 | | Google Wave ready for wider testing | | This week Google opened up its Wave service to a thorough test of its scalability and stability as more than 100,000 new users crowded onto it. Google received more than 1 million requests to participate in the Wave preview, said Lars Rasmussen, engineering manager for Google Wave, and while it won't be able to accommodate all those requests this week it is at least ready to begin the next phase of the project. Google Wave is an attempt to re-engineer Internet communication, blending elements of e-mail, instant messaging, social networking, and workplace collaboration software into a single Web application. It was first unveiled at Google I/O in May before Web developers who were a bit dazzled by the possible uses of the technology. Currently, however, Google Wave is one big bug bash, perhaps half a year away from launching as a stable product.
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CNET.com |  | | New on Webware.com | | | Nokia acquires 'social atlas' service Dopplr
Posted by Don Reisinger
This week Nokia announced it had acquired Dopplr for an undisclosed sum. Dopplr allows users to create trips and share them with friends. The service also provides users with help on each leg of their trip, providing tips and advice on hotels and restaurants. Aside from a Web site, Dopplr is available as an iPhone app. It's also integrated into social services such as Flickr and Twitter. Read more |  | Artist finds muse in others' 'Missed Connections'
Posted by Leslie Katz
OK, so your "Missed Connection" post on Craigslist never led to a great romance with that cute hipster who looked your way on the L train--let alone an e-mail from anyone vaguely resembling her. But those hopeful words you sent out into the ether may not be lost after all. Brooklyn illustrator Sophie Blackall is immortalizing Missed Connections posts in the form of some pretty wonderful and whimsical paintings. Read more | | Facial recognition face-off: Three tools compared
Posted by Josh Lowensohn
Last week's Picasa software update from Google brought with it a neat trick--facial recognition. But it wasn't the first free consumer photo-editing software to find faces. Apple's iPhoto and Microsoft's Windows Live Photo Gallery can find faces too. So, how do these three stack up? We put them to the test. Read more | | Google offers easy translation service for Web pages
Posted by Tom Krazit
Google is offering Web publishers a free tool for providing translation services on their pages. Lots of big companies based outside the U.S. offer English-language versions of their Web site with a click of a button, but Google's new service actually detects the home language of a visitor to your site and offers them a translated version of the page based on their browser settings. Read more | | Get that job: Six online resume tools
Posted by Don Reisinger
The first thing an employer sees when they evaluate your candidacy for a job is your resume. It tells them what you're all about, where you've been, and what you're capable of bringing to the table. I've found some useful tools on the Web that will not only give you ideas on writing your resume, but they'll also help you improve it. Read more | | |  Join this live TechRepublic Webcast to lower your total cost of printing and improve your bottom line. Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT / 5:00 PM GMT 
| Microblogging news and tools | | | Six Apart resurrects Pownce in new microblogging platform
Posted by Rafe Needleman
This week, blog platform company Six Apart announced a new open-source platform called Motion, that enables any Web host or developer to host their own Twitter-like microblog service. The technology is derived from Pownce, the Twitter competitor Six Apart acquired last year (and then shut down). Read more | | 5 apps get you tweeting from the desktop
Posted by Jessica Dolcourt
What's the best way to avoid the infamous "fail whale" you see when Twitter.com is down? Simple: send tweets from your desktop. Desktop Twitter apps sometimes succeed when Twitter fails. They are also typically sleek-looking applications that run on Adobe's AIR platform, which means they're compatible with Windows and Mac computers. Read more |
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