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New Joomla 1.6 Pushes Enterprise Level Features

January 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
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The new version of the popular Joomla Content Management System (CMS) was released early last week and has already reached over 115k in downloads. 1.6 has been in the making for some time and earlier beta versions have been tested over the last few month. The first release candidate (RC1) was made available for download on December 14th, 2010. Among the many new features that have arrived in this new version come finer access controls, improvements in content categories and removal of the … [Read more...]

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MySpace More Layoffs and Reflecting on What Went Wrong

January 12, 2011 By 7 Comments
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Last July, Inside the Webb reported on new changes coming to MySpace in an effort to streamline the overall design of the social networking giant. As reported at the time, the changes were long overdue, however overhauling such a large organization was no easy task. The once reigning king of the social networking world has suffered in recent years and failed to keep up with the Facebook phenomenon. Techcrunch reported only a few hours ago that the MySpace has cut 47 percent of staff (nearly … [Read more...]

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Kevin Rose Looking to Step Down as CEO of Digg.com

June 8, 2010 By 4 Comments
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In Episode 11 of The Random Show, Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss discuss internet venture news, latest ongoings in the tech world and their own personal lives. It's really a great program, and the latest episode showcased some fascinating news. The episode is just over 34 mins. long, but you can catch Kevin's discussion on Digg from this video link. Kevin talks about how since he has stepped up as CEO of Digg, he's been really excited about all of the major overhaul's and changes to the design … [Read more...]

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Social Discussion Boards and Dynamic Chatrooms with Donut Chat

April 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
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A new chatroom client has been released on the market, and it runs so smooth I can't believe it's not being used elsewhere. Donut Chat is my latest find in the ways of community and boards, and the software runs perfectly. I'm a huge fan of chat rooms, they're useful as support forums, sharing ideas with friends and business partners... really anything. Donut Chat is a new piece of software, used both standalone on your own domain (*.donutchat.com) and also embed-able into web pages. This … [Read more...]

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Inside the Webb v3.0 Launches Live!

March 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Version 3.0 of Inside the Webb has finally launched live. Since our last design update in December I've been busy at work contemplating how I could take Inside the Webb to the next level. Well it hit me about a week ago, and since then I've been tweaking the latest and greatest design launch! I've tried to go with a more simpler look, basing us more on the scale for social news. Reporting on all the hot topics of web 2.0 and social media, We encourage all site launchers and developers to … [Read more...]

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Why is Mashable so Quick to Promote Google Buzz?

February 22, 2010 By 14 Comments
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Mashable is one huge blog, a very large competitor to Inside the Webb and what I wish we could be someday! They run some amazing articles about social networking, social media, tech news, and everything internet related. They usually have articles hitting the front page of Digg and Delicious, gaining well into 1500+ ReTweets and tons of Stumbles: bottom line, their blog is huge! What I've noticed recently is how much they're started to endorse Google Buzz. Now this isn't anything new, as Buzz … [Read more...]

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Chill to your Music Library anywhere with Grooveshark

February 9, 2010 By 4 Comments
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Ever since I found out about Grooveshark a few months ago, it's revolutionized the way I listen to music. No longer am I stuck with my iTunes playlists and limitions on songs - nor do I even need to store the songs on my computer! Grooveshark allows you to upload any and all mp3 files you have right to their database. You can also search for songs already uploaded and add them to your library. This allows you to share music through the internet with tons and tons of people, compiling a huge … [Read more...]

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