ReadWriteWeb
Encyclopedia
ReadWriteWeb is a Web
technology
blog
launched in 2003. RWW covers Web 2.0
and Web technology in general, and provides industry news, reviews, and analysis. Founded by Richard MacManus, Technorati
ranked ReadWriteWeb at number 12 in its list of top 100 blogs worldwide, as of October 9, 2010. RWW was ranked #10 in the Techmeme
leaderboards as of October 09, 2010. MacManus is based in Lower Hutt
, New Zealand
, but the officers and writers of RWW work from diverse locations, including Portland, Oregon
. Around September or October 2008, the New York Times technology section began syndicating RWW content online.
RWW also has many international channels such as France, Spain, Brazil, and China.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
launched in 2003. RWW covers Web 2.0
Web 2.0
The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
and Web technology in general, and provides industry news, reviews, and analysis. Founded by Richard MacManus, Technorati
Technorati
Technorati is an Internet search engine for searching blogs. By June 2008, Technorati was indexing 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media...
ranked ReadWriteWeb at number 12 in its list of top 100 blogs worldwide, as of October 9, 2010. RWW was ranked #10 in the Techmeme
Techmeme
Techmeme is a technology news aggregator. The website has been described as "a one-page, aggregated, filtered, archiveable summary in near real-time of what is new and generating conversation".-Overview:...
leaderboards as of October 09, 2010. MacManus is based in Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, but the officers and writers of RWW work from diverse locations, including Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. Around September or October 2008, the New York Times technology section began syndicating RWW content online.
RWW also has many international channels such as France, Spain, Brazil, and China.
External links
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