The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Internet Society: ICANN, Internet Transitions and Why IPv4 Won’t Die”. Scott M. Fulton says, “When your job is to be open to everyone’s ideas, sometimes the hardest part for you is to just go with the right one. In Part 2 of ReadWriteWeb’s interview with Internet Society (ISOC) senior public policy manager Sally Wentworth (Part 1 of which was published on Thursday), we discuss how difficult it can be to navigate the routes of change in Internet architecture, especially when everyone out there – ICANN,... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “How Social Video Could Kill YouTube”. Antone Gonsalves says, “Startups like SocialCam and Viddy, two of the fastest growing social networks for sharing video on smartphones, may be on a collision course with Google-owned YouTube. While initial indicators are far from conclusive, rumblings of a possible market tsunami are afoot”. How Social Video Could Kill YouTube ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Microsoft’s New Social Network, So.cl: It’s Like Google+ for Wonks”. Richard MacManus says, “Over the weekend, Microsoft opened to the public an experimental social network called So.cl. It’s a mix between Google+ and Storify. Users are encouraged to search for information about a particular topic, then compile the best results – textual content, images and videos – into a single post. So.cl, which launched in beta at the end of last year, is initially targeted to students. It may end... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Oracle Versus Google: The Database Kingpin Gets Desperate”. Dan Rowinski says, “Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over alleged infringement of Java slipped from epic battle to soap opera this week: The relationships between the judge, jury, plaintiff and defendant have become a tangle of legal ambiguity and financial suffering — or is it avarice? The jury deferred to the judge on the extent of Oracle’s intellectual property protections. The judge, in turn, wrested from the jury control over the lion’s share of damages,... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “How I Bought Facebook Stock and Why I’m Keeping It”. Dave Copeland says, “What to do with that $500 cash balance burning a hole in my IRA? Buy Facebook. It ended up being so much easier than they said it would be“. How I Bought Facebook Stock and Why I’m Keeping It ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Big Question (Answered): What’s Your 1 Piece of Social Media Advice?”. Jon Mitchell says, “If the Facebook IPO and Pinterest’s $1.5 billion valuation mean anything, it’s that social media have become business as usual. Everybody’s full of social media advice and best practices these days. For today’s Big Question, we asked the savvy RWW readers to share their tips”. Big Question (Answered): What’s Your 1 Piece of Social Media Advice? ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Pinterest’s $100 Million Infusion: It’s the E-Commerce, Stupid”. Dan Rowinski says, “Social bookmarking site Pinterest has landed a $100 million round of funding on a $1.5 billion valuation today. The investment was led by Japanese e-commerce platform Rakuten. By taking money from a foreign technology company, Pinterest bucks the trend of U.S. startups clamoring for money from U.S. venture capital firms. Rakuten’s funding and partnership can help Pinterest grow in both domestic and foreign markets”. Pinterest’s... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Internet Society: Treaties Like ACTA Won’t Solve Piracy”. Scott M. Fulton says, “Usually one good way to resolve a dispute among many parties is to have a mediator help everyone come to an agreement on something.  But the disparity between the way governments work and the way the Internet operates has only widened in the last year.  Now, the Internet Society’s lead policy spokesperson says that governments won’t be able to solve issues like piracy as long as they come at them from a standpoint of control“. Internet... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “What Is the Point of: #Hashtags?”. Jon Mitchell says, “Whenever a new Web trend comes along, there are people who ask, “What is the point of this?” If millions of people are using something, there has to be a reason. In our What Is the Point of… series, we’ll explain it to you. This week, we’re asking, What is the point of #hashtags?“. What Is the Point of: #Hashtags? ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Slower User Growth, Timeline Complaints Won’t Faze Facebook”. Dave Copeland says, “The Associated Press reports that millions of people are resisting pressure to sign up for Facebook, and a new study suggests that 93% of users “hate” the relatively new Timeline – with some even threatening to quit. But before you call your broker and cancel your order in tomorrow’s initial public offering of Facebook shares, consider this: It doesn’t matter”. Slower User Growth, Timeline Complaints Won’t... [...]