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: News & Trends BlogPoll: Is RSS Mainstream?
Could RSS be crossing over into the mainstream? New data about RSS readers from one of the web’s biggest blogs might suggest that it is. But data from one blog, no matter how large, isn’t a big enough sample size, so vote in our poll and let us know what you think.
Google To Launch Customizable Search Tonight
Google tonight will be opening up to the public an experimental feature they’ve been testing for a few months called SearchWiki, which lets users reorder and remove results, and leave comments on specific links.
10 Must Have Tools for Communicating with Clients
Communicating your clients is a necessary evil of contract web development, design, programming, writing, or any other freelance art form. Our round up of ten must have web-based tools below will help you better communicate with clients, and and help you keep your sanity.
HelpingKind.org: A Pay It Forward Marketplace
People helping other people is an old idea, but in today’s hustle-bustle, impersonal world of online communications, it may actually seem novel. The idea certainly has legs, though, says Dave Dalton, which is why he started a marketplace for people to trade good deeds.
If Twitter Charges, Users Would Pay: Survey
Would you pay to use Twitter? An unscientific survey conducted today found that about 50% of users would pay $5 per month or more for the service. Another survey found that a quarter of users would pay to remove ads if the service started putting them in feeds. How about you?
NASA Tests First ‘Deep Space Internet’
What do you get when you mix Vint Cerf, NASA, and a spacecraft zipping around space 20 million miles from Earth? The first interplanetary Internet, of course! NASA reports today on the successful trial of the first deep space Internet communications network.
Yahoo! Launches BrowserPlus, Plans to Open Source It
Yahoo!’s cross-browser RIA platform BrowserPlus official crawled out into the public today, promising a way to enable “in-browser desktop applications,” which is a fancy way of saying that it allows developers to add desktop-like functionality to web-based apps.
The Downside of Free
The freemium revenue model, in which limited versions of web services are given out for free with more feature rich versions sold for a price, can make you a lot of money as an app developer. But there are some pitfalls you should be aware of.
Central Desktop Launches Enterprise Version
SaaS collaboration and project management tool Central Desktop announced the release of a new enterprise version of their software. The enterprise package includes an SLA, Saleforce.com integration, and most importantly, a new Workflow manager.
New Verticals for Techmeme: Business, the Environment, Cars, and Football?
Must-read tech news aggregator Techmeme hasn’t launched a new companion site in over two and a half years. It’s been politics, technology, celebrity gossip, and baseball since 2006. But a recent job posting for the company hints that new verticals might be on the way for the news site.
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