We may accept that the internet of things will become commonplace in the next few years, but how do we build out the network and processing required to support it? Read more »
Airbnb expects a ton of bookings during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but it wasn’t the only game in town. So the U.S.-based startup is taking out some of the competition, with the acquisition of Crashpadder, which is its biggest competitor in the U.K. market. Read more »
A new app called PayDragon hopes to make it easier for small businesses to accept orders from users without their having to wait in line to order. Once a user has downloaded it, he or she can add items from a menu simply by scanning a QR code. Read more »
You should have come down for SXSW. I know it’s too big and it was cold. Sure it was overrun by startups pitching me-too apps and corporate brands, but it was also a celebration about what makes the web awesome, if you looked for it. Read more »
When there are so many social media avenues to present yourself, how do you maintain authenticity and manage your identity? Maybe you don’t. At SXSW Interactive this year, the age-old debate over authenticity and anonymity raised voices as identity and privacy took center stage. Read more »
Do you want to see the most relevant stories from all your friends, or all stories from just your best friends? That’s the fundamental difference between what Facebook will show you in your news feed, versus the information shared on Path. Read more »
An open data standard for food has emerged on the web. This way restaurants, food apps, grocery stores, the government and other interested parties can tell that arugula is also rocket salad, no matter where on the web it occurs. Read more »
Metro car services company Uber is expanding, with Toronto coming online this week. But it’s also exploring new possible features, like the ability to select the type of car you want to ride in. And what’s up with the BBQ delivery at SXSW? Could Uber become a delivery service? Read more »
The Tiny Review has ported its app’s functionality to the web, with a meme generator called TinySX. The site is focused solely on capturing the intricacies of SXSW, and to see what memes emerge from those both on the ground in Austin and at home. Read more »
If you’ve never been to a hackathon, give it a shot even if you can’t stick it out for the full ride. AngelHack Boston entrants started coding at noon on Saturday and finished 30 hours later. I was there for 10. Here’s what I learned. Read more »
Austin at SXSW is a prime example of the kind of flexibility that Airbnb can provide to both residents and visitors during a major event. With three weeks left before the conference starts, the San Francisco-based startup has already surpassed last year’s bookings. Read more »
I’ve been asking folks at SXSW for their web working advice, as well as their favorite web app so far this year — not necessarily a new one, but one that they find themselves using all the time. Here’s my short video interview with Scott Stratten. Read more »
I met Nisha Chittal, Associate Editor at CitizenJanePolitics.com, at the SXSW panel “Are Women Taken More Seriously On the Web?” Chittal is also an online producer, editorial board member and political columnist at UniversityChic.com and an intern at ReadWriteWeb. Nisha gives a little insight as to […] Read more »
I’ve been at SXSW attending sessions, seeing product demos and interviewing tech company founders. I’ve also been asking anyone who identifies themselves as a web worker about their favorite web app and how it helps them with their work. Here is the first of a series […] Read more »
