Now that I’m part of the new Silicon Valley Watcher network, reporting on RSS, I’ve got to thinking about how I fit into this new world of blog-journalism. Here’s the beginnings of my theory on this… Back in the 70’s Tom Wolfe coined a style of news writing called New Journalism, which was very influential … Read more

I thought I’d post this before Phil Pearson gets to it 😉 A New Zealander, Chris Liddell, has just been appointed to the job of Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft, making him the third most powerful person there (behind Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer). Mr Liddell commented: “Obviously it’s a great privilege for me personally … Read more

I’ve been trying to figure out a way to do a daily Web 2.0 update with links – without being, you know… one of those blogs that just links to other blogs. What I’m looking for is something in-between del.icio.us and a ‘real’ post. My ‘Web 2.0 News’ posts from 1-2 weeks ago were a … Read more

sponsored by: This week: Macrobe/Adobemedia, sports RSS feeds, Google and Yahoo MojoWatch, Mobile Web 2.0 woes, Dan Gillmor’s Web 3.0. Web Design Bigco: Adobe buys Macromedia This was all over the Web Tech part of the blogosphere this week and the general feeling was one of surprise that two Web Design heavyweights have joined forces. … Read more

John Battelle: “In the Web 2.0 world, it matter less that you have a major media company behind you, what matters is if your voice and point of view are considered valuable by your audience.” PaidContent.org: Weekend Readings on Web 2.0 – hey Rafat, since you hate the term ‘Web 2.0’, I’m available to do … Read more

If Information Flow can be likened to a river, then lately I’ve only had time to occasionally splash water on my face as refreshment. Which is to say, I’ve been dipping in and out of the Information Flow that is my Bloglines account. This is the reason why the daily Web 2.0 News feature I … Read more

Today dawns in New Zealand as the 20th April 2005, which happens to be the 2nd birthday of Read/Write Web. Yes, two years ago today I posted my first blog post on R/WW (although I’d tinkered with blogging a year or so before that). Over the past 2 years blogging has brought me so much … Read more

I’ve been following what the 3 big Internet companies have been doing with RSS and I largely agree with Dave Winer’s recent assessment: “Yahoo is dashing in front, with Microsoft close behind. Why isn’t Google in the race?” Yahoo has been by far the most proactive company of the 3 this year. Microsoft has shown … Read more

sponsored by: This week: Aggregators trendy, Yahoo News vs Google News, Rupert Murdoch on the Mount, RSS Readers in bloom, new kinds of Kool-Aid. Aggregators Trending Upwards The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and analyst firm Outsell released a report on the Information Industry this week. They estimate the industry is worth $250 billion. … Read more

A couple of weeks ago OJR reported that Yahoo News – “the second most trafficked News & Information site on the Web” – was in the process of a re-design. That design has now gone live in beta form, with the tagline “More News. More Relevant. More About You.” From a design pov: – They’ve … Read more

A daily shot of Web 2.0 news. Each item will have a main link, one or two lines of commentary from me, and views of the story from other bloggers (if available and if I have time). I’m still fiddling with the format… BBC unveils five-year mobile strategy NMA reports on the BBC’s five-year strategy … Read more

Here’s a new feature I’m trialing on Read/Write Web. It’ll be a daily shot of Web 2.0 news. Each item will have a main link, one or two lines of commentary from me, and views of the story from other bloggers (if I have time). It’ll take a while to settle into a decent format, … Read more

A daily shot of news from your favourite Web 2.0 blog. Each item has a main link, one or two lines of R/WW commentary, plus views of the story from other bloggers. Start-up building on top of Firefox ZDNet reports that a company called Round Two is building “a new crop of products and services … Read more

This week: non-blog uses for RSS (including Enterprise and Consumer), a new web-based delivery system for Associated Press, RSS advertising, Bigco action, Bloglines vs Technorati. RSS not only for blogs Right now there’s a lot of activity around utilising RSS outside blogging. I’ve said before that blogging is and always will be a minority activity, … Read more

I’m pleased to announce the first Read/Write Web sponsor: ThePort Network. They will be sponsoring my Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-Up for the next 3 months, which I’m thrilled about! ThePort Network has an exciting Web 2.0 product that is currently in the process of being launched. I’ve had a walk-through of it and I was … Read more