Tag: Website
TrustedPlaces social networking site links up with Facebook
The UK-based social networking site TrustedPlaces, which relaunched in February, has now announced new features, and collaboration with Facebook.
Thanks to Facebook opening itself up to application developers, its members can now access TrustedPlaces and seamlessly ‘roam’ its content, and share relationships across the two communities.
New features at the TrustedPlaces include the ability for members to upload video reviews of their favourite places. They are also encouraging members who have met online to meet in the real world.
From Space to Your Face: How Google Earth works
Mark Aubin, a software engineer at Google Earth, has written an interesting article on how it was inspired by a photo flipbook, how the whole system has captured people’s imagination, and explaining where the imagery comes from, why some parts of the globe are blurry whilst others are clear, and how often it’s updated.
Facebook gets a facelift: social networking site evolves
Facebook, America's number two social networking site, has enjoyed massive growth over the past six months has had a facelift and additional features, as it becomes a mainstream site eclipsed only by MySpace. About six months ago, the site faced…
Transport for London launch new web site
Thanks to the interesting nature of the London transport system, the Transport For London web site is one of my frequent visits. The site, which gets five million visitors per month, has been revamped in a bid to make it…
Wiki service to rival Google and Yahoo?
The founder of online user-edited encyclopaedia Wikipedia claims that his company is ready to take on the might of Google and Yahoo, and grab as much as 5% of the search engine market. Speaking in Tokyo, Jimmy Wales said that…
The only web 2.0 account you'll ever need – Useless Account
5px; float: left;"/>Doubtlessly you've heard the term web 2.0 bandied around like a drunk's brown paper bagged bottle, heck, it was just a few weeks ago that Shiny Shiny's very own Susi weighed into the issue with her theories…
New web service seeks to help shy who experience love at first sight
A new website has been launched which aims to help those people who meet someone fleetingly in a public place, are attracted to them, yet are too shy or embarrassed to do anything about it. Dana Morgan set up "I…
Euro bureaucracy requires companies to put complete info on their emails and websites
A new European law came into effect on January 1st that requires all UK companies to put a host of information on their web sites and email signatures, or else face hefty fines for breaching the "Companies Act". Email and…
PetClub UK launches online information website
Us Brits are supposed to be a nation of animal lovers, and with that in mind, PetClub UK has launched its interactive information portal for all manner of pets. The site is aimed at anyone who already owns an animal,…
Microsoft launches Live book search
Microsoft has expanded its Live services with the release of a book search for Live Search. The service, potentially a rival to Google's book search, will include books from the collections of the British Library, the University of California and…
