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  • September 2008

    • Web 2.0 Makes Hitler a Satirical Star

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 28, 08 12:03 PM CDT

      Web 2.0 Makes Hitler a Satirical Star

      (Newser) - Hitler wants his Xbox back, at least in one of many YouTube spoofs. Using clips from a 2004 German film about the Nazi’s demise, users have also rewritten subtitles to show Hitler ranting about Hillary Clinton and Adam Sandler movies. The spoofs are the latest Web 2.0 spawn, the Guardian observes, enabling armchair impresarios to create and broadcast their own content. More »

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      Internet  • film  • YouTube  • Web 2.0  • Adolf Hitler

    • Microblogging Creates World of 'Ambient Awareness'

      New York Times  |  Sep 6, 08 7:08 PM CDT

      Microblogging Creates World of 'Ambient Awareness'

      (Newser) - The mini-missives that friends post on websites like Twitter create what experts call "ambient awareness"—a form of contact akin to picking up a friend's body language or stray remarks. Alone they add up to little, "but taken together, over time, the little snippets coalesce into a surprisingly sophisticated portrait of your friends’ and family members’ lives, like thousands of dots making a pointillist painting," Clive Thompson writes in the New York Times . More »

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      Facebook  • social networking  • Web 2.0  • Flickr  • Twitter

    • Twitter Outgrows Narcissistic Phase

      Ars Technica  |  Sep 4, 08 3:59 PM CDT

      Twitter Outgrows Narcissistic Phase

      (Newser) - Don't write off Twitter as a mere time-wasting self-promotion toy, David Chartier writes in Ars Technica. Users have adapted the microblogging tool to business, government, and even art, pushing 140-character posts beyond "what I had for lunch today." Some innovative Twitter accounts include Comcast, which tracks customer service issues, and an Arizona police department that reports important bulletins in real time. More »

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      social networking  • technology  • Comcast  • Web 2.0  • Twitter  • Business trends

  • August 2008

    • Facebook's Vision Nets 100 Million Users

      Mashable  |  Aug 26, 08 5:28 PM CDT

      Facebook's Vision Nets 100 Million Users

      (Newser) - Facebook has just crossed the 100-million-user plateau, and it’s more notable than when MySpace achieved the feat 2 years ago, Stan Schroeder writes on Mashable. First of all, Facebook says it counts only active users, unlike its rival. But more importantly, Facebook has a vision of how to cater to and expand its user base—and how to make money. More »

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      Facebook  • social networking  • MySpace  • Web 2.0  • valuation

    • Cancer Patients Bare All in Blogs

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 20, 08 4:16 PM CDT

      Cancer Patients Bare All in Blogs

      (Newser) - Cancer patients, once reticent, are increasingly explicit in sharing the details of their ordeals in blogs—and finding it therapeutic. Researchers at Ohio State looked at 50 blogs and found they helped patients cope, the Boston Globe reports. Not only do they make it easier to  keep friends and family current, they make the writer feel more in control. More »

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      Internet  • cancer  • blogging  • Web 2.0  • patient  • support networks

  • July 2008

    • Amazon's New Video Service Part Netflix, Part YouTube

      Ars Technica  |  Jul 17, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Amazon's New Video Service Part Netflix, Part YouTube

      (Newser) - Amazon entered the streaming video tangle today with Amazon Video on Demand, a service that resembles Netflix and Hulu far more than the company’s Unbox service, Ars Technica notes. While Unbox functioned on a principle similar to the iTunes Store, Amazon Video will stream movies and TV shows directly to customers' computers (and, later, TVs), cutting long download times. More »

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      YouTube  • Amazon.com  • Web 2.0  • iTunes Store  • Netflix  • streaming content  • Hulu

    • 'Media Titan' Moves in Small (Even Empty) Websites

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 16, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      'Media Titan' Moves in Small (Even Empty) Websites

      (Newser) - Richard Rosenblatt doesn’t work in Silicon Valley and few people, even there, know his name. But in just 2 years his Demand Media has become a huge player, backed by $355 million in private investment, and pulling in nearly $200 million in revenue this year, the Los Angeles Times reports. His big idea is, well, a small one: eat up thousands of niche social-networking websites, the so-called Long Tail of the Internet, and create tailored content that draws the faithful, and by extension, the advertisers. More »

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      Internet  • business  • social networking  • Internet advertising  • Web 2.0  • tech companies

    • Is Web's 'Long Tail' Really a Tall Tale?

      Slate  |  Jul 14, 08 4:23 PM CDT

      Is Web's 'Long Tail' Really a Tall Tale?

      (Newser) - The "Long Tail" theory of the internet—that the Web's boundless democracy is enabling a boom in niche culture and commerce—is coming under fire just as its author releases the paperback version, Farhad Manjoo writes on Slate. After reviewing data that should back Chris Anderson's theory, a Harvard professor concludes that while obscure media sales are growing, they're still obscure. More »

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      Web 2.0  • culture  • Wired

  • June 2008

    • YouTube Warriors Redefine Politics

      New York Times  |  Jun 28, 08 9:21 PM CDT

      YouTube Warriors Redefine Politics

      (Newser) - A glut of political amateurs who produce popular videos on the cheap for YouTube and similar sites is redefining campaign politics. The New York Times takes a look at the phenomenon, in which partisans with nothing but passion and a computer produce often scathing videos about McCain and Obama. The campaigns, meanwhile, are struggling to ajdust to "politics at the speed of the Internet," as one Obama adviser puts it. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • Internet  • YouTube  • Web 2.0  • political advertising

    • The Next Big Web Start-Ups

      MIT Technology Review  |  Jun 28, 08 6:04 AM CDT

      The Next Big Web Start-Ups

      (Newser) - What’s next in the wide world of Web?  MIT’s Technology Review lists 10 up-and-coming apps and gadgets to make communicating even easier: Pinger . Like texting, but with your voice: leave voice messages for your friends on the company’s server. Pownce . A microblogging service like Twitter—but users can send large files back and forth, too. Qik . Broadcast live to the Internet using just your mobile phone. Dash Navigation . Road-ready Internet access that lets drivers grab traffic info on the fly. Ushahidi . To help get the word out during disasters, text messages appear on a web-based map showing the texter’s location. More »

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      Internet  • website  • gadget  • Web 2.0  • startup  • Internet applications

    • Al-Qaeda Stuck in Web 1.0

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 9:07 AM CDT

      Al-Qaeda Stuck in Web 1.0

      (Newser) - At its height, al-Qaeda had mastered how to amplify the effect of real-world attacks with virtual representations—videos, audio recordings, and articles reproducing its mayhem online. But as the Web has transformed into a more social entity, the terrorist organization is " stuck in 1.0," writes analyst Daniel Kimmage in the New York Times . If America and its allies want to win the war on terror, they should look to YouTube. More »

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      Internet  • al-Qaeda  • YouTube  • social networking  • Middle East  • Web 2.0  • Internet censorship

    • For Web 'Game,' Everything New Is Old

      Portfolio  |  Jun 21, 08 8:44 PM CDT

      For Web 'Game,' Everything New Is Old

      (Newser) - Won’t these Internet startups ever learn about business plans? That's backward thinking, says prolific venture capitalist Joi Ito, who has a stake in the new website PMOG. “People make fun of the idea," he told Portfolio . “There are few sites, however, that have a critical mass where they usually don't figure out a business model.” More »

    • Michelin Guide Goes Interactive

      BusinessWeek  |  Jun 18, 08 8:45 PM CDT

      Michelin Guide Goes Interactive

      (Newser) - Before it was the last word in gastronomy, the Michelin Guide was a free book designed to spur travel, and hence sell tires. Now, it’ll be free once more, thanks to a revamped Web strategy, BusinessWeek reports. Michelin’s redesigned site will not only give away more content, it’ll also include web 2.0 features to let amateur gourmets get a word in. More »

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      travel  • Web 2.0  • restaurant criticism  • Michelin star  • Michelin  • interactive