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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:06:52 -0800

Google Taps StackOverflow as Official Android Dev Support for Noobs, Q&A
Just over a year ago, we were excited to report on a new website for programmers. StackOverflow was the brainchild of...
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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:05:00 -0800

Cartoon: Don't Push Me
'Tis the season and all that, and this time of year I find myself thinking a lot about my parents. This is exactly the sort of...
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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0800

Check Out the Companies That Make ReadWriteWeb Possible
Our mission at ReadWriteWeb is to explore the latest Web technology products and trends. We're fortunate to have a great group...
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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:31:22 -0800

Data.gov Captchas Get Political
Spotted this evening on the U.S. government's public data web site, Data.gov. A Republican programmer at captcha provider...
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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0800

Put Your Startup on Holiday Autopilot with Twilio
Holidays can be a tough time for those of us with startup companies. While the rest of the world is carving turkeys, lighting...
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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0800

ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 19 December 2009
As the year winds to a close, it's time to start looking ahead to 2010's conferences and events. As always, you can download...
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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0800

Weekly Wrapup Special: Best Products & BigCo of 2009
In this special edition of the Weekly Wrapup, our weekly newsletter, we summarize our end-of-year series profiling the best web...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:30:00 -0800

The Advantages of Launching Outside of the Valley
In 2006, Y Combinator founder Paul Graham wrote an essay entitled, "How to Be Silicon Valley." He argues that a tech hub must...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:25:34 -0800

Using Google Apps? 5 Ways to Avoid Getting Hacked
Security is one of the biggest concerns for business owners when deciding whether to use an online service like Google Apps....
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:33:24 -0800

30HourDay: Now There's a Telethon 2.0
A group of podcasters in Portland, Oregon have teamed up with internet friends around the world to create a new type of charity...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:39:06 -0800

Google Hires Open Web Leader to For Social Initiatives
Respected industry thought leader, Joseph Smarr, announced on his blog today that he is leaving Comcast-acquired Plaxo to join...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:35:29 -0800

Nomadesk: Cloud-Based Backup Providers Doing Quite Well
Demand for cloud-based storage and backup is creating some lucrative opportunities for companies servicing large...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:20:47 -0800

5 Features from Third-Party Apps Twitter Should Integrate
When I called Twitter out on my post of the top 10 failures of 2009 for "failing to innovate," what I probably should have...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:43:29 -0800

Android Developers: Here's Some Sample Code & Tutorials
Ever since finding myself the happy owner of a Droid (+1 for early Christmas presents), I've found myself increasingly...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:40:26 -0800

Turn Right at the Gas Station: Google Maps Gets More Human
You'd think it was odd if you called me for directions and I told you to go 0.2 miles southeast and make a slight right onto...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:25:44 -0800

Server-Side Javascript: Back With a Vengeance
Last month was Javascript season in Europe, with two conferences dedicated to the language that powers interactive web...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:30:41 -0800

Another Blackberry Outage: A Historical Look
Blackberry users had a bit of a surprise this morning. Email was down. It came back up around 11 a.m. PST but in comparison to...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:46:13 -0800

More People Now Use iPhones Than Windows Mobile
The latest quarterly survey by comScore reports that the iPhone just passed Windows Mobile phones in US market share, though it...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:10:47 -0800

What It's Like To Write For Demand Media: Low Pay But Lots of Freedom
Editor: This is a guest post by Andria Krewson, a freelance journalist who has written for Demand Media. Given our recent focus...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:10:29 -0800

Facebook in the Factory: Manufacturers Want Social Software, Too
Factories may not be the first place you'd expect to see demand for social technologies. But social networks are changing how...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0800

BlueKai: Intent Data or Black Box?
BlueKai is an online marketing firm that provides data to marketers, ad networks and publishers. The main purpose of this data,...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:02:56 -0800

Facebook Scientists Dissect Facebook, Say "It's Alive!"
Facebook used to be dominated by White and Asian users, but tonight the company announced results of a demographic study of its...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:22 -0800

Google Announces Map Contest: $50K for Adding Schools, Hospitals & More
Google is announcing a new contest for local would-be heroes. The Map Maker Global Competition, which challenges users to add...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:35 -0800

OpenID Ends 2009 With 1 Billion Accounts Enabled
At the close of a whiz-bang year, OpenID has a lot to be proud of. With a community of 9 million sites that use OpenID logins...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:45:21 -0800

IBM Gets Webtop From eyeOS, Eyes Google Chrome OS
IBM is teaming up with eyeOS, the maker of an open-source, web-based operating system. We've had our (ahem) eye on eyeOS for...
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