The Secret to OpenStack's Overnight Success
OpenStack has quickly emerged as one of the world's largest open-source communities.
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Articles tagged "Community"
Wed, 12 June 2013
Wed, 17 April 2013
MindMixer Helps Citizens Engage With Their Communities
How many times have you had a brainstorm on how to improve your local community? MindMixer - a "virtual town hall" - is designed to help…
Mon, 25 March 2013
How Online Comments Are Becoming A Big Business
Many corporations are viewing comments as a high-powered vehicle to drive lead generation and community building. Recent investments are…
Tue, 16 October 2012
On Ada Lovelace Day, Celebrate Some Extraordinary Women
Ada Lovelace was a pioneer. The daughter of Lord Byron, Ada was also the daughter of a woman fed up with Lord Byron. In an…
Wed, 13 June 2012
Why The Boston Globe Applied for the .Boston Domain
Sorting through the list of applicants for ICANN’s new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), a couple things pop out. For one, Amazon…
Fri, 8 June 2012
How the Tech Industry’s Anti-SOPA Tactics Changed Politics
The tactics used in the massive online protests that helped convince Congress to axe the controversial SOPA and PIPA bills earlier this year…
Thu, 17 May 2012
Big Question (Answered): What's Your 1 Piece of Social Media Advice?
If the Facebook IPO and Pinterest's $1.5 billion valuation mean anything, it's that social media have become business as usual…
Mon, 16 April 2012
Meet Us in St. Louis on May 3
Last November, ReadWriteWeb held several meetups at various cities around the world, as recounted here. Our midwest staff enjoyed doing it…
Sat, 14 April 2012
Weekly Wrap-up: Let's Hear It for Instagram
Each week we wrap up our top ten stories, and this week half of our most read stories were those that dissected and discussed the billion…
Sat, 7 April 2012
Weekly Wrap-up: Users Don't Like Your Site
Does the rise of the read-later apps mean that users don't want the experience of using your site at all? Jon Mitchell explores that…
Sun, 1 April 2012
When You Hear Android, Do You Think of Google?
The Android Marketplace is rebranded as Google Play. All of this and more in the ReadWriteWeb Weekly Wrap-up. After the jump you'll find…
Fri, 16 March 2012
Why Some Bosses are Asking for Your Facebook Password
With unemployment hovering at 8.3%, some employers feel they can ask for the unreasonable. All of this and more in the ReadWriteWeb…
Tue, 13 March 2012
The Internet Is A Place
I've never been that good at memes. I may have a pretty reliable stock of YouTube videos with which I could amuse the average non-Internet…
Sat, 10 March 2012
Weekly Wrap-up: There's a New iPad in Town
The new iPad isn't a large step forward in terms of features, but it will be huge for Apple. Netflix didn't realize it was advertising on…
Tue, 6 March 2012
Pi Day Contest: Your Vision for Quantum Computing
To celebrate Pi Day on March 14th (3.14), we're giving away a cool Pi Day T Shirt from ThinkGeek. To win our Pi Day Contest, we want to know…
Daily Wrap: Today's Top Stories on RWW
In response to growing concern over comments Rush Limbaugh made last week, Netflix says they never purposefully advertised on his show…
Mon, 5 March 2012
Daily Wrap: Facebook's Offsite Mods Know More Than You Think
The offsite moderators for Facebook may have user information that might make some Facebook users uneasy. This and more in today's Daily…
Thu, 1 March 2012
Daily Wrap: Siri's Imagined Physical Presence and more
Shapeways held a contest to see what designers thought Siri might look like. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's…
Wed, 29 February 2012
Daily Wrap: What Matters at Mobile World Congress
Dan Frommer tells you the only five things that matter at Mobile World Congress. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's…
Tue, 28 February 2012
Will Apple Enter the Streaming Music Game?
Variety abounds in the streaming music game. Spotify, Pandora, Last.fm, Rdio, Slacker, MOG, Turntable... You really have your pick in…
Daily Wrap: Facebook Tips and more
Dave Copeland shares his tips for using Facebook productively and professionally. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's…
Mon, 27 February 2012
Big Question (Answered): Would You Invest in Facebook?
As we move closer to the Facebook IPO, we're hearing that people are less averse to removing weak Facebook connections and we're also seeing…
Daily Wrap: Facebook Denies Reading Your Texts and more
According to the London Sunday Times, Facebook admitted to reading the text messages of users who had downloaded their smartphone app…
Sun, 26 February 2012
Censorship for Safety's Sake
The decision to censor material because it is dangerous or highly offensive is a difficult one, but it's not uncommon. Community managers…
