Category: Web 2.0
Ethical dating site boasts one-millionth member
The UK-based dating and friendship site, MakeFriendsOnline.com, has boasted its one-millionth member, having had membership growth of 40% in the past year. The site was launched in 2000 by two school friends hoping to meet new people, and has an…
Check your Twitter feed on the go with Twitlet
There are several mobile applications for the Twitter micro-blogging service already, and Twitlet is the latest. It’s a simple, clean app that lets you post tweets on the go, as well as check what your friends have been up to.
Web 2.0 news: Google ditches Froogle, while mobile VoIP war turns nasty
Whaddya mean, what’s Froogle? Well, maybe that lack of recognition is one of the reasons why Google has chosen to rename its shopping price comparison service. It’ll now be known as simply Google Product Search. Froogle always sounded like a dance to me…
MySpace News is no Digg-killer
MySpace has just put its new MySpace News service live, so I’ve been playing around with it. The service has been billed as a Digg-killer, but it’s not really – at least, not in its current form. It’s a news-aggregation service with user voting, but with an extra layer of moderation in between the original news sources, and what gets onto the site itself.
Could Twitter help prevent another Virginia Tech massacre?
Following the terrible shootings at Virginia Tech in the US this week, discussion is already turning to whether poor communication within the university’s campus could have contributed to the scale of the massacre. Could micro-blogging technologies like Twitter help in future? It’s already being suggested as a way to quickly spread urgent security messages through an academic community.
Opera blames Adobe for Wii browser's Flash problems
As you’ll know if you read Games Digest’s comparison of the Wii and PS3 web browsers yesterday, the only area in which Wii’s Opera browser struggles is any site using Flash 8 – which includes the videos on MySpace and Bebo. However, one of Opera’s senior technical service consultants says it’s Adobe’s fault for not including Flash 8 in the latest version of its Flash SDK.
10 Music 2.0 services that'll change your listening habits forever
Let’s get one thing straight. The internet isn’t killing music, any more than home taping did back in the 1980s. Yes, CD sales are on the slide. Yes, people are still using peer-to-peer download services to trouser free music, despite the threat of legal action from the music industry. And yes, it’s possible that a whole generation of teenagers now believe music isn’t something you pay for.
Google Apps to add presentation software, rivalling PowerPoint?
Google plans to extend its Google Apps office software with the introduction of a presentation application that takes a shot at Microsoft’s PowerPoint.
Blinkx Remote: watch any TV show you want online
Well, almost any. Blinkx Remote is a new service that helps you find full-length TV shows online. You can search by series and episode to watch shows including Doctor Who, 24, South Park and, er, Dora The Explorer. Check Techscape for the full story.
Wii is more Web 2.0 friendly than the PS3
You might remember a couple of recent posts looking at how well the Wii and PS3’s web browsers cope with Web 2.0 sites. Well, Games Digest now has a unified megapost blending the two tests to see who’s best.
