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In the ugly dispute between Ning and Widgetlaboratory, the innocently bystanding users are (mostly) well. Widgetlaboratory used to sell widgets for around $30 per month and is the most popular widget creator on Ning. Users who have spent quite some money also on WL widgets to build up their social networks were left with nothing, when Ning decided to remove all widgets created by the popular premium developer because of some violation of Terms of use without notice. While the parties continue to “communicate via blogs” (Ning and Widgetlaboratory), the bold move is the one of WL to open source all their widgets and thus giving the users the control they need to keep up their networks.

We believe that our customers have the RIGHT to OWN their sites, OWN their site content, OWN their own code, and OWN the right to not be terminated, threatened or cajoled by ANYONE, especially a hosting-company executive.

Whatever the issue between the two vendors really is (and who is right), the users benefit from open source.

WordPress have introduced an Open Source app that lets you write posts, upload photos, and edit your WordPress blog from your iPhone or iPod Touch. With support for both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.5.1 or higher), users can now write and manage their blog on the go.

Download from the iTunes AppStore.

The interesting bit is the solution to prevent data loss when receiving a call. Wordpress for iPhone will recover your post after ending the call. You can take pictures on the phone and blog them instantly, iPod touch users are limited to pictures from the photo library.
See pictures of the app in action in the gallery.

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Optaros has written a streamlined web client for Alfresco based entirely on REST (web scripts) and ExtJS. It is called DoCASU, which stands for Document Access for Casual Users, and we’re making it freely-available as an open source project on code.optaros.com.

DoCASU 1.0 leverages the understanding gained from corporate user requirements and utilizes Rich Internet Application technologies such as the ExtJS AJAX framework. DoCASU is not intended to replace the already existing Alfresco web user interface, but rather offer an alternative for users who require a limited set of features for them to profit from simplicity and ease of use. Already today thousands of users at NXP, a top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips, are enjoying the user friendly front end solution.

DoCASU is a showcase of what can be done on top of Alfresco’s Web Script approach with state of the art RIA technologies. Developers can take DoCASU as a start for even more comprehensive (or simplistic) user interfaces, purpose built front ends or just as the base for learning on how to build Alfresco user interfaces and applications leveraging Web Scripts.

It requires Alfresco 2.1.1 or later. The future DoCASU releases will include a drop zone for dragging and dropping files also for desktop interaction, tabbed navigation, configurable skins, usability improvements and more.

Read about the project and download the AMP from code.optaros.com. If you see things that need fixing, create a bug report or fix it yourself and let us know.

This is a playful approach to designed tag clouds. It lacks the real time aspect, but it is perfect in layout and typography. This cloud is based on my del.icio.us entires. Check it out.

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do to help us set the record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours is get Firefox 3 now – it’s that easy. We’re not asking you to swallow a sword or to balance 30 spoons on your face, although that would be kind of awesome.

Please download Firefox 3 by 11:16 a.m. PDT (18:16 UTC) on June 18, 2008. That’s 11:16 a.m. in Mountain View, 2:16 p.m. in Toronto, 3:16 p.m. in Rio de Janeiro, 8:16 p.m. in Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Rome and Warsaw, 10:16 p.m. in Moscow, and June 19, 2008 at 2:16 a.m. in Beijing and 3:16 a.m. in Tokyo.

SugarCRM has released a beta version 5.1 of their Open Source CRM software. This release features mobile support as well as advanced analytics a report capabilities. The user interface has been generally improved and for HTML browsers there is now a rich HTML client for extended presentations inside a standard browser. Device independence allows users to view SugarCRM data from any PDA or smart phone, including Blackberry and iPhones. New search capabilities allow users to find information quickly with the click of a few buttons. The release also includes complex reporting sets, the ability to compile reports from data in multiple modules.

According to the latest usage stats, the iPhone is the most popular camera phone among Flickr users. These graphs show the number of Flickr members who have uploaded at least one photo or video with a particular camera on a given day over the last year. I like my Nikon D-SLR and would consider neither the N95 nor the iPhone a proper replacement. But it seems that the overall experience is good enough and definitely better that the N95 and the like.

Web 2.0 und Online-Trends verändern die Art und Weise, wie Konsumenten und „Corporate Buyers“ Produkte suchen, vergleichen und einkaufen, aber auch wie Beziehungen zu Kunden aufgebaut und gepflegt werden. Entsprechend ändern sich auch Umfeld und Herausforderungen für CRM-Anwendungen. Die veränderten CRM-Architekturen, -Technologien, und –Lösungen, die als serviceorientierte Architekturen zunehmend in Kombination von Web Services, assemblierten Lösungen, Social Networks, etc. auftreten, verleihen CRM eine neue Bedeutung. (more…)

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When: April 10 2008 - 11am EDT / 5pm CET

The collection of techniques and technologies known as Web 2.0 is only just beginning to have an affect on the enterprise. Join Dr. Ian Howells, Alfresco Chief Marketing Officer, and Jeff Potts, ECM Practice Lead for Optaros, as they explain the significance of these trends to the enterprise, what Web 2.0 really is and how to best leverage it to support content management strategies.

This web seminar will cover:

• The importance of Web 2.0 in the context of content management strategies and the competitive landscape.
• How to get beyond the hype and leverage Web 2.0 techniques and technologies to deliver dynamic and interactive content.
• How to tap into the fast-growing value of the Web 2.0 ecosystem to drive organizational productivity and competitive advantage, while still meeting the compliance and security needs of business.
• How these ideas have been put into practice by Optaros for companies like Endeca and Swisscom using Alfresco Enterprise as the technology platform for a Web 2.0 solution

Register now: http://www.alfresco.com/about/events/2008/04/optaros10apr08/register/