• FriendFeed, Syphilis And The Perfection Of Online Mobs

    Updated: 2009-06-28 18:15:48
    , Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe FriendFeed , Syphilis And The Perfection Of Online Mobs 46 Comments by Michael Arrington on June 28, 2009 People have always been inclined to join mobs most people have at least one story to tell about a time that they got swept up in or had to face a crowd demanding justice for one thing or another both of my experiences were in college The Internet has proven to be a frighteningly efficient tool to create virtual mobs . But we note two trends that suggest a bleak future : the increase in non-anonymous mob participation and the evolution of online services towards ever more efficient and real time communication platforms that facilitate mob creation and growth like never before . Things are changing online way too fast for society and culture to adapt . Something will eventually . break I’m going to pick on FriendFeed in this post because I believe it is the nearest thing to Shangri-La for mob justice enthusiasts . I explain

  • The Akiduki Pulse Box Posts Your Heart Beat Rate To Twitter, Lets Followers Know You’re Alive

    Updated: 2009-06-28 16:51:10
    It surely didn't escape anyone's attention Twitter is on track to becoming a mass phenomenon globally. The service is also growing nicely in Japan where it has been embraced by the geek community in particular (Japanese is the only alternative language Twitter is available in until today). And today a small group of those Japanese geeks, members of the so-called Koress Project, have announced the development of the Akiduki Pulse box, a device that automatically posts your heart rate to Twitter [JP]. Video and more info after the break.

  • Bonus Webinar Training just for Downloading this FREE pdf

    Updated: 2009-06-28 15:56:29
    A few days ago I sent out an email to many of my subscribers mentioning to them they should download this report. It covers the topic of dealing in a hungry market, one of the essential ingredients for success online. Already about 56% of readers took my advice and grabbed it. Announcing this HUGE incentive BONUS I [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report... Bonus Webinar Training just for Downloading this FREE pdf

  • PollyTrade Lets You Trade Stocks Via Twitter

    Updated: 2009-06-28 11:05:56
    Last month, Lance Walley left his position as co-founder and CEO of Ruby on Rails hosting company Engine Yard, after the VC-funded startup was forced to trim its workforce by 15% last January. With nothing else on his hands immediately, Walley started building a Twitter application on his own dime (about $10,000) that would basically link your Twitter account to a brokerage account and enable you to trade stocks via the micro-sharing service. PollyTrade is the result of his work, and it's currently available in public beta.

  • How To Save The Newspapers, Vol. XII: Outlaw Linking

    Updated: 2009-06-28 08:06:29
    Of all the misguided schemes put forth lately to save newspapers (micropayments! blame Google!), the one put forth by Judge Richard Posner has to be the most jaw-dropping. He suggests that linking to copyrighted material should be outlawed. No, Posner does not work for the Associated Press (which also has some strange ideas on linking). He is (normally) considered to be one of the great legal minds of our time. Posner is a United States Court of Appeals judge in Chicago and legal scholar who was once considered a potential Supreme Court nominee. He is someone who should know better.

  • Aardvark Open For Business Via Facebook Connect

    Updated: 2009-06-28 00:11:37
    Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe Aardvark Open For Business Via Facebook Connect 33 Comments by Michael Arrington on June 27, 2009 Aardvark’s social search service has been allowing beta users to invite friends since March . But if you don’t already know someone on the service , you’ve had to wait in line . That wait ends today , though , at least for Facebook users . You can now create an account via Facebook Connect and start using the . service The service , which we described a couple of months ago lets users ask questions of their friends and friends of friends like What’s the best place to go hiking in Marin But it only works well , the company says , when your friends are already on the service . That’s why people who weren’t able to get an invitation from a current user had to wait in line until : now Aardvark is a way to get quick , quality answers to questions from your extended social network . You can ask questions via an instant message buddy or

  • 9-1-1 Should Never Give Me A Busy Signal

    Updated: 2009-06-27 21:11:44
    Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe 9-1-1 Should Never Give Me A Busy Signal 161 Comments by Jason Kincaid on June 27, 2009 This post is a bit different from the technology news that we generally cover here at TechCrunch . But it’s something that I think needs to be . said Last night I got word that my parents had witnessed a tragic accident while driving in Northern California . I won’t get into the details , but suffice to say one person was killed and others were left bleeding , in various states of unconsciousness . Thank God my parents were not hurt in the accident , but they witnessed it first hand , as well as the disturbing . aftermath Immediately after the accident , my parents and other witnesses began trying to dial 9-1-1. Attempt after attempt resulted in a busy signal . This isn’t unusual in the event of an emergency , as multiple dialers often tie up the lines to report the same incident . Except it seems that nobody managed to get through for far

  • Apple App Store vs. Nokia Ovi Store - A Quick And Dirty Comparison

    Updated: 2009-06-27 18:37:09
    . Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe Apple App Store vs . Nokia Ovi Store A Quick And Dirty Comparison 46 Comments by Robin Wauters on June 27, 2009 When Nokia launched its Ovi Store for mobile applications a month ago it was clear that despite its less than stellar launch it would be a mistake to simply dismiss the Finnish mobile juggernaut’s efforts as meaningless . The company may be struggling to stay relevant on the software and services side , but with a reach like Nokia’s on the handset distribution level I think it goes without saying that a lot of eyes are firmly fixed on Nokia’s initiatives in the . field There was some criticism about the lack of content on the Ovi Store at launch day , particularly because of the fact that a lot of big names were lacking , but I figured I should give it at least a month to see if and how many developers would flock to the platform . Now , I think it’s time to take a look at where they stand after that month , and I

  • Michael Jackson flooded the Internet!

    Updated: 2009-06-27 17:22:01
    I can still remember watching Michael Jackson’s music  videos when I was still very young. This video is so nostalgic… The news about Michael Jackson have hit the Internet so hard as the world is updating the Internet about Michael Jackson all over the place.  People are updating about Michael Jackson, while others are busy reading about [...]

  • Confirmed: Glam Media Shares (Some) Details On Twitter Ad Network Plans

    Updated: 2009-06-27 12:55:14
    Yesterday we posted about Glam Media contacting Twitter app developers concerning an upcoming 'Twitter-powered ad network', and requested more information from CEO Samir Arora as the e-mail we were forwarded by one of the developers was rather scarce on details. He came through earlier this morning to confirm the accuracy of the scoop, and also provided a statement from his team in order to shed more light on the imminent initiative. As we suggested, the new solution is tied to GlamApps, the company's application platform.

  • Can We Still Buy Sponsored Links On Other Websites?

    Updated: 2009-06-27 07:22:45
    While the offline world is filled with lots of sponsorship and  people seem to be embracing them, the online world seems to have difficulty playing the same sponsorship  game as Google does not acknowledge sponsored links.  We have to respect Google in their direction because they have helped to mould the rules of how Internet [...]

  • iPhone Developers Unite!

    Updated: 2009-06-27 07:15:51
    The South Florida iPhone Developers Group is a great indicator that the tech community in South Florida is not only alive and well, but growing. The group, organized by Ben Bloch, has grown from 84 members to 114 members in just over a month. As the person responsible for organizing the South [...]

  • Vancouver Jobs of the Week

    Updated: 2009-06-27 07:10:31
    Here are five job opportunities that caught our eye on the Techvibes Vancouver Job Board this week. Check out the full job descriptions and get your resume in asap if you're interested. Senior and Intermediate Web Developers - Casting Workbook Web Graphic Designer - MetroLeap Media Inc. Hybrid [...]

  • Videos of Transformers

    Updated: 2009-06-27 07:00:11
    It’s a Saturday! Let’s talk something different here.  Last night, I have just watched Transformers 2 movie.  Wanna do some collection of memories here. Cars shown in Transformers 2 Transform Bumblebee! Corvette Sting Ray Concept “aka” Sideswipe the Autobot reveiled Video Review of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen movie toy; “Sideswipe” Transformers 2: CGI Megan Fox Even Hotter [...]

  • Wordtracker SEO Blogger Plugin For Firefox versus Market Samurai

    Updated: 2009-06-27 05:58:50
    When you are making blog posts it is a great idea to do keyword research for your topic. This ensures you get the maximum organic search engine ranking and targeted traffic to your site. Using Wordpress + Firefox Professional bloggers mostly use Wordpress now since it is free and very powerful. Google loves Wordpress blogs and the [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report... Wordtracker SEO Blogger Plugin For Firefox versus Market Samurai

  • Daily Time Saver Using Firefox Bookmarks

    Updated: 2009-06-27 05:21:36
    Many people ask me for tips on how to stay organized. This is one trick many seasoned internet marketers still don’t know. You can arrange your bookmarks in the popular browser Firefox into folders and open the contents of each folder all at once using “open all in tabs’. Two years ago… I needed to have [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report... Daily Time Saver Using Firefox Bookmarks

  • Unique Auction Site Swoopo Expands To Canada, Testing ‘Buy It Now’

    Updated: 2009-06-27 05:09:25
    , Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe Unique Auction Site Swoopo Expands To Canada , Testing Buy It Now’ 116 Comments by Jason Kincaid on June 26, 2009 It’s been a while since we last took a look at Swoopo the entertainment shopping” site that’s one part auction-house , one part virtual casino . Since launching in late 2008, the site has closed a 10 million funding round led by August Capital , and has grown to over 2 million members . Now , the site has quietly expanded to launch a Canadian portal and is also beginning to test a buy it now’ function on its German site that allows users to apply the costs of their previous bids towards the purchase of an . item For those that aren’t familiar with Swoopo , here’s how it works : the site uses a unique pricing model that invites you to purchase virtual bids” for 75 cents , which can then be used to bid on goods ranging from video games to high-end televisions . Whenever you bid on an item , its price increases by

  • Say Hello To The First Someecards Video Cards. Ads That Are Hilarious.

    Updated: 2009-06-27 00:19:55
    As we wrote about a couple weeks ago, Someecards, makers of hilarious online greeting cards, are delving into doing video cards. The first batch are now online. And yes, they're quite good. The cards feature the same solid color backgrounds that are distinct on Someecards, but rather than black and white drawings, they have actors acting out short video skits. The first ones feature comedians Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, who are promoting their new Comedy Central show, Michael & Michael.

  • Chart: What It Looks Like When Everyone Searches Google For “Michael Jackson”

    Updated: 2009-06-26 23:22:27
    Just like every other major Website, Google was inundated with people looking for news about Michael Jackson yesterday. Above is a chart showing the volume of search queries for the deceased pop star. Searches peaked right around 3 PM PDT, as people all over the world were trying to find out information about his passing. More details on the Google blog.

  • Video: Introducing Bing. The Better Way To Google.

    Updated: 2009-06-26 23:04:00
    A lot of us here at TechCrunch quite like Bing, Microsoft's new search, sorry, discovery, no sorry, decision engine. For a number of queries it seems to provide better results than Google. But that doesn't mean the public will start using it. And this video by College Humor I think lays out why. "Bing helps you Google the best choice, faster. And shows related Googles right there on the results page. Bing knows what you like to Google."

  • MythBuster Adam Savage Leads Twitter Revolt Against AT&T

    Updated: 2009-06-26 22:18:49
    Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe MythBuster Adam Savage Leads Twitter Revolt Against AT T 124 Comments by Jason Kincaid on June 26, 2009 For the last few weeks it hasn’t been unusual to see AT T among Twitter’s trending topics following its disappointing performance at WWDC and the activation issues with the iPhone last week , the carrier hasn’t exactly been garnering positive reactions from its legions of Twitter-using members . Today , it’s reached the top spot on Twitter once again , and , once again , AT T is the target of waves of . contempt The source of the recent flurry of AT T tweets is Adam Savage of MythBusters fame , who tweets that for a few hours of web surfing in Canada” he was charged a whopping 11,000. AT T is apparently claiming that Savage managed to download 9 gigabytes in Canada using his USB data connection which he calls frakking impossible What’s worse , the customer service rep Savage was dealing with was apparently a bit loose with

  • How to have a great conference experience

    Updated: 2009-06-26 22:13:56
    Why do people most often attend conferences? Is it what they learn? Who they meet? The all-access pass to free lanyards, pens and USB sticks? Here's some tips to get you prepared for a great conference: Network smart. Even if you’e an introvert, force yourself to network, but make real [...]

  • StreamAPI Opens Live Video Funtionality To All On Facebook

    Updated: 2009-06-26 22:10:06
    A couple of days ago we wrote about Facebook's new Live Stream Box funtionality. Ustream was the first to offer a live video solution for users with Facebook Pages. But the sign up for the free option is limited, and the white-label version carries a one-time fee of $15,000. Enter Stickam. It's offering live video via its StreamAPI service to anyone. And there's no set up fee and no monthly fee. But it will still cost you. The StreamAPI solution is pay-as-you-go, with live video costing you 45 cents a gigabyte. That includes support for HD video, customizable solutions (with no Flash knowledge required) and analytics. It's a similar approach that Stickam takes with its regular StreamAPI product.

  • June 26 - Weekly Vancouver Game Industry News

    Updated: 2009-06-26 21:48:12
    Lots of news from the fringe of Vancouver's game industry this week! As always, if you have any tidbits you should be sharing them here, contact me via my website.  No Robots' Jamble Launch PartyOn Tuesday night, Steven Rechtschaffner's new iPhone publishing company, No Robots, held a [...]

  • Is Execution More Important than Vision?

    Updated: 2009-06-26 21:10:47
    Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe Is Execution More Important than Vision 69 Comments by Sarah Lacy on June 26, 2009 A few years ago , Max Levchin of PayPal and Slide fame— told me there were two kinds of entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley : Those who work tirelessly and are great at execution , and those who are visionary and truly create new ideas—and sometimes new markets . Levchin put himself in the former category . Indeed , a lot of Slide’s success has just been the result of doing a better job ripping off ideas from competitors like RockYou . He put Evan Williams of Blogger and Twitter in the latter . At the time , Twitter was only a techy phenomenon , but Max noted that unlike a lot of other Web 2.0 companies , Twitter was one of the only ones doing something untested and . new With all the hyperbole about Twitter today , if I asked you whether the executor or the visionary would wind up being more successful , nearly everyone would say the visionary .

  • WinBC announces annual award winners

    Updated: 2009-06-26 21:01:46
    The Wireless Innovation Network of BC (WinBC) held its last MomoVan event of the season in high style on June 22nd when it held its annual general meeting and announced this year’ award winners. Thomas Ligocki of Clevest won Best Presentation for “Mobile Field Force [...]

  • The Evolving Web In 2009: Web Squared Emerges To Refine Web 2.0

    Updated: 2009-06-26 21:01:00
    : Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog E-mail Twitter Blog Feed Subscribe By E-Mail Enter your email : address Delivered by FeedBurner Dion's Speaking : Calendar What is Web 2.0 O'Reilly's What is Web 2.0 The Leading Web 2.0 Explanations The State of Web 2.0 Visualizing Web 2.0 Web 2.0 in Business Wikipedia Entry for Web 2.0 Twitter Updates Recent Readers Web 2.0 Blogs A Venture Forth Ajaxian Ajit Jaokar Alex Barnett Alex Muse's Web 2.0 VC Blog Bill Scott Changing Way Designing for the Sandbox Dion Hinchcliffe Duane Nickull Enterprise Web 2.0 Hooman Radfar J.LeRoy James McParlane Jeremy Geelan Jeff Jarvis John Battelle Joshua Porter Kendall Clark Map of the Web 2.0 World Marshall Kirkpatrick Matt Biddulph mediatope Microcontent Musings Mike Gaffney Peter Cashmore's Mashable Peter Rip Phil Wainwright Planet Web 2.0 Programmable Web Ray Ozzie Read Write Web Roland Tanglao RSS Feed for This Blog Silkworm Steven Berlin Johnson Stowe Boyd TechCrunch Tracking Web 2.0 TECHNOSIGHT Blog The Long Tail Blog The Social Software Weblog Tim O'Reilly Troy Angrignon Web 2.0 Cafe Web 2.0 Central Web 2.0 in Ireland Web 2.0 Show Web 2.0 Journal Web 2.0 Musings Web 2.0 Workgroup What's Web 2.0 Writely Blog

  • Adding Insult To Injury: MySpace Botches Layoffs

    Updated: 2009-06-26 20:15:33
    : Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe Adding Insult To Injury : MySpace Botches Layoffs 74 Comments by Jason Kincaid on June 26, 2009 When you’ve just gotten laid off , the last thing you want to hear is that you can’t cash your last check because of one final payroll screwup . But that’s apparently exactly what’s going on over at MySpace , which laid off over 30 of its staff or around 480 employees earlier this month . The company has just asked many of its laid off employees to refrain from cashing their checks due to an error in calculating how much they should be receiving . Employees are getting voicemails from FIM notifying them that the company has issued a stop payment on their checks , and that they can expect an updated check next . week This isn’t the company’s only blunder during this sensitive time . We’ve heard that that last day for the terminated MySpace employees was chaotic and poorly planned , and that the company hasn’t been very tactful

  • The Real Time Search Dilemma: Consciousness Versus Memory

    Updated: 2009-06-26 20:05:31
    : Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe The Real Time Search Dilemma : Consciousness Versus Memory 49 Comments by Erick Schonfeld on June 26, 2009 One of the hottest areas of search right now is real time search , which attempts to find results based on what is happening right now . Twitter’s search engine fast becoming one of the key ways to navigate the service and discover what people are thinking about any subject at any given moment . Facebook is testing out ways to let you search your personal stream Google is waking up to the challenge as well Larry Page is particularly concerned with keeping up Every week , it seems , a new startup launches tackling real time search from a different angle . Collecta One Riot Scoopler Topsy Almost.at Tweetmeme CrowdEye Omgili to name a few They are trying to apply real time search to all the different streams of information flowing over the Internet right now : Twitter , Facebook feeds , Digg submissions , blog comments , RSS

  • Flicker (No, Not That One) Bares Its Stats In An Attempt To Get Rich

    Updated: 2009-06-26 19:25:33
    Flickr, Yahoo's photo property, is one of the largest picture sharing services in the world. However, if you were to ask a group of random people how you spell its domain, a high percentage would likely tell you F-L-I-C-K-E-R. That's not surprising, but it's undoubtedly longstanding a headache for Yahoo. And now the people who own Flicker.com are looking to capitalize on it. If you visit the site, you'll see that it now exposes its traffic stats in the lower right-hand corner. It's a blatant attempt to make money, at the very least from advertisers willing to throw links on the page. Or presumably to get someone to buy the domain.

  • Maybe that Guy Does Need to Get Laid After All

    Updated: 2009-06-26 17:08:42
    We’ve all heard it before, whether you work in a Fortune500 company or waited tables at a restaurant.  There’s always an uptight guy or girl who’s defensive, paranoid, over-stressed and nitpicky. And someone– maybe you’re too polite– but someone says, “That guy (or girl) soooo needs to get laid.” (Note, I didn’t use the example [...]

  • Catch The Second Wave Of Tickets To August Capital Summer Outing July 10 And Real Time Stream CrunchUp

    Updated: 2009-06-26 16:12:10
    Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact CrunchCam Jobs Research : Subscribe Catch The Second Wave Of Tickets To August Capital Summer Outing July 10 And Real Time Stream CrunchUp 11 Comments by Erick Schonfeld on June 26, 2009 The second batch of 150 tickets to attend our 4th annual summer outing on July 10 at August Capital are available now courtesy of Eventbrite . They’ll go fast so grab them now . Update This batch is sold . out We are also selling tickets for our Real Time Stream CrunchUp earlier that day a CrunchUp ticket includes entry to the party as well The CrunchUp is a mini-conference exploring all aspects of the real time stream and its impact on everything from information consumption and search to media and business . The lineup of speakers includes founders , CEOs , and top engineers from Twitter , Facebook , Friendfeed , Google , Salesforce , Tweetdeck , Seesmic , Collecta , Qik , and more . It is amazing how much activity is going on in this area . The number of stealth companies and

  • Glam Media Looking To Aggregate, Monetize Twitter Applications

    Updated: 2009-06-26 14:55:51
    Glam Media, a distributed media network comprised of both its own properties and a publisher network of hundreds of lifestyle websites and blogs, is looking to build an advertising network powered by Twitter. We know this because a number of third-party Twitter app developers have received an e-mail this morning from Derek Houdyshell, Network Sales and Program Director for the California company, and one of them forwarded that e-mail to us. This is what the message reads:

  • Farts v. Explosions: Which iPhone App Was Rejected From the App Store? You’d Be Surprised

    Updated: 2009-06-26 14:40:21
    An exercise for the reader: First, we present Fracture. You tap the iPhone to "crack" the screen and then you tap again to cause the apps to explode, triggering the rest of the apps to explode in rapid succession. Next, we find SkyFart. You press a little man and he farts. Then you press him again and he farts and again and flies into space. Then you press him again and he farts and flies. Then you press him again... So which app was accepted by the App store with open arms and which one was rejected? The logical thing to say, based on the common understanding that the expression of gas and fecal matter as a mode of transport is considered by some to be offensive, is that SkyFart would be rejected out of hand. This is not true.

  • Mainstream Media Still Has Eyes Wide Shut

    Updated: 2009-06-26 12:38:41
    Michael Jackson's unfortunate passing is a sad event on many levels, and a moment to reflect upon the man's rich life and career as well as a time to pass support - silent or loud - onto his family, friends and everyone who needs it now that the King of Pop has ceased to be. For us here at TechCrunch, it's also an opportunity to take a look at how media, old and new alike, handle news reporting and distribution in this day and age (as well as a sneak peek at how it'll likely evolve in the near future). Like many others, I had Twitter open in one of my browser tabs when the first reports of Jackson's hospitalization and at the time rumored cardiac arrest started circulating. At first, there was no indication that the news had been confirmed by anyone and people were just frantically retweeting messages carrying lots of question marks while trying to find an online news source to serve as a beacon for further updates on the story.

  • Internet-Connected, Social Networking Scale Shares Your Shame With the World

    Updated: 2009-06-26 01:38:50
    I'm not a svelte man anymore, I'll admit. Two kids - I ate them both - and lots of beer have forced my metabolism to run, cowering, resulting in size changes that would swallow the average man. This product is what I need. The BodyTrace is a wireless scale that sends your shame to the Internet, allowing you to follow your slow decline - or incline - into our out of lassitude. It will be available in November for $119 and it costs $19.99 for a three month weight loss subscription. The system also includes a grouping feature so you an add your friends and family to your fight - or even create social groups of like-minded fat losers - and the service also makes suggestions for eating and working out. You can also upload progress pictures and cry when they never change, not once.

  • Are Marketers Ruining Twitter?

    Updated: 2009-06-26 01:30:13
    There has absolutely been a rapid increase in spam on Twitter lately. It was a problem beforehand. But, then some celebrities brought more attention to Twitter and, all of a sudden, the rest of the world is catching onto Twitter. And where the people are, marketers follow. Is it a bad thing? What should be done about [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Twitter Marketers and Gaming The SystemTwitter Limits to 2000 Follows. Could They Charge To Lift The Limit?Twitter Suspensions Show Need For Social Redundancy

  • Anatomy of an iPhone App

    Updated: 2009-06-25 21:07:23
    We've all been following the explosion of the iPhone application platform. It's been a bit of a land rush. At this point, there are over 36,000 applications available in the iPhone App Store. Although application developers are allowed to keep 70% of revenue, it's very difficult [...]

  • Gazaro links up with Viigo

    Updated: 2009-06-25 20:03:24
    Toronto-based Viigo Inc, maker of the popular smartphone RSS client, has parterned with Ottawa deal finding start-up Gazaro to give users the ability to find the best deals on products and services on the go. Gazaro is a "personal sales flyer" that searches flyers and store web sites to find users [...]

  • FaveQuest launches ByWard Market Bluesfest portal

    Updated: 2009-06-25 19:19:31
    Ottawa video start-up FaveQuest has launched a second web portal for the Ottawa Bluesfest, this time for the newly added ByWard Market portion of the festival. FaveQuest already launched a web app for Bluesfest in April, but that was before a series of extra performances were announced to be [...]

  • RSS Feeds - How to Make Them Work For You

    Updated: 2009-06-25 17:08:20
    Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a notification system used to alert subscribers to changes or updates made to their favorite web sites, blogs, music sites, etc. It is easy to recognize that the site is RSS-enabled by the orange rectangular button that allows visitors to subscribe.

  • Yapta raises $2 Million and saves you money on flights

    Updated: 2009-06-25 07:32:04
    TechFlash is reporting that Seattle online travel startup Yapta.com has landed another $2 Million in venture funding, with the cash to be used to continue development on its airfare and hotel monitoring service. The deal brings total funding to $7.7 Million and included existing investors Voyager [...]

  • March of Club Penguin: Onward and upward

    Updated: 2009-06-25 05:41:47
    Every week Techvibes will be republishing an article from Business in Vancouver newspaper. This article was originally published in issue #1026 - June 23 - 29, 2009. One of Lane Merrifield’ first jobs as a teenager was operating the robotic alligators that are part of the Lion King parade [...]

  • Thinking of creative ways to get linkbacks to your website

    Updated: 2009-06-24 17:41:56
    Thanks KC for sharing with me this video. Everybody wants websites to link to them.  It’s a great way to bring in the traffic especially when the websites are very targeted.  The usual ways are to buy sponsored links (which Google don’t really like as providing “link juice”).  But to think of creative ways to [...]

  • Twitter Suspensions Show Need For Social Redundancy

    Updated: 2009-06-24 01:32:52
    It might go without saying, but I’m going to say it anyway: You don’t actually own your social media profiles. So, don’t depend on them. Last week, a couple of friends of mine got suspended on Twitter. Neither one of them did anything shady in the slightest. My guess is that Twitter will eventually reinstate their [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...The Big Secret To Lots of Followers on Twitter Is…Twitter Tips For BloggersWhat Is Your Twitter Grade?

  • Big Corporates Should Start Employing Social Media Managers

    Updated: 2009-06-23 16:41:11
    Social Media is here to stay.  We have a lot of people now in the social media.  In my opinion, the big players such as Facebook and Twitter have created what social media is today.  But to get a big corporation to participate in social media, it is about building a new team or even [...]

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-23

    Updated: 2009-06-23 03:00:00
    Reading: "5 Things Every Band Should Know About Twitter" (http://twitthis.com/8e2juj) # It's been a tiring day as i tried to finish as many tasks as possible in a day… # RT @ruhanirabin @MadysonDesigns @PSDTUTS: How to reduce your PSD files size using #Photoshop http://bit.ly/GMK07 # If any of you know how to change your username in facebook, do [...]

  • How To Sell Ads On Your Blog

    Updated: 2009-06-22 01:30:39
    Banner advertising is usually the first monetization option explored by any blogger looking to make some money. Within this method are two ways of going about it: (1) Using ad networks like Adsense and, (2) selling it yourself. Some may get confused on the basics of how to sell your own ad space. In this article, [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Top 10 Blog Monetization Strategies, Ranked In OrderWhat Times Square Can Teach Us About Blog MarketingPromoting Your Affiliate Programs

  • Why Every Website Should Have RSS on Them

    Updated: 2009-06-19 21:23:46
    A Little Understanding Of Using RSS on Your Website Can Help Make A Difference In The Success Of Your Website. RSS is an acronym, it stands for "Really Simple Syndication". It is one of different ways that an Internet marketing business can make sure that their new info reaches to their readers rapidly and easily. Most of the time RSS feeds are used to update reviewers of blogs or news web sites on latest data or productions that have been put up.

  • 25 [More] Random Things About Dave

    Updated: 2009-06-19 01:00:14
    Back in March, I did a post entitled 25 Random Things You Probably Didn’t Know About David Risley. It was a lot of fun to write and people seemed to enjoy it. Since I like to take occasional turns into other topics (plus, its Friday :)), I’d thought I’d extend that list of 25. I scored [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...25 Random Things You Probably Didn’ Know About David RisleyIt Is About Lifestyle Design (Part Two)It Is About Lifestyle Design (Part One)

  • Put Your RSS Feed on Steroids

    Updated: 2009-06-18 16:58:35
    You can't expect miracles to happen just by creating and publishing an RSS feed. In order to get traffic rolling in and those most sought after subscribers, RSS feeds need to be promoted and marketed in the right way! Here are some tips.

  • Earn Higher Revenues With RSS Feed Subscription

    Updated: 2009-06-18 15:34:10
    The article is about RSS feeds and how an online business can profit out of it if used in correct manner. The more number of people subscribing to your RSS feed, greater would be the revenue generation.

  • Action Comments Gets An Upgrade

    Updated: 2009-06-18 14:23:11
    Some news I wanted to pass on this morning… The Action Comments plug-in for Wordpress has been updated with a bunch of new features. In short, Action Comments allows you to capture the name and email address of people who post a comment on your blog and add them to your mailing list. This allows [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Blog Comments And a HUGE Wasted OpportunityInside Look: Action Comments Plug-InThe Secret To Attracting More Comments On Your Blog

  • Links for 2009-06-17 [del.icio.us]

    Updated: 2009-06-18 08:00:00
    Join Now What's New Learn more Help Sign In delicious Home Bookmarks Popular Recent Look up a URL People Go to a User Tags Explore choose a type Search these bookmarks My bookmarks My Network's bookmarks Everyone's bookmarks Dion Hinchcliffe's Bookmarks Bookmarks Network Tags Subscriptions Site : http : web2.wsj2.com See more bookmarks in Popular or Recent Save a new bookmark dhinchcliffe 3159 Bookmarks Add dhinchcliffe to your Network OK Cancel What is a Network HIDE Your network connects you to other Delicious users friends , family , even new people you run across while exploring Delicious . You can add people to your network and keep track of their latest bookmarks right here . And when you save new bookmarks , you can share them with people in your network simply by clicking on a username . Learn more about using your . network : Display Title view Regular view Full view Sorted by Most Recent Most Recent Alphabetical Reverse Sort 28 JUN 09 brightkite.com SAVE I'm at Berlin http : bkite.com 090z6 from http : twitter.com dhinchcliffe statuses 2371547722 TAGS tweecious Google Termsofservice Berlin search SearchEngines Applicationprogramminginterface Privacypolicy Brightkite 27

  • It Is About Lifestyle Design (Part Two)

    Updated: 2009-06-18 01:21:53
    Yesterday, I talked about this idea of lifestyle design. I walked you (and myself, quite frankly) through an exercise of determining what one would need to produce online in order to live the tropical island life. This exercise hopefully made it clear that creating the ideal life (whatever that may be for you) isn’t really a [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...It Is About Lifestyle Design (Part One)From Business Misery To A SolutionGetting a Great Blog Design For a Brand New Blog [#22]

  • Web 2.0 Architectures: What Entrepreneurs and Architects Need to Know

    Updated: 2009-06-17 17:06:00
    : Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog E-mail Twitter Blog Feed Subscribe By E-Mail Enter your email : address Delivered by FeedBurner Dion's Speaking : Calendar What is Web 2.0 O'Reilly's What is Web 2.0 The Leading Web 2.0 Explanations The State of Web 2.0 Visualizing Web 2.0 Web 2.0 in Business Wikipedia Entry for Web 2.0 Twitter Updates Recent Readers Web 2.0 Blogs A Venture Forth Ajaxian Ajit Jaokar Alex Barnett Alex Muse's Web 2.0 VC Blog Bill Scott Changing Way Designing for the Sandbox Dion Hinchcliffe Duane Nickull Enterprise Web 2.0 Hooman Radfar J.LeRoy James McParlane Jeremy Geelan Jeff Jarvis John Battelle Joshua Porter Kendall Clark Map of the Web 2.0 World Marshall Kirkpatrick Matt Biddulph mediatope Microcontent Musings Mike Gaffney Peter Cashmore's Mashable Peter Rip Phil Wainwright Planet Web 2.0 Programmable Web Ray Ozzie Read Write Web Roland Tanglao RSS Feed for This Blog Silkworm Steven Berlin Johnson Stowe Boyd TechCrunch Tracking Web 2.0 TECHNOSIGHT Blog The Long Tail Blog The Social Software Weblog Tim O'Reilly Troy Angrignon Web 2.0 Cafe Web 2.0 Central Web 2.0 in Ireland Web 2.0 Show Web 2.0 Journal Web 2.0 Musings Web 2.0 Workgroup What's Web 2.0 Writely Blog

  • It Is About Lifestyle Design (Part One)

    Updated: 2009-06-17 01:30:07
    One of the most powerful overall concepts which came out of Tim Ferris’s 4 Hour Work Week was the idea of lifestyle design. The concept might have existed previously (I really don’t know), but it was Tim’s book which first brought the concept into my own world. Lifestyle design is simply creating the life that you [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...It Is About Lifestyle Design (Part Two)Getting a Great Blog Design For a Brand New Blog [#22]25 [More] Random Things About Dave

  • Connecting With an RSS Feed

    Updated: 2009-06-16 20:32:16
    RSS, which is most popularly expanded as, "Really Simple Syndication" is in fact an entire family of web feed formats used for the feeding purpose. It syndicates data from the respective blog entries, news headlines as well as audio visual updates to certain standardized formats and creates RSS documents which are what we call the web feeds or channels.

  • Your Problem Isn’t Traffic, It’s You

    Updated: 2009-06-16 14:40:27
    When I ask bloggers about their chief issue they need help with, traffic usually ends up at or near the top of the list. And it seems obvious. After all, you can’t make any money if you don’t have anybody looking at your blog, right? However, I’m hear to tell you that, most of the time, [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Is “Make Money Online” The Secret To Traffic?Top 3 Suggestions For Driving Traffic To Your BlogHow To Get Blog Traffic By Pissing Off Your Audience

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-16

    Updated: 2009-06-16 03:00:00
    Good night! # RT @StephHarrington: The Important Issue Of Online Dating Etiquette http://shortna.me/56f9b # RT @danschawbel: ADVICE: Time Saving Social Networking Strategy http://tinyurl.com/nodksm # Will there be a day when Twitter decides to increase its 140 characters limit? # Good night everybody # RT @cristianvasile: 15 Effective Tips and Tricks from the Masters of CSS | Noupe http://bit.ly/ou6ot # RT [...]

  • Spending time at PC Show 2009

    Updated: 2009-06-15 17:57:16
    I was at the PC Show for two days last weekend. We went there to look for cameras. On Saturday, i went with my wife and we walked around the whole place to have a look.Some interesting products caught my eyes are the power saver which can instantly save you about 15%. The salesgirl [...]

  • The Difference Between Me and Darren Rowse

    Updated: 2009-06-15 14:30:46
    Darren Rowse is, as you probably know, the guy behind ProBlogger. If you are interested in blogging, then chances are you know who Darren is. He is considered to be the creator of the concept of professional blogging. Darren is a stand-up guy. He knows his stuff and he is a super nice guy. I had [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...A Blogger’s Checklist for Guest Posting On Other BlogsMy Top Must-Follows for ProBloggers on TwitterMy Weekend Reading List - 12/08/2008

  • John Carlton Copywriting Interview

    Updated: 2009-06-13 18:27:52
    How To Write Killer Copywriting People Will Try And Steal From You (Even If You Can’t Spell)… Revealing interview with living legend John Carlton While John Carlton has been visiting Australia I have been learning more about Copywriting than ever before. John is touted as the greatest living copywriter and he studied under Jay Abraham and Gary [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report... John Carlton Copywriting Interview

  • You can now choose a username for your Facebook

    Updated: 2009-06-13 06:14:10
    Here’s a quick short blog post. If you have your facebook account and you don’t want to live with this URL i.e. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=111111111 Then, click here to register your username now to get your own URL. i.e. http://facebook.com/charleslau What are you waiting for?  This is the URL: http://www.facebook/username/ If you like this post, please subscribe to my RSS feed to receive [...]

  • About RSS and Some RSS Tips

    Updated: 2009-06-12 14:05:33
    By publishing your own RSS feeds and using the right keywords you will attract more interest from the search engines - which is always a good thing, since it will lead to more organic traffic. There are also RSS directories which will help get your feeds out to many people who are wary to give out their email addresses.

  • How To Create a Landing Page With Viral Potential

    Updated: 2009-06-12 11:50:22
    If you’re going to consider yourself a PROblogger, it won’t take long for you to realize that sometimes the blog isn’t the best place to make an offer. Inevitably, you’re going to find yourself using a landing page. A well-designed landing page that asks for an opt-in (for example) is going to have a MUCH higher [...] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Going Viral on Twitter - Cool New Tool5 Tips For Going Viral On Twitter [Retweet]The Use of Landing Pages

  • What Does A Website Mean To You?

    Updated: 2009-06-11 16:40:22
    A website means a lot to me.  It gives an instant presence of someone to the world.  It tells the world whatever you want to tell the world. Whichever way this website is being built, it doesn’t really matter.  That is not going to determine how successful you are going to be.  Building a website  can [...]

  • Internet Marketing Course Reviews

    Updated: 2009-06-11 15:07:38
    There are a few online marketing courses and tools up for grabs at the moment and I though it would be best to address this in one post. For New and Intermediate Marketers If you are based in Australia you should come to my Workshop (it is only a week away). This comes with a [...]Post from: InternetMarketingSpeed.com - Download this FREE report... Internet Marketing Course Reviews

  • Storming the Online Marketing World With RSS Feeds!

    Updated: 2009-06-09 19:32:50
    Online marketing can be a difficult subject for anyone to understand, and almost impossible to get harnessed because there are a large amount of scams going out there, and for the novice online business owner, it can be hard to keep track of everything when you may not know exactly where to start. One thing that will play to your advantage is just having the information handy. You need to get all the information and you need to use it to your advantage.

  • How Can RSS Feeds Save You Time and Money?

    Updated: 2009-06-09 19:30:22
    RSS is a relatively newer form of utility for websites and businesses alike. It allows an instant connection with your customer base that is hard to obtain in any other ways, and also indirectly saves you money, in the fact that you can directly contact your customers with sales, without having to pay advertising costs or mail fliers.

  • Enhancing Your Sales With RSS Feeds!

    Updated: 2009-06-09 19:19:32
    RSS feeds are crucial towards maximizing your sales and allowing your customers the attention they desire to feel special. The RSS feed allows for a direct connection with the most important asset a business sometimes losses site of, and that is the customer!

  • What Benefits Are There in Using RSS For Your Business?

    Updated: 2009-06-09 17:50:33
    RSS is a blossoming tool for many businesses that is highly underutilized and becoming more and more popular by the day. RSS unlocks previously limited access to customers and potential customers alike. Business owners these days are having to find newer ways to connect directly with their customers and potential customers before other businesses can, and be able to offer them special deals and new product information.

  • How Do RSS Feeds Positively Affect Customers?

    Updated: 2009-06-09 17:39:30
    RSS feeds are one of the newest tools available to businesses online today. They are a new way for businesses to advance and harness the power of the internet and use it to their advantage. RSS feeds utilized properly provide low cost advertising compared to the costs of print and flyer advertising.

  • What Steps Could Be Taken to Include RSS Feeds Into the Business Plan?

    Updated: 2009-06-09 17:37:23
    RSS feeds are one of the newest up and coming tools available to business owners and business runners alike. RSS feeds open up the chance for a business to connect directly to a client base without the hassle or bother of maintaining a costly list, and allows direct access. The feed as long as you keep it relevant and business related will take off in popularity and fuel growth that would be hard to attain otherwise.

  • Do RSS Feeds Benefit the Customer Directly?

    Updated: 2009-06-09 17:35:25
    RSS feeds are hard for the common person to understand because they think that it is something that will cause nothing but junk mail to be delivered to them, and no one likes junk mail. What they do not understand is that it is in fact not junk mail, but a very useful business tool that delivers the customer the most important information directly, without having the burden of pamphlets or junk mail clogging your mail box and having you potentially miss something important.

  • What Are Some Proper Uses For RSS Feeds?

    Updated: 2009-06-09 17:34:07
    RSS feeds are a new tool that happens to be available to any webmaster or business owner online today. You need to understand the purpose of an RSS Feed before you implement it to ensure that you are properly using it and will not just use it for a new communication or socializing tool.

  • Jacking Into the Marketing Power of RSS Feeds!

    Updated: 2009-06-09 17:29:59
    The online marketing world today has been changed by the sheer amount of programs and quick solutions to problems you did not even know you had. You will need to find what fits the void you are trying to fill, and you will need to ensure that you are fulfilling a void that you want to fill, and not a void someone else tells you that you need to fill. In the end much like your customer does not need to be told what they want, you as a business owner do not need to be told by vendors and other folks how to run your business, you need to run it your way with yourself and your customers in mind.

  • RSS, Readers and Subscribe - Really Simple Syndication

    Updated: 2009-06-08 16:48:15
    Because of Web 2.0, the internet is becoming more enhanced for the internet user. There is a technology that is becoming very popular. RSS Feeds are becoming an easy way to display your content to your visitors. RSS Feeds gives your visitors a simple text based page that has all your site's content. A feeds can also give your regular visitors an option for a subscription to read new blogs, news, articles or even podcasts.

  • RSS For SEO

    Updated: 2009-06-05 21:02:02
    RSS is a web 2.0 service that has been around for years and is just now starting to pick up speed. It has been a great way to get updates in your email app and the new capabilities of social networking has simply made this service huge. So if you are not using RSS on your web site or if you are and want to learn how to make your feeds more effective, read on!

  • How to Submit Your RSS Feed

    Updated: 2009-06-04 15:08:28
    If you already have a website that uses RSS Feeds, I am sure that you know what they are and assume that you would know that you can use this feed to syndicate your website content all over the internet. However, there is much discussion on how and where to do this effectively and easily. I have a couple of RSS tricks that you can use to get your website information syndicated to all the top RSS feed directories quickly and easily, so if you are ready to take your web site promotion to the next level and grow your website exposure over night, keep reading.

  • What Are RSS Feeds and RSS Channels?

    Updated: 2009-06-04 14:52:12
    So you want to know what an RSS Feed is? Well you have come to the right place. I have been working with a lot of different technologies to do with RSS Feeds recently and I am so exited about the power of using these methods.

  • Promote Your Feeds Faster Using RSS Submitter Software

    Updated: 2009-06-03 14:34:03
    Many bloggers and website owners these days have RSS feeds to acquire more back links and eventually increase the traffic to their sites. It is without wonder that having an RSS submitter software is quite in demand among website owners nowadays. But before we go deeper into that, let me again refresh you with how this technology can do wonders for your online business. Nowadays, this technology has become a must for most website owners in order to cater to the different needs of their prospective customers. Remember that many internet users these days want to get updates from sites that they like.

  • Tricks to Utilizing RSS in Internet Marketing

    Updated: 2009-06-03 06:54:32
    RSS is but one Web 2.0 technology that internet marketers can use to make profits. Through RSS "feeds," internet marketers can provide their potential customers and past customers with rich content and sales pitches. This article discusses the basic ways for an internet marketer to use RSS to make money online.

  • Strategies for Successful Joint Ventures

    Updated: 2009-06-02 15:27:44
    HOLD YOUR HORSES Download 85-Pages FREE JV Report That Takes You Behind The Velvet Rope . CLICK HERE To Get It Internet Profits Blog Your Profits , My Profits Profits for ALL Internet marketing profits tips , tricks and outright GREAT ideas to start and grow a successful business online Keep your eyes glued to this blog . you are about to discover how to accelerate your online success , slash the timeline , eliminate the learning curve , explode your internet profits , and create business wealth without risk Internet Profits Blog HOME Blog SiteMap Marketing Tools Affiliate Program Strategies for Successful Joint Ventures Posted by Valeriu Popescu on 2 June , 2009 This article is written by Michael Masterson and MaryEllen Tribby . Thank you my friends for allowing me to publish this great . article When we began publishing Early to Rise online in December of 1999, we didn†t have an e-mail list… we didn†t have products… we didn†t have much in the way of internal resources or a budget… and we weren†t even sure what our target market . was Now , nine years later , we have figured all of that out… and much . more Along the way , one of the best and most profitable

  • RSS Feeds - How-To

    Updated: 2009-06-01 20:08:30
    Have you seen this symbol? If you read blogs, or visit websites, I am sure you have. RSS represents REAL SIMPLE SYNDICATION or Rich Site Summary (they both mean the same thing), which is a way for you, if you have an interest, to get new information, news, and anything else regarding that topic without having to surf through pages and pages on the Internet.

  • What is RSS Feed?

    Updated: 2009-06-01 20:04:03
    What does RSS stand for? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Remote Site Syndication. They both mean the same thing, so it doesn't really matter what you call it. No matter the name, it works as a great traffic generating tool. You could go to any popular news website and see the feed options. This is a great way to stay on top of the latest headlines and news all over the world.

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