The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “What Yahoo’s New Axis Browser Gets Wrong – and Right”. John Paul Titlow says, “Yahoo just joined the browser game. The veteran Web company, which has been struggling to define its focus for years, is suddenly betting on the mobile space with a new browser called Axis. The product combines an iOS Web browser with a plugin for most major desktop browsers that”. What Yahoo’s New Axis Browser Gets Wrong – and Right ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Oracle Bets Big on Social Message Management, Acquires Vitrue”. Scott M. Fulton says, “There’s a belief (which, for some, has metastasized into a desperate hope) that how you say something online, not so much what you say, directly translates to whether you’ll read it. Today, a corporation that’s notorious for never changing the way it says anything, announced it’s acquiring a company whose business is message adjustment for brands in the social media space”. Oracle Bets Big on Social... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “52 Changes to Google in April: Smarter, Local & More Relevant”. Jon Mitchell says, “Every month, Google makes tons of tiny changes to the way search works. It shares them in company blog posts that present a list of carefully scripted bullet points with mysterious code names in an inscrutable order. Google never comments on the changes beyond these announcements, but it’s always informative to spread the puzzle pieces out on the table and see what Google is up to. Here’s what changed in April”. 52... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “How Online Retailers Use An Age-Old Economic Theory To Boost Sales”. Dave Copeland says, “Maybe you’ve been in a position similar to the one Hemant Bhargava, a business professor at the University of California, Davis, found himself in as he redecorated his home. As he recounted to Adam Davidson for a New York Times piece, Bhargava found a chandelier on Amazon for $750. He then found the same product on a lesser-known website for $100 less, but still opted to pay more for the same product”. How Online Retailers... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Motorola Will Be Google’s Most Interesting Project Yet”. Dan Frommer says, “Google’s $12+ billion Motorola deal is closed, and Google veteran Dennis Woodside is taking over as Motorola CEO. Now the fun begins. For a variety of reasons, this has the potential to be Google’s most interesting project yet”. Motorola Will Be Google’s Most Interesting Project Yet ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “What to Expect From the 1,000 New Facebook Millionaires”. Dave Copeland says, “Facebook’s initial public offering is believed to have created as many as 1,000 new millionaires Friday, many of them employees who helped build the world’s largest social network. Now that the company is public, Facebook’s biggest challenge may be making sure it doesn’t have an exodus of talent”. What to Expect From the 1,000 New Facebook Millionaires ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Chrome’s Impressive Desktop Rise: Does It Even Matter?”. John Paul Titlow says, “Once upon a time, that little blue “E” logo was practically synomous with the Internet itself. Double-clicking the Internet Explorer icon was, for so many people, the only gateway to the World Wide Web, aside from Netscape Navigator. Today, the desktop browser landscape is very different. Netscape’s long gone, and Internet Explorer has other competitors. Its fiercest, without a doubt”. Chrome’s Impressive... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “European Commission: Google Rigs Online Ads”. Scott M. Fulton says, “Is Google abusing its dominant position in online advertising and content delivery? On the very day when Google participated in a celebration of the free flow of information, a European Commission vice president warned that his office is within weeks of filing a formal Statement of Objections”. European Commission: Google Rigs Online Ads ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “How Does Facebook Make Money?”. Dan Frommer says, “Facebook’s first few days on the stock market are in the books: Shares closed Tuesday at $31, down significantly from their $38 issue price. You may wonder: How does Facebook make money? Sure, 900 million users and billions of photos, but how is this a business? It’s pretty simple, actually”. How Does Facebook Make Money? ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Yahoo Still Sinking Despite $7 Billion Alibaba Deal”. Antone Gonsalves says, “Now that Yahoo is gradually untangling itself from Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba, does the U.S. Web portal’s future look any brighter? Not really”. Yahoo Still Sinking Despite $7 Billion Alibaba Deal ReadWriteWeb  [...]