web Daily Wrap: Biggest Surprises of 2011 David Strom posted an infographic that showed us just how mainstream Gamification is becoming. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to catch every story that hits tech media in a day, so we wrap up some of the most talked about stories. We give you a daily recap of what you missed in the ReadWriteWeb Community, including… Robyn Tippins View comments
Gaming Zynga Might Be The Biggest Tech IPO Since Google When I mention Zynga to friends outside of the tech world, they look at me cross-eyed. Then I say "It's the company that makes FarmVille, you know..." I usually get a disgusted look back. Of course, Zynga also makes other games, like CityVille, CastleVille and Mafia Wars. Oh, and Words With Friends, the Zynga game that most folks seem to have no… Play Alicia Eler View comments
Hack of the Day Tales of Extreme Coding: Shark Week at BrightTag A blog post from the coders at BrightTag this week is instructive in how they responded to a "shark week." No, it wasn't giving all the developers time off to watch the popular Discovery Channel series (that doesn't mean I can't borrow their icon), but an opportunity to improve the performance of their code. The results were impressive: they cut… Hack David Strom View comments
News Help Find the Next Big Tech Stories Hello, ReadWriteWeb readers! As Richard noted earlier, I am joining ReadWriteWeb as its new Editor-at-Large, and I am very excited about it. I'll start writing for the site in January, but in the meantime, I have some planning to do. And I'd love your help. First, a brief introduction: For the past six years, I've been writing about the tech… Dan Frommer View comments
Social Networks See What Videos Your Friends Watch Wajam, a social search extension for browsers, has just added Wajam Videos, which shows you what videos your friends have recommended through search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing. Wajam also added social search to YouTube, enabling users to see what videos their friends are sharing. Now if you're searching for a keyword like "Christmas" on… Social Alicia Eler View comments