Weekly Wrapup: Nexus One, Facebook, Ai Weiwei, And More…
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Our top story this week was about bad news for the big guys: Google, Facebook, Digg’s top users. As you catch up on the news, be sure to watch the conversation about China, tech and democracy that took place between activist/artist Ai Weiwei, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and ReadWriteWeb’s Richard MacManus. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010, including Real-Time Web, Mobile Web and Internet of Things.
Note: We’ve refreshed the format for our longest running feature, the Weekly Wrapup. It now focuses more explicitly on the key trends that ReadWriteWeb is tracking in 2010, as well as giving you the highlights from the leading story of the week. Let us know your thoughts on the new format.
Story of the Week: Nexus One’s woes, spies love Facebook, top Diggers lose power
- Oops: Google Denied Trademark on Android Nexus One
- Big Changes Are Coming to Digg: More Power to Publishers, Less Power to Top Diggers
- How US Government Spies Use Facebook (Updated)
- Cartoon: Can’t Go to SXSW? We Feel Your Pain
- Nexus One Flopped, but Android Didn’t
More coverage and analysis from ReadWriteWeb
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Mobile Web
- Microsoft Updates Bing iPhone App and Removes It from All International iTunes Stores
- Blockbuster Brings New Releases to Android, Windows Mobile Phones
- Mobile App Marketplace: $17.5 Billion by 2012
Internet of Things
- Internet of Things Explained (Video)
- 6 Ways to Better Living: Inside an Internet of Things Home
- 8 Ways to Better Understand the Internet of Things
More Internet of Things coverage
Check Out The ReadWriteWeb iPhone App
We recently launched the official ReadWriteWeb iPhone app. As well as enabling you to read ReadWriteWeb while on the go or lying on the couch, we’ve made it easy to share ReadWriteWeb posts directly from your iPhone, on Twitter and Facebook. You can also follow the RWW team on Twitter, directly from the app. We invite you to download it now from iTunes.
Real-Time Web
- OneRiot Brings Its Real-Time Ads to the Web
- Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source
More Real-Time Web coverage. Don’t miss the next wave of opportunity on the Web supported by real-time technology! Get ReadWriteWeb’s report, The Real-Time Web and its Future.
ReadWriteStart
Our channel ReadWriteStart, sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark, is dedicated to profiling startups and entrepreneurs.
- The Death of the Pageview
- Micropayments and Subscriptions: How Business Models for Startups are Shifting
- 6 ReadWriteStart Lists: Our Best Startup Advice
ReadWriteEnterprise
Our channel ReadWriteEnterprise is devoted to ‘enterprise 2.0′ and using social software inside organizations.
- Provider Fail: Vodafone Sells HTC Smartphone Loaded With Malware
- Google Apps Offers Migration for Microsoft Exchange
ReadWriteCloud
Our channel ReadWriteCloud, sponsored by VMware and Intel, is dedicated to Virtualization and Cloud Computing.
- IBM Makes A Major Move Into The Cloud; Amazon Is In Its Sights
- Rulers of the Cloud: Will Amazon’s Computing Fabric Become a New Economy?
- The Oracle Effect: Sun’s Best and Brightest Move On to New Places
That’s a wrap for another week! Enjoy your weekend everyone.
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Weekly Wrapup: Nexus One, Facebook, Ai Weiwei, And More…
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