Corvida

Corvida is a 20 year old, third year Graphic Design major (formerly a Computer Science major). She started blogging for ReadWriteWeb in May 2008. Corvida runs a blog called SheGeeks. She resides in Atlanta, Ga.

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Sunday, 2nd November 2008

RWW Predictions: Walmart's MP3 Store VS Apple iTunes

Last month Walmart gave consumers the number 1 reason why DRM isn't the answer when they announced that they would be shutting down their DRM server come October 9th. Since then, Walmart relaunched it's online music store on Tuesday. The new music store offers the latest hits at only $.79 per song, while standard songs are offered at $.94. With…

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Marketing Your Products Through Wi-Fi Networks

When you don't have the cash to hand over to Starbucks for Wi-Fi, there are hundreds of other coffee stores that will offer the same for free. For example, Panera Bread cafes include free Wi-Fi and are increasingly becoming my spot for free Wi-Fi access. Unfortunately, there are times when we won't order a thing from places that provide free Wi-Fi…

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Turn Your Smartphone Into a Modem with PdaNet

If you own a laptop and a smartphone coupled with an unlimited data plan, then you could be in for a nice treat today. Anyone that's bound to the internet can tell you that being stranded without internet access is not much fun. It could drive anyone crazy! When all else fails you can turn to the connection on your smartphone as long as you have…

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Saturday, 1st November 2008

AT&T Hotspots Now Free for iPhone Owners

That's right folks! After months of speculation and rumors, iPhone owners can now use the Wi-Fi available at their local AT&T Hotspot at no additional charge. We thought it was ridiculous that this didn't come pre-packaged with the iPhone considering that most iPhone owners are using the web more than their minutes. If you haven't received this…

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12seconds.tv Partners with Qik and Flixwagon

We introduced you to 12seconds.tv in late July. 12seconds.tv provides a quick and fun way to send out a video message that's 12 seconds long. It's a great service for hosting mini video contests and we suggested our own tongue-twisting contest. Since then, 12seconds.tv has incorporated 12 second video challenges to further engage their users…

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Sunday, 26th October 2008

RWW Predictions: Facebook Music Coming Soon?

Last month we witnessed Myspace launch its long awaited Myspace Music service. Users of Myspace can now assemble playlists from a vast collection of music from four major labels and one independent distributor. Users can also stream these songs for free or purchase them free of DRM restrictions thanks to the AmazonMP3 service integration…

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Messaging Services

Find More Local Users to IM with GTalk Profile

Google Talk is an instant messaging client by Google with a small but devoted following of users. Just about anyone within the social media and tech realm could tell you great things about Google Talk and a lot of popular services support the use of Google Talk as a Jabber client. If you've been looking for a way to connect with more Google Talk…

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MySpace Profile 2.0 Takes Visual Cues From Facebook

Earlier this month we asked if Facebook was becoming more like MySpace. We noted that there were new apps cropping up that were making Facebook look a lot more like MySpace. MySpace has started to open up alpha testing for its Profile 2.0 service. We caught a sneak peek and it seems that now MySpace is now taking a few visual cues from Facebook.

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Saturday, 25th October 2008

P2P Downloading Comes to the iPhone with MewSeek

The iPhone is one of the few phones that can offer its owners a lot of flexibility and features. With the App Store, iPhone owners have numerous applications at their disposal to get just about any job done. However, developers that can't get their apps into the App Store usually release their apps to those that have jailbroken their iPhones…

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Product Reviews

BrightKite iPhone App Goes Live (Finally)

Brightkite is one of the hottest mobile social networks on the scene. With a vast array of offerings and an active network of users to boot, you're bound to find someone near you or something new to check out. Recently this promising mobile social network released an official iPhone app to compliment its web app. Here's our take on what could be…

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