Links of Interest for September 20th through September 24th
September 24, 2008
These are my links for September 20th through September 24th:
- How Many Web Services Can One Person Use? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
- How many more new social networking or micro-blogging or video-sharing site can one person use? Most of us don’t have time to respond to voice mail and e-mail every day, let alone check our Twitter updates and Facebook accounts and Flickr friends. And even if we have the time, do we need another site that helps us share and connect and network?
- jkOnTheRun:Need a cab? Flag one or call
- Looking for a convenient way to snag a cab when none seem to be around. jkOnTheRun Managing Editor Kevin C. Tofel found a new service that allows you to do just that. Good to know if you are every in a cab-less situation.
- 10 Smart Javascript Techniques to Improve Your UI
- Good article describing some of the more useful things you can do with Javascript on your website.
- 7 Open Source Version Control Systems Reviewed
- If you’ve ever collaborated with other people on a project, you know the frustration of constantly swapping files. Some do it by email, some through file upload services and some by other methods. It’s a pain in the neck, and every designer and developer knows it. Revision control is an excellent way to combat the problem of sharing files between workers. Smashing Magazine takes a look at 7 of the best apps for the job.
- Remote meeting app Fuze is decent but incomplete | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET
- CallWave releases its Flash-based WebEx competitor. It’s simple to use, has a good design and some nice call-handling features, but there are some downsides. Read this blog post by Rafe Needleman on Webware.
- Plug into Generation IM | Scholastic.com
- For the generation that grew up with the Internet, social networking and IM-ing are second nature.
- Wisdom of the Crowds Isn’t the Answer for Everything
- This article is a good discussion of the problem. “Within the Digg and YouTube communities exist sub-communities that make clear an honest debate even harder. There’s the long fabled ‘bury brigades’ on Digg that group along ideological lines and will bury anything that contradicts their world-view before it has a chance to be seen by a wider audience.”
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