ReadWrite: August 2011 Archives – ReadWrite

August 2011 Archives

Monday, 22nd August 2011

Free API For Sentiment Analysis From ViralHeat

If you use tools such as Radian6 to analyze how the social Web is talking about your company, brands or products, perhaps it might be time to take a look at what you can get for free from the competition ViralHeat. Starting today, they will offer a free developer account good for up to 5,000 connections from their site here.

Enterprise David Strom comments

Forkly Launches to Discover Food You'll Like the Taste Of

Forkly is a beautiful new iPhone app that helps you discover new restaurants you might like and recommends dishes once you're at restaurants, based on your individual taste. Built by former leaders of location based social network Brightkite, Forkly has been talked about in the tech press for almost a year but it just launched quietly tonight. It…

Mobile Marshall Kirkpatrick comments

What Devices Will You Carry in 10 Years Time?

Futurist and author Kevin Kelly posits that in 10 years time, each of us will carry 2 computing devices on us: "one general purpose combination device, and one specialized device (per your major interests and style)." He also predicts that we will wear on average 10 computing things: "We'll have devices built into belts…

Mobile Richard MacManus comments

Technology Frustration in a Multi-Device World

In a review of Sherry Turkle's book Alone Together, John Battelle notes a familiar experience in regards to technology: "this cake ain't baked. I mean, think about it. Facebook: Not quite right. Smart phones? Not quite right. Desktop computing? Even though we've had nearly three decades of interaction, it's still not quite right." This…

Richard MacManus comments

Judge Rules In Favor of Cloud Music Lockers

A federal judge in New York ruled today in the defendant's favor on a copyright infringement case brought EMI and 14 record companies against cloud music locker service MP3tunes. Judge William H. Pauley III found that cloud-based music lockers are, for the most part, legally in the clear. The judge found that "MP3tunes did not promote infringement…

Play Jon Mitchell comments

Previous
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
125
Next