Data Portability Cracking Facebook's Dominance: New Cross-Network Commenting Protocol Could Be a Game Changer Two companies outside Silicon Valley say they are the first implementers of a new open source protocol called Salmon, which allows comments to be sent over the walls of one social network to communicate with users of another. Imagine being able to post a message on Facebook to "@janedoe@twitter" and then seeing Jane receive the message in real… Social Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Tips Looking for the Next Big Idea? Unleash the Beast! So you want to be the next big shot entrepreneur to come up with an idea that will change the world, but can't seem to come up with that golden ticket of an idea? Well perhaps you need to look no further than the world of art for inspiration. While looking through Hacker News posts, I stumbled across an illustrated SlideShare presentation from… Chris Cameron View comments
Adobe Brightcove's New Tool Helps Build "Flashless," iPad-Ready Web Video platform provider Brightcove just announced the launch of a new tool for website publishers called the "Brightcove Experience Framework for HTML5." The framework allows the company's 1,300 customers create HTML5-compatible websites for delivering video content to Apple mobile devices, including the upcoming slate computer known as the iPad… Play Sarah Perez View comments
Apple Opera Says "Mini Is Money" (Hint, Hint AT&T) In what seems like a bit of round about pressure on Apple to let Opera Mini into the App Store for the iPhone, Opera is announcing today that "Opera Mini is money". The company said in its blog this morning that its mobile browser, Opera Mini, has generated more than $1.2 billion per year for mobile operators. Mobile Mike Melanson View comments
News YouTube Steps Up Facebook Integration, Shows Shared Videos On the one hand, when we hear about Facebook making Facebook Connect an opt-out experience, we feel a little chill run through our bones and we want to commit Facebook suicide. And then again, every time we hear about another big player on the web implementing Facebook Connect, we smile, because for us and so many others, our Facebook friend list… Mike Melanson View comments