Our top story this week was location – location-based networks, services, advertising and even “feelings”. Read on for our coverage and analysis. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010, including Real-Time Web, Mobile Web and Internet of Things.
Note: We’ve refreshed the format for our longest running feature, the Weekly Wrapup. It now focuses more explicitly on the key trends that ReadWriteWeb is tracking in 2010, as well as giving you the highlights from the leading story of the week. Let us know your thoughts on the new format.
Story of the Week: Location
- Can Brightkite Beat Foursquare & Gowalla With a Universal Check-in?
- Google Patents Location-Based Advertising
- 2 Services for DIY Mobile Social Networks
- Google Chrome Becomes Location Aware
- Can Geosense for Windows Help Kickstart the Development of Location-Aware Apps for Windows 7?
- Glow: Location-Based “Feelings” for iPhone
More coverage and analysis of location-based technology
Announcing the ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit
Join us for the ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit on May 7 in Mountain View, California as we explore the latest mobile development trends, both the technology and the emerging business applications. Be a part of the discussion on geo-location services, augmented reality, native app vs. browser-based, commerce and marketing, mobile social networking and the Internet of Things. Sponsorship enquiries: [email protected],
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Mobile Web
- Watch Out, iPhone Devs: One-Man Android App Nets $13K Monthly
- Netflix on the iPhone? Yes, Please!
- Can We Kick Our Keyboard Addiction by 2013?
Historic Conversation in NYC: Ai Weiwei, Jack Dorsey & Richard MacManus
On March 15, at the prestigious Paley Center in New York City, a conversation will take place between Chinese digital activist and artist Ai Weiwei, Twitter co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey, and yours truly, Richard MacManus, ReadWriteWeb founder and editor in chief. The moderator will be Orville Schell, the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York.
The topic of the event is the emergence of digital activism for fostering positive social change. The onsite event is invitation only, but it will be live streamed exclusively on ReadWriteWeb on Monday, March 15, at 6:30 PM EST (-5 GMT), from the Paley Center for Media, New York City.
Internet of Things
- McKinsey: Get Ready For Sensor-Driven Business Models
- Ads with Eyes: Keeping Digital Signage in Check
- Google Wants Your Lamp to Tell You How Much Power It’s Using
More Internet of Things coverage
Real-Time Web
- Google Index to Go Real Time
- 10.5 Million WordPress Blogs Get PubSubHubbub
- Beyond Twitter Search: Semantic Analysis of the Real-Time Web
More Real-Time Web coverage. Don’t miss the next wave of opportunity on the Web supported by real-time technology! Get ReadWriteWeb’s report, The Real-Time Web and its Future.
Check Out The ReadWriteWeb iPhone App
We recently launched the official ReadWriteWeb iPhone app. As well as enabling you to read ReadWriteWeb while on the go or lying on the couch, we’ve made it easy to share ReadWriteWeb posts directly from your iPhone, on Twitter and Facebook. You can also follow the RWW team on Twitter, directly from the app. We invite you to download it now from iTunes.
ReadWriteStart
Our channel ReadWriteStart, sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark, is dedicated to profiling startups and entrepreneurs.
- The Startup Bus: Is This How Outsiders See Startup Culture?
- Picnik CEO to Startups: The M&As Are Out There
- Are Crowdsourcing and Outsourcing No-Nos For Startups?
ReadWriteEnterprise
Our channel ReadWriteEnterprise is devoted to ‘enterprise 2.0’ and using social software inside organizations.
- Will StatusNet Be Another Open-Source Star in the Enterprise?
- Drupal Founder Critical of SaaS and its Proprietary Nature
ReadWriteCloud
Our channel ReadWriteCloud, sponsored by VMware and Intel, is dedicated to Virtualization and Cloud Computing.
- Steve Ballmer: Microsoft’s Future Is in the Cloud
- Weekly Poll: What is the Top Threat to Cloud Computing?
- How Many Enterprise Workers Will Work in the Mobile Cloud? Try 130 Million
That’s a wrap for another week! Enjoy your weekend everyone.
