Startups Dorthy: Search and Dream in Public At first glance, the phrase "dream achievement service" conjures images of people in head scarves listening to self-help tapes. Nevertheless, in the case of semantic search service Dorthy, "dream achievement" is about getting good results free from the irrelevant fodder of the regular search experience. In August 2009, Dorthy celebrated its Alpha… Dana Oshiro View comments
Internet of Things A Central Nervous System for Earth: HP's Ambitious Sensor Network HP Labs has joined the race to build an infrastructure for the emerging Internet of Things. The giant computing and IT services company has announced a project that aims to be a "Central Nervous System for the Earth" (CeNSE). It's a research and development program to build a planetwide sensing network, using billions of "tiny… Richard MacManus View comments
Humor Top 10 US Cities Where Twitter is Mentioned in Craigslist Jobs Employers all around the world are wrestling with whether employees should be able to access Facebook and Twitter at work - but some businesses are explicitly requiring that job applicants feel comfortable using Twitter. Just for fun we did a search across Craigslist job postings in some cities around the US to see how many listings mentioned… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Internet of Things Are Smart Grids Undermining User Privacy? A subject of interest to us ReadWriteWeb folks this year has been smart grids - a method of delivering electricity to users' homes in a way that has been the cause of many green technologists for some time. Smart grid tech uses digital means to control appliances at users' homes to save energy, cut costs, and increase reliability. However, some… Jolie O'Dell View comments
Startups Make Money Off Others' Sites with Reframe It 2.0 Ten days after Google's Sidewiki was accused of lifting features from annotation startup Reframe It, the little company is striking back. In a video interview with Reframe It CEO Bobby Fishkin, ReadWriteWeb learned why this 15-person team thinks they've got a fighting shot at besting the search Goliath. Dana Oshiro View comments