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Announcing the Webware 100 Awards

We're kicking off the first user-generated Web 2.0 awards program: The Webware 100.

Why? Because there are more new sites and services than any mortal can possibly process, much less evaluate. And because the community of Webware users, in the aggregate, has a very good idea of what works and what's worth your time. This awards program will collate and organize that wisdom.

The Webware 100 will have 10 categories (see end of post), and there will be 10 winners in each. Here's how the awards program will work:

The program kicks off April 16 with … Read more

Weekend Webware: Find Wi-fi hotspots with Hotspotr

I discovered Hotspotr at SF Beta this past week. It's a neat little service that mashes up Google maps with a local Wi-Fi hotspot finder. The real pull of the service is you can rate and comment on hotspots as you would with restaurant reviews on a review site like Yelp. It's the perfect service for the casual Wi-Fi traveler to benefit from road warriors who are willing to take the time to review a wireless access point.

The ratings aren't just things such as the overall quality of the wireless signal either; you also can rate … Read more

No more teasing. Webware RSS is now full text

Webware's RSS feed now offers full text stories. Just point your reader toward http://www.webware.com/8300-1_109-2-0.xml or use one of the quick links in our right-hand sidebar bar to sign up.

I did a video tutorial on RSS in 2004. It's still mostly accurate, although the top RSS products have changed. For most users, I'd recommend an online reader, not software, for reading feeds. I like Google's RSS reader and Newsgator. Netvibes and Pageflakes are useful to give you a snapshot view of a smaller number of feeds. On the software side, there'… Read more

Webware Now on Original Signal

I'd like to welcome to the site any first time Webware visitors that have made their way here from Original Signal. Webware is now on the front page of Original Signal, and all of us here would like to say that we're honored.

If this is your first time here, be sure to check our About section, which will let you know who we are and what we're trying to do. There's also a contact link to submit your site for coverage.

Many of us here at Webware use Original Signal and check it throughout the … Read more

This week in Webware (12/18-12/22)

Did this week fly by for you? Were you out buying last minute gifts and spending countless hours crafting the perfect out of the office auto reply? It's been a busy week here too, and in case you've missed some things, here's a rundown of everything featured on Webware day by day:

Monday, December 18, 2006 New Digg features coming today. Digg Music still AWOL GeoBeats: YouTube meets the Travel Channel News views: 10x10 Cingular horns in on Helio with MySpace Webware Roundup: Peerflix, DivShare, MakeWords Super information highway? (PL8SCN) Social networking, circa 10,000 B.C.E. … Read more

All-you-can-eat Skype...yum!

Skype announced today a new all-you-can-eat SkypeOut plan for U.S. and Canadian customers. For $29.95 per year, you can make unlimited SkypeOut calls to mobile phones and landlines within the U.S. and Canada. Even better, if you sign up for the plan before Jan. 31, 2007, you get a 50 percent discount so you only pay $14.95 for a year of unlimited SkypeOut calls, plus 100 minutes of SkypeOut credit for international calls. If you're like me and don't make even $14.95 worth of SkypeOut calls each year, you can still opt to … Read more