Category: Web 2.0
Borat and the BBC hit Twitter, but is it better than Jaiku?
When the twin forces of Borat and the Beeb start using a new Web 2.0 site, you know there’s more to it than hype. Okay, so I don’t think it’s actually Sacha Baron-Cohen posting tweets, and chances are it isn’t BBC News Online either. But still, they’re two of the most popular new Twitter feeds.
Beauty goes Web 2.0 with SimplyCity and Osoyou.com
Proof that the Web 2.0 trend is reaching out beyond geeks: the cosmetics firms and fashionistas are getting involved.
EA meets Endemol for virtual world, while Lonelygirl15 gets a Bebo spin-off
The games industry has its sights trained on Second Life, that’s for sure. After Sony announced its own virtual world for PS3, called Home, now Electronic Arts has teamed up with TV producer Endemol for a virtual world called Virtual Me, which will let you create an avatar and then compete in Big Brother, Deal Or No Deal and other virtual shows.
Zombie attack documented on Twitter
Twitter isn’t just people telling you their cat just turned over and yawned. Honest. There’s some really imaginative ideas springing up to use it for fictional purposes. At least, I hope Zombieattack is fictional…
Google advances on e-world domination with purchase of DoubleClick
Casually dropped on a Friday afternoon is the bombshell news that Google is to acquire DoubleClick for $3bn. DoubleClick is a huge provider of online advertising, and in purchasing it, Google consolidates its grip on all electronic media, from…
Rolling Stone wants its own MySpace, while Joost signs CBS deal
Big developments in the online world this week, as Big Media figures out how it fits into the Web 2.0 ecosystem. Rolling Stone magazine is apparently planning to launch its own social network, to beat MySpace at its own game.
Twitter to get new groups features soon
Micro-blogging service Twitter is a Web 2.0 phenomenon, but how will it evolve? Well, features for groups of users are “on the radar” according to Twitter developer Alex Payne, who also reckons the service shouldn’t be seen as a replacement for blogging.
Distributed Proofreaders: Preserving History One Page at a Time
Taking the concept of distributed volunteerism one step further, Distributed Proofreaders asks you not just to donate your spare computer cycles, but your spare brainwaves, in service of preserving documents that have gone out of copyright. By proofing just…
How Web 2.0 friendly is the Wii's Opera browser?
You love Web 2.0 sites, right? And you’ve got a Wii? But how well do those two loves come together? WiiWii has been finding out, downloading the new edition of the Wii’s Opera browser and test-driving it with 15 of the biggest Web 2.0 sites.
Imagini – social networking through Visual DNA
Rather than meeting people on websites and forums through basic interests, how about digging deeper to find someone with a match with your true character? That's what Imagini claims to offer. The British-based site uses images to uncover a person’s…