It's been just over three months since Facebook introduced its Like button as an Internet-wide feature that could be used by third-party sites to integrate sharing and connection with the social network. In that time, it seems that we have become well accustomed to "liking" things as a way of...
One of the things I find the most fascinating about the social web is the ability of someone with a mission to leverage interest across the world and through time. From activists to artists to scientists, a bellwether with a passion can create a new repository of knowledge that just...
Unfortunately, we couldn't be at Black Hat and Defcon in Las Vegas this week, but here's our round-up of highlights from the two security events from around the web. Of course, if you look through the schedules for both events, there were dozens of other paranoia inducing talks than the...
Over the past year, Facebook and privacy are two topics that have become practically joined at the hip. The site has changed its privacy settings again and again and last winter CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared the death of privacy. One of the leading arguments behind all of this has been...
The news came recently that Novell will be developing a cloud-computing platform with Tencent, China's largest Internet service provider. As part of the deal, the two companies will establish a research laboratory in Shenzen, China that will be used to develop the data center network that will serve as the...
When you think of social media, two products immediately come to mind: Facebook and Twitter. If you're in the technical world, you'd probably also mention Digg and Slashdot. A product that is rarely talked about among social media products, but has a surprisingly large footprint on the Web, is StumbleUpon....
Wikipedia is one of the most popular sites on the Internet, but the sparse design of the service isn't likely to win awards. On the iPad, on the other hand, we are now seeing a trend towards beautiful apps like Flipboard, which combines design and functionality. With Discover, Cooliris is...
The Library of Congress added a number of ambitious new exceptions to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act's prohibition of breaking copyright technologies today, most notably concerning iPhone jailbreaking and unlocking. The Library adds and renews exceptions every 3 years and as Sarah Perez argued this morning, these ones go well...
One of the topics we touch on from time to time here at ReadWriteStart is the importance of solid design aesthetics for Internet startups. One of the key elements in creating a user-friendly design is A/B testing - a process by which two or more variations of a design element...
At this year's Google I/O developer conference, the Internet search giant made a surprising announcement: not only was the company releasing a Web-connected "cloud" operating system called "Chrome OS," it would also include an app store called the "Chrome Web Store" which would help users discover, purchase and install Web...
Apple, the company that has found itself in the limelight over recent weeks for the antenna trouble experienced by some iPhone 4 users, has said that it will hold a news conference this Friday, according to The Wall Street Journal. While the company has kept tight-lipped about the conference, it...
Despite claims that the age of privacy is over, many Internet users continue to have privacy concerns, particularly as more and more of our personal data is stored and shared online.Having a privacy policy for your startup is important then in terms of meeting the legal requirements for protecting your...
Entrepreneurship is a trait that knows no boundaries. Those that possess it come in all shapes, sizes, ethnicities and genders, and in some places, the startup spirit is bringing together groups of people that are otherwise at odds with each other. Nowhere in the world is this more evident than...
If we were to ask you to name one thing you wish your computer (or another Web-enabled device) could do, but doesn't now, what would you say? How about the ability to "touch the things that are in the screen, to feel and move them." That's what 7-year-old Daniela* wants....
The Amazon online retail service and Amazon Web Services have little or nothing to do with each other but the idea that the company's IT department would not use cloud computing almost seems implausible.Or does it? Amazon IT is really like any other IT department. It has a mix of...
Last month, I decided to take to the road with my blogging. Armed with a 12-inch netbook, an iPhone and a 1995 Chevy Astro Van, I've hit the paved pathways with many intentions to see just how mobile technology can or cannot determine how we approach and experience the world....
If a thousand social networks bloom, with cross-network communication and real-time replies, how will you manage to find and share the best things that your friends put into your stream? Innovative social network aggregator Cliqset launched a new version this morning that offers a very interesting answer to that question....
The U.S. government is finally catching on to the growing trend that - surprise, surprise - people like to use their mobile devices to access the Internet. The only problem is, of course that America's mobile infrastructure is years behind that of other regions around the world, while rapid device...
Last week the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010, a bill now better known as the "Kill Switch Bill." The bill will now be considered by the Senate. There's no "kill switch" provision in the bill, but...
Entrepreneurs gearing up for their first meeting with potential investors are sure to have a million different things on their mind that are stressing them out. Is the pitch the right length? Is it filled with jargon or ridiculous assumptions? Is the font on the slides the right size? But...
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