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Weekend Project: Run Your Own Q&A Site with Coordino

Posted by on Saturday, 3 December, 2011

The concept of a user-driven FAQ or question-and-answer service has been around for years already, but it has really taken off recently with the success of commercial sites like StackOverflow and Quora. But if your company or project wants to run an in-house Q&A service for your users and developers, you don't need to write a custom solution, just turn to Coordino.


NewsBlur: The Open Source Feed Reader with Brains

Posted by on Thursday, 24 November, 2011

Google Reader is the undisputed champ among Web-based RSS and Atom feed-readers. But while the search giant gets plenty of karma points on the software freedom front, Google Reader's status as a commercial product means that from time to time, features have to come and go. The latest change is the removal of social-networking “share this” functionality, as Google Reader gets merged into Google Plus. The open source feed reader NewsBlur is ready to make a play for your attention, adding not just link-sharing but multi-user rating and intelligence.


NewsBlur: The Open Source Feed Reader with Brains

Posted by on Thursday, 24 November, 2011

Google Reader is the undisputed champ among Web-based RSS and Atom feed-readers. But while the search giant gets plenty of karma points on the software freedom front, Google Reader's status as a commercial product means that from time to time, features have to come and go. The latest change is the removal of social-networking “share this” functionality, as Google Reader gets merged into Google Plus. The open source feed reader NewsBlur is ready to make a play for your attention, adding not just link-sharing but multi-user rating and intelligence.