Red/Green, an iOS app that launches today, is looking to simplify telling your friends that you're down to hang out into a simple binary. You set your status to green if you want to chill, and red when you're busy.…
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Somewhere, someone is building the successor to email, and it is social
Communication technology is constantly evolving, and that has been especially true in the past decade where the social revolution has grabbed and…
Read MorepaidContent turns 10: A brief history of digital media
Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix (s NFLX) thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do -- that was that state of digital media when paidContent launched in 2002.…
Read MoreAre Europe’s startups and investors defeatist?
Neil Rimer of Index Ventures thinks one of the big problems for European startups — the lack of local exit opportunities — is all of its own making. But who has the guts to take up his challenge and go public in London?…
Read MoreAnother AOL Reorg: Dial-Up, Mobile And Web Services Report Directly To CFO
On the back of its latest executive appointments -- a new head of sales, and a new head of HR -- AOL (NYSE: AOL) is pressing on with more re……
Read MoreHow the web has powered work for 20 years
When Tim Berners-Lee invited newsgroup users to the World Wide Web with the invitation “collaborators welcome,” he never could have expected how completely that concept would fundamentally transform work. Here, Huddle’s Andy McLoughlin shows the timeline of that transformation.…
Read MoreSkype adds XMPP support, IM interoperability next?
Skype quietly added some XMPP support to its most recentbeta last week. Adopting the open protocol helps Sype to integrate with Facebook, but it could also be used for interoperability with other IM platforms. Just don't expect to call your Gtalk friends any time soon.…
Read MoreAdium IM Client Updated to Include Twitter, Group Chats and More
Adium, the open-source IM client, has been updated to version 1.4. I've been using it in beta for what seems like an eternity, but the delay in its release is hardly surprising, given the huge number of new features included in the new version.…
Read MoreNimbuzz: Voice, Social Networking and Instant Messaging in One
There are many apps available that try to bring together various communication protocols. I’m always interested in programs that manage multiple services,…
Read More3jam: An Alternative to Google Voice?
I’ve been using Google Voice (s goog) since it was GrandCentral, and have been quite impressed. But it’s still in beta, and…
Read MoreUpdated Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone “Pushes” AIM Aside
Yahoo (s yhoo) announced today an eagerly awaited update to Yahoo! Messenger for the iPhone that brings about support for push notifications,…
Read MoreApple Testing Push Notifications Once More With AIM
The big day is only a week away, and it looks like no one is more keenly aware of that fact than…
Read MoreVid-Biz: NBC, YuMe, Warner Bros.
NBC.com Partners with Kiptronic for Mobile Ads; agreement will let NBC.com dynamically serve ads on its mobile platform. (emailed release) YuMe Launches…
Read MoreNew AIM for Mac & AOL Desktop for Mac
Only two months after going into beta, AOL has released AIM for Mac 1.0. Unfortunately, not a whole lot has been changed…
Read MoreMundu Mobile IM Keeps Me Connected
When I am in my office I am connected to most everyone I need to work with through some sort of Instant…
Read MoreYuuguu Inside: Screensharing Comes to AIM, ICQ, MSN & Yahoo
It’s been a busy few weeks for the team at online meeting service Yuuguu, with the announcement of Linux and Flash clients…
Read MoreReview: AIM for Mac Beta
It’s been four long years since AIM 4.7 for Macintosh was released by AOL. The screenshots on their product page still show…
Read MoreNTV Station Today: Radiohead, Homemade Porn
This sketch from These People didn’t just attract our interest because of its title (no, really!) — Homemade Porn is actually a…
Read MoreMeebo's Jen: How to Find Hard-to-Find Talent
At GigaOM’s recent Structure 08 event, Meebo co-founder and engineering chief, Sandy Jen, joined a panel to talk about scaling your computing…
Read MoreJajah Gives Yahoo Voice, AOL Wants Others to SIP AIM Voice
Jajah, one of the many callback service providers, is slowly trying to transform itself into a voice platform, offering others the ability…
Read MoreNew Motion Tablet PC rumors in Alaska
We heard from a jkOnTheRun reader in Alaska that Motion Computing is going to release a new Tablet PC soon. According to…
Read MoreLitefeeds, easy way to get mobile RSS
Addicted to RSS? Litefeeds will send everything to any wireless device – Blackberry, Pocket PC, Palm, Java Phone.. you need to download…
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