The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “The Return Of Myspace: Company Pres Roger Mincheff Aims To Make History All Over Again”. Adam Popescu says, “Myspace is dead: Long live Myspace. The late social network known for garish user-generated designs is back in a bid to become what its leaders say it should have been from the beginning: a home for artist discovery and development. But after years of fumbling, can this Internet punchline become relevant again? I put that question to Roger Mincheff, president of Myspace Entertainment”. The Return Of Myspace: Company Pres Roger... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Browser Makers Cooperate On Support For Multi-Platform Web Development”. Mark Hachman says, “Welcome to your “official” support site, Web developers. The Web’s top four browser developers – Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Opera – teamed with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and technology companies including Nokia, HP, Adobe and Facebook –  to create Web Platform Docs, a Wiki devoted to sussing out and stomping bugs and other issues when trying to develop for multiple browsers”. Browser Makers Cooperate... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “YouTube Premium Content Goes Global – Without Asia”. Fruzsina Eordogh says, “Banking on the success of the 100 Original Channels it launched last year, YouTube announced on Sunday that the company has funded 60 more channels, this time with an international twist. But where’s Korea? Japan? China? “Given the success of these and the tens of millions of other amazing channels already out there… we’re excited to launch a new generation of original channels coming from France, Germany, the UK and the U.S.,” wrote Global... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “The True Cost Of Facebook Keeping Secrets From Its Users”. Ted Rheingold says, “Facebook recently announced three important projects, all of them potentially successful, all of them at risk. Why? Because the social network doesn’t know how to communicate with its users. Note: Guest writer Ted Rheingold Is VP, Social at SAY Media and was the founder and CEO of Dogster.com and Catster.com. You can follow him on Twitter at tedr. First, in late September, the company introduced a gift-giving feature that promises big success. Mom’s... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Google-Publisher Deal Ignores Elephant In The Room: Fair Use”. Antone Gonsalves says, “On Thursday, Google and five publishers settled a long-standing legal battle over whether scanning university-library books and using snippets in search results can be done without the permission of copyright holders. While the agreement lets Google continue its work, both sides deliberately avoided tackling the issue at the heart of the conflict: What does fair use mean in the digital age?”. Google-Publisher Deal Ignores Elephant In The Room: Fair... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Facebook’s Email Scanning Isn’t A Privacy Issue, It’s A Credibility Issue”. Dave Copeland says, “Facebook confirmed on Thursday that it scans private messages for links and records them as likes, according to the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets. The revelation undermines not only Facebook’s commitment to remove phony links but the company’s very credibility. Facebook has not kept secret its scanning of private messages for references to criminal activity. What is new is that it also looks for links... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “How A Google Engineer Built A Universe In An Easter Egg”. Jon Mitchell says, “Google likes to hide little jokes, known as Easter eggs, in its search results. Sometimes they’re all in fun: Look what happens when you search for the word “askew.” But Google engineer Peter Dolan created an Easter egg around the well-known computer simulation, Conway’s Game of Life. It turns out to be a pretty deep metaphor for Google and the Web itself. Dolan generously sat down to tell me how he did it”. How A Google Engineer... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Facebook Has 1 Billion Users & I Have Three Questions”. Dave Copeland says, “So Facebook has reached the impressive milestone of 1 billion active monthly users. What does it mean? Hard to know without a bit more information. In today’s exclusive interview with Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show, Zuckerberg said, “I really only want to go out and talk when there’s something to say.” But that’s not entirely true. Zuckerberg only likes to go out when there is something good to say, and, even then, only when the interview... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Facebook Hopes Third-Party Social Reader Will Help Users Avoid Sharing Too Much”. Dave Copeland says, “At one time, social readers – those spammy Facebook apps that broadcast everything you look at to everyone in your friend list – were a key component of the social network’s strategy to keep members in the walled garden. Only one problem: users hate auto-sharing. Now a third-party company says it may have solved Facebook’s dilemma”. Facebook Hopes Third-Party Social Reader Will Help Users Avoid Sharing Too Much ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Live: Is Twitter Shooting Itself In The Foot Focusing 100% On Ads?”. Jon Mitchell says, “I’ve been covering the changes to Twitter’s product and business for a while, and I think it’s starting to hit a turning point. On the same day Twitter launched irritating consumer surveys for advertisers, the developers of one of the best-loved Twitter apps launched a client for App.net, the up-and-coming Twitter alternative. Has Twitter made a mistake by focusing entirely on ads at the expense of empowering users? Faruk Ateş has started... [...]