Archive for the ‘web news’ Category
Opera Mini Serves One Billion Daily Page Views
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:01 No CommentsDespite the fact that popular smartphones such as the iPhone and Android already have great web browsers, Opera’s Java ME-based mobile browser Opera Mini is constantly growing. According to Opera, on July 25th it served one billion page… Read more
Google Makes Custom Web Typography Ridiculously Easy
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:01 No CommentsGoogle has once again given an excellent new tool to designers and developers (and even CSS-savvy “common folk”) who long for better, more diverse typefaces on the web: a cool Font Previewer that makes adding a new font… Read more
The New Kindle: Smaller, Faster, Cheaper
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:01 No CommentsToday, Amazon announced the newest generation of Kindle, its popular e-reader.As hardware is wont to do, the newest version of the Kindle has become smaller and lighter while retaining its 6-inch reading area. Contrast on the screen has improved… Read more
5 Ways Facebook Questions Can Be Improved
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:00 No CommentsFacebook’s newest feature, Questions, has the potential to bring social Q&A into the mainstream. But like most beta features and apps, Questions is somewhat fragmented, and suffers from usability issues and apparent bugs. It could also benefit from a… Read more
Using Social Media Marketing to reach affluent Chinese outbound tourists – Travelio.net
Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:59 No CommentsUsing Social Media Marketing to reach affluent Chinese outbound tourists Travelio.net These interactive online message boards are the heart of social media in China. They’re where people go to find topic-based communities and where consumers … Read more
Charity Just Got More Daring with New Website
Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:04 No CommentsThis post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by… Read more
Microsoft Has a New Take on Street-Level Maps [VIDEO]
Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:03 No CommentsMicrosoft is working on a new technology, dubbed Street Slide, aimed at reshaping the street-level mapping space currently dominated by Google Street View and Microsoft’s Bing Streetside.The company plans to present the technology at SIGGRAPH… Read more
QR Codes Used to Help Clean Up the Gulf
Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:03 No CommentsBP may have been able to cap the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, but cleanup efforts are really just beginning. In an interesting intersection between technology and social activism, QR codes could prove instrumental in helping ensure… Read more
Stop Making E-mail Etiquette Errors: Here’s How
Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:03 No CommentsComposing an e-mail is kind of like making out: Everyone assumes they know what they’re doing, but in reality plenty of people could use some pointers.We’re all pretty much constantly sending missives around the web. In 2009, worldwide e-mail… Read more
Cisco Apes Old Spice Campaign, No One Notices [VIDEO]
Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:02 No CommentsHey, did you guys know that Cisco tried to replicate that super popular Old Spice video campaign yesterday? Neither did we.The other week, Old Spice launched a genius campaign in which Isaiah Mustafa, the Old Spice Guy, made… Read more



