An iPhone, Baidu, VMware Year...

That was fast.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Crunch time: will the credit crisis cast a shadow over all sectors?

How the credit crunch crisis may affect various sectors in the year ahead
From: www.guardian.co.uk

Year in review: Botnet gains, Web 2.0 pains

As the Storm worm raged, tapping countless PCs for nefarious ends, the rush to online applications left many Web sites vulnerable.
From: www.news.com

AFX UK Focus) 2007-12-31 12:23 GMT: INTERVIEW Agora CEO says hopeful results could top 100 mln zlotys in 2007

WARSAW (Thomson Financial) - Polish media group Agora has a chance of breaking past 100 mln zlotys in profit this year, thanks to a "promising" first three quarters, Chief Executive Marek Sowa said.
From: www.iii.co.uk

The Media 50: Newsmakers of 2007

1. JAMES MURDOCH
From: news.independent.co.uk

Digg this: Deal or no deal?

Digg CEO Jay Adelson discusses rumors that the thriving content-sharing site is up for sale and its plans for 2008.
From: www.zdnetasia.com

Dear Google Reader: Don?t Assume You Know Who My Friends Are

On December 14, Google?s RSS feed reader application, Google Reader, introduced a new way for ?friends? to see your ?shared? feed items. The feature caused me to blow a fuse, because I realized it was letting competing bloggers automatically see my shared feed items.
From: www.localtechwire.com

Beta Watch: Spokeo, RescueTime, Zoho Show 2

Keep tabs on all of your online buddies, discover how you spend each day, and create presentations on the Web.
From: news.yahoo.com

What?s Open and Where? Local Search Firm Has Answers

WhatsOpen, a secretive local search company that promises an easier way to find which stores are open near you, is now open for public use. Just type in the name of the store you?re looking for, and your location.
From: www.localtechwire.com

Social networking dominates 2007 searches

Online social networking websites saw their ranks swell and values soar this year as everyone from moody teenagers and mellow music lovers to mate-seeking seniors joined online communities.
From: www.canada.com

In 2007, housing and dollar crumbled, but oil and Web 2.0 soared

The year 2007 was one of big moves in business. Oil and gasoline were way up. Housing and the dollar were down. It was a good year for alternative energy and Internet companies, but a bad one for banks. By year end, forecasters were debating whether a...
From: www.sfgate.com

Apple and Google ruled a year to note in your Facebook

John Naughton: My hunch is that the net is headed for its own version of 9/11. So enjoy it while it lasts. Happy New Year
From: www.guardian.co.uk

Top Stories of 2007: The Age of Realignment

This year has been a time of realignment and redefinition, as Apple launched its second zeitgeist-defining product of the new century, Dell and Intel battled to regain their former dominance, the software sector consolidated, Google rallied industry heavyweights around a common mobile device...
From: www.washingtonpost.com

Social networking widgets could reshape music biz

DENVER (Billboard) - This year saw the emergence of a new buzzword in the digital music space -- widgets.
From: nz.entertainment.yahoo.com

Political activism builds in WoW

A scheduled rally for Ron Paul is the latest in a string of political activity taking place around the World of Warcraft.
From: www.ocregister.com

Real-world politics march in World of Warcraft

A scheduled rally for Ron Paul is the latest in a string of political activity taking place around the Irvine-born game.
From: www.ocregister.com

40 travel trends and tips for 2008

WHERE IN THE WORLD TO GO? Argentina is the place to go in South America, according to South American Experience which says the country is ?excellent value?. There are now six pesos to the pound; the rate was about 1.4 pesos in 2002.
From: www.timesonline.co.uk

Networking in the virtual world

Everyone from moody teenagers to single seniors joined online communities.
From: smh.com.au

Stars, Stripes, and Social Media

"Getting customers to visit your Web site is much tougher than it used to be." - Robert Scoble , VP, Podtech.net
From: www.fastcompany.com

Vote on The Tech Trends That Will Change Your Business in 2008

What technology trends will reshape the face of business in 2008? Wired News picks five trends that will rock your world -- and invites you to vote on them or nominate your own.
From: www.wired.com

Social Networking Has Taken Off With Users, Investors Swelling

After a career as a Hollywood executive, then a writer and editor for various publications, Romi Lassally left it all behind this past year to...
From: biz.yahoo.com

Odyssey Catholics

Justin Brandon has been weighing his options.
From: ncronline.org

Browsing ahead

You can?t do much when you?re dead   ? but you can still send e-mail. That?s just one Internet innovation that will loom large in 2008 All that online talk (nine billion Google hits and counting) notwithstanding, ?Web 3.0? won?t be happening any time soon.
From: www.thephoenix.com

Journalists Develop, Dismiss Digital Identities

In an increasingly digitalized world, journalists grapple with how -- and if -- they should develop an online presence.
From: www.poynter.org

The year of social networking

Online social-networking websites saw their ranks swell and values soar in 2007 as everyone from moody teenagers and mellow music lovers to mate-seeking seniors joined online communities.
From: www.mg.co.za

MySpace aims for trickier markets

When MySpace.com invaded parts of Western Europe last year, it launched customized versions of its site that looked very similar to the original American one. The result: It caught up with and in many cases surpassed local competitors. Now MySpace is embarking on a tougher assignment â?" moving into countries where Internet conditions require a much more individualized approach.
From: www.pantagraph.com

Your wiki entry counts

The man who offed Santa seemed quite unrepentant after landing in Israel last week.
From: www.haaretz.com

Not Just Kid Stuff: Social Nets Struggle and Thrive in 2007

Social nets made headlines for security concerns, but even the big kids are logging in, as major tech players buy in.
From: news.yahoo.com

Online Collaboration Technologies - New Tools And Web Services

Online collaboration tools are sprouting like mushrooms and it has become difficult for even the most tech savvy bloggers to keep up with all the new tools and new releases. If you don't already know it, one site where I and my team keep you posted with all the relevant news and resources about online collaboration is Kolabora , and thanks to great work that Nico Canali and Giova Panasiti ...
From: www.masternewmedia.org

Facebook challenged by ad-free rival

Badoo, a social networking website which offers users the chance to pay to be popular while banning all ads, is set to launch in the UK. By Mark Sweney
From: www.guardian.co.uk

Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media: An Opinionated Digest by George Siemens - Dec.23 07

Facebook and the use of social media in the enterprise , user-generated content , newly reported UGC production trends, mobile learning platforms and the evolution of personal publishing are among some of the insightful selections that George Siemens has picked for you this week. Photo credit: Innovicity.com In this weekly digest , George really opens up lots of important doors ...
From: www.masternewmedia.org

Net users wake up to price of indiscretion

New Zealanders are employing "reputation protection" companies to eliminate inappropriate content about them on internet sites such as Facebook, fearing it could damage their employment or dating prospects.
From: www.stuff.co.nz

Preview of hot trends next year

In the massive Las Vegas exhibition hall, all eyes at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007 were on screens showing Apple boss Steve Jobs in San Francisco with the Apple iPhone. It turned out to be one of the most significant developments of the year. But what of 2008?
From: www.nzherald.co.nz

The Blackberry for tweens

The latest messaging device from Telstra aimed at teens is nice but not perfect, writes David Flynn.
From: newcastle.yourguide.com.au

R) Dominates Leading Internet Search Engines in 2007

In a year where WrestleMania(R) 23 shattered records and Raw(R)´s 15th anniversary special brought
From: www.wallstreet-online.de

More in U.S. tuning out TV, turning to Web

More television viewers are turning to the Internet to watch videos, films and TV episodes, according to a new survey. In the past year, YouTube has widened its lead as the top destination for online videos, while search engines and television networks have gained ground.
From: www.computerworld.com.sg

MySpace cranks up heat in Facebook turf war

MySpace popularized online social networks and has a membership the size of the population of Mexico. It commands a gluttonous chunk of advertising, has a multibillion-dollar parent in News Corp. and boasts dynamic leadership in co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson.
From: www.usatoday.com

Web lures viewers away from TV

NEW YORK, USA: More television viewers are turning to the Internet to watch videos, films and TV episodes, according to a new survey. In the past year, YouTube has widened its lead as the top destination for online videos, while search engines and television networks have gained ground.
From: www.ciol.com

Video-sharing websites resolve to showcase better viewing

A number of video sites now offer higher-resolution video sharing with slightly longer load times. The difference, while not striking, is certainly better and worth checking out. How do they stack up?
From: www.usatoday.com

Online networking the way to go

ONLINE social networking websites saw their ranks swell and values soar this year as everyone from moody teenagers and mellow music lovers to mate-seeking seniors joined online communities.
From: www.news.com.au

Online networking frenzy is the future

ONLINE social networking websites saw their ranks swell and values soar this year as everyone from moody teenagers and mellow music lovers to mate-seeking seniors joined online communities.
From: www.news.com.au

More TV viewers turn to Web: poll

More television viewers are turning to the Internet to watch videos, films and TV episodes, according to a new survey.
From: www.boston.com

Poll: More TV viewers turn to Web

YouTube still the leading Internet desination for video watchers, although search engines and TV-network sites are gaining ground. More television viewers are turning to the Internet to watch videos, films, and TV episodes, according to a new survey. In the past year, YouTube has widened its...
From: news.zdnet.com

More TV viewers turn to Web for entertainment: poll

More television viewers are turning to the Internet to watch videos, films and TV episodes, according to a new survey. In the past year, YouTube has widened its lead as the top destination for online videos, while search engines and television networks have gained ground.
From: news.yahoo.com

Predictions for Innovation Next Year

Building the next-generation enterprise -- and maybe even the next-generation nation -- will preoccupy most of us in 2008. The demand for innovation is soaring in the business community and is just beginning to gain traction in the political sphere. Most of the leading Presidential candidates have thoughtful positions on innovation. And nearly all CEOs and top managers who have learned the ...
From: www.bpm-today.com

Appetites for a Wider Selection of TV Episodes and Movies Online Grow

ROCHESTER, N.Y.----More viewers are turning to the Internet to supplement their traditional entertainment viewing habits. In the past year, YouTube has widened its lead as a one-stop site for online video viewing.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

In the future, the cell telephone and similar wireless devices, not the personal computer, will be the primary interface to the cloud of information services that we now call the Internet.
From: www.deccanherald.com

Study Highlights Realites of Reputation 2.0

Nearly 50 percent of Internet users have searched for their own name online, but few regularly monitor their online presence with great regularity. Even more people -- 53 percent of Internet users to be exact -- have searched online for information about personal and business contacts.
From: news.yahoo.com

Cyberdude : OpenSocial, a masterstroke by Google

The Google Zeitgeist report also shows that among male actors Salman Khan is the favourite while Sania Mirza tops among sport stars.
From: www.hindustantimes.com

Wordpress Sees Huge Growth in 2007

Here are some numbers about blogging and social networking sites according to Nielsen Online . They just released November?s numbers on the top 10 social networking sites. The biggest gainers are Flixster (where you share movie reviews) and LinkedIn, a social network for professionals.   read more
From: www.webpronews.com

Bar Facts: Streetlife

When you?ve sampled the gay bars in Leicester, you?ll be looking for somewhere to end your night that is non-judgemental, full of talent and that is playing the best selection of music in town. Streetlife is one of Leicester?s most popular gay clubs because of all those reasons.
From: www.rainbownetwork.com

Now, log on to desi social networking sites

The faster version, developed by two Kolkatans, uploaded on the Facebook that sees half a million daily users of the Scrabble-like game.
From: www.hindustantimes.com

Poll: More people Googling themselves

More Americans are Googling themselves -- and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: www.northjersey.com

IPOs Made Big Bucks In 2007, But Returns Hit And Miss

This has been a big year for initial public offerings.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Tech Spending Will Slow In 2008

Businesses are expected to be particularly cautious with spending on big-ticket computer and telecom equipment.
From: www.informationweek.com

More folks search themselves on Internet

NEW YORK ? More Americans are Googling themselves ? and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: www.theworldlink.com

Personal Internet searches on the grow

NEW YORK ? More Americans are Googling themselves ? and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: timesreporter.com

Study: More Americans search Google for themselves

The Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47% of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine.
From: www.usatoday.com

Is Google Building a Social Network Around Its Portal?

A lot can be deduced about the recent developments in Google?s online empire that past couple of months. New product launches, new features of current web properties, a social movement among other things which could lead to a probable conclusion that Google maybe developing itself to be the ultimate social networks of all social networks. It [...]
From: www.searchenginejournal.com

Americans discover themselves with Google

From: www.timesunion.com

Study: More people Googling themselves and co-workers

NEW YORK -- More Americans are Googling themselves â?" and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: pantagraph.com

More Googling themselves, study says

NEW YORK -- More Americans are Googling themselves -- and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too. In a report released Sunday, the Pew Internet & American Life Project said 47 percent of U.
From: www.contracostatimes.com

Poll: More Americans Googling themselves

More Americans are Googling themselves -- and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too. In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine. That is more than twice the 22 percent of users who did in 2002, but Pew senior ...
From: www.charlotteobserver.com

Building TV Buzz--Again--On The Web

Carson Daly and former MySpace CEO Richard Rosenblatt want to build a new home for video fans on the Web.
From: www.forbes.com

More Americans Googling to see how others see them

More Americans are Googling themselves ? and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too. In a report Sunday...
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Do you have Google eyes?

More and more of us are Googleing ourselves and checking out friends, co-workers and romantic interests.
From: news.enquirer.com

More Americans Googling others, selves, poll says

NEW YORK - More Americans are Googling themselves - and many are checking out their friends, co-workers, and romantic interests, too.
From: www.boston.com

Study finds more Americans running online searches on themselves

NEW YORK - More Americans are Googling themselves - and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: www.mercurynews.com

Want to find yourself? Try Googling

A report says more Americans are searching online for information about themselves -- and others.
From: www.tulsaworld.com

Study: more people searching online for info about themselves

NEW YORK -- More Americans are Googling themselves â?" and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: www.pantagraph.com

Study: More Americans Googling themselves

NEW YORK ? More Americans are Googling themselves ? and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: www.southcoasttoday.com

The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007

These much-ballyhooed products, sites, and services, it turned out, left much to be desired.
From: news.yahoo.com

Study finds more Americans searching online for information on themselves

NEW YORK -- More Americans are Googling themselves -- and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too. In a report released Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life...
From: www.semissourian.com

Googling yourself ? and others you know ? is increasingly common among Web surfers

NEW YORK | More Americans are Googling themselves ? and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: www.kansascity.com

Study: More are Googling Themselves

More Americans are Googling themselves - and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too
From: www.time.com

Report: 47% Americans Google themselves

A report said 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine. The report, published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project Sunday, said many are chec ...
From: english.people.com.cn

NEW YORK - More Americans are Googling themselves ? and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic ...

In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine.
From: www.wibw.com

Study finds more Americans searching online for information about themselves

NEW YORK ? More Americans are Googling themselves ? and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
From: www.qctimes.com

Study: More Americans Google Themselves Regularly

More Americans are Googling themselves - and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too. In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine.
From: cbs4.com

Study: Googling oneself is more popular

More Americans are Googling themselves - and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too. In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine. That is more than twice the 22 percent of users who did in 2002, but Pew senior ...
From: www.thestate.com

iPhone most Googled word

The Internet search leader is working on a new web encyclopedia that will consist of material submitted by people who want to be identified as experts and possibly profit from their knowledge.
From: www.hindustantimes.com

Staring Down Google, Facebook Starts Its Own Clique

Back-to-back announcements -- first from Facebook and then Bebo -- have upped the ante in the social network application development game. Facebook, which launched its Facebook Platform for developers last May, will make its developer platform architecture available to other social networking sites as a model and through licensing deals.
From: www.technewsworld.com

Hi-tech tools divide social sites

Social network firms reveal tools and technologies that aim to make the sites more than places to keep in touch.
From: news.bbc.co.uk

Top 10 stories of 2007: Age of realignment

This year has been a time of realignment and redefinition as Apple launched its second zeitgeist-defining product of the new century, Dell and Intel battled to regain their former dominance, the software sector consolidated, Google rallied industry heavyweights around a common mobile device platform, and major vendors scrambled to embrace social networking.
From: www.addict3d.org

Facebook to license platform to others

Facebook will help other social networking sites to run applications developed for its own software platform, it said Thursday.
From: www.macworld.co.uk

Psst...I?m A Facestalker, Are You?

I recently learnt a new hot lingo term?Facestalking. To my horror, I realised I was guilty of it, that is, stalking someone via Facebook, the social networking website which everyone and his dog is on right now.
From: www.mysinchew.com

Facebook targets Google with program for other social networks

Updated: 14 Dec 2007 In a direct shot across the bow of Google Inc. and its OpenSocial project, Facebook Thursday announced plans to allow other social networks to license its technology so that Facebook applications can run on those sites.
From: www.computerworld.com.sg

Google Releases Year-End Zeitgeist

Hang your head, America - Google?s 2007 Year-End Zeitgeist has arrived, and we?re a nation obsessed with small plush toys and undressed and/or smashed celebrities. It?s not all bad, actually - the iPhone was the fastest-rising term in both the U.S. and the world.  Number two in the U.S. brought us to Webkinz, though, and number three was TMZ. Then we came back to rather ...
From: www.webpronews.com

Facebook targets Google with licensing program

In a direct shot across the bow of Google and its OpenSocial project, Facebook Thursday announced plans to allow other social networks to license its technology so that Facebook applications can run on those sites.
From: www.linuxworld.com.au

Bebo, Meebo team up with Facebook against Google

Heating up the battle in social networking, two major players in the social web space have announced partnerships with Facebook. Read More...
From: arstechnica.com

Facebook To License Its Platform Code

The rapid evolution of social-networking sites now will feature a competition among platforms, with the announcement on Thursday that Facebook will make its platform available to other sites. Writing on a company blog, platform manager Ami Vora said that the company wants "to share the benefits of our work by enabling other social sites to use our platform architecture as a model," and that it ...
From: www.newsfactor.com

Move Your Facebook Apps to Bebo, Other Social Sites

Facebook loosens its platform a little more, joining Google in the push for more applications programmers and users.
From: www.eweek.com

Facebook Licenses Social Networking Platform, Bebo Bites

Facebook will help other sites run apps developed for its social network.
From: abcnews.go.com

Facebook opens platform to other social networks

Online social network Facebook has opened up its developer platform to other social networking sites, with rival site Bebo the first major rival to implement the platform.
From: www.cbc.ca

Facebook to work with other social networking sites

Opens up its APIs Facebook is to help other social networking sites to run applications developed for its own software platform.
From: www.techworld.com

Facebook to License its Social Networking Platform

Facebook will help other social networking sites to run applications developed for its own software platform, it said Thursday.
From: news.yahoo.com

Facebook to license its platform for other social sites

Facebook will help other social networking sites to run applications developed for its own software platform, it said Thursday.
From: news.yahoo.com

Social site Bebo opens up to outside developers

Bebo, the largest social network in the U.K., launched an open technology platform for outside software developers on Wednesday, signing up 40 partners to provide applications for users on the site.
From: news.yahoo.com

Who Owns You? Finding a Balance between Online Privacy and Targeted Advertising

On November 6, Facebook outlined a strategy to integrate more targeted advertising into its popular social networking website. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg saw the new initiative as an opportunity for users to refer products to each other and allow friends to share information as they shopped online and visited other websites. The system, called Beacon, was also intended to lead to more relevant ...
From: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

United Online Steers Classmates Off IPO Track

United Online is pulling the plug on a planned initial public offering for its Classmates Media unit, citing unfavorable market conditions. The move is a reminder that the market for technology IPOs and particularly those in the Internet space remains somewhat limited, even though Classmates seems to be at least peripherally plugged into the white-hot social networking space.
From: www.technewsworld.com

Got a fancy new phone? Time to start using it

Dominant trends of 2008 can be summed up in two themes: mobility and connectivity
From: www.theglobeandmail.com

Bebo readies third party app platform

Bebo is reportedly set to become the latest social network to open up its development platform to third parties. According to Mashable , the new platform will be launched tomorrow and will apparently be compatible in some way with Facebook, allowing developers to port their applications to Bebo.
From: www.e-consultancy.com

Brits are the masters of social networking in Europe

London, Dec 12 (ANI): Britons are the European leaders when it comes to social networking, according to a new report. The study, from the regulator Ofcom, says that the UK leads Europe in using sites such as Facebook and MySpace, with two in five adult Brits regularly using such sites, most among them being women. They devote 5.3 hours a month to social networking sites, visiting them an ...
From: in.news.yahoo.com

"Can Facebook succeed in China where local social networking sites have given Yahoo!, eBay, Google and Myspace stiff ...

Established in April 2006, Zhanzuo.com is regarded as one of the largest social networking websites in China focused on college students ? the same users that Facebook is targeting. The website now has 7 million active users and enjoys a good reputation among Chinese students abroad.
From: www.mysinchew.com

Britons use Facebook, MySpace most in Europe

Britons spend more time on social networking sites than their European counterparts, according to the communications watchdog.
From: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK biggest user of web networking

UK adults spend more time on social networking sites such as Facebook than their European neighbours, an Ofcom report says. Internet users in the UK clock up an average 23 visits and 5.3 hours per month on sites including MySpace and Bebo.
From: www.channel4.com

The Ron Paul revolution: It has just begun to fight

Young backers flock to aid GOP presidential hopeful MANCHESTER, N.H. ? Cheese pizza powers the Ron Paul revolution.
From: www.chicagotribune.com

Trojan 2.0 Crafted Using Web 2.0 Technology

Sites such as Blogger, MySpace, and Facebook provide an easily accessible place to store stolen data until it can be collected and deleted, security researchers warn.
From: simplefeed.informationweek.com

Getting the message across

High-profile brand building exercises and glitzy advertising campaigns are generally associated with the private sector rather than charities and non-profit groups. Yet like companies, charities need to build trust with their donors and make a splash with their fundraising campaigns. However, in doing so they face not only budgetary and cultural challenges but also the difficulty of striking a ...
From: news.yahoo.com

LinkedIn Launches Redesign, Opens Platform

Professional social networking site LinkedIn has launched a significant "Web 2.0" revamp of its site, and opened its platform to application developers.
From: news.digitaltrends.com

LinkedIn opens site to developers

LinkedIn will let developers build applications for its professional networking site, an approach recently undertaken by social networking competitor Facebook, to make its site more interactive, the company said Monday.
From: news.yahoo.com

LinkedIn opens up to developers

LinkedIn, an Internet social network for professionals, will open up its service on Monday to outside software developers, starting with BusinessWeek magazine, to transform itself from an online contacts and referral database into an indispensable daily tool for business users.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

LinkedIn Opens Itself to Developers

Taking a page from the Facebook playbook, social-networking site LinkedIn announced Monday that it will provide a platform for third-party developers. With Intelligent Applications, or InApps, developers can create plug-ins for LinkedIn.
From: news.yahoo.com

Widgets Gone Wild

NEW YORK It was clear widgets had arrived when the first-ever conference devoted to marketing via the small, portable Web applications, WidgetCon 2007, hit New York this past July, drawing reps from digital players including Fox Interactive Media, Denuo and Clearspring Technologies.
From: adweek.com

LinkedIn Revamps Site, Opens to Developers

Developers can now build apps for the professional networking site, which sports a jazzier look and new features.
From: news.yahoo.com

Widget syndicator Clearspring launches ad network

Clearspring Technologies Inc, the leading independent provider of "widget" software for syndicating Web site features or content, said on Monday that it was introducing a network for distributing advertising.
From: ca.news.yahoo.com

LinkedIn opens site to developers, jazzes up design

LinkedIn will let developers build applications for its professional networking site, an approach recently undertaken by social networking competitor Facebook, to make its site more interactive, the company said Monday.
From: www.itworld.com

LinkedIn goes for Facebook interation

Site opened tod evelopers LinkedIn will let developers build applications for its professional networking site, an approach recently undertaken by social networking competitor Facebook, to make its site more interactive, the company said today.
From: www.pcadvisor.co.uk

Nokia says it was far ahead of Google on new cellphone technology

For a decade, Nokia has had its own army of software developers, writing applications for the next generation of mobile telephone services.
From: www.iht.com

South Africa: Living the Dream Again

It seemed Cliff Jennings was lost forever to music lovers after his now infamous Idols auditions. A media headline screamed "Conman Rocks Idols." Another said "Cliffgate scandal???" But the "TLC" prevails.
From: allafrica.com

and legal)

In the space of six months, startup social networking music site imeem has soared to the top of the charts.
From: money.cnn.com

The year that was

We look back at the defining moments of 2007 in television, radio and the internet.
From: www.smh.com.au

LinkedIn courts developers, lands BusinessWeek deal

LinkedIn, an Internet social network for professionals, will open up its service on Monday to outside software developers, starting with BusinessWeek magazine, to transform itself from an online contacts and referral database into an indispensable daily tool for business users.
From: news.yahoo.com

Nokia Pushes to Regain U.S. Sales in Spite of Apple and Google

Although it is the largest handset maker in the world, Nokia has languished in the American market, hurt by its refusal to adapt its strategy to the market?s idiosyncrasies.
From: www.nytimes.com

Shana Ting Lipton: Little Brother is Watching You

On Facebook, I felt like Hester Prynn in cyberia; my scarlet letters branding me with my political proclivities.
From: www.huffingtonpost.com

Whatâ?™s going on behind the screens?

AUGUSTA â?" Anyone who frequents Panera Bread has seen those people with laptop computers in front of them instead of Signature Sandwiches or garden fresh salads with a mouse in one hand, latte in the other and eyes focused on the raised laptop screen.
From: www.mainecoastnow.com

Rescue Memo: Mark Zuckerberg

Save Facebook by saving face. 
From: biz.yahoo.com

book)

"The press rarely grants an autumn reprise for those it loved in the spring," once wrote the great New York Times columnist Russell Baker. How true in the case of Internet-darling-turned-reviled-evildoer Facebook.
From: money.cnn.com

ActiveState Launches Extension to Support Social Networking Open Standards

Vancouver, BC, December 5, 2007--(T-Net)--ActiveState released a extension today that enables Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit to speed social network application development.
From: www.bctechnology.com

iPhone tops Google search list

Technology, entertainment fill annual inventory of what people were looking for
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iPhone tops list of 2007 Google searches

The iPhone grabbed the No 1 slot on the list of the fastest-rising search terms on Google in the United States.
From: www.expressindia.com

8 Best Practices for Real Estate Professionals for 2008

The housing bubble has popped. Never before have home prices fallen so broadly on a national basis. Want proof, well even the usually optimistic National Association of Realtors® is predicting a decline for 2007, which will mark the first annual drop in home prices since the 1930 Great Depression era. Uncertainty rules in real estate and will most likely continue throughout 2008 and maybe ...
From: prweb.com

Social Networks Lead Ask, Google, Yahoo Search Terms For 2007

The lists were edited to remove adult-oriented queries and common searches, like "weather," that prove perpetually popular.
From: news.yahoo.com

Google to Give Developers Access to Trends API

Google will eventually give programmers access to an API for its Trends analysis tool.
From: www.eweek.com

Brand 2.0: Are social applications brands or expendable commodities?

Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, Linked In, Ooo Voo, Ustream, Ning, Twitter, Spock. Sounds like an all-star cast of characters from a Science Fiction movie, right? These are actually but a handful of Web based services that are helping to fuel the ?2.0? movement. The question is?are they brands?
From: brandweek.com

New editing program touches up Flickr

Yahoo Inc. is touching up its popular online photo-sharing service, Flickr, with free editing tools aimed at the growing number of shutterbugs who want to doctor their digital pictures.
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Reputation Monitoring and Management

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Google Reveals Fast-Growing Search Terms of 2007

Not to be confused with Google Zeitgeist?s year-end top searches, which has yet to be released, Google revealed today a list of the ?fast rising U.S. search terms? for 2007. Marissa Mayer, VP of Search & User Experience at Google, made an appearance Tuesday morning at NBC?s ?Today Show?, where she revealed, not surprisingly, [...]
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Ka-shing! Facebook Gets Another Cash Infusion

The upstart social-networking service has some very, very rich friends.
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Komodo Supports OpenSocial Development

VANCOUVER, British Columbia----ActiveState released a extension today that enables their award-winning Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit to speed social network application development. The free OpenSocial API extension is available from the Komodo Community site, and helps developers build great applications for OpenSocial communities like Friendster, LinkedIn, and MySpace.
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Take That Spice Girls! Boy Band Top Google Web Search

The Spice Girls may be back on tour but they are certainly not on top when it comes to internet search rankings. Instead, another blast from the past is in the top slot, with boy band Take That reaching Number One in a Google list of the most searched-for gig tickets of 2007.
From: uk.news.launch.yahoo.com

Ronaldo tops online hate poll

"I hate Ronaldo" was one of the most popular web searches of 2007, according to Google. The web search engine has released its annual list of what surfers looked for with Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, 22, topping the hate poll.
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Take That Spices! Boy Band Top Web Search

The Spice Girls may be back on tour, but they lag behind reformed rivals Take That in an internet search engine ranking. The boy band topped a Google list of the most searched-for tickets of 2007, ahead of the Dirty Dancing musical and Glastonbury festival.
From: uk.news.launch.yahoo.com

MyFox Birmingham | Take That Top Web Search

The Spice Girls may be back on tour, but they lag behind reformed rivals Take That in an internet search engine ranking.
From: www.myfoxal.com

Google releases most popular searches

IT may have been an election year, but more Australians used Google to search for Disney star Vanessa Hudgens than John Howard in 2007.
From: www.news.com.au

Google releases most-popular searches

IT may have been an election year, but more Australians used Google to search for Disney star Vanessa Hudgens than for John Howard in 2007.
From: www.news.com.au

Microsoft Buys Startup to Boost Web, Mobile Services

Microsoft buys WebFives, which provides a Web-based file-sharing service for Internet and mobile video, photos, audio, and blogs.
From: news.yahoo.com

Orion Panel ? Search, Privacy, and the Community in the Digital Age

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The Human Equation: Giving Back Internet Style

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Russia?s SUP Buys LiveJournal

The Russian online media company acquired blogging and community site LiveJournal from Six Apart, giving the company ownership of Russia?s most popular blogging site.
From: www.nytimes.com

Taking residence in virtual worlds

CORPORATIONS are adopting Web 2.0 technology for business uses.
From: www.australianit.com.au

Overnight business summary: Stocks head for mixed opening

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks headed for a narrowly mixed opening
From: www.heraldtribune.com

Viral Marketing Expert Delivers Tips for Creating Word of Mouth

Internet marketing expert Bill Balderaz and online marketing agency ClearSaleing host Web seminar featuring ways to generate online buzz
From: news.yahoo.com

Blog site LiveJournal sold to Russian partner

The blog site that jump-started blogging in Russia has been sold by its U.S. owner to a Russian business partner. LiveJournal, the personal Web publishing service that jump-started blogging in Russia, has been sold by its U.S. owner to a Russian business partner, which will operate it...
From: news.zdnet.com

LiveJournal Sale May Revive Six Apart

After selling the blogging community site, CEO Chris Alden may have a chance to finally turn Six Apart into a Web 2.0 behemoth
From: www.businessweek.com

Blogging pioneers break apart

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Blogging pioneer Six Apart is breaking apart from LiveJournal, another trailblazer that helped bring online journals to the masses.
From: www.cnn.com

Russian Firm Buys LiveJournal

The owner of LiveJournal, a blogging and social-networking site, agreed Sunday to sell the company to SUP, a Russian online media firm.
From: www.nytimes.com

Spotlight on 2007 celebrity lowlights

There are three things guaranteed to sell a story in the world of celebrity gossip: birth, death and incarceration.
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Online Fame Easy; Ads Harder to Get

Some Web video stars, like the "Ask a Ninja" guys, are raking it in. Some, like Beet.TV video blogger Andy Plesser, are earning a hefty supplement to their day jobs. And some, like technology commentator-entertainer iJustine, are earning pocket change.
From: www.tvweek.com

SixApart Sells LiveJournal To Russian Company

LiveJournal, the pioneering online journal-writing/blogging service which was bought by MovableType parent company SixApart almost three years ago, is now being sold off to Russian online media company SUP.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Blog site that is popular in Russia is sold

LiveJournal, the personal Web publishing service that jump-started blogging in Russia, has been sold by its U.S. owner to a Russian business partner, which will operate it independently, the companies said on Sunday.
From: news.yahoo.com

Six Apart selling LiveJournal

Blogging pioneer Six Apart is selling LiveJournal to Russia-based SUP in a deal expected to be announced Monday.
From: money.cnn.com

Blogging Pioneers to Break Apart

Blogging pioneer Six Apart is breaking apart from LiveJournal, another trailblazer that helped bring online journals to the masses.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Bebo talking with mobile portals

NUMBER three online social networking site Bebo wants to double its user base to more than 80 million within the next year and will launch its own "off deck" mobile site before the end of the year.
From: theaustralian.news.com.au

Advertising gets social foothold

OPTUS and Vodafone are among the first local brands to buy advertising banners on social networking website Facebook, following the launch of the first display ad packages to be sold by Ninemsn.
From: theaustralian.news.com.au

Lots of Little Screens: TV Is Changing Shape

By unchaining video watchers from their TV sets, inexpensive broadband access has opened the floodgates to a generation of TV producers.
From: www.nytimes.com