Google is experimenting with a controversial new feature that could change the way search results are indexed forever. Instead of relying solely on algorithmic methods to determine relevance, they’re injecting a Digg style voting system, which allows users to remove search results or reorder them as they see fit.
This should be quite worrying for Digg [...]
I got an interesting email last night from David Hissami, CEO of The Whoa Show, who wanted to clarify a TechCrunch Article comparing the service to an Exquisite Corpse, which he felt was inaccurate.
I guess TC author Erick Schonfield is sticking to his guns, so armed with some new info, StartupEarth sets the record straight.
The [...]
Ah MetroFunk, where do I even start? First of all, this is an invite only social network for schmoozing with “Trend Setters, nightlife personalities, fashion designers yadiyada..” so if you actually enjoy the company of the arrogant, elitist, self-proclaimed in-crowd, you might want to join this site.
Join the site, that is.. if they deem you [...]
Online Dating: The last refuge of the socially inept. Ideal for the 35 year old virgin who lives in his mothers basement, making plasticine ladies and getting the boobs “just right” before going online with a photo of Antonio Banderas ripped from Google Images to meet lonely saps of (hopefully) the opposite sex in a [...]
Let me kick off this review by pointing to the ‘?’ in the title, as I do not intend to make the assertion that this fledgeling start-up can compete with the likes of StumbleUpon (yet), but on first glance at streakr.com, the comparison is inevitable.
Everything, from the toolbar to the site itself just shouts “we [...]
There are hundreds of Digg-clones out there, and none of them seem to be any good. iliketotallyloveit reminds me of Digg but to call it a clone would be doing it a disservice, as this one differs enough to be worth a look.
Rather than focus on websites and blog articles, ‘ilike’ allows users to share [...]
As google try to move applications over to the web, it was probably just a matter of time before someone tried to go one further. AjaxWindows (www.ajaxwindows.com) does just that, by offering a full-featured web-based operating system that sits in your browser, and needs no installation (just a plug-in for IE users).
An interesting idea, but [...]
The Future of Web Apps Expo ‘07 hits London, with Kevin Rose (Pownce/Digg), Dav Morin (Facebook) and Michael Arrington (Techcrunch) among the guest speakers.
Running from the 3rd to the 5th October, the event features workshops from Yahoo!’s Steve Souders and Six Apart marketing director, Deborah Schultz.
The Expo Pass is only £5, allowing access to the [...]
Podobo (www.podobo.com) is a twitter variant that seems to encourage more philosophical musings than its better known counterpart, and it does this without losing the light and fluffy ‘web 2.0′ aesthetic and social aspects we’ve all come to expect.
Despite it being a one-man operation, podobo seems to achieve the goal of getting users to purge [...]
If you’d rather play games than work like a dog, and make free money (yes free money) then moola.com could be the answer you’ve been looking for. The idea is, moola gives you $0.01 to start off with, and you play games against online opponents, either doubling your money for each win, or losing it [...]