http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/283/all xx http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/77502/sms-services-make-your-standard-cell-phone-smart Forget expensive mobile data plans. With just a $5 monthly text message plan and some free and seriously useful SMS services in your address book, you'll have the most essential elements of the web at your fingertips. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/77502/sms-services-make-your-standard-cell-phone-smart#comments Mobile & wireless Personal tech Tip Facebook flickr free software Google SMS text messaging The Daily Tip Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:08:41 -0400 ITworld tips 77502 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/68410/want-friend-feds The U.S. General Services Administration last week launched a government-wide YouTube channel to provide one central location for citizens to view video clips created by 25 federal agencies. The U.S. Government Channel -- which was viewed 82,000 times in its first week -- is the latest effort by the feds to embrace social media. http://www.itworld.com/government/68410/want-friend-feds#comments Government Internet Tech & society Feature Facebook flickr social networking Twitter YouTube Tue, 26 May 2009 17:22:50 -0400 ITworld staff 68410 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/67463/yahoo-ceo-comes-under-fire-flickr-engineering-cuts Last week, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz made the decision to cut staff at Flickr, the widely used photo-sharing site. GigaOm editor Om Malik listed five Flickr engineers who had left the company. Some, he said, were laid off, while others resigned. Most notable is Cal Henderson, chief architect of Flickr. http://www.itworld.com/business/67463/yahoo-ceo-comes-under-fire-flickr-engineering-cuts#comments Business Internet News Yahoo flickr layoff Tue, 05 May 2009 16:10:47 -0400 ITworld staff 67463 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/65322/four-new-gmail-add-ons-liven-e-mails Google released some new features, or add-ons, to its free Gmail e-mail service last week. These add-ons make the emails sent over Gmail more interactive by embedding bits of media such as YouTube videos, Picasa Web (or Flickr) photo albums, and restaurant information from Yelp. There is even one that lets you "unsend" e-mails. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/65322/four-new-gmail-add-ons-liven-e-mails#comments Personal tech SaaS Opinion flickr gmail Google Picasa Yelp YouTube Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:49:47 -0400 ITworld staff 65322 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/65168/researchers-can-id-anonymous-twitterers Researchers have found a way to ID social network users from sets of scrubbed, anonymous data, often shared with partners and advertisers. http://www.itworld.com/security/65168/researchers-can-id-anonymous-twitterers#comments Security News flickr privacy Twitter Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:52:45 -0400 ITworld staff 65168 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/59265/yahoo-bolsters-mail-app Yahoo is pushing forward its Open Strategy initiative with improvements to Yahoo Mail and other services. http://www.itworld.com/internet/59265/yahoo-bolsters-mail-app#comments Internet SaaS News Yahoo flickr Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:20:58 -0500 ITworld staff 59265 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/53188/flickr-founders-leave-yahoo The high-profile departures at Yahoo continue with the news that Flickr founders Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield are leaving. http://www.itworld.com/career/53188/flickr-founders-leave-yahoo#comments Career Internet News Yahoo flickr Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:15:35 -0400 abennett 53188 at http://www.itworld.com