The Rise of Twitter
For 2007, our Best Web LittleCo was Twitter, the microblogging/status application that captured the collective attention of Silicon Valley at SXSW last winter and has been on a meteoric rise ever since.
Arbitron, Media Monitors Tap 'Audience Response
A deal announced Monday between Arbitron and Media Monitors could set the stage for minute-by-minute commercial ratings in radio.
Cheaper Wi-Fi Access at Starbucks and Beyond
The idea of city-sponsored Wi-Fi seems to be floundering.
Mozilla Offering Live Chat Support for Firefox
Mozilla Corp. has been quietly offering live Web support for the Firefox Web browser since the beginning of the year.
Google Software Makes It Easier to Share
Google Inc. is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.
The Beta Male’s Charms
For the last year or so the bungled seductions and everyday fears of such men have been laid bare in “We Need Girlfriends,” a no-budget Web series based on the ups and downs of Mr. Tsapelas and his former college roommates, Brian Amyot, 26, and Angel Acevedo, 25.
HarperCollins Will Post Free Books on the Web
In an attempt to increase book sales, HarperCollins Publishers will begin offering free electronic editions of some of its books on its Web site, including a novel by Paulo Coelho and a cookbook by the Food Network star Robert Irvine.
Google News goes local
Find local news by typing your city name or zip code. As always, we'll bring you results from multiple sources. The
Mashups Are Breaking the Mold at Microsoft
Last fall, his team introduced an intriguing software Web service called Popfly that is intended to make it possible for nonprogrammers to plug together Web components and data sources quickly to create useful new Web services. For example, news feeds could be added to digital images, or data lists to maps.
Let's (Not) Make a Deal With YouTube
Based on the recent slew of online video distribution deals, media’s biggest companies are sending YouTube a clear message: We don’t need you.
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