Weekly Wrap-ups Weekly Wrapup: The Week in Web Technology The big news of the week was the keenly awaited announcement of Apple's new tablet, called the iPad. Read on for our extensive coverage and analysis of this news. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010, including Real-Time Web, Mobile Web, Internet of Things and Augmented Reality. New! We've refreshed the… Richard MacManus View comments
Events Guide ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 30 January 2010 There are 15 events in five countries and on three continents in February. Lucky for you, four of them have discounts for ReadWriteWeb readers. Conferences, roundtables, and if you're in San Francisco, free tacos from the famous El Toynaense Taco Truck - it's gonna be a busy month. How do you like your ReadWriteWeb events guide? As a world map… imported_1 View comments
Open Thread Open Thread: What's Your Favorite Tech Nonprofit/Philanthropic Company? A while ago, I wrote a rather condemning post on how most "social media for social good" efforts were heavy on social media activities but came up short on actual social good. Still, there are organizations such as Kiva, The Extraordinaires or SocialVibe and many others that do turn user microactions and technology to affect change and do good… Jolie O'Dell View comments
Cloud Computing Is Oracle Really Killing the Sun Open Cloud? Larry Ellison may be remembered as the one who steered clear of the "folly" that is cloud computing. Or he may be remembered for ignoring the real and considerable impacts that the cloud brings. Or he may also be remembered for staying true to what Oracle does best. And that's providing the underlying infrastructure for any platform, be it in… Alex Williams View comments
Cloud Providers Are you the New Twitter? Services to Help Scale your Business So, you have a great idea. You want to move your vision from whiteboard to Web host, but the trade offs (resources, time, money) make it difficult to decide what to spend your hard earned capital on. What can you do to get your idea out to the market with the least amount of investment, while also ensuring that you're ready for a flood of new… Mike Kirkwood View comments