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Google adds developers' Mapplets to maps

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:30:00 UT

Google Maps has launched an on-site applets platform that could do for the mapping tool what Apps have done for Facebook.

Mapplets are mini web applications that can be bolted on to extend a user's Google Maps experience with a range of new functions, from petrol prices to Manchester's Metro system.

Cash prize for anti-Microsoft XML lobbyists

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 14:09:00 UT

The Foundation for Free Information Infrastructure (FFII), a software rights advocacy group, has offered a EUR 2,500 prize to whoever can devise the best campaign against Microsoft's attempts to seek standardisation for its Office file formats.

The FFII objects to the Redmond, Washington, software giant's attempts to gain International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) approval for its Office OpenXML file format.

Interview with Jakob Nielsen

Tue, 15 May 2007 11:54:00 UT

In this interview, usability guru Jakob Nielsen takes aim at RSS, Flash�and�the design failings of the consumer electronics industry.

He calls Google's non-search�products a "hotch-potch of weird stuff". He digs into sex and segmentation. And he also reveals his day rate...

Yahoo! intros content separation tag

Thu, 3 May 2007 10:49:00 UT

Yahoo! has introduced a new tag that lets site owners make their core content more visible in search results.

The robots-nocontent tag allows webmasters to define areas of a page that are merely navigational elements or other secondary constructs that should be ignored by search spiders.

E-consultancy seeks Head of Website Development

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:47:00 UT

E-consultancy has doubled in size over the past year, but with that has come new challenges - let's just say we have a hefty development to-do list.

With that in mind we're on the lookout for a world class Head of Website Development. Somebody with very strong technical / development skills, as well as an understanding of how our plans fit in with business and marketing goals.

More details after the jump...

TechCrunch launches UK site

Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:07:00 UT

I�ve just returned from holiday where I did my best to stay completely away from any technology other than my camera (for good reason), and am getting back into the swing of things nicely.

One of the pleasant not-so surprises on returning was the recent launch of a UK TechCrunch site which is focused on UK Web 2.0 and mobile startups.

Tim O�Reilly and four big ideas about Open Source

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:59:00 UT

If you�re interested in what�s happening on the Web at the moment (driven by open source technologies), then taking a moment to listen to Tim talk about the challenges to the Open Source model will probably be useful.

Understanding the blogging ecosystem

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:19:00 UT

On the topic of blogging, it seems worthwhile to talk a little about the blogging ecosystem, both for discussion and future reference (things change fast!).� Like an ecosystem, blogging is a feedback mechanism, is most useful when you understand what is being said about you on the blogosphere, and unlike an ecosystem giving freely is more beneficial.

Web 2.0 needs to be agile to be successful

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:07:00 UT

I�ve been dealing with a few clients of late, most of which have heard the ruckus around this newfangled Web 2.0 thing, and most of which want to do something Web 2.0 with their projects.�Some want to implement blogs, others are interested in Wiki�s and podcasting, and surprisingly most of them want some Ajax features. The list goes on.�

That�s really good because I�m always happy to talk to people about getting more out of the web, specifically around creating better and more valuable user experiences, but the problem I have (and which I communicate) is that Web 2.0 doesn�t just stop at implementing a blog engine, podcasts, a Wiki or Ajax.

Is Fjax the best use of Flash ever?

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:16:00 UT

When the big tech brands like Amazon start using Ajax to improve their user interface you know the tipping point has been reached. So how long will it be before the great and good embrace Fjax, aka �Ajax 2.0�?

MetaWeather aims to build a better forecast

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:06:00 UT

Have you ever checked the weather online, only to find competing forecasts from different sites? Did Michael Fish's 1987 reassurance that a hurricane was not on the way leave you with a mistrust of meteorologists? If so, MetaWeather may be worth a shot.

Developed by two producers at British games content agency Ferrago, the site combines forecast data from multiple sources to round up the predictions to an average - and supposedly more trustworthy - outlook.

Web 2.0 is changing the content battlefield

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:51:00 UT

It used to be that there was this top down content pyramid in operation (operated by traditional media and the big online players), where the quantity and quality of news / content was controlled by relatively fewer organisations.�

This is changing rapidly, becoming flatter and more diverse (we�re not really interested in the why�s right now), which can either be seen as an opportunity or a threat.�Organisations that embrace this change are going to benefit (think Murdoch buying MySpace), so the question then becomes how one capitalises on the opportunity...

Let's look at some of the key strategic issues to consider.

Web 2.0 and customer relationships

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:57:00 UT

Web 2.0 isn�t all about rounded corners and social software � there are real benefits to leveraging the Web 2.0 philosophy and technologies in business, but the key is selecting the right entry points to start conversations with your customers, and then to grow from there, using the community you�ve developed as your sounding board.