---
title: "Read/Write Filter"
date: 2006-01-19
author: "Richard MacManus"
categories:
  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
tags:
  - name: "2006"
    url: "/tag/2006.md"
---

# Read/Write Filter

Aggregating and filtering the latest Web Tech and Media news, so you don’t have to! (p.s. it’d be great to **get some feedback** on this new daily feature of mine – is the R/W Filter of any value to folks? How can I improve it? Thanks!)

![chacha](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623im_/http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/chacha.jpg)– [Chinese internet police](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2006/01/chinas_big_bro_.html) (Rebecca MacKinnon tells us about two cartoon web cops named “JIngjing” and “Chacha”, who will be patrolling websites in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen)

– [The Walled Garden “Hit List”](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://billburnham.blogs.com/burnhamsbeat/2006/01/the_walled_gard.html) (Bill Burnham fingers eBay, match.com, Monster and Homestore as Walled garden perps)

– [ Tech plays supporting role at Sundance festival](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://news.com.com/Tech+plays+supporting+role+at+Sundance+festival/2100-1025_3-6028354.html?part=rss&tag=6028354&subj=news) (a lot of great Web stuff happening at Sundance, including podcasts, web streaming of most Shorts Program entrants, and premiering films on the Internet in conjunction with their live premieres)

– [Yahoo, Google & Web 2.0 Reality Check](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://gigaom.com/2006/01/18/yahoo-google-web-20-reality-check/) (Om Malik seems to be raising concerns about Yahoo’s perceived lack of focus)

– [Amazon.com To Launch Live, Weekly Online Show](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://www.paidcontent.org/pc/arch/2006_01_19.shtml#053217) (starring some comedian guy called Bill Maher… I have to agree with current analysis that Amazon’s media efforts so far have been stop-gap)

– [YouTube not Acquired Yet](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://benbarren.blogspot.com/2006/01/youtube-not-acquired-yet.html) (but TechCrunch will surely [report it first](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/18/youtube-is-probably-being-acquired/) when the actual sale does go through)

– [The battle over bundling: Top Ten Sources and more](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://susanmernit.blogspot.com/2006/01/battle-over-bundling-top-ten-sources.html) (Susan argues strongly for bloggers getting a share of revenue. btw I’m in the Web 2.0 Top Ten List and gave my permission just today)

– [Last.fm + personal data = excellent music](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/_archives/2006/1/18/1713510.html) (Matt McAlister: “In an increasingly trust-driven economy, Last.fm will get my business over iTunes any time I’m given the choice.”)

– [A life online: living decentralised](https://web.archive.org/web/20080706035623/http://www.mercurytide.com/knowledge/white-papers/life-online) (how to create an online platform for word-processing, spreadsheets, email, image-sharing, file storage, collaborative working, and for keeping up-to-date with current events)

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/popular_element.php))*