Saturday, March 28, 2009

Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Tools for a Free Online Education

"It's easy to forget these days that the internet started out as a place for academics and researchers to trade data and knowledge. Recapture the web's brain-expanding potential with these free resources for educating yourself online."

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Twitter Conference — Tapping In To the Real Time Web

On May 26th and 27th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, we’re bringing together the top gurus in the Twitosphere to discuss all things Twitter, from understanding the business value of Twitter to exploring the what makes a great Twitter app.

Just a few of the other topics to be covered include: Utilizing Twitter data for brand monitoring and seeking Alpha * Creating compelling Web services with the Twitter APIs * Best practices: How smart organizations are utilizing Twitter * Attracting and keeping followers.

If you want to see how the whole two-day schedule works out, check out the session grid as it develops.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

CNET Prizefight: Apple iTunes vs. Amazon MP3

"When Amazon launched the beta version of its DRM-free MP3 store back in 2007, many predictions were made regarding whether the online retail giant would have what it takes to take on its counterpart in the digital music space, Apple iTunes. Although Amazon MP3 has yet to reach iTunes status in terms of catalog size and overall digital media sales, the lure of the ever-compatible MP3--which shows no signs of popping up in Apple's domain--combined with the pricing deals offered on the site and consistent growth in terms of selection is set to gain Amazon some serious headway in the coming months."