Open Thread Open Thread: Old Fogeys v. Young Whippersnappers, Ageism in Tech In the past, we've talked a bit about issues of gender and technology, but today, this blog post brought another important aspect of tech and discrimination to our attention. We polled some of our friends on Google Buzz and asked whether ageism is something they've seen at work or that has effected their lives. And the responses were interesting… Jolie O'Dell View comments
Google How We've Decided to Use Buzz Hey, RWW friends and fans! As some of you may have noticed, we've been tinkering around with our new team Buzz account today. We've decided to do something a little bit different with this network, and we really hope you'll like it. We know that a lot of you follow us on Twitter or are our Facebook fans, and sometimes the constant streams of… Jolie O'Dell View comments
NYT Twitter Cuts Deal with Yahoo These days, the web of connections between various social media sites, search engine giants, old software stand bys and hot Internet startups is starting to look like the diagram of an incestuous group of teenagers. And today, that web got one more strand, as Yahoo and Twitter announced a partnership that will bring the two companies closer… Social Mike Melanson View comments
Analysis Gowalla is the Anti-FarmVille Millions of people click, click, click their way mindlessly through repetitive casual games like FarmVille every day. Such games spread like a virus, infecting Facebook news feeds and eating up big chunks of the precious little time on earth that players were blessed with before they face their inevitable, if temporarily forgotten… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Real-Time Web How the Real-Time Web Will Impact Social Change Earlier this month Amy Sample Ward interviewed ReadWriteWeb's Marshall Kirkpatrick about our report on the real-time Web and how real time impacts the world of nonprofit organizations. Sample Ward helps nonprofits, community groups and those in the social change sector use new technologies, and is the co-author of Social by Social, a handbook in… Guest Author View comments