http://www.technewsrssfeed.com Web 2.0 startups and reviews. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:49:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Episode 23 - Steven Smith We sat down and talked to Steven Smith from FiveRuns.Click here for show notes.Download PodcastProtagonizeA creative writing community dedicated to writing various forms of collaborative, interactive fiction. One author writes a story, and others post branches or chapters to it in different directions. The result is an ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/04/15/episode-23-steven-smith/ italkiA language learning community where you can find language partners, communicate with them via multiple methods, and find language resources.Daily LinksThe World is Smaller than You Think! Dennis Stevenson has a huge insight when he learns that the world is tiny, thanks to Twitter and the twittersphere. And me, tangentially. ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/04/10/italki/ The 6 essential things you need to know about Google's OpenSocialI've spent the last few days keeping track of the seemingly endless stream of news and blog coverage about Google's new OpenSocial model for social networking applications.  OpenSocial has been described by some as Google's industry "chess move" to ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/04/09/the-6-essential-things-you-need-to-know-about-googles-opensocial/ Episode 3 - Om MalikEnjoy our third podcast. We interviewed Om Malik.Click here for show notes.Download PodcastProfitably Running an Online Business in the Web 2.0 EraOne of the things I'm doing this week is preparing for a presentation at Web Builder 2.0 on how to monetize mashups in ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/04/07/episode-3-om-malik/ Building Communities in Consumer Markets with Ugobe and PleoUgobe’s VP of Marketing Lisa Abbott tells how her company built strong communities for the unique lifelike creature called Pleo. Pleo is a baby dinosaur that has attracted the attention of thousands. Targeting both developers and consumers helped drive demand for the ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/04/06/building-communities-in-consumer-markets-with-ugobe-and-pleo/ Catch the BestA web application for those who are hiring: team leads looking for employees, agencies or freelancers looking for subcontractors, or even parent looking for nannies. Brings some social aspects to the hiring process by encouraging you to get feedback from others on your team on who you should ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/04/06/catch-the-best/ Episode 40 - MintJosh and Chris interview Founder and CEO of Mint Software, Aaron Patzer. Aaron is the visionary and technical mind behind Mint.com. Mint is a free personal finance web application that takes about two minutes to setup that links directly to over 3500 banking institutions and is aimed at ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/04/03/episode-40-mint/ Why can't we all just get along?It was a friendly meeting today, but not without the usual competitive spirit between the Mozilla camp and the Microsoft camp. Mozilla engineering VP, Mike Schroepfer explained that Microsoft tends to implement technology already approved by the standards working groups, in a different way, ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/04/01/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/ Xoopit Makes Your Inbox More Social. Raises $5 Million and Launches Private Beta (Invites)We are moving closer and closer to the social inbox?email that talks to your social networks. Today, Xoopit launches in private beta. Not to be confused with Xobni (another email 2.0 app), Xoopit ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/03/31/xoopit-makes-your-inbox-more-social-raises-5-million-and-launches-private-beta-invites/ Episode 29 - ZooomrSorry about the delay, loyal listeners. I deliver to you a show recorded while at the Future of Web Apps Conference. Chris and I were able to sit down with a fascinating gentleman named Kristopher Tate. The podcast details some of the stuff he ... http://www.technewsrssfeed.com/2008/03/30/episode-29-zooomr/