Tag: Web 2.0
Facebook on iPhone: sexy phone's second "killer app"
Some commentators are calling Facebook for iPhone its second killer application. Pete Cashmore at Mashable is certainly in love with it. Let’s face it – if you like Facebook and you like the iPhone, then this is a kick-ass application to get hold of.
Even if you don’t have an iPhone, you can experience what it looks like by visiting iphone.facebook.com. Full of scrolling goodness, it gives clear and easy access to all of the main features you’re likely to want to use on the move.
Joined at the Heart: Second Life's first live streaming Frankenstein musical
An original musical — Joined at the Heart — based on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, is to be streamed live over the Internet via Second Life.
In the real world, the musical has a thirty-strong cast and will premiere at The Junction, Cambridge, from 1st-4th August, and then move to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 12th-18th August.
TrustedPlaces social networking site links up with Facebook
The UK-based social networking site TrustedPlaces, which relaunched in February, has now announced new features, and collaboration with Facebook.
Thanks to Facebook opening itself up to application developers, its members can now access TrustedPlaces and seamlessly ‘roam’ its content, and share relationships across the two communities.
New features at the TrustedPlaces include the ability for members to upload video reviews of their favourite places. They are also encouraging members who have met online to meet in the real world.
Top 5 ways to give Big Brother a Web 2.0 spin
We’re several weeks into the new series of Big Brother here in the UK, and already the housemates have reached the ‘shouting on endlessly about pointless arguments that really don’t matter’ stage. In fact, they’ve been there from about Day Five.
2007 Tech Trends No. 6: Social networking goes mobile
Talking about mobile social networking as a new trend is a bit silly, really. Billions of people socially network on their phones already by, er, calling and texting each other.
But the big trend is for online social networking sites to ramp up their mobile features, via dedicated applications or mobile internet sites. MySpace, Facebook and Bebo have all announced mobile strategies earlier this year, which’ll play out in the next six months. Meanwhile, there’s a host of dedicated mobile social networking startups looking to take them on.
Citizen Journalism – it's the new 'new media'!
Jonathan Weinberg writes… AFTER the events of the past few days, it’s not difficult to see we’re living in changing times. And if the attempted bomb attacks across the UK prove one thing – it’s that anyone can be a…
MySpace loses ground in Britain
IT'S no surprise but MySpace is starting to feel the heat from Bebo and Facebook in the UK. New figures on social networking in Britain show the Rupert Murdoch-owned site under pressure to attract new audiences and to hold onto…
Web 2.0 Startup of the Day: Vuze (formerly Zudeo)
Andy actually wrote about Vuze back in December, when it was known as Zudeo. Created by file-sharing company Azureus, it could be loosely described as a high-definition YouTube. Well, in that it lets you search for and watch high-definition films and videos, as well as standard-definition stuff.
Facebook’s growing pains: there’s my friends, and then my real friends…
Stuart Dredge writes…
What defines a Facebook friend? When I first joined up, it was easy: my first few friends were, well, friends. People I hang out with in the real world, when I’m not geeking out in front of a computer. It didn’t take long to decide that this was a neater way to all stay in touch digitally than our previous method (Yahoo Groups, since you ask).
