David’s Weekly Tech Reader

On 09.13.09, In Recommended Reading, Water Cooler, by David, Comments: 0

Give me 10 minutes here and you will be caught up on all that is web 2.0 and social media. Here are my favorite articles from the around the web for the previous week. You can always follow my recommended stories in real-time through the Recommended Reading page or through my Lifestream.

Last 20 Select Articles

Tweetmi: Another Twitter Search Engine with a Twist
Published: September 11, 2009

Source: ReadWriteWeb

There are, of course, already numerous Twitter search engines at this point and every new one will have to offer users a very good reason to switch from their current favorite. Tweetmi is jumping into the fray with a Twitter search engine that focuses on presenting users with a more personalized view. While the service also works well as a regular real-time Twitter search engine, users who sign in to Tweetmi will also see the most active users in…
AT&T Venture Looks a Lot Like Hulu
Published: September 11, 2009

Source: Adweek.com – Top News

My Note: Telephone company AT&T, parent of TV provider U-Verse, launched an online destination Thursday that looks a lot like Hulu. In fact, Hulu — the joint venture of Disney, Fox and NBC Universal — provides much of the content to the new venture, dubbed AT&T Entertainment. CBS Interactive and dozens more also provide content. The site, at www.entertainment.att.net, features ad-supported movies and TV shows from ABC, CBS, NBC, Bravo, Oxygen, Syfy, the CW, USA Network and others.

ATT, parent of TV provider U-Verse, has launched an online destination that looks a lot like Hulu.
Facebook Open Sources FriendFeed’s Ultra-Fast Real-Time Web Framework
Published: September 11, 2009

Source: ReadWriteWeb

My Note: WOW…wish I new Python.

Facebook just announced that it has released Tornado, the real-time web framework that powers FriendFeed, as open source code. According to Facebook’s David Recordon, Tornado is one of the core infrastructure pieces that power FriendFeed’s real-time functionality. The framework, according to Recordon, is similar to other Python frameworks like Google’s webapp or web.py, but is faster and able to handle more simultaneous traffic than its competit…
TechStars Demo Night Companies
Published: September 11, 2009

Source: BUZZ in theHUB: Genotrope’s Startup Watch

My Note: Great list again!

Here is the list of the Companies participating in the Summer 09 TechStars Boston. www.oneforty.com Twitter app store. www.sensobi.com Personal relationship management for the mobile professional. www.baydin.com Add-in for Microsoft Outlook 2007 that shows you relevant files from SharePoint, shared network drives and your computer based on the content of your email. www.localytics.com Deep Analytics for mobile apps. www.havemyshift.com Makes shi…
TechStars Boston debuts new startups
Published: September 11, 2009

Source: Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing

My Note: Another great Boston startup list (plz RT):

TechStars is a startup incubator started by Brad Feld and David Cohen in Boulder, CO three years ago. This year TechStars expanded to Boston. They have been very successful with three of the original ten companies from the class of 2007 already acquired; (SocialThing by AOL, Intense Debate by Automattic, and Brightkite by Limbo). Today, TechStars debuted nine new startups from the inaugural Boston class. The teams presented to about 300 VCs a…
Beware the Single Biggest Time Sink on the Web
Published: September 10, 2009

Source: Liz Strauss at Successful Blog

My Note: 100% percent on the money!

about time sinks. When I first got to the web I spent my time wandering, exploring. I was learning and making friends. We’d discuss things, sometimes long delicious thoughts would last for days. Those conversations hardly happen much anymore. Everyone is so plugged in. My inbox seems to be so many ideas coming at me. Each one is colorful and attractive. Many are doable. Some have potential to be huge. Some will never run. I used spend tim…
Social Media Is Not New
Published: September 10, 2009

Source: The Future Buzz

Face facts: social media isn’t new anymore. Actually, it hasn’t been new for a long time. We’ve been socializing on the web for well over a decade – long before Twitter, Facebook and the glorification of monolithic walled gardens, which are nothing more than modern versions of AOL and prodigy with bells and whistles. If you think the social web is new, you’re already far late to the party. And if you are late, the worst thing you…
The 12 Most Amazing After School Specials
Published: September 10, 2009

Source: BuzzFeed – Latest

My Note: They just don’t make ‘em like these anymore…

Classes are starting again, which means young people are ready to learn important life lessons. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »
SEO tips for Facebook and Twitter
Published: September 10, 2009

Source: iMedia Connection: All Feeds

Your social media presence means nothing without traffic, and search engines are one of the best ways to get it. Follow these tips when building your social media pages for the best SEO results.
Reality Gap launches Battleswarm with a universal game currency system
Published: September 9, 2009

Source: VentureBeat

Reality Gap is announcing that it will launch an open beta test on Thursday for its sci-fi online game Battleswarm: Field of Honor, the first in what could be a series of games with an interesting monetization scheme. The game combines a unique style of game play with combat between humans and bugs, but we’ll get back to that later. While Battleswarm is an interesting game on its own, the big deal is that it’s the first major game to show off…
DataMasher: Get Freakonomic On Government Data
Published: September 9, 2009

Source: ReadWriteWeb

If you’re a lobbyist / advocate, conspiracy theorist or Freakonomics fan, then you’ll love DataMasher. The map-based mash up site just took the Sunlight Foundation’s $10,000 grand prize in the Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge. DataMasher offers users with no programming experience a chance to compare government data sets on a state-by-state basis. The tool is just one of the 3rd party mash ups using Data.gov’s federal government informa…
Twestival Local Events Starting Today in a City near You
Published: September 10, 2009

Source: The Pop!Tech Blog

Interested in benefitting a local charity while meeting up with Twitter friends face to face? If this season’s Twestival isn’t already on your calendar, check the Twestival Local map to see if your city has organized an event (held anytime between today and Sunday) and join your local Twitter-minded community for a common cause. “Twestival was [...]
Google developing a micropayment platform
Published: September 10, 2009

Source: Emily Chang – Strategic Designer

Via Google developing a micropayment platform and pitching newspapers: “‘Open’ need not mean free”
A123 Unveils IPO Terms: The Power of Nine?
Published: September 9, 2009

Source: Xconomy

deals, energy, IPOs Wade Roush wrote: A123Systems, the Watertown, MA-based advanced battery manufacturer that hopes to provide lithium ion batteries for the next generation of electric and hybrid vehicles, today revealed the expected stock price for its initial public offering. The company will seek to sell 25 million shares of its common stock at $8.00 to $9.50 per share, according to regulatory forms filed today. That would bring the c…
Mzinga Adds $6.1 Million
Published: September 9, 2009

Source: Xconomy

deals, VC, IT Wade Roush wrote: Mzinga, the Burlington, MA, startup that offers tools for online community management and corporate learning management, has raised $6.1 million in new equity financing, according to regulatory forms filed yesterday. Executives told Mass High Tech that the financing is an extension of Mzinga’s $32.5 million Series A round of March 2008 and involved two existing investors, W Capital Partners and BlueCrest…
Startups Gear Up for Scavenger Hunt of Boston’s Innovation Hotspots, to Benefit Young Entrepreneurs
Published: September 9, 2009

Source: Xconomy

startups, events, VC Wade Roush wrote: Boston-area technology entrepreneurs may not get much work done on Friday, October 9. If Highland Capital Partners can drum up enough interest, hundreds of high-tech employees will be spending that afternoon combing Boston for digital clues as part of what it is calling “The Quest for Innovation.” It’s a high-tech scavenger hunt intended to raise money for local youth programs and universities…
An elevator pitch in 5 minutes TechCrunch50 tips
Published: September 9, 2009

Source: Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing

My Note: Another great post in its content and how succinct it is.

Do VCs really make investment decisions on a new startup in 5 minutes? Well, they decide to say NO in 5 minutes, saying YES takes longer. The key to an “elevator pitch” is to get them interested, answer the basic questions, and get to the next meeting. Next week at TechCrunch50, startups will have 6 minutes to do an “elevator pitch” to a panel of experts and 1,500 investors, tech execs, and press. It is called the “elevator pitch” be…
09/09/09: A Big Day in the Life of the Boston Video Game Industry
Published: September 8, 2009

Source: Xconomy

IT, video games, startups Wade Roush wrote: It’s a banner day for the Boston-area gaming industry. In what’s either a bizarre coincidence, a piece of arcane marketing numerology, or just a sign that the enormous PAX gaming conference in Seattle has ended, three local companies in the console and online gaming markets picked 09/09/09 to take the lid off big new products. There’s Turbine, which is smashing down the old subscription w…
The Top 10 Most Watched Web TV Shows
Published: September 9, 2009

Source: Mashable!

My Note: I vote for Dr. Horrible…still not exactly sure what that is but it’s Doogie!

With the popularity and reach of web TV content only growing, we were extremely curious about the shows that are making the biggest impact with online audiences. As such, we tapped our viral video measuring friends at Visible Measures to see if they could help us determine the king of web TV on an ongoing basis. Every month, with Visual Measures as our partner, we’re going to round up the top web TV series that are making their mark with onlin…

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