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Google Cleaning Out Their Closets

Tech Zulu Event

Google has from late last year embarked on an in-house cleaning project. In November 2011, Google’s spring clean saw a number of services shut down like Knol, Friend Connect and Google Wave. Google at the moment is shutting down iGoogle, Google Video, Chatback, Google Mini, and the Symbian Search App.

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The Power of Twitter in Information Discovery

Both Sides of the Table

First, A Primer: Portals, RSS, Feed Readers & Delicious - When the web started we needed directories to find information and thus Yahoo! Then came RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) widely credited to Dave Winer for driving the spec & adoption. And the company that helped websites publish RSS?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? See also - When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication. Do you need to provide RSS? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Dismissable?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? See also - When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication. Do you need to provide RSS? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Dismissable?

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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

Mentions - Marc Andreessen's - The three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet A Level 1 platform's apps run elsewhere, and call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services -- this is how Flickr does it. Stamps.com - two back-ends - mainline service vs. marketing site. Server and client in Java.

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The social Web in 2010: The emerging standards and technologies to watch

SoCal Delicious

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

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How to Block Unwanted Bots from Your Website with.htaccess

SoCal Delicious

Those bots retrieve a copyof your web page so that they can include relevant terms from that page in their search index. Not all bots are benign however.Some bots go through your website looking for web forms and email addresses to send you spam. You need to be able to check your sites raw web logs.

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