The production of content by the general public rather than by paid professionals and experts in the field. Mostly available on the Web via blogs and wikis, user-generated content refers to material such as the daily news, encyclopedias and other references, movie and product reviews as well as articles on any subject, all of which have been traditionally written by editors, journalists and academics in the past. Also called "peer production." See blog, wiki, Wikipedia, Web 2.0, YouTube and crowdsourcing.
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- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Ulysses 2.0.4 (Mac)
- Ulysses is a unique text editor, which aims to give creative writers, novelists and storytellers the best writing experience available on any platform today. To achieve that, Ulysses includes an innovative "tabbed" single-window interface, featuring integrated Notepads, a Document Browser, advanced Search&Replace capabilities and multi-document previews. Additionally, Ulysses sports...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
- The proof will be in implementationAll of these lofty goals are one thing. Making it happen in code is quite another. It sounds like they are just giving a laundry list of what people want them to say. I'm in the "believe it when I see it" camp. Good intentions...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed
- You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall
- Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- PBX Telecom IPTV 1.03 (Mac)
- PbxTV is a multi-feature, multi-platform online video content streaming application built based on the community's suggestions and critics. PbxTV can deliver high quality full motion live TV signal at very low bitrates. This enables the product to be available on any kind of internet connection ranging from dial-up to ADSL...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Spytech SpyAgent 7.0.09 (Windows)
- Need to track your computer users and monitor activities at all times? Ever need to keep tabs on your child or spouse while they use your computer? Are your employees abusing work hours? Spytech SpyAgent is our award winning, powerful computer spy software that allows you to monitor everything users...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Big Screen Lite for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- Big Screen Lite for iPhone application functions as web browser. It does not hinder the screen with tool bars or palettes but frees all but a small corner for viewing your website. It allows the user to perform all the functions necessary for browsing from one site to another, while...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage
- The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise
- Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Yahoo's dwindling search share: Time to panic?
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- SpiralBound 1.1.2 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- NoteTaker 2.4 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Apple's "force fed ads" patent more likely related to content, not hardware
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Apple contemplating free, ad-supported iPhone?
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Vizio VO320E
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- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Synology Disk Station DS409slim - NAS server
- Synology Disk Station DS409slim is a true miniature powerhouse in the network-attached storage device market. It's the first 2.5-inch hard drive-based NAS server we've reviewed that offers hot-swappable capability. However, that is its least impressive feature. The server did well in our performance tests and, like other Synology products we've...
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Internet continues to lose its founding network partners
- I would like to see...I would like to see more competition on the hardware side. I completely understand that costs are a huge factor limiting competition but companies that own monopolies on the actual network infrastructure have little incentive to upgrade or enhance user experience with out major competition. Ideally...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- LinkByLink 1.0.14 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-12
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