The Meltdown of 2008: Relax

		October 4, 2008

	The Meltdown of 2008: Relax I've been covering technology since 1988. Every few years, I've seen a part (or all) of the tech economy collapse, only to come back stronger in the recovery. It's the nature of entrepreneurial economies to follow this boom-and-bust cycle. But as technology gets more ingrained into the economy at large, the overall economy and the tech economy become more closely tied. In other words, what's happening now in the economy at large will have big effects on Web development. Still, we can think of it not as a death sentence for tech or start-ups, but rather a culling of the herd. Read: How start-ups can survive.  Tech entrepreneurs changing strategies, not products  Can the 'freemium' model weather the financial storm? Rafe Needleman Editor, Webware.com New on Webware.com 7 blog news trackers compared Posted by Josh Lowensohn Wednesday's release of an updated front page to Google Blog Search has put blog news tracking into the limelight. Google didn't get there first though. Sites like Techmeme, Blogrunner, and Technorati have been tracking the hottest blog posts for quite some time. We take a look at what makes these sites (and others) individual and different from Google's new tool.  Read more  Search interfaces of tomorrow you can try today Posted by Rafe Needleman One of the weird things about using Google's 2001 index (see next story) is that the experience of using the current version of the search engine is much the same as it was back then. Maybe there's more that can be done in a search interface. Maybe it's time for change.  Read more  Who were you in 2001? Check Google's old index Posted by Rafe Needleman One of Google's 10th birthday gifts to the world is its re-release of a 2001 version of the search index. On it you can see what the service knew about any topic back then. Like you. Go ahead.  Read more  Splicd lets you edit other people's YouTube videos Posted by Josh Lowensohn If there's one bothersome side effect of getting a long Web video sent to you, it's getting to the good parts. A service called Splicd fixes this, by letting anyone drop in a YouTube video URL, then pick the start and end point.  Read more  StumbleUpon 2.0: Good-bye, software toolbar Posted by Josh Lowensohn StumbleUpon is changing the way users interact with the service, ditching the need for a software-based browser toolbar in place of a small frame that loads on top of the Web site you're on. Users with the toolbar installed will still be getting the same experience, but the idea is that anyone can begin stumbling without having to install anything.  Read more  Cute little mobile Web apps TwitterBerry 0.7 Beta 4 brings additions Posted by Jessica Dolcourt TwitterBerry, a popular third-party Twitter application for BlackBerry, has just received an infusion of small, but significant changes that make the application much smoother to work with.  Read more  'Oops I'm Late' phones ahead for you Posted by Rafe Needleman If you're driving to a meeting and realize you're going to be late, what do you do? Pick up the phone and call ahead, right? Forget it. Mobile app Oops I'm Late does the calling for you.  Read more    Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More Webware  Webware RSS feed  The Webware 100  About Webware.com Sponsored Links
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