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Sites Tracking Democratic Superdelegates

As the 2008 Presidential Election progresses here in the United States, scrutiny of Democratic superdelegates grows.  Since Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are in a tight race for their party’s nomination since they have both earned roughly the same amount of regular delegates who are assigned by their respective state’s primary or caucus popular vote results. ...

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Future of Web Apps Conference 2008

The Future of Web Apps Conference will be held on the East coast for this first time ever this year, hitting the beaches of sunny Miami February 28th. It’ll be interesting to follow the developments that emerge from this year’s event. Speakers and participants are slated to discuss everything from startups to social networks....

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CNN’s iReport.com Debuts

For awhile now CNN has used its iReport campaign to collect viewer generated media that it uses in its newscasts and on its web site.  While this content doesn’t always pass the muster of professional standards, TV news does have use for raw footage and images.  Regardless of the quality of submissions,...

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Reuters Wants to Play Tag

ReadWriteWeb's Alex Iskold blogged last week about how Reuters is trying to help organize all on the Internet — including its own content — by launching its API — Open Calais.

As complex as programming and APIs can get, the idea behind Open Calais is rather simple.  Reuters simply wants to find a better way to easily identify important bits of information in an article or on a web page. ...

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uTest Launches Community Software Testing

uTest is preparing to launch its pilot program for community-based software testing. Tester hopefuls can sign up now to be included in the first round of application testing. Tester profiles will include information on the tester’s education, experience, specialization, and available hardware.

Software vendors can use these criteria to hand-pick testers or release their product for the community to review....

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