Tech Week in Review 3-4-2011
Facebook Like Button Takes Over Sharing Functionality The Facebook Like button has become a fixture on sites across the web. It has become widely accepted and, with their latest changes, may become even more visible. Instead of being buried in your recent activity, Likes will now publish a full news feed story. This will raise [...]
Read MoreGmail Users Win Buzz Settlement
In a rare move by Google, every Gmail user received an email to notify them of the settlement regarding Google Buzz. Shortly after its launch in February, drama ensued as many users complained of a breach of privacy. A few Buzz users decided to bring a class action lawsuit against Google and apparently won….kinda. Google [...]
Read MoreGoogle Buys Slide for $182 Million, Social Gaming Imminent
Google has agreed to buy Slide for $182 million in a deal that will be announced Friday. According to TechCrunch, this is only one piece of the puzzle in Google making moves to create a “serious social gaming and apps strategy to counter Facebook.” Slide is one of the pioneers of social gaming on sites like [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 5-28-2010
WWDC 2010 The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off on the 7th of June. Rumors already circulated that Steve Ballmer would be speaking about Visual Studio and Silverlight, but these were found to be false. All signs point to the new iPhone being officially released after getting leaked all over the blogosphere. The question is, [...]
Read MoreHighlights From Google I/O
There were a lot of cool new technologies and services launched at Google I/O. As always, Google is making big moves in many different directions. There is now no denying that Google and Apple are in direct competition in multiple areas. Here are a few announcements that stood out. WebM WebM is an alternative video [...]
Read MoreMicrosoft Introduces Spindex – A Different Type of Social Aggregator
Microsoft’s FUSE Labs, has just released information about a new tool on the market called Spindex. Spindex is Microsoft’s first entry into the social aggregation space where we already have Friendfeed (a personal favorite), Cliqset and Google Buzz. Spindex takes a slightly different approach. Find out how different inside
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