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The Decline of Startpages Like Netvibes & iGoogle (POLL)

Posted by TheRailway 3 days ago Blogging
http://feedproxy.google.com — 2-3 years ago, so-called "startpages" were all the rage - online dashboards where users could store links and quickly scan important news feeds. Startpages were also an evolving platform for "widgets," mini web apps inside of a web page. The big Internet companies had startpages: iGoogle, My Yahoo!, Microsoft's Live.com. Among the startups, Netvibes managed to establish a foothold. Ot Read More
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China Media Drops The F-Bomb on Tencent - Novell's New Cloud Partner

Posted by TheRailway 4 days ago Blogging
http://feedproxy.google.com — The news came recently that Novell would 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 cloud platform.These kinds of deals often seem distant as our knowledge of the China Inter Read More
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A Computational Knowledge Engine on Your Site: Wolfram Alpha Launches Widget Builder

Posted by TheRailway 4 days ago Blogging
http://feedproxy.google.com — Until now, Wolfram Alpha's computational knowledge engine was mostly tied to the project's website. Starting today, however, users will also be able to use the Wolfram Alpha Widget Builder to bring some of Wolfram Alpha's power to their own sites. The service, which is launching as a public beta today, allows anybody to quickly create a Wolfram Alpha-powered widget without any programming knowled Read More
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Wikileaks Releases 91,000 Afghanistan War Documents Online

Posted by TheRailway 5 days ago Blogging
http://feedproxy.google.com — The wiki-based site for whistler-blowers, Wikileaks, today released what it called "an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.""The reports, while written by soldiers and intelligence officers mainly describing lethal military actions involving the United States military, also include intelligence information, reports of meetings with pol Read More
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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 24 July 2010

Posted by TheRailway 6 days ago Blogging
http://feedproxy.google.com — We're always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Let us know in the comments below or contact us.You can import individual events in the Events Guide into Google Calendar using the link beside each entry, or download the entire thing as an iCal file (which is importable into Google Calendar, Outlook, Windows Live Read More
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New App Reveals How Smart, Rich & Frugal Your Neighbors Are

Posted by TheRailway 16 days ago Blogging
http://feedproxy.google.com — Last week we told you about a new iPhone application from the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) that brought its popular ArcGIS software to iOS devices. The app leveraged the organization's massive collection of mapping data - as well as that of other groups - to bring unique maps to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This week the geographic information systems (GIS) software makers Read More
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Adobe Announces Open-Source Collaboration with Sourceforge

Posted by TheRailway 16 days ago Blogging
http://feedproxy.google.com — Today, Adobe announced an expansion of its open-source activities and a collaboration with Sourceforge, called "Open@Adobe." "Open@Adobe is a site aggregating Adobe's openness programs, which includes source code hosting, such as the Adobe® Flex framework, and contributions from Adobe to standards organizations, as well as specifications."SponsorDave McAllister, Director of Open Source and Standa Read More
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BearHug Goes Head-to-Head with GetSatisfaction (Invites)

Posted by TheRailway 18 days ago Blogging
http://feedproxy.google.com — BearHug, a new customer engagement platform, is launching its closed beta tonight. The company wants to make it easier for companies to engage with their customers, while still keeping full control over their data and their users' experience on their site. By offering companies a hosted solution for engaging with their customers and solving customer-service issues, the company is taking on GetSat Read More
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