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Bing, Google to do Twitter Search

Published by: yuga under: Gooooogle , Microsoft , Search , Web 2.0. 10 replies

posted: October 22nd, 2009

Today, Bing and Google announced that they have set an agreement with Twitter to do integrated search. This means you can see Twitter updates on both Bing and Google search pages.

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Facebook acquires FriendFeed

Published by: yuga under: Web 2.0. 8 replies

posted: August 11th, 2009

Facebook was unable to successfully court Twitter before so it’s going for the next best thing — FriendFeed.

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Surf Friendster WAP All Day for Php20

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , Web 2.0. 26 replies

posted: June 25th, 2009

Friendster and Globe Telecom has partnered to provide all day surfing on their phones to the Friendster Mobile site for only Php20.

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Philippines 4th on AdMob Global Ad Traffic

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Web 2.0. 11 replies

posted: May 2nd, 2009

In April 2008, the Philippines was just at #7 for mobile ad traffic as measured by AdMob. Went on to become #5 by August last year. This March, it’s already at #4.

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Facebook users showing signs of inactivity?

Published by: yuga under: Web 2.0. 18 replies

posted: April 27th, 2009

While there’s a lot of talk about the new web-darling Facebook and its apparent overtaking of MySpace as the largest social networking site in the world (over 200 million), there’s this lingering question whether Facebook will be the next Friendster.

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Poll: Plurk or Twitter?

Published by: yuga under: Polls , Web 2.0. 66 replies

posted: April 6th, 2009

This week, our survey covers the micro-blogging service Plurk and Twitter. According to stats shown by Google Trends, the Philippines is ranked #3 visitor of Plurk.com worldwide.

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Nokia closes Mosh to concetrate on Ovi

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Web 2.0. 2 replies

posted: March 20th, 2009

nokia moshNews of Nokia shutting down their Mosh social networking site has been spreading was a surprise to me. They’ve been pushing their online presence for a couple of years now so it doesn’t make sense to shut down a web service.

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Friendster Money Transfer via GCash

Published by: yuga under: Web 2.0. 16 replies

posted: February 11th, 2009

Friendster has just introduced an Online Money Transfer feature into their social networking site. Powered by Globe GCash, friends will be able to send and receive money with a single click from their Friendster Profile.

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Globe PixLink: Mobile Photo & Video Sharing

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Web 2.0. 18 replies

posted: February 5th, 2009

Globe Telecom will officially launch their new web2.0-ish service tomorrow, called PixLink — a service that allows users to upload photos/videos and share it online.

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Miniaturize Your Photos with TiltShift Maker

Published by: yuga under: Photography , Web 2.0. 8 replies

posted: January 19th, 2009

Ever tried taking photos of miniaturized landscapes and objects? Well, you can actually fake it and still get great results. Check out the samples after the jump.

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Facebook blocks Burger King App

Published by: yuga under: Web 2.0. 11 replies

posted: January 19th, 2009

A Facebook app called The Whooper Sacrifice was built by Burger King to promote the fast-food chain’s burgers on the social networking website. Apparently, despite its popularity, Facebook didn’t liked the app and was shut down eventually.

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ABS CBN buys into Multiply

Published by: yuga under: The Internet , Web 2.0. 20 replies

posted: November 18th, 2008

In a surprise move, TV giant ABS-CBN has announced yesterday that it has bought a minority stake into social networking site, Multiply.

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Nokia Sports Tracker

Published by: yuga under: Freewares , Mobile , Web 2.0. 2 replies

posted: September 18th, 2008

Been beta-testing this new Nokia Sports Tracker service for about two weeks now and only recently I’ve been able to post some updates (photos & videos) on my tracker profile.

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Globe offers UPD8 for Twitter

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Telecoms , Web 2.0. 17 replies

posted: September 16th, 2008

If you have a Twitter account and you’re on Globe, this might get your interest. Globe Telecom has a new SMS service called UPD8 for Twitter.

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Could Yahoo! Buzz get bigger than Digg?

Published by: yuga under: Web 2.0 , Yahoo. 8 replies

posted: August 22nd, 2008

While some would already say that Yahoo! Buzz has already proven itself to bring more massive amounts of traffic to publishers, this has only been felt by a select few. This week though, Yahoo! Buzz was opened to the public and it made a bigger promise Digg never accomplished.

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FeedBurner hack to pump RSS subscribers

Published by: yuga under: Web 2.0. 5 replies

posted: August 6th, 2008

So okay, the Feedburner RSS subscriber count has just lost its credibility. A video demo by the guys at Next Web shows you how to pump your Feedburner subscriber count to thousands overnight.

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Does your company encourage Social Networking?

Published by: yuga under: Web 2.0. 12 replies

posted: May 28th, 2008

A story from the Business Week reveals that IBM has been encouraging social networking among its employees with in-house versions of Web 2.0 hits such as Facebook and Twitter. A lot of companies are into corporate blogging already but social networking is another story.

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Would you pay to Tweet?

Published by: yuga under: Web 2.0. 15 replies

posted: May 18th, 2008

Dan Farber of CNet proposes a business model for Twitter — a subscription model. He adds $5 would be enough for Twitter to survive but cheap enough for Tweeters to willingly dole out. Would people pay to Tweet? I think so.

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Icahn vs. Yahoo, Facebook vs. Google

Published by: yuga under: Gooooogle , Microsoft , Web 2.0 , Yahoo. 3 replies

posted: May 16th, 2008

Carl Icahn, an erstwhile Yahoo shareholder wants to fire the entire Yahoo Board. In his letter to Yahoo, he claims buying $2.5 billion worth of Yahoo stocks to push his agenda. On the other hand, Facebook is accusing Google for invading user privacy with its Friend Connect.

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Twitter by the Numbers

Published by: yuga under: Daily Dose , Web 2.0. 3 replies

posted: May 1st, 2008

Twitter has a relatively nice growth in the past year. Amidst the cloud of hype, some numbers are finally making their way out into the clearing. Pretty interesting stats.

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