RWW Recommends: The Best Social Video App
Sometimes less is more. At least, that's how this social video app works. The key to this is in its limited ability to choose. Think about going to...
Oracle’s Itanium Document Drop Catches HP With Its Pants Down
HP's Itanium debacle provides plenty of lessons for anyone who is willing to pay attention. For the past decade, HP has been making a valiant, if extremely misguided, attempt...
The Most Sought-After Silicon Valley Startups for Engineers
On LinkedIn's blog today is a post about the top 10 most sought-after engineering startups in Silicon Valley. And no, Facebook and Google didn't make the cut because this was a list of companies with fewer than 500 employees. (Pinterest was number 6.)...
This Facebook Critic Is Rooting for Facebook on Friday
On the eve of Facebook’s initial public offering, and two weeks after writing a five-part series that tried to answer the question of whether we’re in a social media bubble, ...
Pinterest’s $100 Million Infusion: It’s the E-Commerce, Stupid
Social bookmarking site Pinterest has landed a $100 million round of funding on a $1.5 billion valuation today. The investment was led by Japanese e-commerce platform Rakuten. By...
[Video] I Don’t Care About Dragons
Today, Robyn and Jon were joined by the newest member of the ReadWriteWeb team, Taylor Hatmaker! The topic was games, specifically vast, immersive, whole-world adventures like Minecraft and...
Rise of the Tech Bandits: Pete Cashmore, the Cyborg
Editor's note: In the Summer 2012 issue of SAY Magazine, Dan Frommer chronicles the history of tech blogging. For the rest of this week, Richard MacManus, who founded ReadWriteWeb in 2003, will be looking back on the early days.
Mashable founder Pete C...
Slower User Growth, Timeline Complaints Won’t Faze Facebook
The Associated Press reports that millions of people are resisting pressure to sign up for Facebook, and a new study suggests that 93% of users “hate” the relatively new Time...
Can the Go Daddy Girls Convince You They’re Serious?
Go Daddy wants to be known for more than domain names and racy Superbowl ads. The company has built large businesses around Web hosting and other services for companies of all sizes. But can it really have it both ways?
At ...
Read/Write Daily: Bionic Eyes That Can See Clearly
Today's theme is improving on life. Nature did a pretty good job of engineering some hardy life forms. But now we're able to tinker with life ourselves.
We're further...
Rise of the Tech Bandits: Michael Arrington, the Early Years
Editor's note: In the Summer 2012 issue of SAY Magazine, Dan Frommer's cover story Rise of the Tech Bandits chronicles the history of tech blogging. For the rest of this week, Richard MacManus, who founded ReadWriteWeb in 2003, will be looking back on ...
Startup Swingers: Swapping Founders to Generate Fresh Ideas
Remember "swinging"? Two people in a committed relationship go to a party with a bunch of other people in committed relationships. They all separate, find new partners for...
