Tag: Web 2.0

  • Google Reader updates

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    Overnight Google added search functionality to Google Reader. What is amazing is that it took so long for an ostensibly search-related company to add this to the Reader. Having said that, the search functionality rolled out is extensive allowing searching of individual feeds, all feeds, or by folder lavel. If you don’t see this functionality…

  • Cork-based telecoms firm raises €5m

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    Pat Phelan’s Cubic Telecom have released details of €5m worth of investment they have received. Cubic Telecom is the parent company of the Roam4free and Yak4ever brands. From the release Cubic has raised a EUR3.5M investment from private backers in order to develop a suite of innovative global mobile and home phone products under the…

  • Google Facebook offline?

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    Facebook apps are the hot thing at the minute. Everyone who has any kind of a Web 2.0 site has either created one or is in the process of. When I saw this morning that Google were after creating a Facebook app, I was quite curious. According to the article: Google made a lovely app…

  • Mac version of Google Earth now showing Manhattan in space?

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    Google upgraded their amazing Google Earth application overnight to now include the objects in the night sky as well (Google Earth & Sky!). The Sky part of the application holds a host of information about stars, planets and constellations. I’m a little confused though as to how Manhattan island appears to have been re-positioned near…

  • Twitter finally enables Twitter profile search

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    One of the issues with Twitter has always been, apart from straining your eyes looking at the photos in the sidebar on people’s profiles, there was no way to find people you wanted to add as friends. Twitter solved that yesterday with the addition of a Search box. How did that functionality take so long…

  • Web2Ireland Week

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    Tom Raftery
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    Web2Ireland week is on in Dublin September 10th to 14th 2007. Some of the events look very interesting – Mashup University – Monday 10th/Tuesday 11th Mashup Camp – Wednesday 12th/Thursday 13th Paddy’s Valley Meet-up- Thursday 13th DemoBar signup and FOWA Road trip – Thursday 13th OpenCoffee – Friday 14th The DemoBar looks particularly interesting –…

  • TiddlyWiki

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    Tom Raftery
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    I have started to use TiddlyWiki a lot recently. TiddlyWiki is a wiki platform which runs on your personal computer. TiddlyWiki runs entirely out of html and so simply by visiting the TiddlyWiki site, you have downloaded the application! Chose File -> Save As… to name it and save it to an appropriate folder on…

  • Google Reader quick comments

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    Tom Raftery
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    I have now completely moved over to using Google Reader as my primary RSS reader. And it appears I am in good company! I started using it regularly while on holidays on my phone and I grew to like it – particularly the ability to Star and Share posts. Now I’m using it full-time, not…