Analysis The Era of Location-as-Platform Has Arrived The mobile location "check-in" is fast becoming the hot new status message type online. It was only a matter of time until "where you are" became a platform to build added value on top of just like "who you know" has on social networking sites like Facebook. Canadian newspaper chain Metro announced today that it has launched a deal with… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Startups Never Mind the Others: Here's Silicon Valley In the last few weeks here on ReadWriteStart, we've been chronicling various cities outside of Silicon Valley with thriving startup communities in our semi-weekly series Never Mind the Valley. We've told you how Boston is raking in venture funding, how Los Angeles is growing despite its northern neighbor, and even how Israel is an emerging tech hub… Chris Cameron View comments
News TweetDeck Targets a Growing Audience: The Unemployed With new jobless claims rising unexpectedly, desperate job seekers can use any tool they can get. If you've ever spent any time job hunting, then you know how quickly those wanted ads can get filled, especially these days. What you need is something to let you know about job listings the second they're posted. Earlier todayTweetDeck announced it… Mike Melanson View comments
mobile Echoecho: Locating Your Friends Made Easy Echoecho is a location-based mobile application that wants to make it easier for you to locate your friends, family members and colleagues in the real world. Echoecho only tries to get you to answer one straightforward question: Where are you? Unlike other location-based application, echoecho doesn't force you to constantly broadcast your own… Mobile Frederic Lardinois View comments
Admin Announcing ReadWriteCloud, Our New Channel on Cloud Computing & Virtualization We're pleased to announce the launch of ReadWriteWeb's third subsite: ReadWriteCloud. This channel will cover Cloud Computing and Virtualization, focusing on the strategic business and technical implications. ReadWriteCloud is sponsored by Intel and VMware. We've hired a couple of experienced practitioners of cloud computing as our daily writers… Richard MacManus View comments