Last week, Spotify launched in the United States with much fanfare. Many of our readers pinged me asking for get an invitation to Spotify’s music service. Well, I talked to some folks over at Spotify and now have figured out a way to get you an invite. Fill out the form aka just addyour...
Attending Keith Urban’s concert in Philadelphia last night, my wife and I were lucky in our seat selection. Oh, we had marginal, average-priced tickets; near the back corner of the venue which had an end-stage set-up quite far away. But as the show neared conclusion, Keith carefully walked the entire length of the concert...
Twitter, founded by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams in March 2006 (launched publicly in July 2006), is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to… Article source: TechCrunch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/jBzDsXD_nYs/
At the end of yesterday’s Google earnings call, CEO Larry Page made a very interesting comment about data portability, Google+, and competitors (aka Facebook). In the call, an analyst asked Page what the most compelling reasons are to switch from existing social platforms to Google+ or if the company sees a future where people...
Editors Note: Guest contributor Semil Shah is an entrepreneur interested in digital media, consumer Internet, and social networks. He is based in Palo Alto and you can follow him on Twitter @semilshah. One of the most prolific vinyl collections belongs to a DJ who only surfaces every now and then. And when he does, legions of fans wait...
A lot can go wrong during the development and release of a mobile application, from poor project planning to faulty APIs. Often, the biggest mistakes happen before the first lines of code are ever written. Poor planning and improper project management can result in a bevy of problems, all of which can be eliminated...
Austin Chang, cofounder of Fridge See Also: Justin Timberlake Invests In A Super Stealth Startup, Dekko Hey Monster, This Startup Is Whupping You In Latin America — It Thought Of Something You Forgot 10 Startup Incubators You Need To Watch Frid.ge, a group messaging online platform that emerged from Y Combinator last year, is...
We’re always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Want to get your event included in the calendar? Let us know in the comments below or email us. Article source: RRW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/yvJhXYmMG6k/readwriteweb_events_guide_july_16_2011.php
Image: Screenshot See Also: Where Is Google Apps On Larry Page’s Priority List? Coming Soon: Special Facebook Editions Of News Sites Microsoft Might Dump Twitter From Bing Search Results Google researcher Paul Adams gave a public presentation and published a slide deck about the importance of social networking more than a year ago. One...
How do you create content on the web? Perhaps you upload a photo album to Facebook or write a blog post on Blogspot. That content is your data, right? Kind of. The problem is, the content and accounts you create on the Web today are locked in a structure that’s been put in place...