Facebook Facebook Tops 900 Million Users, But Penetration Rate Slows The biggest takeaway from Facebook's updated filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission is that the company will not be able to rely on adding new users at breakneck speed as a way of boosting revenue. It's a fact that Facebook readily concedes. Social Dave Copeland View comments
Analysis How the Web Has Changed in 9 Years For ReadWriteWeb's ninth anniversary last week, our founder and Editor-in-Chief Richard MacManus took a loving look back at how the site has evolved over the years. But RWW isn't the only thing that has stuck around even as it's morphed over the past almost-decade. The Web has changed dramatically over those nine years, but a surprising number of… Enterprise David Strom View comments
Analysis Microsoft's Mobile Comeback Is Looking Terrible Microsoft ruled the PC market for decades with utter dominance. But today, as the future shifts toward mobile devices, things are not looking good for Microsoft. It's not that it's not trying: Microsoft is spending a lot of money and effort on cracking the mobile market, now in lockstep with Nokia, its top partner. But there's no indication yet… Mobile Dan Frommer View comments
Science Read/Write Daily: Reaching Orbit Today's theme is reaching orbit. Most human beings have gotten used to the idea of flying through the air by now. Some aspects of human flight feel downright old and outdated. But the cutting edge of flight still demonstrates the highest heights of human technology. For most people, flying is still a dreadful slog. Here's a great breakdown of… Science Jon Mitchell View comments
Apps Mobile Business Apps are Attractive to Venture Capitalists The allure of making millions, perhaps even billions, of dollars developing mobile apps for the consumer market is obvious. Instagram just got a cool $1 billion from Facebook. Path has a $250 million valuation. Even Twitter was started as a mobile, text messaging-based service. Venture capitalists are always on the lookout for the Next Big… Mobile Dan Rowinski View comments