocal critics of Twine. The latest critique is a scathing post… Richard MacManus View comments
News Apps.gov Gives Cloud Computing a Slice of the $75 Billion IT Pie The government cloud computing service rumored since late July is here, and companies are jumping at the chance to join Apps.gov, an "online storefront" for cloud services and applications pre-approved for use by federal agencies. According to the post by U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra, Apps.gov will move at the same cautious pace Data.gov has, and… Enterprise Steven Walling View comments
web What Women Want: Startups Targeting Females A word to the wise, if you're going to say your service is targeted at women, it's not the best idea to leave your public audience with the final words, "Guys, if you show our site to your girlfriends, I guarantee you're going to get laid." While most of the female TC50 attendees are thick skinned from being surrounded by tech men, it's always best… Dana Oshiro View comments