Feed aggregator Netvibes launches new tools to become real-time dashboard
Netvibes, the service that lets users customize a homepage with their RSS, social network, Twitter and email feeds, among other widgets, has introduced several new tools in a push to become a real-time dashboard for users’ online lives.
Starting today, Netvibes users can click on any one of their friends, a screen name, hashtag, etc., drag the icon outside the widget in question and drop it anywhere else on their homepage to create a brand new… Continue Reading
Manage multiple online lives with Netvibes’ multiple home pages
Netvibes helps users organize their online activity by customizing a home page with RSS feeds, social networks, email, and more. The thing is, people use the web for different needs at different times — to use an obvious example, during the day I’m much more focused on keeping track of tech news and try not to get too distracted with online socializing, and at night it’s the opposite. That’s why the startup will be expanding… Continue Reading
Customize your home page with Netvibes Labs
Netvibes, a company that lets users personalize their home page by pulling in things like their RSS feeds, social networks, and email on a single page, is letting users do even more customization with a new area called Netvibes Labs. In Labs, users can both try out new features before they’re released and vote on the ideas that NetVibes works on next.
The “labs” idea may be most familair to users of Gmail, where users can… Continue Reading
Netvibes introduces personalized home page for publishers
Netvibes, one of the first companies to offer homepages that you can personalize, is outsourcing its service. It is handing over its technology to publishers, so that they can let their users personalize pages on their sites.
So far, large companies like Google and the New York Times have had the luxury to offer users a way to personalize home pages at their sites (through their products iGoogle and My Times, respectively). Netvibes now lets any… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google phone, Bancrofts bought off?, Yelp, Docstoc, Bittorrent & more
Here’s the latest action:
Google phone details — Google’s Eric Schmidt had said Google wasn’t releasing a Google Phone, but the WSJ has the latest details about its significant action in the phone area nonetheless. Namely, it is working with other manufacturers.
Yahoo executive Daniel Rosensweig joins Quadrangle Group, a private equity firm — The former Yahoo operating chief will join the New York firm and help it on media, tech and communications investments. More here. Quadrangle’s investments include… Continue Reading
Roundup: Virtual sex bed suit, Geni, Gay.com, Netvibes, Helio and more
Here’s the latest (ahem) action:
Second Life avatar sues another avatar, over virtual sex bed — We should have predicted this. Second Life entrepreneur Kevin Alderman has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Second Life resident Volkov Catteneo. This is apparently the first time an avatar has sued another avatar in the virtual world. Alderman, who has made money before in Second Life by selling a virtual island for $50,000 (real money), says his avatar, Stroker Serpentine… Continue Reading
Roundup: Netvibes2Go, Ooma, Wesabe, Second Life voice, Google traffic, more
Here’s the latest action:
Netvibes offers Netvibes2go — Netvibes, the company that has gotten buzz with its cool personalized home page service, is offering a mobile version called Netvibes2Go. It lets you access all your info — contained in useful modules, including email, calendar, to-do list and any RSS feed — while you’re on the go. To get it, you have to configure your Netvibes account on a PC first (creating a new tab, called “mobile” and… Continue Reading