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iPhone Google Search to be Replaced by Bing Search

May 30, 2010 By 4 Comments
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Interesting news surfaced today regarding Microsoft's Bing Search to be the leading search engine placed on Apple's newest iPhone's. Previously running through Google's search, it appears TechCrunch has some news and further sources who have regarded the credibility of Microsoft taking over the search. The news seems very good for Microsoft as trying to compete against Google as a major search engine is not an easy thing to do. I'm a bit of a skeptic to this news. I've been using an iPhone … [Read more...]

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Keep Up With your Digg Friends Submissions using Sub DiggerPlus

May 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Digg is one of my, if not the #1 favorite social news site to date. Wracking up tens of millions of pageviews monthly, Digg, Inc. is a dominant force on the web which has only seen constant and substantial growth. Keeping up with your friend's submissions on the site can get a bit tricky, but with Sub Digger+ the whole process is made very easy. Once at the page, all you do is plug in your Digg username and hit "enter". The app will take a few seconds to load, as it's contacting Digg's API … [Read more...]

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GeoTagging Network Foursquare Nears 1 Million Checkins Daily

May 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The hugely popular social networking and geotagging solution FourSquare has been rising through the ranks over the past few months. Skyrocketing into popularity, the company's official Twitter account @foursquare posted an update yesterday regarding the massive influx in updates. In their excited tweet, it is mentioned that Foursquare is now passing a huge turning point in their success. Clearly more people are hopping on the geo-network bandwagon, and it's catching on fast. Even with … [Read more...]

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Newest Pligg Venture BizSugar: Social News for Business

May 24, 2010 By 8 Comments
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I've been an avid fan of Pligg CMS for a long time now. It's an open source project, allowing anyone to download and run their own social news community similar to Digg and Reddit. I have my own case study for Pligg as well, and recently BizSugar has caught my attention. The domain and brand of BizSugar has been included on "web 2.0 site" lists and directories for a long time now. However, the recent re-branding and marketing campaign done by the BizSugar team has launched the site into … [Read more...]

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Netvibes runs your Online Dashboard for Social News and Media Updates

May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Netvibes is an amazing startup application founded back in 2005. It allows you to create a personal dashboard which you can log into, and from your account page you can set up whatever content you'd like to see. Aggregated RSS feeds, real-time tweets and trending topics, e-mails, podcasts, and a whole lot more. It's a revolution of social media and networking! It's an interesting application, to say the least. It has many features you don't find on other social apps, and it allows combination … [Read more...]

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Google Releases the Official Google Buzz API

May 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
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Google has finally released an official API with documentation for Google Buzz. In their blog post, DeWitt Clinton of Google's Development Team went over a few of the new features available in the API and what developers can expect. I appears as though a lot of work has gone into development, and releasing the code to developers allows for the customization of many Google Buzz apps. Buzz is going to see a surge of new traffic and influence over the web as a popular social media platform, … [Read more...]

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Open Source Forum Software bbPress Developed Alongside WordPress

May 18, 2010 By 5 Comments
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For a long time vBulletin was the reigning king of forum software. It's been around for years, has a highly developed community of experts, and is powering tens of thousands of forums across the internet. However bbPress is a new open-source software developed by the creators of Wordpress. Emulating a simple threaded web forum, you can install bbPress as a stand-alone application or to tie into a Wordpress blog. User profiles can carry over into both sections, and it allows for you to not … [Read more...]

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